Joie de vivre

Passport & Plate - Roast in a pot

Russian Federation | Wednesday, March 12, 2014 | 5 photos

Ingredients
makes: 3 servings
- 400 gm chicken (any meat other) boneless, cut into 0,5-1 inch cubes
- 3 large potatoes, peeled and cut into 0,5-1 inch cubes
- 200 gm sliced fresh mushrooms
- 150 gm cup shredded cheese
- 2 cups beef broth
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise (sour cream)
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt, pepper
- parsley and dill, minced

 

How to prepare this recipe
In a skillet, saute mushrooms in oil for 2-3 minutes. Add the salt and pepper. Cook until mushrooms are tender. In a pot to add potatoes, chicken, mushrooms. To salt each layer. To add garlic, mayonnaise, broth. Broth has to be 2/3 from pot volume.To add cheese. Cover and bake 1 hour or until potatoes and meat are tender. In the prepared pot to add parsley and dill.

 

The story behind this recipe
This dish was prepared still by my grandmother. Earlier, when the grandmother lived in the village, we all family came to it guests. She often prepared for us tasty dishes. Especially I loved grandmother's potato pies, cabbage pies or apple pies. Roast in a pot was one of dishes of the grandmother. She prepared this dish in a clay pot and baked in Russian stove. In Russian stove all dishes turned out more tasty, than now in electric ovens. In them the special aroma and taste remained.
The kindest memories of my grandmother are connected with this dish. Unfortunately it didn't live till this day when I can indulge with a tasty dinner. But in my memory preserved dishes, that she cooked.