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Chlodnik (Cold Vegetable and Yogurt Soup)

Chlodnik is usually served in Poland during the harvest season.

Chlodnik (Cold Vegetable and Yogurt Soup)

Course: Side Dish, Soup
Cuisine: polish
Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 1 pound beets can
  • 1 cucumber diced
  • 1 pickle diced
  • 1/2 cup radish diced
  • 1 clove garlic crushed with 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 quart yogurt
  • 1 cube bouillon dissolved in beet liquid
  • 2 egg hard cooked, sliced
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar optional
  • 1 tablespoon onion chopped
  • 2 tablespoon parsley chopped
  • 2 tablespoon dill chopped

shrimp or veal

  • 12 shrimp cooked and deveined
  • 1/2 pound veal roasted and cubed

Instructions

  • Drain canned beets and cut into fine strips; save beet liquid.
  • Add beets, cucumber, pickle, radishes and garlic to yogurt in a 2-quart bowl.
  • Stir the beet juice and bouillon into the yogurt mixture; add the shrimp or veal, hard-cooked eggs, sugar and onion.
  • Serve cold with parsley and dill sprinkled on top

Notes

This soup is usually served in Poland during the harvest season.
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Menazzeleh (Unusual Meat Pie)

Menazzeleh
(Unusual Meat Pie)

 

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Menazzeleh (Unusual Meat Pie)

 

Menazzeleh (Unusual Meat Pie)

Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Syrian
Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 1 pound beef chopped
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 tomatoes peeled and chopped
  • 1/3 cup parsley finely cut
  • 1/2-1 teaspoon cumin
  • 2 tablespoons mint or dill chopped
  • 4 egg beaten

Instructions

  • Brown the chopped beef, onion, and garlic in hot fat in medium or large frying pan. Add salt, pepper, tomatoes, parsley, cumin and fresh mint or dill. Cook over low heat until the mixture is well blended. Stir eggs into the meat mixture; cook over low heat until eggs are set. Serve in pie-shaped wedges.

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Bigos (Hunter’s Stew)

Bigos (Hunter’s Stew)

  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 small head white cabbage, shredded finely
  • 1 quart sauerkraut
  • 6 large whole mushrooms, sliced
  • 4 cups diced Polish sausage and any combination of roasted beef, veal, pork or lamb
  • 2 bouillon cubes dissolved in 1 cup water or gravy from roast
  • 2 sour apples, peeled and diced
  • 1 tablespoon plum marmalade or 4 pitted prunes
  • 1 cup tomato purée
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • ¾ cup red wine
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed

Cook onion in butter until golden brown. Use a 3-quart casserole or baking dish; add all of the ingredients as listed, except the wine and garlic to the casserole. Place covered casserole in a 300º F oven and cook for 2 hours. Add the wine and garlic and continue cooking for 20 minutes.

Yield: 8 servings

Note: Bigos should be prepared at least 3 days in advance of serving and reheated once or twice a day during the marination. Refrigerate in a glass or non-metal container.

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Szekely Gulyas (Pork and Sauerkraut Stew)

Szekely Gulyas
(Pork and Sauerkraut Stew)

  • 1 pound pork, shoulder
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • 1 pound ribs of pork
  • 1 cup water
  • 3 large onions, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons lard or other fat
  • 2 pounds sauerkraut
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 2 teaspoons flour
  • ½ teaspoon caraway seeds
  • 1 pint sour cream

Cut meat and ribs in 2-inch pieces. Cook onions in fat in Dutch oven or 12-inch frying pan until yellow. Add garlic, caraway seeds, paprika, and water; bring to a boil. Add meat, ribs and salt. Cover and simmer for 1 hour. Add sauerkraut and enough water to cover. Cook about 45 minutes or until meat is tender; stir occasionally. Blend flour and sour cream; add to the stew and simmer for 5 minutes. Serve with buttered noodles. Yield: 8 servings.

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