A selection of the most delicious meat casserole recipes
Meat casserole is a popular dish in many countries. In Italy it is called lasagna, and in Greece and Bulgaria it is called moussaka. Poultry meat is most often used for cooking, since it is not very tough, retains its juiciness and cooks very quickly.
To make the casserole even tastier, the chefs serve it with sauce. It can be ordinary sour cream, mushroom or tomato sauce, for special gourmets Bechamel.
We offer several interesting recipes with step-by-step descriptions and photographs for a clear understanding of the actions. Read about useful carrot casserole!
Meat casserole with vegetables
You will need: 0.25 kg of white cabbage, one onion head, a pound of pork, 0.1 kg of rice, 2 carrots, 4 tbsp. vegetable oil, the same amount of sour cream and 2 tbsp. tomato paste. Additionally you will need: pepper, spices, salt and 0.15 liters of water.
Cooking process:
- Rinse the rice well in cold water until it becomes transparent. Put in a saucepan, cover with water and leave in this state for a while.
- In the meantime, prepare other foods. Twist or grind the meat with a blender.
- Purified bow cut into cubes and send to a frying pan to fry in olive oil until it becomes transparent.
- Finely chop the cabbage.
- Coarsely grate the peeled carrots, put in a skillet and fry in olive oil until golden brown.
- Mix the minced meat, onion, rice, cabbage, spices until smooth.
- Place the minced meat mixed with onions and cabbage in a greased form and level with a spatula.
- The next layer is carrot.
- Prepare a dressing from water, spices, tomato paste and sour cream.
- Pour the dressing evenly over the contents of the form and send to the oven for one hour. The cooking temperature for casseroles with meat is 180 degrees.
Sprinkle the cooked casserole with chopped herbs before serving.
Meat casserole from childhood
Often children are asked to cook what they are given in the garden. Today we will reveal the secret of making tender meat casserole, like in kindergarten, which is eaten with such rapture.
To cook yummy you need the following products: a glass of boiled rice, one carrot and one onion head, 0.6 kg of any minced meat, 3 eggs, spices, salt, 2 tablespoons. sour cream and vegetable oil.
Preparation:
- Carrot peel and chop with the onion. Finely chop the onion and grate the root vegetable. Send the ingredients to a preheated skillet and fry until golden brown.
- Break eggs into a container, add sour cream and beat thoroughly.
- Put boiled rice in the minced meat and mix well.
- Send fried carrots with onions to him.
- Pour in the egg mass.
- Salt everything, add spices, pepper and knead until smooth. You can use a mixer or blender.
- Put the minced meat in a greased form, smooth the surface with a spatula and send the meat casserole to the oven to cook for 45 minutes, having previously set 190 ° C.
Cut the finished dish into pieces, decorate with herbs and you can invite the children to dinner.
Minced meat casserole
Minced meat is usually added to various dishes, for example, pies, pasties, pancakes. But we suggest preparing minced meat casserole in the oven. In this case, it will play the role of a shell, and inside it there will be a filling of eggs.
For cooking, you can use any meat (pork, beef, chicken, or a mixture of them). You need to take a narrow form for cooking, like for bread.
For cooking, you will need: one onion, 4 eggs, 0.12 kg of smoked bacon, 0.1 kg of cheese, the same amount of bread crumbs, 0.7 kg of ground beef, 2 garlic cloves, 0.2 kg of cream cheese and spices.
Preparation:
- Add other ingredients (chopped garlic, spices, one egg, bread crumbs and chopped onion) to the minced meat and mix thoroughly until smooth.
- Put all the minced meat in a baking dish, and then make a small depression for the filling with a spoon.
- Cut the bacon into thin slices and place in the hole in the minced meat. Place cream cheese on top of it.
- Next, lay out a layer of cheese, cut into slices. Finally, beat in the center of the egg. Just be careful not to damage the yolks.
Place the meat casserole in the oven for 50 minutes. The temperature should be 180 degrees.
Leave the prepared casserole for 10 minutes in the oven, then transfer to a dish, cut into portions and serve, sprinkle with chopped herbs.
Casserole with meat and potatoes in a slow cooker
Meat casserole with potatoes and minced meat, cooked in a multicooker, is prepared very quickly thanks to this smart unit. In addition, it bakes well while maintaining juiciness at the same time. The easiest and fastest recipe is in your piggy bank.
If the grated potatoes gave a lot of juice, squeeze the mass a little and only then send it to the minced meat.
For cooking, you need to have on hand: 0.5 kg of any minced meat, one onion head, 0.4 kg of potato tubers, 0.1 kg of cheese, 2 eggs, salt.
Cooking process:
- Chop the onion, add together with the spices to the minced meat and mix thoroughly.
- Peel potato tubers and grate coarsely. Rub the cheese coarsely. Add spices, eggs and mix thoroughly until smooth.
- Put half of the potato mass into a greased multicooker bowl. Distribute all the minced meat on top.
- Spread the remaining potatoes on top. Place the meat casserole in a slow cooker and cook for 40-50 minutes, setting the "Baking" mode.
After cooking, leave the casserole in multicooker for another 10 minutes without opening the lid. This is necessary for her to "grab".
Then carefully turn the bowl over and place the casserole on the dish. Cut into pieces and sprinkle with herbs, serve and invite the family to dinner.
Boboti
Finally, a recipe for boboti meat casserole. The dish is originally from South Africa, but the Malaysians invented it. Outwardly very beautiful with a perfect combination of sweet, salty and spicy. Try to cook this meat miracle, and it will settle on your table for a long time.
The dish uses a lot of spices. Therefore, we do not recommend preparing it for the first time for a holiday. Seasonings may be unusual for guests. Try it first with your family.
To prepare a masterpiece, you need: two onion heads, 4 garlic cloves, 0.1 kg of bread, a small piece (25 g will be quite enough) butter, a kilogram of beef, two eggs, one onion of red varieties, 0.3 liters of milk, 0, 25 kg of dried apricots. From spices used: 3 pcs. cloves, 5 allspice peas, 2 tbsp. curry, the same amount of peach jam and raisins, 6 lavrushkas, 1 tbsp. brown sugar, ½ tsp. chili pepper, salt according to preference and 50 ml of wine vinegar.
Preparation:
- Put bread in a deep bowl and pour over milk.
- Fry the chopped white onion in butter until golden brown. Add chopped garlic and minced meat there. Mix everything and continue to fry until the minced meat changes color and turns into a homogeneous mass without lumps.Then add pepper, raisins, curry, 2 lavrushki, cloves, jam and 1 tsp. salt. Stir the mixture, close the lid and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Squeeze out excess milk from the bread (do not pour it out, it will be needed for cooking) and transfer to the minced meat. Mix.
- Put the mass in a baking dish or baking sheet covered with baking paper and tamp well. Spread the lavrushka on top. Beat eggs with milk, salt, beat well and pour evenly onto the casserole. The dish is baked for 40 minutes at 180 ° C.
While the dish is cooking, you need to prepare the chutney sauce. Put dried apricots in a bowl, pour boiling water over and leave for half an hour. After the time has passed, remove the fruits and transfer to a blender along with garlic, sugar, red onions, chili peppers, water and vinegar. Grind all this well, pour into a saucepan and simmer until the sauce thickens.
Now you know how to prepare a meat casserole for a family or holiday meal. The dish is good because you can safely experiment by adding cream, various spices, vegetables, dried fruits (for example, prunes go well with chicken). Even a classic casserole can be spiced up with a gourmet sauce.