Pickle - the same soup, but with the addition of pickles. This is the peculiarity of the dish, and the remaining ingredients can be added at your own discretion. The main thing is that the second main ingredient is present - potatoes. Rassolnik is an original Russian dish that appeared in the 15th century. According to the first recipe, a lemon solution was added to the dish, and already in the 19th century it was replaced with brine.
To date, there are a large number of pickle recipes, which are not limited to the addition of brine. Although there is a classic cooking option. In the article, we consider several recipes of pickle in a slow cooker. Thanks to this device, a dish can be prepared in the shortest possible time, while retaining all the useful substances in it.
Another advantage of cooking pickle in a slow cooker is that it is enough to throw all the necessary ingredients, set the mode and go do your own thing. A characteristic sound will inform you of the preparation of the dish. After, let the pickle stand for several minutes under a closed lid and can be served.
Classic pickle
This recipe is most liked by the Russian people, we will try to cook a classic pickle in a slow cooker with pearl barley and cucumbers.
Ingredients:
- 200 grams of beef.
- Half a multicooker of pearl barley.
- One medium-sized carrot.
- A couple of potatoes.
- Three small pickles. If the cucumbers are large, two will suffice.
- Half a multicooker glass of cucumber pickle.
- One small onion head.
- 3 tablespoons of tomato paste.
- One and a half liters of liquid. It can be water or meat broth.
- 150 grams of sour cream.
- Add spices, ground pepper and small salt to taste.
Cooking process
It will take about 2 hours to prepare a classic pickle in a slow cooker with barley. The advantage of such a dish with the help of the machine is that there is no need to pre-soak the barley. In a slow cooker it will not be digested and will be brought to readiness.
At the first stage, we prepare all the vegetables. They must be washed and finely chopped. In this case, we take cucumbers, closed in the usual way. The classic version of conservation makes them the most acidic, which is great for making pickle.
We send the prepared vegetables to the multicooker bowl, after pouring a little vegetable oil to the bottom. You can use olive, but since we are considering classic cooking, we will use sunflower. We set the “Baking” mode and fry the vegetables for 10 minutes.
After we add the tomato paste. Let the ingredients simmer for a few minutes. In the meantime, start preparing the rest of the ingredients. Rinse the pearl barley. Clean the meat from the films, rinse under running water and dry with a paper towel. Cut into small pieces. Potatoes need to be washed, peeled and diced. If you decide to cook the pickle on the broth, the meat must first be boiled, if not, then add it raw.
So, after the vegetables are slightly stewed in tomato paste, send them meat, cereals and potatoes. Fill everything with water or broth and set the mode "Extinguishing". All 2 hours, while the dish is preparing, you can do your own thing. 10 minutes before turning off the dish, add salt, pepper and add spices. When the crock-pot reports readiness, do not immediately open the lid, but let the dish brew. Serve best with sour cream. She gives the pickle a note of piquancy.
Diet pickle with celery
Cooked celery pickle in a slow cooker will be your family's favorite dish. Especially suitable for dieters. The main thing is not to add sour cream.
Ingredients:
- 400 grams of lean beef.
- 150 grams of pearl barley.
- A few pieces of pickles. It is better to use barrel.
- 4 potatoes.
- A pair of onions.
- One celery root - the more the better.
- A spoonful of sunflower oil for frying.
- Ground pepper, fine salt and fresh herbs are added to taste.
- 200 milliliters of brine.
The process of making pickle in a slow cooker: recipe with photo
At the first stage, we are preparing the ingredients. We wash pearl barley under running water and pour it for half an hour. It is best to use hot water. Add water all the time, so the cereal will get wet faster.
At the second stage, we wash the meat, separate it from everything superfluous and dry it with a paper towel. Cut into small pieces.
At the third stage, we are preparing vegetables. Wash well, peel and cut into thin strips. Only the onions are cut into small cubes, and potatoes - large.
At the fourth stage, pour vegetable oil into the multicooker bowl and turn on the “Baking” mode. First put the meat. Next, gradually add the vegetables. Cucumbers are sent to the bowl at the end of the roasting. The whole process will take no more than 30 minutes.
At the fifth stage, change the “Baking” mode to “Stew”, add the potatoes. Pour water into the bowl to the extreme mark, close the lid. The dish should be cooked no more than one and a half hours.
Fifteen minutes before turning off, add all the spices and salt. Finely chopped herbs should be sprinkled on the dish before serving. Instead of sour cream, add cucumber pickle to an already prepared dish.
Tasty pickle with giblets
On the giblets you get a fragrant and rich pickle. But at the same time, the dish will be very tender and low-calorie.
Ingredients:
- Offal of two chickens.
- 300 grams of chicken.
- 100 grams of rice.
- A few pickles.
- 3 potatoes.
- One head of onion.
- One small carrot.
- A tablespoon of butter for frying.
- A couple of cloves of garlic.
- A bunch of fresh herbs.
- 200 milliliters of cucumber pickle.
- Fine salt, white pepper and tarragon.
The process of making pickle in a slow cooker: recipe with giblets
For a start, wash the giblets well. Hearts are cleared of the remains of blood. To do this, they must be washed under a strong stream of water. We wash the liver and leave it to soak for fifteen minutes in milk. Turn the stomach inside out, remove the thick skin and leave it for several minutes in the water. All offal must be cleaned of excess ducts and fat. Cut in half. Chicken meat, in this case we use the fillet, wash it and wipe it dry with a paper towel. Pour rice with water.
The next step is to peel and chop the vegetables. All vegetables, except potatoes, are cut into strips. Now we send the butter to the multicooker bowl and turn on the “Baking” mode. Fry vegetables for fifteen minutes. At the end of the frying, add the cucumbers. After we send the rest of the ingredients to the vegetables - potatoes, offal, finely chopped chicken, rice. Pour water into the bowl and set the "Extinguishing" mode.
After forty minutes of cooking, finely chopped garlic, tarragon root, salt and pepper are sent to the bowl. We leave to prepare the pickle in the slow cooker for at least another hour. Before serving, sprinkle the dish with finely chopped herbs.
Rassolnik on fish broth
This is not only tasty, but also a healthy dish. In addition, it contains a minimum of calories and is very easy to prepare.
Ingredients:
- Liter of fish stock. It is advisable to use river fish for its preparation.
- 200 grams of boiled fish. Take the one on which the broth was prepared.
- A glass of pearl barley.
- A couple of small carrots.
- The same amount of potatoes.
- 3 pickles.
- One small onion head.
- Fine salt, ground pepper and a couple of leaves of bay leaves.
- Vegetable oil for frying.
Instruction manual
Another recipe for pickle with barley in a slow cooker will seem quite unusual to you and will pleasantly surprise you. Pour oil into the multicooker bowl and send finely chopped onions and carrots for 15 minutes, setting the “Baking” mode. At the end of the frying, add the cucumbers.
After we send to the vegetables already prepared barley, chopped potatoes and fill everything with fish stock. Set the "Extinguishing" mode for one hour. 10 minutes before switching off, we send fish, bay leaves and spices to the bowl. Serve fish pickle better with fresh herbs.