Breast in onion peel - the basic principles of cooking
If the bacon is marinated and boiled in onion peel, it will turn out fragrant, tender and tasty, with a beautiful brown tinge. Onion peel contains dye - quartzine, due to which, the brisket, in the process of boiling, acquires a beautiful golden-brown color.
To cook the brisket in onion peel, they take dishes that are not a pity, since in the process of cooking it can stain. Spread onion husk at the bottom of the pan, put slices of brisket on top, salt, season with pepper, add chopped garlic and bay leaf. Top with a husk of onions. Pour water and simmer for about an hour.
The finished brisket is cooled at room temperature, wrapped in plastic wrap and sent to the refrigerator.
Recipe 1. Breast in onion husk. First option
Ingredients
pork belly - a kilogram;
filtered water - liter;
table salt - 120 g;
onion peel - two full handfuls;
three cloves of garlic;
a pinch of ground red pepper.
Cooking method
1. Put the onion husks in a sieve and rinse well. Leave the glass to dry and completely dry it.
2. Rinse the brisket and wipe dry with a paper towel. Mix onion peel and salt in a saucepan, cover with cold water and send to a fire. Boil the brine, stirring constantly, and dip the pork belly into it.
3. Boil bacon in broth with onion peel for about 20 minutes from the moment of boiling over low heat. Turn off the heat, cover the pan with a lid and let cool. When the pan is cool, put it in the fridge, and leave the bacon to marinate overnight.
4. Remove the brisket from the water and wipe dry with a paper towel. In a small plate, mix garlic and red pepper squeezed through a press. Rub the bacon from all sides with the mixture, wrap it in foil and put in the refrigerator for four hours. Take the bacon out of the fridge, remove the foil and cut the pork into thin slices.
Recipe 2. Breast in onion husk. Second option
Ingredients
kilogram of pork belly;
90 g of salt;
garlic head;
20 g of onion peel;
a teaspoon of coriander and turmeric;
a pinch of black pepper peas;
four laurel leaves.
Cooking method
1. Put onion husk in a colander and rinse well under running water. Half put into the pan, where the bacon will be cooked. Here we also put bay leaf and several black peppercorns.
2. In a separate container, boil a liter of water, in which dilute art. a spoonful of salt and turmeric. Garlic clean, cut in half all teeth, and nashpigovyvayem their bacon from all sides. To do this, pierce the meat with a knife, and, without removing the knife, put the garlic.
3. Put the prepared brisket on the husk. Spread the rest of the onion husk on top, fill with brine and cook for an hour and a half on low heat, with the lid closed.
4. Drain the water. Pound coriander and black pepper in a mortar and rub the brisket still warm on all sides. Store completely cooled brisket in the refrigerator.
Recipe 3. Asian onion husk brisket
Ingredients
550 g of pork belly;
three buds of cloves;
onion peel - a full handful;
garlic head;
chilli;
a small slice of ginger root.
Cooking method
1. Wash the breast, wipe dry with paper towels. Ginger root peel and cut into circles. From the chili pepper extract the seeds and cut into rings.
2. Cover the bottom of the pot with the onion peel, put the ginger in circles, cloves, unpeeled chives and chili rings.
3. Fill everything with water, put on fire, and wait for the liquid to boil. As soon as it starts to get dark, we lay the brisket, twist the fire and cook the brisket for about an hour. Pork is left in the onion broth until cool. We take out the meat, wrap it in foil, and send it to the refrigerator for storage. Thinly chop the breast and serve with mustard or horseradish.
Recipe 4. Stewed potatoes with brisket onion peel
Ingredients
potatoes - a kilogram;
250 g of brisket in onion peel;
prunes - 125 g;
two onions;
meat broth - one and a half glasses;
black peppercorns, salt and bay leaf.
Cooking method
1. Potatoes are peeled and cut into small cubes. Chop the brisket into thin slices. Onions clean and shred half rings.
2. In a cauldron, we lay out potatoes, onions and bacon. Add washed prunes. All mix well and pour broth. To this we add pepper and bay leaf, salt, cover the cauldron and stew the potatoes over low heat until cooked.
3. Serve the finished potatoes in portions in plates, sprinkled with herbs.
Recipe 5. Tomato salad with bacon in onion peel, crackers and cheese
Ingredients
three tomatoes;
100 g of brisket and cheese;
two cloves of garlic;
mayonnaise;
two slices of a white loaf;
salt, greens, ground black pepper.
Cooking method
1. Wash and wipe the tomatoes with a paper towel. Peel the garlic and pass through a special press. Rinse the greens, shake off excess moisture and chop finely. Cut the breast and tomatoes into strips.
2. Grind the cheese on a large segment of the grater. Put all the ingredients in a deep plate, add salt, add finely chopped herbs and garlic. Season with mayonnaise and mix thoroughly.
3. Slices of white loaf cut into small cubes and fry in a dry frying pan until golden brown.
4. Put the salad on a plate, sprinkle it with cooked crackers on top, decorate with greens and serve.
Recipe 6. Bean soup with brisket in onion peel
Ingredients
boiled beans - 650 g;
brisket in onion peel - 150 g;
40 ml of olive oil;
onion and carrot;
petioles of celery - 2 pcs.;
garlic - 4 cloves;
bay leaf;
5 g of dried and two sprigs of fresh thyme;
5 g dried and a sprig of fresh rosemary;
chicken broth - two liters;
ground black pepper, lemon juice and salt.
Cooking method
1. Peel the garlic and onion and finely chop. Peel carrots and cut into cubes together with celery.
2. Cut the brisket into long strips half a centimeter thick. Put the pan on the fire, pour in olive oil, spread the bacon in it and cook for three minutes. Turn over and fry for a couple of minutes until it becomes crispy. We cover the plate with a paper napkin and spread the fried bacon on it.
3. Put the carrots, celery, onions and sauté in a saucepan, stirring over medium heat for about 10 minutes. Add bay leaf, garlic, rosemary and thyme. Simmer for another couple of minutes until the flavor is released.
4. Pour the beans, pour hot meat broth, wait until it boils, and cook for another 20 minutes. Salt, season with pepper and lemon juice.
5. Soup is poured into plates, and in each lay out a slice of fried breast.
Recipe 7. Carp baked with brisket in onion peel
Ingredients
small carp;
potatoes - 6 pcs .;
medium carrot;
three onions;
brisket in onion peel - 300 g;
a small bunch of dill;
sour cream - 300 ml;
200 g of cherry tomatoes;
ground paprika - 10 g;
apple cider vinegar - 100 ml;
salt.
Cooking method
1. Boil the potatoes and carrots "in uniform". We wash the carp under running water. We cut the fins with scissors and clean them of scales. We take out the gills and insides. Peel the onion, cut into two rings, and one with feathers. Onion feathers lay out in a deep plate and pour vinegar. Cut the brisket into two parts. With one cut off the skin and cut into thin slices. We cut the second one as well, only we cut the slices also into strips to the skin to make a “fan”.
2. Breast, sliced "fan", fried in a dry frying pan. Lard is poured into a refractory form with high sides.
3. Most of the onion rings lay on the bottom of the form. In the middle put two slices of brisket. We rub the fish inside with salt, put in the dill and make a few deep incisions obliquely, rub them with salt and put in them slices of the brisket and a little ring of onion. Put the fish in a mold.
4. We clean the boiled carrots and potatoes from the skin and cut them into slices. We spread the circles of vegetables around the fish, perelaivaya their onion rings. Each layer is salted. From above we lay out the fried "fans" of brisket and the onions soaked in vinegar. All well sprinkled with ground paprika and pour sour cream. Put cherry tomatoes on top, after making small cuts.
5. Leave the fish with vegetables for 10 minutes, and set the oven heated to 200 degrees. Bake for an hour and a half. Put vegetables on a wide dish, put fish on top. Serve with white wine.
Recipe 8. Potato pie with cheese and brisket in onion peel
Ingredients
half a kilo of flour;
a small pack of dry yeast;
milk - a glass;
a pinch of salt and caraway seeds;
butter - 50 g;
eggs - 3 pcs .;
half a kilo of potatoes;
cheese - 250 g;
300 g brisket in onion peel;
dill and green onions;
cream - 150 g;
ground black pepper and salt.
Cooking method
1. Sift flour into a bowl, add yeast, salt and sugar, add butter, milk and two eggs. Knead the soft dough. We leave to approach for half an hour in the heat.
2. Potatoes clean, boil and mash tolkushkoy. Grate the cheese on a fine grater and mix it with mashed potatoes. Cut the breast into a small cube and fry in a pan.
3. Mix eggs with cream, salt and season with cumin and pepper. Add finely chopped greens here. Roll out the dough onto a large baking sheet. Spread the mass of potatoes and cheese on top. Sprinkle with slices of brisket and fill with a creamy egg mixture. Bake in an oven heated to 250 degrees for about half an hour. Cut the cake into slices and serve to the table.
Recipe 9. Salmon, baked with brisket in onion peel
Ingredients
1 kg 700 g salmon;
300 g of brisket in onion peel;
one and a half kg of potatoes;
200 g carrots;
bulb;
100 g of refined vegetable oil.
Cooking method
1. Boil carrots and potatoes "in their skins" until half ready. Peel the vegetables and cut into small cubes. Peel the onion and cut into half rings.
2. Defrost fish in the refrigerator, clean them of scales, cut out the fins and remove the tail. Make cuts along the carcass with an interval of three centimeters on both sides so that they coincide along the back. Rub the fish with salt and spices. Cut the slices of the brisket, it should turn out one at a time. Shred the rest of the brisket into small cubes.
3. Combine carrots and potatoes with chopped brisket, pour with vegetable oil and mix. We lay out this mass in a greased form. Spread the fish on top. Insert cuts and bacon slices into cuts. The onion should be under the brisket. We put a little mixture of vegetables into the abdomen so that the fish does not lose shape during baking. Pour it with vegetable oil and send in the oven for half an hour. Bake at 180 degrees.
Recipe 10. Cupcake with bell pepper, cheese and brisket in onion peel
Ingredients
half a cup of kefir;
80 g of olive oil;
a glass of flour;
10 g of baking powder;
a pinch of salt;
three eggs;
100 g of cheese, brisket and sweet red pepper.
Cooking method
1. Cut the breast, cheese and bell pepper into small cubes.
2. With a whisk, beat the eggs, salt, add kefir and add flour mixed with baking powder. Continue whipping, pour in olive oil and mix again. The dough should be like sour cream. Put the brisket, cheese and brisket into the dough.
3. Pour the resulting dough into a mold and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake in the oven, preheated to 180 degrees, half an hour. Cut the finished cupcake into slices and serve to the table.
Breast in onion peel - tips and tricks from chefs
- Breast in onion peel can be prepared for future use, it is beautifully stored in the freezer.
- The brisket cooked in onion husks is cooled, rubbed with spices and garlic and kept in the refrigerator for 12 hours.
- If you add liquid smoke or smoked meat during cooking, the brisket will acquire a pleasant aroma of smoked bacon.
- Check the readiness of the brisket, you can use a fork. Juice, which stands out when piercing, should be transparent, it is a sign that cooking is enough.
- Do not overdo it with onion peel, just a couple of handfuls are enough.
- Boiled bacon with garlic can be before and after preparation. For this, cuts are made with a knife, into which pieces of garlic are put.
- For the brisket, it is better to take the husks of golden and red onions in the same proportions. This will make her more rosy.
