How to Fry Meat in a Slow Cooker (4 Recipes)

Time: 60 min.

Servings: 1-2

Difficulty: 1 of 5

Thanks to modern kitchen appliances, frying, stewing and boiling food can be done quickly and quite simply. For example, in a slow cooker you can cook a large number of dishes, the recipes of which are known to many housewives these days.

Fried meat cooked in a slow cooker is an excellent, light and tasty dish, recipes for which can be found in many cookbooks.

Looking at many photos of the finished dish, frying meat in a slow cooker is not only fast, but also correct, because it is thanks to the kitchen appliance that it turns out tender, juicy, well-fried, soft, and most importantly, very tasty.

It is worth noting that you can fry meat not only in a slow cooker, but also on a stove, as well as in an oven. However, it is thanks to the slow cooker that fried meat turns out so tasty and appetizing.

Preparing recipes for this dish using kitchen appliances is quite simple, because the meat in it will not burn, will not become hard, and will not lose all its juiciness.

As a result, you can get an excellent addition to side dishes that will not be embarrassing to serve on the holiday table.

And if you lightly marinate the meat before frying it in a slow cooker, you can make an amazingly tasty dish that everyone who tries it will definitely like.

Many photos of the prepared dish show that meat fried in a slow cooker really turns out with a light golden crust, juicy and appetizing.

In addition, recipes for this frying can be used to complement any side dish, be it stewed vegetables, cereals or potatoes.

Some housewives prepare this frying for salads or savory pastries, since recipes prepared in this way turn out to be very nutritious, rich and tasty.

The advantage of this dish is that it can be served to both adults and children. After all, if desired, the fillet can be fried without spices and seasonings, adding only onions or garlic to the bowl. This way you will get healthy and satisfying recipes that will not harm your health.

It is also worth noting that meat fried in a slow cooker can be served with any sauces, as it goes well with any kind of additives - sour cream, ketchup, adjika, mayonnaise, homemade winter salads, and so on.

In any case, the finished recipes will turn out to be especially tasty, nutritious and incredibly healthy.

Recipes for this dish can be made from any meat, be it chicken, pork, rabbit, lamb or beef.

After all, a multicooker can add juiciness to any product, so that in the end it turns out especially tasty and healthy.

How to cook pork in a slow cooker

Regardless of the processing method, the meat in this device comes out very tender and juicy. You can bake it, fry it, stew it. You can cook pork in a slow cooker or pressure cooker either in small pieces or in one large piece. Meat for cooking can either be placed in the bowl of the device, or first wrapped in a sleeve or sheet of foil. Remember a few tricks that will ensure that your slow cooker pork dishes will always be at their best:

It is preferable to marinate the meat so that it comes out juicier and cooks faster. Vegetable oils, fruit juices, mayonnaise, melted honey, soy sauce, cream, garlic, mustard, and herbs are added to the marinade.
Anything can serve as a side dish for the finished dish: potatoes, buckwheat porridge, fluffy rice, lentils, pasta, eggs.
The most suitable spices are bay leaf, red and white peppers, basil, cardamom, barberry, and cloves.
Pork goes well with various vegetables, fruits, and mushrooms. You can cook it with pineapples, oranges, apples, potatoes, cabbage, and hard cheese.
Before cooking, a piece of meat must be thoroughly washed, films, cartilage and veins must be removed. If you froze it before, bring it to room temperature. The piece should be cut across the grain.

With potatoes

Time: 55 min.
Number of servings: 10 persons.
Calorie content: 3254 kcal.
Purpose: lunch, dinner.
Cuisine: Ukrainian.
Difficulty of preparation: easy.

Lovers of simple but satisfying food will definitely love pork and potatoes in a slow cooker. This delicious dish is perfect for lunch or dinner with the family. Even a beginner can handle the cooking process, because there is absolutely nothing complicated about it. Before frying pork in a slow cooker, add onions to the bowl. Then potatoes are added to the dish and the whole thing is stewed in tomato sauce.

Ingredients:

potatoes – 1120 g;
water – 0.5 l;
pork pulp – 0.8 kg;
tomato paste – 2 tsp;
onion – 0.4 kg;
flour – 50 g;
vegetable oil – 2 tbsp. l.;
salt – 3 tsp;
green onions - a bunch;
ground black and red pepper – 1 tsp.

Cooking method:

Prepare your food. Peel and wash the vegetables and pulp.
Cut the onion into cubes.
Clean the meat from films. Cut it into large pieces.
Chop the green onions.
Cut the potatoes into quarters.
Pour oil into the bowl of the device. Cook the onions on “Fry” until transparent. Add meat pieces. Fry on the same mode for 10 minutes.
Dissolve tomato paste and flour in cold water.
Add potatoes to the dish, salt and pepper. Add a glass of water.
Place on “Stew” for half an hour. Halfway through the process, add the sauce.
Sprinkle the finished dish with green onions and serve.

In what mode and for how long should you fry meat in a slow cooker?

Meat is fried in a multicooker in two modes: “Frying” and “Baking”. Moreover, it is preferable to use the second mode. But it’s impossible to say how long to fry the meat. Since this factor depends on what type of meat product (pork, chicken, etc.) is used in cooking, as well as the presence of additional ingredients. But in any case, the frying time on one side does not exceed half an hour, and on average is 15-20 minutes. Step-by-step recipes will describe in more detail all the necessary information.

Step-by-step recipe with photos

We prepare the ingredients - defrost the meat, peel the onions and carrots (if you like, you can also use garlic), choose the spices. I used the usual mixture of peppers for meat

Cut the meat into pieces approximately 5x5 centimeters in size (can be smaller 4x4 cm)

Add sunflower oil to a plate, mix it with spices

Place the prepared pieces of meat into the marinade, mix thoroughly and leave to marinate. If you have time, you can put it in the refrigerator for 1-1.5 hours. If time is short, then we just put it aside.

Chop carrots and onions. You can cut the carrots, and if you like them smaller, you can grate them. You can cut the onion into half rings, but I don’t like it so large, then I cut it into quarter rings

Place the onions and carrots in the multicooker bowl, set the “Baking” mode and fry for about 10-15 minutes with the lid open and stirring. We check readiness by the transparency of the onion - it should become translucent

Place the meat in the multicooker bowl directly with the onions and carrots, fry it for 10-15 minutes with the lid open (if you like a more toasted crust, cook longer, if you like it less fried, cook less)

Turn the pieces of meat over to the other side. At the same time, stir the onions and carrots so that they don’t burn. Fry again for 10-15 minutes with the lid open.

I don’t like overcooked meat, so I cooked it for 10 minutes on each side.

The meat is fried, but it is advisable to make it even softer. Therefore, add water to the multicooker bowl - about ¼ multi-cup. Set the “Stew” program (you can “Soup”), close the lid and simmer the meat for 30-40 minutes.

The finished dish is served with a side dish - pasta, rice, buckwheat. For taste, you can add dill and parsley.

Bon appetit!

Chicken fried in a slow cooker

Fried chicken in a slow cooker is prepared in a similar way to pork. But there are still several fundamental differences that will definitely be indicated in the recipe below. Another unique thing about this recipe is that it uses a very unusual cooking mode - “Oven”. If your multicooker model does not have this program, then return to the classic options: “Frying” or “Baking.” In any case, the chicken turns out tender, tasty and not as high in calories and fat as pork in a slow cooker.

Ingredients

poultry carcass (you can take individual parts: wings, drumsticks, and so on);
carrot;
onion;
vegetable oil;
chicken seasonings;
salt and pepper.

Cooking method

Mix pepper, salt and selected seasonings in any container (do not overdo it).
Divide the chicken carcass into separate pieces and roll in the prepared seasoning mixture.
Move the meat aside so that the seasoning is absorbed and infused for at least 20 minutes.
Chop the vegetables, preferably finely, but you can chop them coarsely if desired.
Grease the container of the kitchen appliance with oil and place the vegetables inside.
Immediately add the chicken to the slow cooker and stir the ingredients.
Cook in the “Oven” mode for about an hour (if you need to manually adjust the temperature, set it to 180°C).
Half an hour after start, turn the meat over and continue cooking.
After the signal for the end of cooking, serve the dish to the table.

With vegetables

Time: 95 min.
Number of servings: 6 persons.
Calorie content: 2436 kcal.
Purpose: lunch, dinner.
Kitchen: homemade.
Difficulty of preparation: easy.

Pork with vegetables in a slow cooker turns out incredibly satisfying and tasty. There is no need to prepare a side dish for it, because in addition to meat, the dish contains a lot of other products. The recipe is suitable for equipment from any company: Moulinex, Redmond, Philips, Panasonic, Polaris. The taste of this dish is simply amazing; the meat becomes soft as it soaks in vegetable juices. Another advantage lies in the fact that this delicacy bakes very quickly.

Ingredients:

eggplants – 2 pcs.;
garlic – 6 cloves;
zucchini – 2 pcs.;
salt – 2 tablespoons;
onion – 2 heads;
pork pulp – 1.4 kg;
vegetable oil – 80 ml;
tomatoes – 6 large;
bell pepper – 2 pcs.;
carrots – 2 pcs.;
fresh parsley - 5-6 sprigs;
ground allspice – 2 tsp.

Cooking method:

Wash the meat cut into small slices and place in the container of the device. Salt and pepper. Cook on “Fry” until golden brown, and then remove.
Pour oil into the bowl. Add diced eggplants and zucchini. Fry them for three minutes.
Add chopped onions, carrots, bell peppers. Continue cooking.
Scald the tomatoes with boiling water, remove the skin and puree them in a meat grinder. Add to dish.
Add chopped herbs, salt and pepper. Cook on “Stew” for half an hour.
Add meat to stewed vegetables. Run “Stew” for another 40 minutes.

Ingredients:

Oil	– for frying
Pork	– 500 gr.
Salt	- taste
Spices	- taste

If desired, you can use butter to make the taste of the dish more rich.

Step 1

We wash the pork under running water. Then dry with a towel or napkin. Then we cut the fillet into small portions, as shown in the photo. Sprinkle the meat with spices and salt (you can grate the flesh with it if desired).

Step 2

Coat the multicooker bowl with oil and turn on the “Frying” program. If you choose butter, you should wait until it is completely melted.

Step 3

Place the prepared fillet into the bowl at the moment when the oil is well heated. It is important to place the pulp in one thin layer so that it cooks quickly and evenly (look at the photo).

Step 4

Fry the dish for 45 minutes. Depending on the power of the multicooker, the cooking time may vary. And the recipes for this dish have a certain cooking time.

Step 5

Important: every 10 minutes, the fillet must be stirred using a wooden spatula so that it is evenly fried and gets a crust on all sides (as shown in the photo).

Step 6

That's all - the meat is ready in the slow cooker. As you can see in the photo, it turned out juicy, tender and appetizing. We transfer it to a plate and top it with sauce if desired - many recipes go well with sour cream and mayonnaise sauce.

The finished dish should be served hot until it retains its excellent aroma and juiciness. Judging by the photo of the finished dish, fillet recipes can be supplemented with fresh herbs and hot salads, which go well with the most tender meat.

Watch another version of this dish in the video below:

Beef fried in a slow cooker

Frying beef in a slow cooker is somewhat easier than chicken, and even more so than pork. In addition, beef meat turns out to be more juicy than chicken, but less caloric than pork - in general, the golden mean. Fried beef in a slow cooker turns out tender, juicy and tasty. If you are a fan of this meat, then try preparing the dish according to the recipe below. By the way, in the same article you can find a recipe for how to cook home-style roast with beef in a slow cooker. But first, let's learn how to fry this meat product.

Ingredients

310 g beef;
spices for beef (you can use general spices for meat);
salt pepper;
vegetable oil.

Description of cooking fried beef in a slow cooker

Wash and dry the piece of meat, if there are films, get rid of them, immediately chop the beef into portioned pieces.
Salt, pepper and season the meat, do it evenly.
Grease the multicooker with vegetable oil; for taste, you can add a couple of drops of water to the bottom if desired.
Place the meat on the bottom, activate the “Baking” mode, cook for at least 50 minutes.
Don’t forget to stir the meat; usually turning it over 2-4 times is enough.
Serve the dish to the table!

In sour cream sauce

Time: 50 minutes.
Number of servings: 6 persons.
Calorie content: 2350 kcal.
Purpose: lunch, dinner.
Kitchen: homemade.
Difficulty of preparation: easy.

If you need to cook soft meat and are short on time, make pork in sour cream sauce in a slow cooker. The recipe is very simple, it will take no more than five minutes to prepare the ingredients. The pieces of meat will be very tender and juicy. A dish prepared according to the following recipe can even be included in a children's menu, because it does not contain components harmful to a fragile body.

Ingredients:

pork tenderloin – 750 g;
vegetable oil – 3 tbsp. l.;
sour cream – 0.3 l;
flour - 3 tbsp. l.;
carrots – 1 large;
salt pepper;
onion – 1 large.

Cooking method:

Cut the meat, onion, and grate carrots on a coarse grater.
Salt and pepper the tenderloin pieces and mix with flour.
Set the appliance to the “Frying” option. Pour oil, add meat, vegetables and cook for a quarter of an hour.
Add sour cream. Switch the appliance to “Baking” and cook for another quarter of an hour.

Delicious pork with pineapples in a slow cooker

Pork with pineapple
Ingredients:

400 g pork fillet;
can of pineapples;
½ tbsp mustard;
½ cup water;
100 g hard cheese;
pepper, salt.

Wash the meat, wipe it, cut it into slices and beat it with a hammer. Drain the syrup from the can of pineapple into a bowl and soak the pork in it for 30 minutes.

Place the pork in the multicooker bowl, salt and pepper it. Place a pineapple on each piece. Sprinkle grated cheese on top of everything.

Dilute the mustard with a small amount of water and also add it to the bowl of the device. If you want to get very tender and juicy meat, set the “Stew” mode for 1 hour. In order to get fried meat, set the “Baking” program for 25 minutes.

Place the finished meat on plates and serve along with some salad with pineapple.

Pork tenderloin

Time: 80 min.
Number of servings: 5 persons.
Calorie content: 3158 kcal.
Purpose: lunch, dinner.
Cuisine: French.
Difficulty of preparation: medium.

As a rule, pork tenderloin is cooked in a slow cooker as a whole piece, but if you cut it, it will be no worse. The following recipe suggests stewing meat with onions, adding a little cognac and mustard. The taste of this dish is simply excellent. The tenderloin comes out tender and aromatic, soaked well in the sauce. It is recommended to serve it with mashed potatoes and a slice of black bread.

Ingredients:

mustard – 2 tbsp. l.;
pork tenderloin – 1.2 kg;
dill - half a bunch;
onion – 4 small heads;
salt;
hot pepper – two pinches;
dried paprika – 2.5 tbsp. l.;
cognac – 275 ml;
vegetable oil – 2 tbsp. l.

Cooking method:

Cut the washed meat into pieces and the onion into half rings. Pour oil into the bowl of the device. Place the meat pieces and mix with the onion. Cook on “Fry” for 15 minutes. with the lid open.
Add cognac, spices, mustard, dill.
Close the lid and simmer the dish in the “Stew” mode for an hour until cooked.

Calorie content of foods possible in the dish

Onion – 41 kcal/100g
Boar ham – 113 kcal/100g
Pork – 259 kcal/100g
Pork – lean roast – 184 kcal/100g
Pork – chop on the bone – 537 kcal/100g
Pork – shoulder – 593 kcal/100g
Pork – schnitzel – 352 kcal/100g
Fatty pork – 333 kcal/100g
Pork meat – 357 kcal/100g
Carrots – 33 kcal/100g
Boiled carrots – 25 kcal/100g
Dried carrots – 275 kcal/100g
Garlic – 143 kcal/100g
Vegetable oil – 873 kcal/100g
Khmeli-suneli – 417 kcal/100g
Salt – 0 kcal/100g
Water – 0 kcal/100g
Pepper – 26 kcal/100g

Calorie content of foods: Pork, Onion, Carrots, Garlic, Water, Vegetable oil, Salt, Pepper, Khmeli-suneli

How to cook beef roast in a slow cooker

Homemade roast beef in a slow cooker does not exactly belong to the “fried meat” dish. But this recipe has an element of frying, so this dish was included in the article about frying meat products. In order not to describe how to cook roast meat, I recommend watching the video recipe. In this video, the author explains in detail how to make roast beef with potatoes in a slow cooker, and also reveals several secrets. Enjoy watching!

Video recipe: How to Fry Meat in a Multicooker with delicious gravy

With soy sauce

Time: 150 min.
Number of servings: 8 persons.
Calorie content: 4382 kcal.
Purpose: lunch, dinner.
Cuisine: Asian.
Difficulty of preparation: medium.

Pork in a slow cooker with soy sauce comes out very tender, sweet and salty in taste. If you are a fan of Asian cuisine, then you will definitely like this dish. The recipe does not involve adding vegetables or cereals, so take care of the side dish for this meat. Rice cooked with mixed vegetables, mashed potatoes, and pasta are ideal.

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Ingredients:

pork ham – 1.3 kg;
hops-suneli – 1 tsp;
red pepper - a pinch;
starch - 3 tbsp. l.;
sugar – 3 tsp;
soy sauce – 200 ml;
vinegar – 3 tsp;
vegetable oil – 2 tbsp. l.

Cooking method:

Cut the meat into medium cubes. Salt, add seasonings, starch. Mix thoroughly.
Pour in half the soy sauce, oil, vinegar. Leave for an hour.
In a multicooker container, fry the meat pieces on the “Baking” until all the pieces are browned.
Dissolve sugar in a small amount (half a glass) of hot water, add the remaining soy sauce.
Pour the liquid into the container with the meat. Set to “Stew” and cook for about an hour.

How is pork freshness determined?

You can prepare delicious and healthy dishes only from fresh ingredients. How can we understand that this is high-quality pork and not a stale piece of meat?

So, we went to the market to buy tenderloin or shank. Action No. 1 - inspect the meat. In normal condition, it should have a pale red surface crust. In stale meat, it becomes covered with mucus and becomes wet.

If it was not possible to visually determine the quality of the pork, then move on to the next step. Press the meat with your finger. But this should be done not in the area of the incision, but on the outer surface of the muscles. After pressing, a hole is formed on the surface. It is important to keep track of what happens to her next. If it disappears quickly, it means we have fresh meat. If the hole recovers very slowly (more than 1 minute), then you should refuse to buy this piece of pork. To be sure of the freshness of the meat, you need to smell it. Here everything will immediately become clear.