Chicken Paprikash (Kurací Paprikáš)
Ingredients: one whole chicken, half of a small onion, 2 small tomatoes, quarter of green pepper, two cups flour, one cup sour cream, salt, paprika, halušky Prep Time: about 2 hours Chicken paprikash is a dish that is not only truly delicious, but is also really cheap to make. I spent 11 dollars (tax included) at my local grocery store for all the ingredients. This total include potatoes for halušky. Flour and paprika were not included in this tally, since I already had these at home. But, these two items added at most another dollar to the total. We ended Read the Rest…
Posted by lubos Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Categories: Goulashes and Stews, Pork, Beef and Chicken Recipes, Recipes
Ingredients: chicken, flour, onion, paprika, pepper, sour cream, tomato
Segedin Goulash (Segedinský Guláš)
Ingredients: pork shoulder (1.5 lbs), sauerkraut (1lb), medium onion, flour (3 tablespoons), sour cream (1 cup), butter (or lard), salt, paprika, black pepper, caraway seeds Prep Time: 2 hours I showed you how to make steamed dumplings in the previous recipe. In this post, I show you how to prepare a great meal to go with them. The dish is called Segedin goulash (Segedinský guláš) and it’s a stew consisting of pork and sauerkraut. You will find it offered in most Slovak restaurants. Chop up one medium onion (cibuľa), and brown it on butter (maslo). Add cubed pork (bravčovina), along Read the Rest…
Posted by lubos Date: Saturday, September 12, 2009
Categories: Goulashes and Stews, Pork, Beef and Chicken Recipes, Recipes
Ingredients: caraway, flour, paprika, pork, sauerkraut, sour cream
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…
Posted by lubos Date: Sunday, August 23, 2009
Categories: Recipes, Soup Recipes
Ingredients: bacon, bay leaves, beans, garlic, pepper, potato, sour cream, vinegar
Spaghetti Carbonara (Karbonarské Špagety)
Ingredients: spaghetti, egg, bacon, parmesan cheese Prep Time: 20 minutes Spaghetti Carbonara is originally an Italian dish, but it’s popular in Slovakia. I associate it very much with Slovakia, since this is what I gorged on before running in the Košice Marathon (link to my personal website). This dish is very quick and easy to prepare. I cooked for one, so you should scale up the ingredients accordingly. Start by whipping an egg. Next, add Parmesan cheese, … … salt, pepper and about a spoonful of sour cream. Stir everything to get a smooth mixture. Next, cut few strips of Read the Rest…
Posted by lubos Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Categories: Pasta, Dumplings and Halusky, Recipes
Ingredients: bacon, cheese, egg, pepper, sour cream, spaghetti