Many of us have thought about what undercuts are and how to cook them. First of all, this is meat with layers of fat, combined with a skin cut from the bottom of a pork carcass. Depending on the thickness and size of this product, you can cook a wide variety of dishes. For example, a roll should be made from a thin undercut, and a thicker and taller one is used for boiled delicacies. In addition, dietary foods can be prepared from this product, which will not only saturate the body, but also give it all the necessary trace elements and nutrients.
Today we will tell you what the word "undercut" means, how to cook it and what you can serve with. You will also learn interesting facts about this product, its history of origin and ways of eating. In most cases, the dish is served on the table as a cold appetizer, but you can show your imagination and cook a delicious and fragrant dish baked in the oven or in a slow cooker.
Recipe underline
Required products:
- underline - 750 grams;
- garlic - 4-6 cloves;
- s alt;
- ground black pepper;
- vegetable oil - 50 grams.
As a side dish for such a dish, you can use fried potatoes, boiled rice, pasta with spicy garlic or tomato sauce.
Step cooking
Let's break the process into several main steps:
- Rinse the undercuts under running water, dry with paper towels and rub with spices and s alt.
- Then cut it into portions and set aside.
- Chop the garlic with a knife or a special press.
- Grease one side of the pork undercut with grated garlic and roll into a small roll.
- We fasten with a toothpick, wooden skewers or twine.
- Lubricate the mold with vegetable oil and put our rolls into it.
- Send to bake in the oven for half an hour.
Before serving the finished dish on the table, it must be decorated with chopped herbs and add a couple of slices of lemon. What is an underline, you already know. Now we will tell you how to make homemade sauce for this dish.
Cooking garlic tomato sauce
Ingredients:
- tomatoes or tomato paste - 200 grams;
- s alt;
- paprika;
- olive oil - 45 grams;
- garlic - a couple of cloves.
How to make the sauce:
- Pour boiling water over the tomatoes, remove the skin and cut into large slices. Then pour into a preheated pan and simmer for a few minutes.
- Chop the garlic and add it to the tomatoes.
- If you use ready-made tomato paste, then it must be mixed with pressed garlic, simmer for a couple of minutes and remove the sauce from heat.
- Now add spices and olive oil.
- Using an immersion blender, beat all the ingredients and pour the finished sauce into a storage container.
You can add this homemade dressing to any dish, such as spaghetti, meat and fish snacks, cereals and baked potatoes.
What is undercut and how to cook it in the oven
As we said earlier, undercuts are meat that includes layers of fat. This dish is usually attributed to the national Ukrainian cuisine.
In order to prepare a fragrant and juicy meat appetizer, we need products such as:
- undercuts - 800 grams;
- garlic - 1 head;
- pepper;
- s alt;
- oregano;
- dried basil;
- mustard;
- mushrooms - 250 grams.
In this recipe we will use baking foil and string.
Cooking method
First, we need to do the following:
- Mushrooms washed in warm water, cut into thin slices and friedin a frying pan until half cooked.
- Pour undercuts with cold water for 10 minutes.
- Drain excess liquid, dry it and cut into lengthwise pieces.
- Rub the undercuts with spices and mustard.
- Wrap it with thread so that it keeps its shape better, and marinate for about two hours.
- Now we unfold the foil, cut off the necessary piece and put a layer of mushrooms on it.
- Spread the undercuts on top of the mushrooms and sprinkle the products with dried basil.
- Wrap the edges of the foil and transfer the dish to the form with high edges.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 200 degrees for 45 minutes until done.
As soon as the dish is completely ready, let the underline cool down and only then unfold the foil. Thanks to this method of cooking, the meat is insanely juicy, soft and fragrant. You can decorate the appetizer with fresh herbs, peppercorns and serve with any hot sauce.
Now that you know what undercuts are and how to cook them properly, you can surprise your guests and family with a new, tasty and unusual dish. Baked undercuts in the oven with mushrooms, vegetables or garlic will add variety to your usual diet and become one of your favorite delicacies. It is worth noting that some recipes use both apples and pears with oranges to give the finished dish a spicy and fruity flavor. You can show your imagination and add any other ingredients by making underlineswith his signature dish.
