Green Bean Soup (Polievka zo Zelenej Fazule)
Ingredients: 1lb of green beans, 1.5L (~6.5 cups) of water, 2 small potatoes, 40g flour (5 tablespoons), 40g butter (1/3 stick), 2dl (small 8oz tub) of sour cream, vinegar, 1g (teaspoon) of sugar, dill Prep Time: 45 minutes Here is a recipe for another popular soup, one made with green beans (zelená fazuľa) and potatoes (zemiaky). Green beans, the immature bean pods, are quite healthy. They are high in vitamin C, and also contain insoluble fibers which aid in digestion. The recipe comes from “Recepty starej mamy” (Grandmother’s recipes), a classic cookbook from 1984 by M. Martišová and F. Martiš. Read the Rest…
Posted by lubos Date: Sunday, March 14, 2010
Categories: Recipes, Soup Recipes
Ingredients: beans, butter, dill, flour, paprika, potato, sugar, vinegar
Cod Salad (Treska)
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…
Posted by lubos Date: Monday, November 9, 2009
Categories: Fish and Seafood Recipes, Recipes, Salads, Sides and Bread Recipes
Ingredients: bay leaves, black pepper, carrots, fish, mayonaise, onions, vinegar
Lettuce Soup (Šalátová Polievka)
Ingredients: one head of iceberg lettuce, 30g of butter, 35g of flour, 0.5L of water, 0.5L of milk, sugar, vinegar, dill Prep Time: 20 minutes In Slovakia, we sure do eat some strange soups! There is the sauerkraut soup (kapustnica), garlic soup, and the topic of this recipe, soup made out of pretty much nothing but iceberg lettuce. Still, this is one of my favorite Slovak dishes, although I do admit it is bit of an acquired taste. You should definitely try it. Start by preparing "zápražka" by browning 30g of flour (múka) on butter (maslo). Add 0.5L of water Read the Rest…
Posted by lubos Date: Sunday, October 4, 2009
Categories: Recipes, Soup Recipes
Ingredients: dill, flour, lettuce, milk, sugar, vinegar
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