Hearty Miner’s Salad with Pickles and Meat

A real manʼs snack — hearty and brutal! It’s not for nothing that the miner’s salad with pickles and meat received such a name — it contains a lot of meat, onions and spicy pickles, which men love so much. Preparing it is not difficult, especially if you boil the meat in advance.
cook time: 15 min
Zoe Kendrick
Hearty Miner’s Salad with Pickles and Meat

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

110
Calories
8g
Fat
3g
Carbs
8g
Protein

Ingredients (4 portions)

Basic:

Garlic 2 clove
Cilantro, coriander to taste
Bay leaf 1 pc
Beef (or lean pork) 300 g
Bulb onions 1 pc
Vegetable oil 50 ml
Salted cucumbers 3 pc
Peppercorns 8 pc

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make a classic minerʼs salad with pickles and beef? Prepare your food. Boil the meat in advance and cool. I used beef, but lean pork would also work. Take medium-sized cucumbers and large onions. Unscented, refined oil is suitable. Use spices according to your taste.

Step 2

Step 2
How to boil meat? Boil some water in a saucepan and place a piece of meat in it. In this way — lowering it into hot water — you will, as it were, seal the meat juice inside, making the meat much softer. Add salt, turn the heat to low. Cook beef for 40-50 minutes, pork for 30-40 minutes, depending on the thickness of the piece. Cool the finished meat in the same broth in which it was cooked. Then dry and cut the meat into thin strips.

Step 3

Step 3
Also cut the pickled cucumbers into strips — the salad will look more aesthetically pleasing.

Step 4

Step 4
Using the same principle, cut the onion into thin feathers.

Step 5

Step 5
To prevent the onion from becoming bitter in a dish, rinse it well in a sieve under water, and then squeeze out excess moisture with your hands. You can also pour hot water over it for 2-3 minutes, then place it on a sieve to drain excess water. If desired, you can marinate the onions in lemon juice and vinegar.

Step 6

Step 6
Place meat, cucumbers and onions in a salad bowl.

Step 7

Step 7
Pour vegetable oil into a thick saucepan or frying pan. Add peeled garlic cloves, bay leaves, pepper and coriander to it. Place the saucepan over medium heat and heat the oil. Focus on the garlic — it will turn brown. Do not overheat the oil or the spices will burn.

Step 8

Step 8
Pour the oil, trying to get it on the onion (it will be right on top). You can hold the spices with a spoon; they have already given off their flavor and will be superfluous in the salad. You can pour the oil through a sieve. Mix the ingredients. Cover the salad bowl with film and put it in the refrigerator for 12 hours — this will make the salad tastier.

Step 9

Step 9
Serve the salad to the table. Bon appetit!

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