Posts Tagged ‘carrot’

Tenderloin on Cream (Sviečková na Smotane)

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…

Chicken Noodle Soup (Kuracia Polievka)

Ingredients: few carrots, parsley root, few small onions, one small chicken, oil Prep Time: About 30 minutes My grandma makes, hands-down, the best ever chicken noodle soup. Part of her secret are her hand-made noodles. The other part is the recipe, which is posted here. As you will see it’s quite simple. The Slovak version of chicken [noodle] soup (kuracia or slepačia polievka) is bit different from the American kind. First, it is always clear and “brothy”. Second, Slovaks use slightly different ingredients. While celery is an integral part of the American version (or at least the canned version I Read the Rest…

Apple Carrot Salad (Jablkovo-mrkvový Šalát)

Ingredients: one apple, about 3 carrot sticks Prep Time: 5 minutes My mom used to prepare this refreshing salad quite often when I was a kid. I figured I’ll post it here. It consists of approximately equal parts of apples and carrots. The resulting mixture has a very nice sweet taste (from the apple), and is also quite juicy. Take an apple (jablko) and few carrots (mrkva, pl. mrkvy). Sweet and juicy apples work the best. I believe I used the McIntosh variety here. Remove the stem and peel the carrots. You can also peel the apple but from my Read the Rest…

Potato Salad (Zemiakový Šalát)

Ingredients: 4 potatoes, about half an onion, 15oz can of sweet peas, 3 carrots, 2 dill pickles, 2 eggs, 6 tablespoons of mayonnaise, salt, black pepper, paprika Prep Time: 1 hour, plus few hours to sit in the fridge Yesterday my mom stopped here in Washington, D.C. on her way to San Francisco. I figured this was a golden opportunity to learn how she makes her really good potato salad. Here is the recipe for the Slovak potato salad, ala my mom. Start by boiling unpeeled potatoes and 3 carrots, peeled, in salted water. At some point also hard boil Read the Rest…