Baked Potatoes with Sauerkraut (Pečené Zemiaky s Kyslou Kapustou)
Ingredients: one potato, 0.8 lb sauerkraut, 1/6th cup of sour cream (optional), caraway, oil, bacon Prep Time: 10 minutes plus some 30 minutes for baking Today I came back from a four day conference (International Conference on Plasma Sciences in Norfolk, VA) to an empty fridge. An almost empty fridge. Besides one lonely yogurt, some cottage cheese and a stale nut roll, it contained one potato, about half a bag of sauerkraut, and fried bacon bits left over from making cabbage dumplings. In other words, just the right ingredients for making baked potatoes with sauerkraut, the dish from the times Read the Rest…
Posted by lubos Date: Thursday, June 24, 2010
Categories: Meatless Recipes, Recipes
Ingredients: bacon, caraway, potato, sauerkraut, sour cream
Parisian Salad (Parížský Šalát)
Ingredients: 2/3 lb soft salami (Bologna, 300g), 1 onion, 1 larger can of sweet peas, 2-3 dill pickles, 8oz sour cream (200g), 3 tbsp mayo Prep Time: 15 minutes Something I always look for on my travels to Slovakia is stopping in a deli for freshly baked bread rolls (called rožky) and some Parisian salad, parížský šalát. Whether this salad has anything to do with Paris is to me a mystery. At least my roommate who grew up in France has never seen something similar to this. Anyway, here is a recipe for this tasty and very simple side dish. Read the Rest…
Posted by lubos Date: Sunday, May 9, 2010
Categories: Recipes, Salads, Sides and Bread Recipes
Ingredients: mayonaise, onion, peas, pickle, salami, sour cream
Mushroom Soup (Hubová Polievka)
Ingredients: 1oz dried mushrooms (or 8oz fresh ones), 5 cups water, 3 large potatoes, 4 slices thick smoked bacon, 2 tablespoons flour, 2 tablespoons sour cream, salt Prep Time: 30 minutes My friends Chris and Patricia came for a weekend visit during my 2010 trip to Slovakia. They live in or near Munich. I took them on a short country tour: Bratislava (the capital), Bojnice (fairytale castle and a spa) and Banská Bystrica (my beautiful hometown). And of course, the tour involved much sampling of Slovak food. Chris very much enjoyed the Slovak cuisine, but Patricia was little less impressed. Read the Rest…
Posted by lubos Date: Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Categories: Recipes, Soup Recipes
Ingredients: bacon, flour, mushrooms, potato, sour cream
Sauerkraut Soup for Hundred (Kapustnica pre Sto)
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…
Posted by lubos Date: Sunday, December 6, 2009
Categories: Christmas and Holiday Meals, Recipes, Soup Recipes
Ingredients: apple, bacon, bay leaves, black pepper, caraway, garlic, onion, paprika, pepper, pork, sauerkraut, sausage, sour cream
Fried Dough (Langoš)
Ingredients: 3 cups flour (~400g), 1 packet yeast (~25g), 1 egg, teaspoon salt, teaspoon sugar, 1 plain yogurt or 6 ounces of sour cream, various items for toppings (garlic, ketchup, shredded cheese, sour cream). This will make about 6 large langoshes. Prep time: 30 minutes to make dough, 4 hours to let dough sit, another 30 minutes for frying Langoše (plural of langoš, pronounced langosh) are these fried dough snacks that are very popular throughout Slovakia and the Czech Republic. You will find them offered by street vendors, in the same fashion that hot dogs are available here in Washington, Read the Rest…
Posted by lubos Date: Sunday, November 15, 2009
Categories: Breakfast Dishes and Snacks, Recipes
Ingredients: cheese, egg, flour, garlic, sour cream, yeast, yogurt