Posts Tagged ‘potato’

Potato Pancakes (Zemiakové Placky)

Ingredients: 3 large potatoes, one egg, salt, marjoram, black pepper, half a small onion, 1-2 cloves of garlic, 1 spoon of flour, oil Prep Time: 30 minutes Fried potato pancakes (vyprážané zemiakové placky, also called haruľa) are quite popular in Slovakia. They are made out of potato dough just like lokshe, but are made out of uncooked potatoes and are fried in oil. Potato pancakes are usually eaten as a snack, but you can serve them as a side with soups and some meals. They are very similar to Jewish latkes, but they have few additional spices. Potato pancakes are Read the Rest…

Garlic Soup (Cesnaková Polievka)

Ingredients: one large potato, 1.5L (6 cups) water, 3 cloves of garlic, quarter stick of butter, 40g (1/3 cup) of flour, handful of parsley, one yolk Prep Time: About 2 hours French have their onion soup, but we Slovaks have a garlic soup. Actually, we have quite a few different types of garlic soup. In my dad’s restaurant, you can order something very similar to the French variety, with the exception that the onion has been replaced by garlic. I decided to prepare this soup out of an old cookbook called “Grandmother’s Recipes” by M. Martišová. That book lists two Read the Rest…

Sour Bean Soup (Kyslá Fazuľová Polievka)

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…

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…

Fried Cheese (Vyprážaný syr)

Ingredients: cheese, egg, flour, bread crumbs, potato, oil, salt, tomato, cucumber, canned pears Prep time: 20 minutes If you are looking for something heart-healthy, move on and skip this recipe. Otherwise, let’s fry some cheese! Fried cheese is quite popular. You will likely find this dish offered in most restaurants. Street food vendors also often sell fried cheese sandwiches. These are especially popular in Prague, on the Wenceslas Square (Václavské náměstí). They are kind of like a hamburger, but instead of a beef patty, you get a slice of fried cheese. Just a note of warning. You will be dealing Read the Rest…