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French meat recipe with potatoes. Video
Surprisingly, French meat is a dish with Russian roots: it was first prepared for Count Orlov in the capital of France – the city of Paris, and it was prepared exclusively from veal and potatoes. French chefs call the dish “Veal Orlof” and refer to Russian cuisine.
French meat with potatoes: video recipe
French meat recipe with potatoes and pineapples
Necessary ingredients:
– 1300 grams of veal or pork; – 200 grams of onions; – 3-4 tablespoons of olive oil; – 150 grams of cheese; – 500 grams of potatoes; – 100 grams of cream; – 100 grams of sour cream; – 200 grams of fresh or canned pineapples; – ground black pepper; – salt.
Rinse the meat with cold water, peel and dry. Cut into pieces across the grain. If you wish, you can lightly beat the meat with a kitchen hammer. Grease a baking sheet with olive oil (you can also use sunflower oil or ghee). Place pieces of meat on a baking sheet, leaving free space on the sides. Peel and chop the onion. Place the onion over the meat.
Do not add too much onion to the meat in French: it can spoil the delicate taste of the dish with excessive bitterness.
Cut the pineapple into cubes and place on the meat and onions. Season with salt and pepper. Grate cheese and sprinkle with pineapples. Gouda and Edam cheese are perfect for this dish. Cut the peeled potatoes into slices and place on the sides of the baking sheet around the meat. Mix sour cream with cream and pour the resulting mixture over the meat, lightly grabbing the potatoes. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees and bake meat and potatoes in French for 40-50 minutes.
French meat with potatoes, tomatoes and mushrooms
Necessary ingredients:
– 700 grams of veal (beef or pork); – 2 large potatoes; – 300 grams of mushrooms; – 3-4 tomatoes;
– 2 small onions; – 300 grams of cheese; – 200 grams of sour cream; – 2 tablespoons of olive oil or butter; – salt; – pepper.
Cut the washed and peeled meat into pieces, season with salt and pepper and, after mixing well, leave aside. In the meantime, prepare other foods. Peel the potatoes, rinse and cut into not too thick slices. Rinse the mushrooms thoroughly and cut into small pieces. If desired, the mushrooms can be lightly sauteed before baking.
For the preparation of this dish, you can also use fresh (not frozen) forest mushrooms, having previously boiled them
Cut the tomatoes into thin slices. Peel the onion and cut into rings or half rings. It is recommended to pour boiling water over the onion and put it on a sieve to remove the bitterness. Grease the baking dish well with oil and line the bottom with potato slices. Season with salt and pepper.
Put the meat on the potatoes soaked in salt and pepper. Put the onion on top of the meat layer. Then put the mushrooms on top in an even layer. Cover the mushrooms with thin tomato circles. Drizzle with sour cream and put in an oven preheated to 190 degrees. Bake for 1 hour.
French meat has several names: “diplomat”, “surprise”, “captain’s meat”, “home-style meat”
10 minutes before being ready, sprinkle the dish with grated cheese and put it back in the oven: an amazingly tasty golden brown crust is formed. When serving, garnish with herbs and fresh vegetables.
French meat with potatoes with Béchamel sauce
Necessary ingredients:
– 500 grams of pork neck (veal or beef); – 3 tomatoes; – 3 potatoes; – 100-150 grams of cheese; – 1 onion; – freshly ground black pepper; – salt.
For the Bechamel sauce:
– 400 grams of cream or fat milk; – 2 tablespoons of wheat flour; – 50 grams of butter or bacon; – ground nutmeg; – salt; – garlic (optional).
First you need to prepare the sauce:
Melt butter or bacon in a saucepan (smoked meat can be added for taste). Fry the flour in oil, stirring constantly to avoid clumping. When the flour acquires a light golden hue, slowly pour in the cream, without ceasing to interfere. Season with salt, add nutmeg and crushed garlic to taste. Simmer, stirring constantly, for about 5 minutes, until the sauce begins to thicken. Then remove from heat and cool.
While the sauce is cooling, cut the meat into small pieces and beat off a little. Cut the peeled potatoes into slices and cut the tomatoes into thin slices. Peel the onion and cut into rings. Pour some sauce on the bottom of a baking dish or baking sheet. Cover the bottom with half of the potato, covering it completely. Salt and pepper lightly (quite a bit, since each layer needs to be salt and pepper).
Put a layer of meat on the potatoes, brush with sauce and put some onion on top. Lay out the remaining potatoes, not forgetting the spices! And the last layer: leftover onions and tomato slices. Spread the remaining Béchamel sauce on top and place in the oven. Baking time: 50 minutes at 200 degrees.