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16 recipes tagged with eastern-european.
About 1 quart There are few ferments as easy or as likely to be successful as sauerkraut. You may be surprised at how quick (and cheap) it is to make…
A savory sauerkraut and mushroom filling cooked with onion in butter or olive oil. Use it to stuff pierogi, pastries, or savory crepes.
About 10 cups; 5 to 6 servings This hearty but not heavy soup is a staple in our winter repertoire. We sometimes substitute 1 cup drained sauerkraut for…
These yeast-raised buckwheat pancakes are light and savory, perfect with butter and jam or smoked fish and sour cream. They can be made as small blini for…
A hearty Eastern European pea soup with chorizo and tiny spaetzle dumplings, known as 'little sparrows'. The dumplings are made by pressing batter through…
A chilled borscht made with tomato juice, beets, and cornichons, garnished with hard-boiled eggs, sour cream, and fresh herbs.
12 blintzes The classic accompaniment to sweet cheese blintzes is poached sour cherries. Also delicious are mixed fresh berries, a warm Dried Fruit…
About twelve 7 ½-inch blintzes Blintzes, much like crêpes, are very thin pancakes, but the name can also refer to the dish that results when blintzes are…
8 side-dish or 4 main-course servings Kasha varnishkes is a traditional Eastern European dish. It can be turned into a salad by adding blanched asparagus…
A traditional Easter bread shaped into a wreath with a hard-cooked egg nestled in the center. The dough is twisted and baked until golden, perfect for…
A hearty vegetarian borscht made with whole beets and their greens, simmered in vegetable stock with potato and onion, thickened with a roux, and finished…
These pierogies are filled with a savory beef and vegetable mixture, boiled until tender, then pan-fried with onions and green peppers for a crispy…
These homemade pierogi are filled with mashed red potatoes, caramelized onions, sharp cheddar, and sour pickle. They are boiled then pan-fried until…
A bright beet soup that can be served hot or cold. It is a refreshing dish on a hot day.
EASTERN EUROPEANS MAKE a classic salty-sweet confection called a nut roll in English, or bejgli in Hungarian, potica in Slovenian, makowiec in Polish, and…
EASTERN EUROPEANS MAKE a classic salty-sweet confection called a nut roll in English, or bejgli in Hungarian, potica in Slovenian, makowiec in Polish, and…
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