One jar — hundreds of dishes, how to choose and what to cook from stew

Almost everyone has a can of stew. Just in case. What if the food suddenly runs out and you need to cook pasta quickly and add something there? And what? Of course, stew. Pasta in the navy is one of the fastest dishes, they are prepared at the dacha, on hikes, when there is no time, you don't want to waste your strength on cooking, and you need to have a hearty and delicious lunch.

But a can of stew is useful not only for pasta. It can also be used for other hearty and fast meals. We share simple recipes.

Before you cook something from stew, you need to buy it. And choose the right one. So that there is really good meat in the jar with a small amount of broth and fat.

The jar should say "beef (pork, horse meat, lamb, etc.) stewed." If something else is written on the bank, it is no longer a state standard.

Now the stew is produced according to GOST standards and technical conditions (TU), the latter are developed by the manufacturer for himself. If the name of the company is not familiar to you and has not proven itself well, then it is better to take the jar where it says "GOST". But at the same time, the word "GOST" in the brand name is not a guarantee of compliance with standards, it is a marketing lure. The mention of GOST should not be in the name, but in the description of the product.

In regions where animal husbandry is developed and meat is not too expensive, stew is better. For example, this applies to Belarus and Kaliningrad. Labeling is a delicate matter. If there is an "A" at the beginning of the labeling, it means that the manufacturer specializes in canned meat, if "O" or "R", then canned vegetables and fish are in priority.

Step 1. Peel the potatoes, chop them coarsely and pour 3 liters of boiling water. Bring to a boil, cook for 7 minutes.

Step 2. Meanwhile, fry the stew with tomatoes (if you want, you can also grate carrots). Add to the soup.

Step 3. Fry the sausage and other smoked meats in the same pan.

Step 4. Put lemon slices, sliced olives and smoked meats in the soup.

Step 5. Add salt and pepper. Turn it off and let it brew for 10 minutes.

Step 1. Rinse the pearl barley, pour hot water (2 cups) and leave for a few hours.

Step 2. Boil the pearl barley until tender.

Step 3. Chop the onion, grate the carrot, cut the pepper into small cubes.

Step 4. Fry the onion in a small amount of oil, then add pepper, then carrots, fry everything until soft.

Step 5. Add the stew, warm up.

Step 6. Add the cooked pearl barley to the pan, fry everything together, add salt and pepper to taste.

Step 1. Cut the onion into half rings. Carrots cut into thin strips or grate on a grater for Korean carrots.

Step 2. Heat the oil in a cauldron, fry the onion.

Step 3. Add the fat from the stew to the onion. Grind cumin, coriander and pepper in a mortar, add to the onion.

Step 4. Add carrots to the onion. Simmer for 5-7 minutes.

Step 5. Add the stew from both cans.

Step 6. Disassemble the garlic head into cloves, throw them to the onion unpeeled.

Step 7. Put the rice to the zirvak, add boiling water so that the water covers the rice for 1-2 fingers. Do not mix.

Step 8. Close the cauldron with a lid and simmer for 40-50 minutes on low heat.

For the test:

Step 1. Mix flour with salt and soda. Add kefir. Mix everything until smooth.

Step 2. Add vegetable oil, knead the dough until elastic.

Step 3. Cover the bowl with the dough with cling film and leave in a warm place for an hour.

Step 4. Peel the potatoes, pour hot water and boil until tender.

Step 5. Drain the water, mash the potatoes to make a puree.

Step 6. Add the stew to the potatoes, stir, gradually add the fat and broth so that the filling does not turn out too liquid.

Step 7. Season the filling with salt and pepper. You can add fried onions.

Step 8. Divide the dough into small balls, make a tortilla from each ball, put a little filling in the middle of it. And pinch the pie.

Step 9. Place the pies on a baking sheet greased with oil or covered with parchment. Bake for 25-30 minutes until the pies are golden brown at 180 degrees.

This sauce can be used for pasta, potatoes, any porridge. You can even make lasagna with it by layering layers of dough with this sauce, adding vegetables, tomatoes or zucchini.

Step 1. Make a roast of onions and carrots, bring it to softness.

Step 2. Cut the mushrooms into slices and fry in the fat from the stew. Add to the vegetables.

Step 3. Add spices and chopped tomatoes.

Step 4. Chop the stew and put it in a frying pan to the whole roast. Put out for 2 minutes.

Step 5. Bring to the desired density, adding the juice from tomatoes and the remains of the broth from the stew.

Step 6. Add salt and pepper. Serve the sauce with porridge, potatoes or other hot dishes.