maanantai 12.10.2009

Bulgaria. Another country with a lot of interesting recipes. I was in the mood for something that tastes simple, yet good. So I went for Haiduski Kebab (Mutton With Mushrooms). But I didn't put in mutton, because it's rather unavailable in the local store. Instead, I chose to use both beef and pork. They were first sauted with onions, after which tomato, potato, broth, mint, pickled jalapeno and mushrooms were added. After 1½ hours of simmering, it was served with rice. Simple, somewhat spicy taste - perfect. Though not very photographic, especially since I forgot to add parsley as garnish. [KUVA]

sunnuntai 11.10.2009

Bosnia and Herzegovina. I was half expecting there'd be no good recipes, that I would end up eating lead instead - but I was surprised by the variety I found. I decided to go with Ćevapčići, which are like long meatballs that include a lot of paprika. There are many ways to serve them, but I picked serving them inside pita bread, with onion, cottage cheese, sourcream and chili. The cottage cheese and sourcream nicely blaanced the spicyness of the chili, and the onions added their own nice bite to it. All in all, this is a food I might start making more often. [KUVA]

1. Nannikka1 sanoi...

Hei! Saisinko udella mistä saisi tämän herkullisen sapuskan ohjeen?

perjantai 02.11.2012 klo 09:03

2. Nannikka1 sanoi...

OOh, loistavaa! Kiitos! Tänään ruokalistalla tätä Mainiota kun toiset jaksaa blogata herkkusafkoja, saa itse ideoita!

perjantai 02.11.2012 klo 13:40

sunnuntai 04.10.2009

Belgium. This week I let my lil brother decide what we should make - surprise surprise, he chose Flammekeuch. It's pretty much a pizza, where the bottom layer is sourcream instead of tomato paste. Then, some cubed bacon, onions, cheese, and chives as a garnish. It did taste better than ordinary pizzas
[KUVA]

sunnuntai 27.09.2009

Enter Belarus. Today I made stuffed liver, Homiel manner. Basically, it's liver with onion and pork fat inside, rolled into a loaf. The loaf is then deepfried, before being added into a pot with vegetables to stew until done. I have to say, I was a bit sceptical at first, but the pork fat did balance out the sometimes rather dry taste of liver. Also, I haven't had liver in a loooong time, and it was great to enjoy it again. Plus I think the photo was nice this time. Well, compared to last week, anyhow. [KUVA]

lauantai 19.09.2009

Azerbaijan this week, last of A. I went for Toyug Chighirtmasi - which is basically chicken with eggs. And tomatoes. I swear, there was something wrong with the recipe, it had way too few eggs, compared to the amount of tomatoes. Well, it ended up being way too wet, thus making it look like pile of puke on the plate, as you can see from the following picture. The taste was great, however! [KUVA]

Next week, it's time to start the letter B, from Belarus. They have nice amount of fancy recipes, I'm not sure which one to use yet.

lauantai 12.09.2009

This weekend, it was turn for Palatschinken from Austria - which is basically like crêpes. I was pondering about doing a sweet filling, but decided I'd stick to yummy meat one. The stuffing had sliced pork, ground chicken, garlic, onion, and lots of other spices. On hindsight it could have used some more tomatoes, but it was decent enough as it was. [KUVA]

lauantai 05.09.2009

Today it was time to make Armenian food. I didn't feel too adventurous, so just decided to make Lule Kebab, or broiled lamb-burgers. Except I used beef instead of lamb, since there was no lamb at the local store. Nevertheless, they were delicious, and easy to make. I'll certainly try this one again. [KUVA]