500g lean beef mince 1 onion 2 garlic pieces 2 eggs 200g of flour Sugar, salt, pepper , vegetable oil, herbs to taste 1. Cut the onions 2. Mix mince, cut onions, eggs, smashed garlic and flour. Divide the mixture into equal portions and shape each portion into a cutlet. 3. Heat the […]
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Russian and Ukrainian Cuisine – part 8 – Meat Potato Pie
December 29th, 2014
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500g lean beef mince 500g of potatoes 100g cheese 500-700g of puff pastry Sugar, salt, pepper , vegetable oil, herbs to taste 1. Cut the potatoes 2. Put the puff pastry on the baking dish pressing around the edge. Place over the filling: mince, sliced potatoes. 3. Put some cheese on the top. […]
Russian and Ukrainian Cuisine – part 7 – Meat Pie
December 22nd, 2014
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500g lean beef mince 300g of mushrooms 1 -2 tomatoes 500-700g of puff pastry Sugar, salt, pepper , vegetable oil, herbs to taste 1. Put the puff pastry on the baking dish pressing around the edge. 2. Place over the filling: mince, sliced mushrooms, tomatoes. 3. Bake at 200° for 30-35 minutes or until golden […]
Russian and Ukrainian Cuisine – part 5 – Samsa
December 8th, 2014
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500g lean beef mince 500-700g of puff pastry Sugar, salt, pepper , vegetable oil, herbs to taste 1. Lay the puff pastry on a clean work surface and cut into parts. Place over the filling: mince. 2. Bake at 200° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.
Russian and Ukrainian Cuisine – part 4 – Saltwort – Hodgepodge (Solianka)
December 1st, 2014
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Nice soup which is very helpful when you want to cook in a very fast way and have some sausages\meat\salami left in small pieces in your fridge. 800g of different sausages\meat\salami 500 of potatoes 200 g carrots 200 g onions 3 middle tomatoes 100g olives 200g of salty cucumbers 2-3 bay leaves Sugar, salt, […]
Russian and Ukrainian Cuisine – part 3 – Rice Pilaf
November 24th, 2014
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500g of beef \ pork (boneless) 500g of rice 1l of water 200 g onions 200 g carrots 3 middle tomatoes Salt, pepper , vegetable oil, herbs to taste Take 2 cups of water for 1 cup of dry rice (if you need lesser proportion as we have) Cut the meat into pieces. […]
Russian and Ukrainian Cuisine – part 2 – Buckwheat
November 17th, 2014
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Buckwheat is very common in Russia. It doesn’t contain gluten, and is very rich in protein and iron. You can find it in organic cereals, bread and pastry. There is even a very popular monodiet during which you are supposed to eat is plain cooked buckwheat (sometimes without salt) or even not cooked buckwheat! Russians […]
Russian and Ukrainian Cuisine – part 1 – Borsch
November 14th, 2014
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1 kg beef (bone-in or boneless) 100g beans 500 of potatoes 300 g fresh cabbage 400 g beet 200 g carrots 200 g onions 3 middle tomatoes 2-3 pieces of garlic 2-3 bay leaves Sugar, salt, pepper , vegetable oil, herbs to taste 1. Put the meat into the cold water and boil […]
Russian and Ukrainian Cuisine – Introduction
November 11th, 2014
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Food traditions, сooking and the products of some country can tell a lot about culture in general. Now people all over the world are interested in overseas cultures and lifestyle, yet they know very little about it. This blog is dedicated to the cuisine of your future or present lady. We guess it will help […]
About the Ukrainian Easter Celebrations
March 15th, 2012
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Written by Elena
Easter time, from the carnivals that come before the Lenten fast through Holy Week and the celebrations of Easter, is a special season in Ukraine. This year the Easter in Ukraine is on Sunday, April 15, 2012 Ukrainian Easter is called Velykden (that means the Great Day). Two weeks following the Catholic Easter Holiday is […]
