The recipe for hodgepodge has been known for a long time, about five centuries, but is still considered one of
popular and easy-to-cook soups. Previously, the hodgepodge was considered an appetizer and served with vodka, but, having received great popularity, it became an independent dish. The advent of new recipes fueled interest in this soup, which can be cooked for both the first and second.
A new wave of interest in him was caused by the appearance of a multicooker in the kitchen. So,
soup is a hodgepodge recipe in a slow cooker. Be sure that in this way the soup is prepared quickly and easily, while acquiring an unusual taste.
The classic recipe for a hodgepodge in a slow cookerYou will need the following products:
- meat ingredients (sausages, ham, chicken, smoked, boiled sausages and everything at your disposal);
- chicken or meat broth - 3 l;
- onions - 2 pcs.;
- sunflower oil - 50 g;
- pickles (or capers) - 2-4 pcs.;
- tomato paste - 3 tbsp;
- Bulgarian sweet pepper - 1-2 pcs.;
- carrots - half large or whole small;
- tomato paste - 3 tbsp;
- olives and lemon.
We set the slow cooker on the “Baking” function. Pour the vegetable oil into the bowl. In it, fry chopped carrots and onions. After 5 minutes, add cucumber and pepper to them, previously cut into small pieces. Fry a little more. We cut all meat ingredients in medium sized pieces (as usual for soup) and add to the vegetables. Season with tomato paste. Everything is fried for about 5 minutes. Then fill all the products with broth, salt, pepper and start the slow cooker for 1 hour. Function - "quenching". After the specified time, you will get an excellent and aromatic soup, in which you need to add olives, a slice of lemon, greens and sour cream before serving.
This is a meat recipe for hodgepodge. In a slow cooker, you can also cook a hodgepodge of fish, replacing meat ingredients with fish (trout, salmon) and using fish broth.
Georgian recipe for hodgepodge in a slow cooker
Georgian hodgepodge is perfect for lovers of spicy dishes.
Ingredients:
- beef - 300 g;
- onions - 3 pcs.;
- tomatoes -1 pc.;
- sweet bell pepper - 1 pc;
- tomato paste - 2 tbsp .;
- pickled cucumber - 2-4 pcs.;
- greens: cilantro, parsley, dill;
- seasonings: ground coriander, red pepper, suneli hops, garlic, salt.
We cut the beef in small pieces (about 1 cm), put it in the bowl, fill it with water and keep the stewing function for 30 minutes. At the end of the program, drain the broth, temporarily put off the beef. We turn on the “baking” function, pour the oil on the bottom of the bowl and fry the pre-chopped 2 onions. When the onions are safer, we send a tomato to it, finely chopped it before that, and tomato paste. Fry a little more all together. Then came the turn of boiled beef. Add it to the vegetables. And then we send there a chopped pickle. Fill the broth. It should cover all products. Multicooker mode - “quenching”, time - 1 hour. While everything is cooked, chop the remaining onion, bell pepper, garlic. 5 minutes before the end of the program, add these vegetables to the hodgepodge. Season with spices. And until the end of cooking, keep the crock-pot open. The Georgian recipe for hodgepodge in a slow cooker can be considered tested!
There are a lot of ways to make this soup. We hope that our first recipe for hodgepodge in a slow cooker, and the second you will like. Bon Appetit!