When stir frying meat it's important to have the maximum amount of heat and to cook quickly. Don't cook too much at once or it will cook unevenly and lower the temperature of the wok too much. Put the meat in the wok and let set, then begin stir frying after 30-60 seconds. It's best to prepare the ingredients...
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Stuffed Chicken with Potato and Mushroom Filling
You can experiment with filling, for example using different mushrooms and herbs. I used baby bella mushrooms and champignons. Instead of thyme, you can add basil, a little rosemary, parsley or other herbs that you like. Serve with garlic aioli or a little spicy sauce like chipotle mayo....
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Pie with Vegetables and Bacon
This is a flavorful, tasty vegetable pie, made with mushrooms, pepper, carrot, shallots, tomato, bacon and cheese. In this pie, you can add any vegetables and herbs to your taste, such as cabbage, zucchini, eggplant, parsley, green onions. I used fresh shiitake mushrooms, but they can be replaced by any other mushrooms and mozzarella cheese can be switched with...
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Stuffed Chicken with Rice and Dried Fruits
Fragrant, tender chicken with delicious rice. Dried fruits and nuts give to the rice a nice sweet-sour taste. I also use lemon thyme which gives the rice a nice flavor and aroma. Take the apples out of the oven a little earlier than the chicken. You can put potatoes, carrots and other vegetables on baking sheet along with apples....
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Chakhokhbili
Chakhokhbili-stew poultry, one of the most delicious and popular dishes of Georgian cuisine. Originally it was prepared from a pheasant, but now is made from any bird, usually chicken. It’s a very tasty, flavorful dish, that does not use water, oil, or fat since tomatoes and onions give this naturally to the dish. I like to add a little...
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Gravlax
Gravlax is a Scandinavian recipe for raw salted salmon. Great appetizer for the holidays, you can serve with vodka, dry white wine, or aquavit (a traditional Scandinavian spirit). Serve plain or on top of rye bread, crackers, or the most traditional way, knackebrod.
Here is the recipe:
https://internationalmenu.com/?p=655...
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Chicken Tajine with Apples and Pears
A tajine is a clay dish with thick walls and a large conical lid. In a tajine you can cook different dishes such as chicken with dates, apricots, prunes, raisins, figs, olives, pickled lemons, or, as fish dishes, meat (lamb, pork or beef) and vegetables such as potatoes get very tasty with tomatoes or beans, peas, carrots, bell peppers,...
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Puff Pastry with Fresh Mushrooms and Bacon
You can experiment with different types of mushrooms, as well as various herbs. I used fresh chanterelles and shiitake mushrooms. Also, you can try different types of cheese, olives, and peppers, or substituting sausage instead of bacon....
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