Few people know that the real name of the famous French dish is Orlovsky veal. The dish was commemorated in honor of the famous Count Alexei Orlov. Today there are many variations of the recipe, and every year there are more and more of them. Below you can learn how to cook meat in French for any occasion.

Classic french meat in the oven

A classic dish can only be obtained on the basis of veal, and as a fill, use homemade mayonnaise. In modern conditions, it is sometimes difficult to prepare the required set of ingredients, but store analogues will help get out of the situation. No one will give guarantees of creating the exact taste of the prototype of this dish, but a delicious dinner is certainly provided.

The components of the dish:

  • veal - 500 g;
  • pepper (preferably fresh grinding) - a pinch;
  • onion - 3 pcs.;
  • salt - by preference;
  • fresh mayonnaise - 400 g;
  • cheese (hard variety) - 300 g;
  • greens - to taste.

Step-by-step recipe execution:

  1. Prepare the products: chop the onion with coarse straws or ringlets, let the cheese pass through a fine grater. Cut the meat into thin layers across the fibers.
  2. To make the dish softer, you need to beat off the pieces of veal, but do not overdo it. Sprinkle with salt to taste pepper. The original recipe does not include other spices, but you can also add your favorite seasonings if desired.
  3. Process a baking sheet with a piece of butter, arrange the meat slices, completely covering the bottom.
  4. Spread the onion so that it covers the meat in a dense layer, but is not very thick.
  5. Pour the products with high-quality mayonnaise, sprinkle with shredded cheese.
  6. Enough 25 minutes of baking in the oven (temperature 180 ° C).
  7. As soon as the specified time elapses, decorate the food with finely chopped greens.

Serve the dish hot or warm.

Cooking beef in a pan

The lack of an oven should not affect the desire to cook a delicious gala dinner, so you should turn to getting delicious meat in a pan.

The following products will be required:

  • sunflower oil - 3-4 tbsp. l .;
  • high-quality mayonnaise - 150 ml;
  • pepper, salt - according to preferences;
  • cheese (preferably hard) - 200 g;
  • beef - 500 g;
  • onion - 2 pcs.

Prepare a meat dish in this way:

  1. The meat should be used exclusively fresh and of high quality, preferably from the carcass of a young animal. Rinse the product, dry thoroughly with napkins, cut into layers up to 1 cm thick. To beat off each piece (without fanaticism) with a kitchen hammer, grate with seasonings and salt.
  2. Chop the onion into small strips.
  3. Heat the pan, pour oil on the surface, put the chopped vegetable.
  4. Spread the beef, grease it with mayonnaise. At this point, you can add a pinch of aromatic herbs.
  5. Grind cheese with a grater, put on top of meat.
  6. Carefully pour 100 ml of water so as not to damage the cheese crust.
  7. Simmer over low heat for 30–40 minutes. Allow to stand for a while in a pan to keep the dish in shape.

Mayonnaise is easily replaced with sour cream of any fat content; you can also mix these pouring options in any proportions.

Chicken Recipe

Chicken dishes are always very juicy and tender, quickly cooked, and are great for daily meals. French-style chicken meat is a light and mouth-watering dish that can be cooked in an oven, in a pan, or in a slow cooker.

Ingredients for the dish:

  • vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. l .;
  • mayonnaise - 100 g;
  • turnip onion - 1 pc.;
  • chicken fillet (medium size) - 2 pcs.;
  • cheese - 150 g;
  • salt, pepper, other seasonings - a small pinch.

Preparation includes the following steps:

  1. Chop the onion in small strips.
  2. Each filet is divided lengthwise into three parts. You must use a sharp knife to get pieces of equal thickness. With a rolling pin or a kitchen hammer, beat them carefully, grate with spices and salt.
  3. Finely grate the cheese.
  4. Pour a baking sheet or a heat-resistant mold with sunflower oil, distribute it with a silicone brush or half a raw potato.
  5. Lay out the constituent dishes in layers: onions, meat, mayonnaise, cheese chips.
  6. Heat the oven to 180 ° C, send the dish to bake for 30–35 minutes. If a pan is used, then you will need to pour a small amount of water and simmer for the same period of time over low heat. For a slow cooker, select the “Baking” mode for half an hour.

If it is necessary to reduce the calorie content of meat, instead of mayonnaise, non-fat sour cream should be used, and the standard hard cheese should be replaced with a more dietary grade.

Bake with potatoes

Another variant of the presented dish is gaining popularity - meat in French with potatoes. The recipe does not require much effort - just a little imagination and more vegetables.

 

Take the following ingredients:

  • turnip onion - 1 pc.;
  • ripe tomatoes - 2 pcs.;
  • high-quality mayonnaise - 150 g;
  • potato tubers - 5 pcs.;
  • pork - 300 g;
  • pepper (black, freshly ground) - a pinch;
  • table salt - a pinch;
  • hard cheese - 200 g.

Next, you need to follow the instructions for cooking meat dishes:

  1. It is better to choose lean meat for this recipe. To process a piece, cut into thin plates, then gently beat the slices with a slight movement of the hammer. Season them with salt, allspice, other seasonings.
  2. Arrange the pork on a pre-prepared pan or refractory dish. The dishes must be pre-greased with oil, and the pork with a silicone brush covered with mayonnaise (use no more than 1 tbsp. L.).
  3. Peel the potatoes, chop into thin slices or small straws. Put a layer on top of the meat.
  4. Chop the onion rings or straws, cover the potato layer with vegetables.
  5. Tomatoes divided in half, then plates of medium thickness. Can also be decorated with rings. Cover the onion with a tomato layer.
  6. Pour the collected dish with the remaining mayonnaise, send to the oven, heated to 200 ° C, for 45-50 minutes.
  7. After the set time has passed, sprinkle the pork and vegetables with finely grated cheese, hold in the oven for another 5–10 minutes, until an appetizing cheese crust forms.

Minced meat dish in a slow cooker

This option can be considered "lazy" - it will perfectly replace cutlets, chops and other minced meat dishes that require a long cooking process. In a slow cooker, juicy meat with an original taste is obtained. The cooking process requires minimal time and effort.

For the recipe, take the following products:

  • vegetable oil - 3-4 tbsp. l .;
  • onion - 1 pc.;
  • ripe tomatoes - 2 pcs.;
  • potatoes - 300 g;
  • mayonnaise - 150-200 g;
  • minced meat (pork, beef or assorted) - 400 g;
  • cheese - 150 g.

Cooking meat in French with minced meat:

  1. Process the crock-pot with a little fat. If you need to get a diet dish, you can pour a couple of tablespoons of drinking water.
  2. Peel and finely chop the potatoes - in plates or slices, spread on the bottom of the bowl.
  3. Add spices, salt.
  4. Chop the onion as standard. Spread on top of sliced ​​tubers.
  5. Pour into the stuffing 2 tbsp. l milk, add grated garlic, seasonings, salt. Stir the composition thoroughly, place it on the onion, level with a spoon or hands.
  6. Place thinly sliced ​​tomatoes on top of the meat layer.
  7. Combine mayonnaise and finely grated cheese, mix well, cover all products with the resulting filling.
  8. Set the Baking program for 80 minutes. At the end, let the dish stand for a while in open form, so that the food cools down and keeps its shape.

French meat with mushrooms

This version of the dish turns out to be very interesting - the mushrooms let the juice a little, it is in it that the meat will be baked. Another option is with a pickled product that gives the components of the dish original sourness and spicy aroma. Dinner promises to be unforgettably delicious!

The following ingredients will be required:

  • lean oil;
  • quality meat - 600 g;
  • mayonnaise - 150 g;
  • tomatoes - 2 pcs.;
  • cheese - 150 g;
  • onion - 1 pc.;
  • mushrooms (champignons or another type of product) - 350 g;
  • seasonings to taste.

French pork with mushrooms is prepared in this way:

  1. First chop mushrooms with thin plates, then fry in aromatic oil. If pickled mushrooms are used, they can only be divided into halves or smaller pieces.
  2. Process the meat as standard: cut into portions, beat, sprinkle with spices.
  3. Chop onions and tomatoes, pass cheese through a grater, it is advisable to use a kitchen appliance with small cells.
  4. Put prepared components of the dish in a heat-resistant dish in the following order: meat, onion, mayonnaise, mushrooms, tomatoes, cheese chips.
  5. Bake food for 30–40 minutes at 180 ° C.

How to quickly cook a dish in the microwave

Cooking in such an appliance involves the specific processing of food ingredients, which requires very fine cuts. Despite the fact that the structure of the dish is unlike the classic, its taste remains almost identical.

 

Grocery list:

  • potatoes - 500 g;
  • pork - 350 g;
  • fresh / homemade mayonnaise - 150-200 g;
  • turnip onion - 1 pc.;
  • cheese (choose from hard varieties) - 200 g;
  • salt, spices - a small pinch.

Step-by-step instructions for obtaining a meat dish:

  1. First, divide the meat piece into thin layers, then into small cubes or strips. Grease the dish for the microwave oven with butter, put the slices of pork, salt.
  2. Onion, place the onion, cut into small cubes.
  3. Chop the potatoes into thin slices or slices, season with your favorite spices.You can add the clove of garlic passed through the press.
  4. Finely grate cheese, add chips to mayonnaise. Stir the food, then arrange the potato wedges, carefully leveling over the entire surface.
  5. Send the form to the microwave for 20 minutes, provide an electric power of 800 watts. After the specified time, pierce a piece of tuber with a fork: if it seems hard, continue baking at the same power for another 5-10 minutes.

The dry taste of meat can be adjusted - next time increase the amount of sauce used or distribute it between each layer of the dish.

A delicious way to cook moose

An extremely unusual recipe, which is based on young game. During processing, such a product acquires an amazing aroma and rich taste. Therefore, when there are lovers of hunting in the house, for dinner you can cook an interesting dish in the French manner. \

Prepare the following ingredients:

  • sunflower oil - 3-4 tbsp. l .;
  • onions - 2-3 pcs.;
  • cheese (any grade) - 200 g;
  • fresh meat - 500 g;
  • mayonnaise - 200 g;
  • salt, spices - to taste.

The Losyatina in French is prepared as follows:

  1. First clean the meat from veins and films, then cut into thin slices as for the classic recipe. Add seasoning, salt.
  2. Chop in half rings peeled onion.
  3. Cheese through a coarse or fine grater.
  4. Put a layer of prepared meat on a greased baking sheet or in a heat-resistant form. Cover it with chopped onions.
  5. To mayonnaise, you can add chopped clove of garlic or a spoonful of mustard, pour the sauce over the collected dish.
  6. Cover the products with cheese, send for an hour to the oven (temperature - 220 ° C).

French meat is nothing more than a cooking technique for almost any sort of such a product. Mistresses can experiment, using for such a treat a different basis, including fish, adding any vegetables, arbitrarily changing places decorated layers. Any variation will create a bright and aromatic dish that will bring true pleasure to family members or gathered guests.

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