Azu with pickled cucumbers in a slow cooker. Azu in Tatar in a slow cooker: recipes for delicious and satisfying main courses

Despite the fact that I offer you two recipes for the basics of beef today, I will make a reservation right away. It is impossible to cook a real, classic basics in a slow cooker without using a frying pan. Because one of the main ingredients of the dish - according to the recipe, fry the potatoes separately and only then add them to the rest. Therefore, the option prepared in a slow cooker can be considered the basics only conditionally. However, the dish still turns out delicious, albeit wrong. Most of all, I liked the gravy in this performance, even more than in the traditional case, with which we will begin.

Azu from beef in a frying pan

As you already understood from my preface, according to the technology, potatoes for azu are fried separately from meat. It is important! There are pickled cucumbers in the dish (by the way, they should be just salty, not pickled with vinegar), the sauce is sour, because of which the potatoes “dunet” a little, which means it takes longer to cook and does not give starchyness.

Ingredients:

• beef pulp - 400g;
• potatoes - 3-4 tubers;
• cucumbers - 2 pieces;
• onion - 1 pc;
• tomatoes - 1 pc;
• flour - 1 tablespoon;
• sunflower oil - 0.5 cups;
• salt and pepper - to taste;
• garlic - 2 cloves;
• fresh greens.

How to cook azu from beef

1. We wash the meat, dry it with paper towels and cut into cubes against the fibers. Cutting is important! Since beef is a meat that takes much longer to cook, cutting it across the grain will speed up the process.
2. We clean the potatoes, cut into large strips, while pouring water so that it does not darken and leave it aside.
   
3. Cucumbers are cut into random pieces, not very large, but not small, so that they do not boil in the finished dish.
   
4. Onion cut into feathers.
   
5. The main ingredients are ready. For the tomatoes. In my photo, these are fresh tomatoes peeled and seeds, chopped and frozen since autumn. If you wish, you can take and peel one large fresh tomato, or you can take several tomatoes in their own juice without skin and mash them with a fork. In the absence of all this, tomato paste is also suitable.
6. Pour half of the oil indicated in the list into the pan, heat it well and lay out the pieces of beef.
   
7. Fry the meat over high heat for 5-7 minutes.
   
8. Pour hot water from the kettle into the pan. Approximately 1-1.5 cups. Reduce the heat to medium, cover the pan with a lid and simmer until the liquid has evaporated and the meat is tender.
   
9. I put onion and flour.
   
10. Mix and cook for 5 minutes.
    
11. Add tomatoes.
    
12. Mix again.
    
13. We wait 2 minutes and put the cucumbers. Mix, salt a little, taste and add more if necessary. Pepper. Simmer for 10 minutes. If you want more gravy in the dish, add water from the kettle again.
    
14. Put the beef with cucumbers, onions and tomatoes in a bowl.
    
15. Wash the pan to fry the potatoes. Sometimes it is advised to fry it in an unwashed pan, but I don’t like it that way. I like it when it forms a nice golden crust from fresh butter.
    
16. There is no need to cook the potatoes until fully cooked. It is enough just to get a crust. Might be a little salty. Return the meat to the skillet. We mix. Close the lid and cook for 5 minutes until the potatoes are soft.
    
17. In the meantime, we clean the garlic and finely chop it with a knife, wash the greens and cut them too.
    
18. We put garlic with herbs to beef with potatoes, hold for another 1 minute and turn off the basics. It's ready! You can call everyone to the table.
    

Azu from beef with pickles in a slow cooker

What do we need for basics:

• beef - 300g;
• potatoes - 2 pcs;
• onion - 0.5 heads;
• cucumber - 1 pc;
• flour - 1 tsp;
• tomato paste - 1 tsp;
• salt - to taste;
• vegetable oil - 2 tbsp.

Cooking azu from beef

Despite the fact that azu is a dish of Tatar cuisine, it is popular all over the world. This is a surprisingly harmonious combination of meat, vegetables and spices, which any housewife can cook. Azu comes in handy when you need to feed a large number of people or quickly make something tasty for dinner. In winter, the basics in a slow cooker will warm the body, and the aroma of fragrant spices will remind you of a warm summer ... In this article we will tell you how to make a delicious basics in a slow cooker with different types of meat.

Since azu is the property of Tatar cuisine, and Tatars, as you know, are Muslims, any meat, except pork, is suitable for cooking classic azu in a slow cooker. This recipe will use chicken fillet. If desired, it can be replaced with turkey.

What ingredients are needed to make basics in a slow cooker:

• potatoes - 6 pcs;
• onion - 2 pcs;
• chicken fillet (breast) - 1.5 kg;
• tomato paste - 3 tbsp. l.;
• pickled cucumber - 3 pcs;
• bell pepper - 2 pcs;
• cucumber pickle - 120 ml;
• water - 100 ml;
• bay leaf - 3 pcs;
• salt, pepper - to taste;
• sunflower oil.

How to cook chicken azu in a slow cooker:

1. Rinse the chicken meat in running water and cut into oblong slices.
2. Set the multicooker to the “Baking” mode and heat a little sunflower oil in a bowl.
3. Fry beef for 10 minutes until fragrant broth is formed.
4. Remove the core of the sweet bell pepper and chop it into thin strips.
5. Pickled cucumbers are also cut into strips, and onions into thin half rings.
6. Transfer the vegetables to the meat, mix and cook for 5 minutes with the lid open.
7. At this time, dilute the tomato paste in water and pour the mixture into a slow cooker. Add parsley, brine and salt to taste.
8. Switch the slow cooker to the "Extinguishing" program and cook for 10 minutes.
9. After the specified time, add the diced potatoes and cook for another 20 minutes, until the potatoes are soft.
10. Before serving, it is advisable to decorate the basics in a slow cooker with greens.

Chicken azu in a slow cooker cooks much faster than beef or pork, so this recipe can come in handy if you need to quickly make a delicious dinner.

Beef azu in a slow cooker

Beef azu in a slow cooker can also be called a classic Tatar azu. Cooking time depends on the "age" and quality of the beef. So, if you are lucky enough to get tender veal, you should not spoil it with too long heat treatment. And if you couldn’t find anything better than frozen meat of “indeterminate age”, it’s better to sweat it longer.

Helpful Hint: Meat does not tolerate stress defrosting, so if you want to retain the few health benefits left in frozen beef, thaw it gradually. Dip the piece in cold water and wait for it to thaw. It is better to fill the meat with water in the evening, and the next day cook the basics in a slow cooker. So the meat will be saturated with water and will be juicier.

What ingredients are needed to cook beef azu in a slow cooker:

• beef (fillet) - 500 g;
• onion - 2 pcs;
• carrots - 1 pc;
• tomato paste - 2 tbsp. l.;
• granulated sugar - 1 tsp;
• grainy mustard - 1 tbsp. l.;
• pickled cucumber - 1 pc;
• soy sauce without additives - 2 tbsp. l.;
• grape vinegar - 1 tsp;
• hops-suneli seasoning - 1 tsp;
• sunflower oil;
• salt, a mixture of peppers - to taste;
• bay leaf - 2 pcs.

Ingredients listed are for 5-7 servings.

How to make beef azu in a slow cooker:

Beef azu in a slow cooker goes well with any side dishes, but mashed potatoes or lentils are most suitable for it.

For an alternative recipe for making azu in a slow cooker, see the video below:

Pork azu in a slow cooker

Although the basics are not supposed to be cooked with pork, no one can forbid it. Therefore, if religious beliefs and gastronomic preferences do not interfere with you, try making the basics in a slow cooker with pork.

What ingredients are needed to make pork azu in a slow cooker:

• boneless pork - 600 g;
• potatoes - 5 pcs;
• pickled cucumber - 2 pieces;
• tomato paste - 2 tbsp. l.;
• onion - 1 pc;
• salt, pepper - to taste;
• fresh herbs.

How to make a delicious pork azu in a slow cooker:

1. Peel the onion and chop as finely as possible.
2. Pork cut into large cubes. Since pork is more tender than beef, it does not have to be cut into thin oblong slices.
3. Set the “Frying” program, heat a little oil in a multicooker saucepan and fry the onion with meat. When almost all the broth has evaporated, salt and pepper.
4. Pickled cucumbers cut into small cubes and put them on top of the meat.
5. Mix the tomato paste with a little water and pour over the meat and vegetables with the mixture.
6. Add potatoes cut into small cubes.
7. Change the mode to "Extinguishing" and cook the basics in a slow cooker for 60 minutes.
8. After a beep, open the lid, stir the ingredients and let the azu stand in the multicooker for 15 minutes in the "Heating" mode.
9. Before serving, decorate the dish with fresh herbs.

Check out an alternative recipe for cooking pork azu in a slow cooker:

Azu with horsemeat in a slow cooker

Horse meat is one of the few meat products so rich in nutrients. Regular consumption of this meat prolongs life, preserves youth and health. Initially, the Tatar azu was prepared from horse meat, so we suggest you make this dish in accordance with all the rules.

Useful advice: Uzbeks who know a lot about national cuisine say that not all horse meat is suitable for cooking basics. The best meat is sold in late autumn and early winter, so it is preferable to make azu during this period.

Ingredients needed to prepare azu in a slow cooker:

• boneless horse meat - 400 g;
• fresh tomatoes - 2 pcs;
• pickled cucumbers - 1 pc;
• potatoes - 4 pcs;
• melted butter - 1.5 tbsp. l.;
• onion - 1 pc;
• garlic - 2 cloves;
• salt, pepper - to taste;
• water - 200 ml;
• fresh herbs.

Fresh tomatoes can be replaced with 2-3 tablespoons of tomato paste.

How to cook azu from horse meat in a slow cooker:

1. Rinse horse meat in running water and cut into cubes 4 cm long and 2 cm wide.
2. Set the multicooker to the “Frying” mode, heat a little sunflower oil in a bowl and fry the horse meat to a crust.
3. Transfer the meat to a separate plate, change the mode to “Baking” and fry the finely chopped onion in the same oil.
4. When the onion turns golden, add the tomato paste or grated tomatoes, salt, pepper and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5. Transfer the meat back to the slow cooker, pour the ingredients with water and cook for 30 minutes.
6. At this time, peel the potatoes and cut them into cubes.
7. After 30 minutes, add potatoes and diced cucumber to the bowl.
8. Switch the mode to "Stew" and cook until the potatoes are soft.
9. Before serving, sprinkle the azu in a slow cooker with herbs and finely chopped garlic.

Azu from horse meat turns out to be very tasty if you choose the right meat. Such a dish will become a real decoration of the festive table, warm and satiate on a frosty winter evening.

Azu belongs to the national dishes of Tatar cuisine, as well as pilaf. They like to cook it "for every day", skillfully replacing the ingredients, and each time getting a new, interesting result. The basis of the dish is meat (how could it be otherwise!), and it does not have to be lamb, beloved by the Tatars. The classic recipe contains variations on the theme of beef and horse meat. Well, in the world culinary they learned how to cook a dish even from pork, although this has nothing to do with Tatar cuisine.

Azu cooking secrets

1. Change the ingredients of the dish as much as you like, but some of them remain the same in each version. These are meat (let it still be beef, as a low-fat and valuable product, moreover, as close as possible to the original recipe), pickles and onions. Other ingredients, such as potatoes, carrots, garlic, add at your discretion.
2. The dish involves the use of tomatoes, no matter in what form. It can be tomato paste, and a regular tomato.
3. In the classic recipe, all ingredients are heat-treated before being mixed in one dish. It takes a lot of time. The use of two pans will speed up the process, and if you are cooking beef azu in a slow cooker, use one pan.
4. Separate cooking of products allows you to get a thick consistency of the dish and the ideal shape of the pieces. If you cook everything together, the vegetables will fall apart, and the dish will turn out to be liquid.
5. It is served sprinkled with fresh herbs. Fresh parsley is ideal.

classical technique

A little dexterity and an extra frying pan will make cooking the beef azu easier. A recipe with a photo in a slow cooker will also come to your aid. So, you will need:

• beef - 500 grams of low-fat tenderloin;
• pickles - 2 small vegetables;
• potatoes - 4-5 medium-sized, which turn our dish into a full dinner;
• onion - 1 large head;
• vegetable oil - enough for 6 tablespoons;
• tomato sauce - 2 tbsp. spoons (it can be replaced with 2 tomatoes or a third glass of tomato juice);
• salt and pepper.

Cooking

1. Finely chop the onion, pour a spoonful of vegetable oil into the pan and fry the onion until transparent. When the pieces are browned, add tomatoes or tomato to them. If you put fresh tomatoes, first peel them by lowering them into boiling water. Evaporate for 5 minutes.
2. Pour 2 tablespoons of oil into the multicooker bowl, warm up. Put the meat cut into pieces and in the “Frying” mode, bring to a beautiful golden crust. When the meat is fried, add steamed onions and tomatoes to it, pour in a glass of water. Close the lid and cook in the "Extinguishing" mode for half an hour.
3. At this time, cut the cucumbers. Depending on the shape of the pieces of meat, this can be done with straws or cubes. In the freed pan, heat a spoonful of oil, pour the cucumbers and lightly fry. As a result of heat treatment, excess liquid will evaporate from them.
4. When the meat with tomatoes and onions is stewed for 30 minutes, add pickles to them. Simmer for another 20 minutes with the lid closed. Then check: if the meat is soft, it's time to add the potatoes. If it's harsh, simmer longer.
5. Peel potatoes and soak in water to remove excess starch. Dry, cut (bars or cubes). Fry in a pan in vegetable oil, bring to a golden brown and transfer to a multicooker bowl.
6. Simmer all the ingredients of the dish together for 10 minutes. Azu is ready!

Lightweight Recipe

Modern housewives have developed their own recipe for beef basics in a slow cooker. It turns out to be less high-calorie, since not all ingredients are fried. But also more liquid, which, however, is not at all bad if there are small children in the family. So, to prepare a dish using lightweight technology, use:

Cooking

1. Cut the meat into cubes, onion into half rings. Add vegetable oil to the bowl, turn on the “Frying” mode. Fry food for 20 minutes.
2. Put pickled cucumbers, finely chopped, and tomato paste. Cook all ingredients for 5 minutes.
3. Finely chop half of the garlic, put in a bowl and pour in the water. Close the lid and simmer for at least an hour (“Extinguishing” mode). If the beef is tough, simmer longer.
4. Peel and fry half-cooked potatoes (in a separate pan), add to the bowl 20 minutes before the end of the stew, cover with the remaining 2 cloves of garlic, put parsley and pepper. Prepare for the signal.

Potatoes can be put in a bowl and raw, but then when adding, pour 1 more multi-glass of water. Increase the extinguishing time by 30 minutes.

Azu is a meat dish with a rich taste and spicy notes. It often acts as an independent dish, but can be served with different side dishes. It is easy and simple to cook it in a slow cooker.

Azu in a slow cooker - general principles of cooking

The taste of azu directly depends on the meat. The better and fresher it is, the more elegant the dish will turn out. If there are a lot of films and lived in the tenderloin, then it takes a long time to extinguish. There is no guarantee that the meat will become soft, juicy. Most often, beef and lamb are used for azu. But you can also cook a poultry dish, for example, chicken, turkey. The meat is cut into cubes or cubes, fried with other ingredients of the dish, then stewed in sauce.

What is put in the azu:

Tomatoes, pasta, tomato sauces or juice;

Pickled cucumbers, barrel;

Onions, carrots, potatoes;

Spices, herbs.

Do not add much liquid. The dish should turn out thick, reminiscent of the consistency of stew.

In a slow cooker for frying meat with vegetables, the baking or frying mode is used. It is advisable to evaluate the capabilities of your model when choosing a program. After adding the liquid, the extinguishing program is used.

Azu in a Tatar multicooker with lamb

A traditional recipe for Tatar azu in a slow cooker. You can use any pieces of lamb, but without large bones.

Ingredients

600 g lamb;

1 large carrot;

2 spoons of pasta;

6 potatoes;

1 large onion;

4 cloves of garlic;

Salt, red pepper and sweet paprika;

Water, some oil.

Cooking

1. Turn on the "Frying" mode, pour in the oil.

2. We put the onion cut into large half rings, throw in the carrot straws, add the pieces of lamb. They don't have to be big. We fry 20 minutes.

3. Grind the garlic, transfer to a slow cooker.

4. Add pasta, stir and cook for another 10 minutes, do not change the mode.

5. Season the meat with hot and sweet pepper, salt.

6. Lay the potatoes, chopped coarsely. If the tubers are small, then you can just cut them in half.

7. Pour hot water so much that the liquid barely reaches the top layer of the potato. It should not completely cover the vegetables, otherwise the dish will not turn out thick.

8. Close, put "Quenching". Tatar azu is being prepared for 1.5 hours.

Azu in a beef slow cooker (without potatoes)

Recipe without adding potatoes. Such an azu with beef in a slow cooker can be prepared for a variety of side dishes, since meat turns out to be a thick, tasty sauce.

Ingredients

2 pickles;

400 g beef tenderloin;

onion head;

300 ml of broth;

Oil, spices;

1 spoon of paste;

2 cloves of garlic;

1 spoon of flour.

Cooking

1. Cut the beef into centimeter layers. Hit with a hammer, but not hard. Lightly soften the fibers.

2. Now each plate needs to be cut into strips, as for beef stroganoff. Sprinkle the meat with flour, mix.

3. Chop the onion into strips.

4. Heat a thin layer of oil on the baking program, add the chopped onion first.

5. As soon as it is lightly fried, lay out the pieces of beef. Fry for a quarter of an hour.

6. During this time, cut the cucumbers, chop the peeled garlic cloves. Transfer to meat.

7. Fry the cucumbers for five minutes, add the pasta. Now you can pour fragrant seasonings, add pepper and salt.

8. Warm up the broth or take ordinary boiling water. Pour into meat.

9. Switch to extinguishing mode.

10. Cook the basics for another half hour. At the end, season with laurel, bring to the desired taste with salt.

Azu in a slow cooker with pickles and tomatoes

The recipe for an amazing basics in a slow cooker. For this dish you will need pickled or pickled cucumbers. The more vigorous and sour they are, the tastier they will turn out. Salted tomatoes are also used.

Ingredients

500 g of meat;

2 cucumbers;

4 tomatoes;

2 onions;

1 carrot;

5 potatoes;

1 tsp hops-suneli;

700 ml of water;

A little fat or oil.

Cooking

1. Cut the meat into cubes or cubes. Put in a slow cooker along with fat. Cook on the baking mode for an average of ten minutes. You need to lightly toast the pieces.

2. Add chopped onion, and another five minutes later, carrots.

3. While the vegetables are fried, you need to chop the pickles. Best to rub. We throw in vegetables.

4. We remove the skin from the salted tomatoes, knead the tomatoes, throw them after the cucumbers. Cooking for five minutes.

5. Season the hops-suneli dish.

6. Add the potatoes cut into cubes.

7. Fill with hot water, salt if necessary.

8. Close the slow cooker, set the stew for an hour.

Azu in a multicooker in a summer style with eggplant

A vegetable version of azu, which is cooked with eggplant. Any meat can be used. Tomatoes are best taken fresh.

Ingredients

300 g of meat;

2 onion heads;

2 eggplants;

4 tomatoes;

2 cloves of garlic;

400 ml of water;

Oil and spices;

Bulgarian pepper.

Cooking

1. Rinse the meat, cut into small pieces, sprinkle with various spices, mix and set aside.

2. Cut the eggplant into sticks, salt. Leave for a while to remove the bitterness.

3. Cut the onion heads into large strips, put them in a slow cooker, add a couple of tablespoons of fat, start frying in one of the appropriate modes.

4. As soon as the onion becomes transparent, it's time to add the meat. Bring it to half-cooked.

5. While the meat is fried, rub the tomatoes, discard the peel. Rinse eggplant, squeeze out excess water.

6. Add tomatoes to the meat, evaporate some of the moisture and pour the eggplant.

7. Now is the time to add various spices to the basics, you can take ready-made mixtures for oriental dishes.

8. Pour in water, add chopped bell pepper.

9. Extinguish for 35-40 minutes by setting the appropriate program. After half an hour, it is advisable to taste, add salt, add hot pepper.

Azu in a slow cooker in Tatar style with tomato juice

For this option, the basics in a Tatar multicooker will need natural tomato juice. It is advisable not to use a packaged product. You can simply chop the tomatoes with pulp with a blender.

Ingredients

500 g of veal;

400 ml of tomato juice;

2 cucumbers;

2 onion heads;

1 carrot;

2 bell peppers;

Spices, garlic.

Cooking

1. Cut the veal into cubes. If beef is used and not very young, then the meat can be beaten off slightly.

2. Put in a slow cooker with heated oil, three tablespoons are enough. Fry on baking for a quarter of an hour.

3. Add chopped onion.

4. Carrots need to be peeled and also cut, preferably in circles, so the dish will turn out more beautiful. Transfer to onions with meat.

5. As soon as the vegetables are fried a little, you can add cucumbers.

6. Cut the Bulgarian pods, lay out after the cucumbers.

7. Chop 2-3 cloves of garlic, also send to the slow cooker.

8. It remains to add various spices, salt, pepper and pour it all over with tomato juice.

9. Close the slow cooker, stew the veal for an hour.

10. At the end, fill the Tatar aza with herbs, laurel. Serve with side dishes or by itself.

Azu in a multicooker of beef with mushrooms

To cook the basics of beef in a slow cooker according to this recipe, you need salted mushrooms. Together with cucumbers, they will give the dish an unusual taste. Another recipe without potatoes.

Ingredients

600 g of beef;

200 g of salted mushrooms;

200 g of onion;

150 g pickled cucumbers;

1 tsp hops-suneli;

30 ml of oil;

50 g of tomato paste;

400 ml of broth;

Laurel, pepper, garlic.

Cooking

1. Cut the onion into large half rings. Put in a multicooker saucepan. Turn on the device itself on the baking program, pour in the oil

2. Fry the onion slices until translucent.

3. Add beef, cut into strips. Cook covered for a quarter of an hour.

4. During this time, cucumbers and mushrooms need to be cut. Transfer to the meat, evaporate the water.

5. Add tomato paste, fry for a few more minutes.

7. Add broth. Quantities are approximate, please refer to the thickness you need.

8. Simmer for an hour, add salt at the end if necessary. Season with laurel, sprinkle with fresh herbs when serving.

Azu in a slow cooker with pickles and chicken

Dietary version of the Tatar dish. Fillet is used for it. But you can also take other parts from the bird carcass along with the bones.

Ingredients

500 g chicken fillet;

4 spoons of pasta;

200 g cucumbers;

150 g of onion;

100 g carrots;

50 ml of oil;

2 cloves of garlic;

Spices, herbs.

Cooking

1. Chop the onion, cut the carrot.

2. Heat oil on baking, throw in vegetables, fry until half cooked.

3. Add the fillet cut into pieces. Stir.

4. As soon as a white coating appears on all pieces of chicken, add the grated cucumbers.

5. Next, you can put pasta. Stir. Warm up for a couple of minutes.

6. Add spices, chopped garlic to the base.

7. Add enough water to almost cover the chicken.

8. Close, set to stew, cook for 30 minutes. If not fillet is used, but other pieces from the carcass, then you can increase the time.

To make the azu cook faster, pickles and tomato products should be added after the meat is almost ready. Otherwise, the acid will prevent the fibers of the main product from softening quickly.

You can add any spices to the azu. In addition to suneli hops, you can use other oriental mixtures. Seasonings are good for Korean salads.

If the azu is being prepared for any side dish, then it is better to prepare a thick gravy. To do this, add a small amount of flour. To prevent it from seizing in lumps, dilute separately, strain.