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Stewed dishes such as stews are among the most commonly prepared because they can be served both for lunch and dinner. Whether they will be served hot or cold and whether they will contain meat or be lean is a matter of preference, but they are usually prepared with a sauce that becomes tasty only if we follow certain rules in their preparation.
In the recent past, stews were prepared only by stir-frying, but now it is considered healthier to add flour at the end. Regardless of which option you prefer, it is important to follow a few basic rules for preparing stews:
1. When preparing stews or any stewed dishes, all products must be pre-washed and cut into small pieces in the desired shape;
2. When stewing vegetables that contain a lot of water, such as zucchini, it is good to leave them salted for a while so that they can be well fried. Otherwise they acquire the qualities of cooked vegetables;
3. Eggplants do not contain so much water, but they contain bitter juice, so it is mandatory to leave them salted to drain before stewing;
4. At the beginning of the stew, the cooking vessel must be on high heat, but after the products have boiled, the hob must be reduced. The slower the stew is cooked, the tastier it is;
5. Always simmer first those products that need the most time to get ready (such as meat), and then add the rest. If you put vegetables first and then meat, the loss of vitamins and other valuable substances is guaranteed;
6. If you stew vegetables, remember that there should be very little liquid in the bowl. If it becomes a lot, you can wait for it to evaporate, but only after you have removed the products;
7. Suffocation is not a long process. For example, for harder vegetables such as carrots and celery, 30 minutes are enough, for zucchini - 15 minutes, and for leafy vegetables such as spinach - 5-10 minutes;
8. If you want the dish to have a sauce, add the flour to thicken it, 10 minutes before turning off the stove. This is done after mixing it in a little cold water or tomato juice, being careful not to make lumps.
Try our suggestions for Beef stew, Stewed mushrooms in shepherd's style, Stewed fillet, Stewed chicken in hunting style, Stewed shank.
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