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Tenderloin on Cream (Sviečková na Smotane)

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Ingredients: about 2lb cut of beef (sirloin, tenderloin or eye round), bacon, 4 carrots, 1 parsley root, 1 onion, 1 stalk of celery, lemon, few caraway seeds, 1 bay leaf, 6 peppercorns, whipping cream, knedľa Prep Time: The way I did, 3 days. Some 3 hours otherwise. You may have noticed that there are not too many meaty dishes on this site. This is not because Slovaks don’t eat meat. On the contrary, meaty foods are actually quite popular. The reason is instead different. It is I who is not a big meat eater. And because of this, I don’t Read the Rest…

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Posted by lubos    Date: Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Categories: Pork, Beef and Chicken Recipes, Recipes

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Sauerkraut Soup for Hundred (Kapustnica pre Sto)

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For one 4-gallon batch (~50 servings) Ingredients: 8 lb sauerkraut, 1 gallon water, 3 lb of pork neck, 16 peppercorns, 4 spoons caraway, 8 cloves garlic, 8 whole cloves, tablespoon crushed nutmeg, handful dried mushrooms, 7 onions, 7 apples, 3 lbs sausage and bacon, 4 tablespoons paprika, 4 tablespoons red pepper, 1.5lb tub of sour cream, few tablespoons flour Prep Time: 4 hours Regular Size (~12 servings) Ingredients: 2 lb sauerkraut, 1 quart water, 0.8 lb of pork neck, 4 peppercorns, 1 spoons caraway, 2 cloves garlic, 2 whole cloves, bit of crushed nutmeg, smaller handful dried mushrooms, 2 onions, Read the Rest…

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Posted by lubos    Date: Sunday, December 6, 2009

Categories: Christmas and Holiday Meals, Recipes, Soup Recipes

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Cod Salad (Treska)

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Ingredients: 2lbs cod fillet (defrosted and boneless), 2 big onions, 1 cup vinegar, 2 carrots, 3-4 table spoons mustard, 6 bay leaves, salt, whole and ground black pepper, 300-350 ml mayonnaise (about 1.25 cups) Prep time: Only about 30 minutes, but you need to let it sit in the fridge at least overnight Treska is my favorite Slovak salad. So I was really excited when Kristina posted a recipe for it on the Facebook page! I made it and it turned out quite tasty. Here I show you how to make it. But, there is a caveat. When I went Read the Rest…

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Posted by lubos    Date: Monday, November 9, 2009

Categories: Fish and Seafood Recipes, Recipes, Salads, Sides and Bread Recipes

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Sour Bean Soup (Kyslá Fazuľová Polievka)

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Ingredients: beans (300g), one potato, 2 bay leaves, two cloves of garlic, 1.5L of water, 3 whole black peppercorns, 3 slices of smoked bacon, sour cream, milk, flour, salt, vinegar, sugar Prep Time: 1.5 hours, plus a day to soak the beans This weekend I wanted to go for something healthy, so I decided to make a soup. Here is the recipe for the Slovak sour bean soup, kyslá fazuľová polievka. This is one of my favorite soups, along with kapustnica and the lettuce soup. The beans (fazuľa) that grow in Slovakia are, well, bean-shaped, have spots and come in Read the Rest…

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Posted by lubos    Date: Sunday, August 23, 2009

Categories: Recipes, Soup Recipes

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