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Solyanka is a dish that is loved and appreciated in every family. There is still debate about its origin, but in one form or another, hodgepodge is present on the table of many peoples. A mixed meat dish with lots of vegetables is not only tasty, but also healthy.
Solyanka rustic, traditional
Ingredients
- Smoked sausage – 15 gr.
- Boiled sausages – 152 gr.
- Beef meat – 170 gr.
- Potatoes – 235 gr.
- Tomato paste – 110 gr.
- Olive oil – 115 gr.
- Pickled/pickled cucumbers - 150 gr.
- Carrots – 170 gr.
- Onion – 153 gr.
- Salt – 12 gr.
- Greens – 100 gr.
- Garlic cloves – 45 gr.
- Lemon – 150 gr.
- Sour cream – 320 gr.
- Olives, black olives – 170 gr.
Preparation
- Peel the sausage and cut the skin into long strips.
- Slice the meat as thin as possible, after washing it first.
- Prepare the vegetables, wash them and peel them.
- Finely chop the carrots and onions and place in the slow cooker.
- Stir tomato paste with olive oil and pour vegetables into the slow cooker. Squeeze the garlic and stir everything.
- Set the “Frying” mode, by default it lasts 30 minutes, the range is from 10 minutes to 1 hour. Time to note 14 minutes. The time transition is 5 minutes, so the multicooker should be turned off mechanically.
- In this mode, the Polaris multicooker has a high temperature; it is recommended to fry with the lid open, stirring the vegetables. Fry for 7 minutes.
- While the vegetables are fried, cut the cucumbers into thin strips, 2 cm long.
- Add pickled cucumbers to the pan with frying, along with the juice. Stir everything. Fry for 2 minutes.
- Add smoked sausage and bratwurst and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Place everything fried in the slow cooker separately.
- Pour water into the pan, leaving 1/3 for food. Lay out the meat. Turn on soup mode, time for general preparation of hodgepodge is 1 hour 30 minutes. To cover with a lid.
- Cut potatoes into small strips
- After 40 minutes, add the potatoes, salt, stir and cover again.
- 12 minutes before the end of the program, add the fried vegetables and sausage.
- Cut the olives into rings. Add to the pan along with the herbs.
- Next, the hodgepodge should be infused in the (automatic) “Heating” mode.
Ingredients
- Ham, smoked – 120 gr.
- Smoked wings – 400 gr.
- Potatoes – 310 gr.
- Carrots – 180 gr.
- Mushrooms, salted – 120 gr.
- Onion – 140 gr.
- Tomato paste – 70 gr.
- Oil, olive – 80 g.
Preparation
- Before cooking, wash the vegetables well and peel them.
- Coarsely grate the carrots.
- Cut the onion head in half and crumble into rings.
- Mix tomato paste and olive oil in a slow cooker.
- Set the “Frying” mode for 16 minutes. In the Polaris multicooker, the transition will take 5 minutes; you should turn it off yourself. Temperature range 160 -180 degrees.
- Fry the tomato mixture for 2 minutes, squeezing the garlic into it.
- Add carrots and onions, stir everything, fry for 6 minutes.
- Add pickles and 40 ml of brine. Mix ingredients and fry for another 8 minutes.
- Pour water according to the rest of the products. Cut into cubes and add potatoes.
- Turn on the “Soup” or “Steam” mode in the Polaris multicooker and set the time for 1 hour. Temperature 93 degrees. Cook for 30 minutes.
- Rinse the smoked wings, divide them in half, cut the ham into strips and place in water.
- Cut the mushrooms after washing off the brine from them. Add mushrooms to a saucepan placed in a slow cooker and cover with a lid.
- Chop the olives, herbs and olives.
- 7 minutes before the end of cooking, add olives, dill, and olives. Stir everything.
- Add lemon, cutting it into quarters.
- Leave the multicooker so that it switches to the “Warming” mode on its own.
Ingredients
- Smoked sausage – 140 gr.
- Smoked meat – 230 gr.
- Chicken, smoked – 100 gr.
- Cabbage, fresh – 220 gr.
- Onion – 140 gr.
- Carrots – 155 gr.
- Potatoes – 280 gr.
- Pickled cucumbers – 160 gr.
- Olives – 130 gr.
- Tomatoes – 180 gr.
- Olive oil – 85 gr.
- Parsley, fresh – 83 gr.
- Lemon – 180 gr.
Preparation
- Rinse the meat and sausage, remove the skin, cut into small cubes.
- Peel the tomatoes and chop finely. Place them in a saucepan placed in a slow cooker.
- Rinse the vegetables well and remove the peel.
- Cut carrots and onions into small cubes.
- Pour oil and stir with tomatoes.
- Load the multicooker into the “Frying” mode. Mode temperature 160 degrees. Transition in 5 minute increments. It takes 15 minutes to fry.
- Fry the tomatoes in oil for 3-4 minutes, then add the carrots, onions and pickled cucumbers. Stir everything well and close the lid.
- Cut the potatoes into cubes.
- Chop fresh cabbage very thinly.
- After the frying is done, put the meat and sausage into it and let it stand for 5 minutes, in the automatically switched “Warming” mode.
- Pour water, leaving 7 cm from top to edge to accommodate vegetables.
- Add potatoes and shredded cabbage, add salt and stir.
- Set the multicooker to “Soup” mode and cook for 1 hour 10 minutes. Each transition will be equal to 10 minutes. The temperature for cooking soup is 93 degrees.
- 10 minutes before the end of the program, add olives and parsley, stir well.
- Do not touch the multicooker after it has finished cooking. Solyanka should stand in the “Heating” mode.
- Of course, every hodgepodge needs to be seasoned with allspice, but it’s best not to do this in a common pan. Pepper can be served.
- Solyanka prepared according to the recipe in the Polaris multicooker will be more fragrant if it stands for 3-4 hours.
- If you don’t have time, frying vegetables can be cooked in parallel with the soup on the stove.
Lemon can be placed in a whole dish or served with hodgepodge, just like spices.
- Some Polaris multicookers may not have a “Soup” mode; it is replaced by the “Stew”, “Stuffed cabbage rolls” or “Pasta” modes.
- Pickles may or may not be present in the hodgepodge, depending on the chef’s preference.
- Garlic can be squeezed into the finished soup to make it more flavorful.
Solyanka in a slow cooker is one of the most unusual and delicious dishes. It is not limited by a constant list of ingredients. You can choose any products, and smart kitchen appliances will simplify the cooking process and reduce time.
Novice cooks can try making solyanka soup according to the classic recipe. There is nothing superfluous in it, and meat broth is taken as the basis.
Grocery list:
- beef - 0.5 kg;
- one onion bulb;
- three pickled cucumbers;
- capers - 0.1 kg;
- tomato sauce - 50 gr.;
- sunflower oil - 35 gr.;
- smoked meats - 0.3 kg;
- one bay leaf;
- peppercorns - 3 pcs.;
- hot water - 2 l;
- salt, spices, herbs - to taste;
- one slice of lemon.
Preparation procedure:
- Beef meat must be washed and cut into medium cubes. Place them in a multicooker bowl and pour boiled water on top.
- Close the lid and press the “Extinguishing” button in the program menu. Time - 2 hours.
- After the multicooker has finished operating, it is necessary to strain the meat broth.
- Chop cooked beef, smoked meats and pickles into strips.
- Chop the capers into slices.
- Throw finely chopped onion into an already clean bowl. Set the “Baking” function. Cooking time: 40 minutes.
- Fry the onion pieces for 7 minutes, then add the rest of the chopped vegetables to them.
- We wait 5 minutes, and after that we put the tomato sauce there.
- After 8 minutes, send the smoked meats along with the meat. After 10 minutes, add broth, add salt and spices, and throw in a lemon circle.
- Switch to the “Extinguishing” function. Time - 20 minutes.
- After the multicooker notifies you that cooking has finished, wait a few minutes and then you can pour the soup into bowls.
Recipe for cooking with sausages
The meat takes up most of the cooking time. If you're in a hurry, you can use regular sausages instead of beef.
Recipe Ingredients:
- three sausages;
- smoked sausage or ham - 0.3 kg;
- two onions;
- one lemon;
- two pickled cucumbers;
- one carrot;
- tomato sauce - 50 gr.;
- 2 liters of water;
- vegetable oil - 40 ml;
- wheat flour - 50 gr.;
- spices and salt - to taste.
How to cook:
- Sausages need to be cut into cubes. Do the same with sausage.
- Finely chop the onion.
- Carrots must be processed using a medium grater, just like cucumbers.
- Fill the multicooker bowl with oil, add onions and carrots.
- Set the “Frying” item in the program menu.
- After 6 minutes, pour the cucumbers into the general golden mass.
- The vegetable mass should be moved a little to the other edge, and the flour should be fried in the freed space.
- Pour half a liter of water and tomato sauce. Mix everything together and cook in the “Stew” program for 5 minutes.
- At this time, you can fry sausages and sausages in a frying pan.
- Add the cooked pieces to the vegetable mixture in the slow cooker.
- Sprinkle with spices and salt and bring to a boil.
- After everything is ready, you can put lemon slices into the plates for decoration. Solyanka with sausages in a slow cooker is very easy to prepare, but the taste is a little sour.
From cabbage in a slow cooker
Cabbage is a universal product. Solyanka with this ingredient can be served not only as a soup, but also as a side dish for a meat dish.
You will need:
- two carrots;
- one medium fork of cabbage;
- two bows;
- tomato paste - 60 gr.;
- spices, vegetable oil and salt - to taste;
- water - 0.3 l;
- one bay leaf.
Step-by-step preparation:
- We process the vegetables: chop the cabbage, grate the carrots, chop the onions.
- Pour vegetable oil into a bowl and fry the onion in it.
- After 3 minutes, add cabbage and carrots to it.
- Add pasta and pour water.
- Set the multicooker to the “Stew” function.
- Don't forget to add salt and spices. Cooking time: 40 minutes.
How to prepare hodgepodge with mushrooms
Ingredients:
- mushrooms - 0.2 kg;
- cabbage - 0.5 kg;
- lemon juice;
- 20 olives;
- one carrot;
- two bows;
- four pickled cucumbers;
- a little vegetable oil;
- salt and spices to taste;
- tomato paste - 0.1 kg;
- greens and bay leaves.
Cooking option:
- First of all, let's do the vegetables: cut the cabbage, grate the carrots, finely chop the onion. It is best to boil the mushrooms and then cut them into medium cubes.
- Pour oil into the multicooker, set it to the “Stewing” program mode, wait until the oil heats up.
- Throw the onions and carrots into the bowl and cook at the set mode until the onion pieces become transparent.
- After this, you need to add mushrooms and sprinkle pepper and salt on top. Time - 10 minutes.
- After the expiration date, you can add small squares of cucumbers and tomato paste.
- Pour the prepared mixture with the required amount of water and cook in the “Cooking” mode. 5 minutes before the end of the program, add greens and olive slices.
In Georgian
Required components:
- beef meat - 0.3 kg;
- three onions;
- one tomato;
- one bell pepper of any color;
- coriander - 10 g;
- one clove of garlic;
- a bunch of greenery;
- one pickled cucumber;
- vegetable oil and salt - to taste;
- tomato sauce - 30 gr.
Step-by-step preparation:
- Cut the meat into cubes 1*1 cm in size. Place them in a bowl and pour water on top.
- Set the multicooker to the “Stewing” program. Time - 20 minutes.
- After the program is completed, remove the boiled pieces from the bowl and pour the broth into a separate bowl.
- Fry the onion until golden brown.
- We put cucumbers and meat on it. Pour the broth on top. Press the extinguishing button. We prepare the remaining ingredients and 5 minutes before the kitchen appliance emits a certain signal, add them to the multicooker bowl and cook for another 10 minutes.
With chicken meat
If you want to enjoy the meaty aroma of solyanka, but at the same time are wary of the high calorie content of the dish, you can use chicken instead of the usual beef or pork.
Required ingredients:
- boiled chicken fillet - 0.8 kg;
- pickled cucumbers - 0.4 kg;
- one tin of olives;
- half a lemon;
- tomato sauce - 100 gr.;
- two onions;
- one carrot;
- oil, salt and pepper to taste.
Preparation steps:
- Process all vegetables using the above method.
- Fry onions and carrots.
- After 5 minutes have passed, add cucumbers to them.
- Pour cucumber brine over the prepared mixture.
- Chop the chicken fillet into pieces and place in the multicooker bowl.
- Add water, not reaching three centimeters to the edge of the dish.
- Throw lemon slices and olive slices into the soup.
- Cook in the “Soup” program for another half hour.
With added potatoes
If you are planning to make solyanka, but at the last moment you notice that there is no cabbage in the kitchen, you can use potatoes instead.
List of recipe ingredients:
- smoked meat - 0.3 kg;
- three sausages;
- two potato tubers;
- mushrooms - 0.3 kg;
- three cucumbers;
- tomato sauce - 40 gr.;
- broth - 2 l;
- one lemon;
- half a jar of capers.
How to cook:
- Cut the meat products into medium pieces.
- Remove the skins from the potatoes and chop them into squares.
- Heat low in a slow cooker and fry carrot sticks and onions in it.
- Add cucumbers, mushrooms and potatoes to the fried vegetables.
- They need to be cooked in the “Baking” mode for about 20 minutes.
- After the time is up, pour the broth and pasta into the bowl.
- Next add smoked meats, capers and lemon slices.
- Simmer all ingredients for 30 minutes.
The nuances of cooking in the Redmond and Polaris multicooker
To prepare a truly delicious dinner in a slow cooker, you should take a closer look at its model. They have some differences in software modes and functions. Although basically the equipment from both manufacturers is the same.
In order to fry vegetables in the Redmond multicooker, use the “Frying” function, while in Polaris the “Baking” program is best suited for this. Both models have a “Multi-cook” mode. In this case, the kitchen appliances themselves determine what temperature is most optimal for preparing a particular dish.
Anyone who doesn’t like hodgepodge simply hasn’t tried cooking it in a slow cooker. This is a quick soup, a strict classic, prepared from what is in the refrigerator. Fast, convenient, inexpensive.
Previously, it was believed that solyanka was a soup for bachelors that could be prepared quickly. You don't need to be fancy to cook something. If you have a multicooker and some food in the refrigerator, the ideal dish for the whole family is hodgepodge with sausages in a multicooker. We invite you to try cooking this dish with us, you will love it!
Ingredients for solyanka for 6 servings:
- smoked sausages – 2 pcs.;
- “Children’s” sausages – 200 g;
- potato tubers, preferably young medium size - 3 pcs.;
- onion head;
- pickled cucumbers – 8 pcs., and if small – 10 pcs.;
- olives (pitted) – 10 pcs.;
- lemon – 1 pc.;
- olive oil – 1 tbsp;
- salt, seasonings - to taste;
- tomato paste – 1 tbsp;
- water – 2 l.
How to prepare the first course:
- Most of us are accustomed to preparing first courses exclusively with meat broth. In this recipe we will not adhere to this tradition and will prepare hodgepodge according to this express recipe.
- Let's start by making a kind of frying. You just need to remove both types of sausages from the casing and cut them into cubes. It is more convenient to first cut the products into plates, and then into strips, and then into cubes of the required size.
- Pour the specified amount of vegetable oil into the bowl of the device. Turn on the appliance, activating the “Frying” program. You need to fry the sausage for about 2 minutes. But for now, leave the device to warm up.
- And we recommend that you use the free time you receive to your advantage: you need to have time to peel the onion and chop it so that you get squares the same size as chopped sausages.
- Be sure to, as soon as the oil warms up, first fry the sausages, stirring, then add the chopped onion, continue frying until the onion acquires a beautiful golden hue.
- Now that the onion has become not only appetizing, but also very aromatic, you need to add a spoonful of tomato paste, mix the entire contents of the appliance bowl, and simmer a little for 2 minutes. The program does not need to be changed.
- Now you need to quickly peel the potatoes and cut them into cubes. You can even do this in parallel, without being distracted from cooking onions and sausages.
- Place the potato cubes with the ingredients in the multicooker bowl and pour in 2 liters of water. Water can be taken from the tap (it all depends on its quality), purified or boiled.
- That's it, you can lower the lid to select the desired cooking mode. In this case, the “Soup” or “Stew” program is ideal. Water boils fastest if you turn on the “Steam” mode. Cooking time is 30 minutes until the potatoes are soft.
- Let’s not relax, because there are still some very unusual foods left for the first course: cucumbers. They need to be doused with boiling water, but this rule does not always need to be followed. If these are not barrel cucumbers, but gherkins, then you can immediately start slicing.
- Cut the cucumbers into cubes, finely. You can use straws or, if the cucumbers are very small, then slices. They must be immediately, along with the released juice, carefully placed into the multicooker bowl, mixed and continued cooking for another 10 minutes.
- After the specified time, open the lid to add spices and add salt. Taste the dish before adding salt, because cucumbers are already salty, so you can add half the usual portion of salt or even less. Since it is also present in sausages.
- That’s it, the hodgepodge with sausages in the slow cooker is ready, right now pour the first dish into the broth and serve. And, most importantly, do not forget to cut the olives and lemon into thin slices. Place a slice of lemon on each plate and add some chopped olives. Bon appetit! You can enrich the taste of this already rich dish with chopped fresh herbs, a clove of garlic (chopped), and a spoonful of sour cream.
Solyanka with sausages and chicken in a slow cooker
And this dish is prepared very simply. If there is a little bit of everything left in the refrigerator: a little chicken, sausages, smoked sausages and other types of sausage, it’s time to please your family with a very bright-tasting first course. Cooking in a multicooker is an absolute pleasure, not like on the stove: you don’t need to specifically monitor the process, you just need to set the desired mode and load all the products in the given sequence.
More information about what you need to prepare:
- sausages – 200 g;
- hunting sausages – 2 pcs.;
- smoked chicken – 200 g;
- tomato paste – 1 tbsp;
- potatoes – 4 pcs.;
- onions, carrots - 1 pc.;
- medium-sized pickled cucumbers – 3 pcs.;
- oil for frying – 1 tbsp;
- salt, ground pepper and peas - to taste;
- water – 2 l.
Prepare hodgepodge with sausages in a slow cooker together step by step:
- Let's prepare all the vegetables at once, so as not to be distracted later. We remove the onion and carrot from the shell and chop it in a convenient way. Traditionally, we chop the onion so that it turns out finely and grate the carrots, using the side with wide notches.
- Pour frying oil into the bowl of the device and turn on the “Frying” program. We are waiting for the oil to warm up a little.
- We don’t stop, quickly peel 4 potatoes, rinse under running water, and cut into cubes. For now, put it in a bowl, fill it with water so that the potatoes do not darken and just lose excess starch.
- The oil is hot, first lower the onion, fry, stirring occasionally for 2 minutes, then add the carrots, don’t forget to stir.
- You should have a few free minutes to have time to cut the sausage and chicken into cubes (remove the skin immediately - it is not needed).
- While the onions and carrots are being fried, you need to chop the cucumbers or simply grate them on a coarse grater and immediately place them in the multicooker bowl to fry.
- After a few minutes, add a spoonful of tomato paste, stir, cook for about 4 minutes, then add the potatoes (the water must be drained).
- Next, send the sausages and chicken, cover everything with water. If you want the taste of the hodgepodge to be more intense, pour literally 50 ml of cucumber brine. You don’t need to add spices and salt yet, that’s all later.
- Now you need to close the lid and select a program. In a multicooker, it is most convenient to cook in the “Soup”, “Steamer” or “Stew” mode. First you need to wait for the boiling stage, then switch the device to the “Quenching” mode. You need the multicooker to cook this dish slowly, then you’ll get just the perfect hodgepodge!
- As soon as you hear the long-awaited signal, it’s time to set the table, having first prepared everything you need for this dish. For example, a plate of fresh vegetables or salad, sour cream, chopped herbs, lemon slices and pitted olives. All that remains is to pour this aromatic dish into appropriately sized plates and start eating right away. Bon Appetit everyone!
Solyanka with sausages and mushrooms in a slow cooker
Every housewife has a signature dish that she treats her family with not only on holidays, but also cooks on weekdays. This hodgepodge is especially good in the cool season, when it’s drizzling outside and you don’t want to go out anywhere. I want to wrap myself in a blanket and eat something warm, tasty and filling. This is exactly the hodgepodge that we propose to cook with sausages in a slow cooker. But this time we’ll enrich the standard recipe with pickled mushrooms, it will turn out very tasty!
Products we will need:
- potatoes – 5 pcs.;
- carrot – 1 medium-sized root vegetable;
- bulb - head;
- pickled mushrooms – 150 g;
- meat broth or water – 2 liters;
- sausages of the “Children’s” type or mix – 300 g;
- tomato paste – 2 tbsp;
- oil for frying – 1 or 2 tbsp;
- salt and seasonings - to taste;
- lemon, fresh herbs and sour cream - for serving.
We will cook in the following order:
- We start from afar, since we need to prepare the meat broth. To do this, you will need a piece of meat on the bone (pork, veal or chicken). If you don’t have time, but really want to start cooking right away, then we just use plain water.
- Peel the potatoes and cut them into cubes. Fill it with water and let it wait its turn.
- In the meantime, we have time to clean and chop the remaining products. Namely – onion (chop) and carrot (grate).
- To make it faster and more convenient, cut sausages into circles of equal thickness.
- In heated vegetable oil, fry the products in the following order: first onions (3 minutes), then carrots (3 minutes), then sausages - all together for 5 minutes.
- In a separate small cup, dilute the tomato paste, add 2 spoons, add 4 tablespoons of water or broth, mix, pour the paste over the vegetables and sausages. Mix again, cook further in the “Stew” mode for literally 5 minutes.
- Then pour out the broth (it should be hot) or water (also hot), add the potatoes, lower the lid. Select the appropriate program - “Soup”, cook for half an hour, then open the lid to add mushrooms (if large, chop) and a little mushroom brine, mix.
- We taste the hodgepodge, enrich it with spices if necessary and add literally a small pinch of salt. Boil for another 5 minutes, turn off the device, leave the hodgepodge under a closed lid to infuse for 15 minutes, and if you stand it, you can do more.
- This chic and aromatic dish should be served with a slice of lemon, chopped fresh herbs (dill) and a spoonful of sour cream. Bon appetit!
Solyanka with sausages in a slow cooker according to a Georgian recipe
The following products are needed:
- dry wine – 70 ml;
- beef – 0.5 kg;
- sausages – 200 g;
- oil for frying – 2 tbsp;
- onion - 1 head;
- garlic – 3 cloves;
- pickled cucumbers – 3 pcs.;
- tomato paste – 3 tbsp;
- fresh herbs, salt, seasoning - to taste.
Prepare in the following order:
- If possible, then immediately activate the “Frying” program and set the cooking time to 30 minutes. If this is not possible, then we simply extend the program after the signal.
- Pour a little oil, cut the meat to make small pieces. Place in a bowl when the oil is hot.
- We immediately begin preparing the next ingredient: peel the onion, chop it, add it to the meat, and continue frying.
- The next ingredient we need is tomato paste. It needs to be diluted in a few tablespoons of water, 3 tablespoons is enough, poured into a bowl with the meat and onions. Don't forget to mix everything!
- We cook for literally 7 minutes, then switch the device to the “Warming” mode and leave for 20 minutes.
- And during this time we’ll just have time to calmly, without haste, cut the sausages into cubes or slices to put in the slow cooker.
- Activate the “Stewing” program, add chopped garlic (cut it yourself finely with a knife or just put it through a press), cut the cucumbers along with the peel (if it’s very thick, then without it), set the cooking time to 1 hour. 5 minutes before cooking, open the lid to pour out the dry wine.
- We go about our business or leisurely set the table. As soon as you hear the signal, you can add spices, chopped fresh herbs, and a little salt (if necessary) to the prepared hodgepodge. That's it, the most awaited moment of tasting has arrived - bon appetit!
