Pork shurpa at home

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Necessary Ingredients

2. Step 2:

   

   Cut pork into large pieces, ribs with meat are ideal, or take the pulp, I have a shoulder blade

3. Step 3:

   

   Fry the pork in a small amount of vegetable oil, or if it is with fat, cut it off, melt it to the flakes and fry on it. It is very convenient to cook immediately in a cast-iron cauldron

4. Step 4:

   

   We also cut the onion coarsely, I cut it into 6-8 parts, according to the classics, if the onion is not large, it can be put in whole

5. Step 5:

   

   Carrots are cut into large rings

6. Step 6:

   

   Pork fried until golden brown - it's time to add onions and carrots, fry on medium heat for 2-3 minutes

7. Step 7:

   

   Bulgarian pepper is freed from seeds and cut into large pieces

8. Step 8:

   

   Add pepper to the cauldron and fry everything together for about 4-5 minutes

9. Step 9:

   

   Meanwhile, we cut the potatoes large, I have a large one - I cut it into 6 parts, as large as possible

10. Step 10:

    

    Put the potatoes in the cauldron

11. Step 11:

    

    Simmer under the lid on low heat for 15 minutes

12. Step 12:

    

    Now pour 2 liters of water and bring to a boil

13. Step 13:

    

    Immediately salt

15. Step 14:

    

    Don't forget to remove the foam

16. Step 15:

    

    Season as desired with hot chili pepper, cook the shurpa on the lowest heat for 1.5 hours, removing the foam as needed

17. Step 16:

    

    After 1.5 hours, tomatoes are cut crosswise, scalded with boiling water, then lowered into cold water and peel off

18. Step 17:

    

    Cut tomatoes into 4 pieces

19. Step 18:

    

    Put the tomatoes in the shurpa and cook for 3-4 minutes

20. Step 19:

    

    Meanwhile, we chop the garlic in a convenient way, I crushed it with the flat side of the knife and cut it

21. Step 20:

    

    Put the chopped garlic in the cauldron

22. Step 21:

    

    Rub the cumin between your fingers - so it will give its flavor better

23. Step 22:

    

    Pepper

24. Step 23:

    

    Finely chop the greens (I have dill and parsley), you need a lot of greens for shurpa. We put the greens in the cauldron, leaving some fresh greens to add it to the plate already

25. Step 24:

    

    Add bay leaf

26. Step 25:

    

    The shurpa is ready! The fragrance is magnificent!

27. Step 26:

    

    Pour on plates and sprinkle with fresh herbs. Bon appetit!