Meat Hodgepodge

A real meat prefabricated hodgepodge is called a prefabricated one because in its preparation you can use various meat products at your discretion. The base of the hodgepodge is meat broth and stewed pickles with carrots and fried onions. The bright, piquant taste of meat hodgepodge is unforgettable, and it’s not difficult to cook it.

Cook: 1 hour 20 mins

Servings: 10

Ingredients

• Meat (pulp and bone) – 600 g
• Medium onion – 250 g (2 pcs.)
• Medium carrots – 200 g
• Pickled cucumbers without peel – 350 g
• Tomato paste – 3 tablespoons
• Capers – 1 tablespoon
• Olives – 60 g
• Cooked-smoked sausage – 70 g
• Sausages – 2 pcs.
• Smoked ham – 70 g
• Smoked chicken – 50 g
• Smoked beef – 60 g
• Cucumber pickle – 150 ml
• Salt to taste
• Ground black pepper – to taste
• Sugar – 1 tablespoon
• Vegetable oil – 2 tablespoon.
• Water – 2.2 l

Directions

1. Bring to a boil over high heat and remove foam. Reduce heat, close the lid and simmer the broth for 1 hour over low heat.

   

2. Cut the onions into quarters.

   

3. Cut the carrots into small strips.
4. Cut the peeled pickles into small cubes.
5. Heat 2 tablespoons in a skillet. vegetable oil and put onions. Fry over high heat for 1 minute.
6. Add carrots to the pan and fry for 1 minute over high heat.
7. Add sliced ​​cucumbers, stir.
8. There is also tomato paste. Mix everything and add sugar, 150 ml of cucumber brine and 200 ml of water. Reduce heat and simmer with the lid closed until the cucumbers are cooked about 30 minutes. The cucumbers should be soft.
9. Remove meat and vegetables from the finished broth. Cut the meat into small pieces.
10. Send fried cucumbers, carrots, onions, and tomato paste to the broth. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes over low heat.
11. Add olives, capers, salt and pepper to taste.

    

12. Add meat and sausages cut into pieces to the saucepan. Cook for another 3 minutes.

Before serving, put a slice of lemon in a plate with a hodgepodge. Serve with sour cream and fresh herbs.