Harcho- traditional soup from Georgia (the country, not state). This soup is made from beef, rice, walnuts and sun-dried plum puree called ‘tkemali’ (cherry-plum). This soup is usually made with beef but you can cook with lamb too. You can also add bay leaves and different spices like coriander, basil, parsley, oregano, garlic powder, or red chili. Towards the end of cooking you add...
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Asian-Sesame Pork Ribs in Crock-pot
Flavorful and tender meat in an Asian style sauce. The meat falls off the bone as you take them out of the crock! You can add some vegetables towards the end like carrots, celery, bell peppers, pea pods or cook the vegetables separately and serve them with the meat and white rice.
Add the ingredients to your slow cooker before...
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Chapati
Chapati – Indian flat unleavened bread made from wheat flour, delicious when is hot and similar to pita bread. Cooking chapati is very easy and quick, you just need flour, water and salt. Instead of water, you can use yoghurt or milk, it will give you a very soft bread. The most important part is to cook the chapati...
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Pampushki
Pampushki are small buns which are traditionally served with borsch in Ukraine but you can serve with any other hot soup or Harcho. Usually they are cooked with garlic and baked in the oven. By the way, pampushki got their name in Odessa Ukraine, the city where I’m from.
Here are some recipes:
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Chicken with Tangerines or Oranges
This recipe can be cooked as a whole chicken or cut into pieces (chicken breasts, legs, depending on who likes what). The chicken has a nice flavor and aroma of garlic, thyme and tangerine. Plus, easy to prepare....
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Sweet and Spicy Ribs
In this recipe I use fig jam but you can substitute with any other sweet jam or just use
honey. If you don't have spicy tomato paste, replace with chili sauce or chili peppers. There are some options for how you can cook these ribs: simmer in a pan then fry in the oven as I did, or fry them...
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Halushki
Galushki (haluška, galuska, găluşcă, virtinukai) traditional variety of thick, soft noodles or dumplings cooked in the Central and Eastern European cuisines (Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Serbia, Ukraine, Romania and Hungary).
Halushki (Ukrainian name) usually made with cottage cheese. The recipe is very simple, quick and easy to make, so they are also called ‘lazy vareniki’. Cottage cheese can...
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Soup ‘Harcho’
One of my favorite soups is a traditional soup from Georgia (the country, not state). This soup is made from beef, rice, walnuts and sun-dried plum puree called 'tkemali' (cherry-plum). This soup is usually made with beef but for me it's best to cook with lamb. You can also add bay leaves and different spices like coriander, basil, parsley, oregano, garlic powder, or...
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Zucchini Latkes
Hi! This is Nikita again with the recipe of zucchini latkes. This is a Jewish dish, served in Hanukkah, but you don't need to wait for the holidays to cook them. While there are many kinds of latkes like the original, my mom make Potato latkes, I thought it would be interesting to try this kind...
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Chebureki
Chebureki are basically deep-fried stuffed patties. It’s a traditional dish of Turks, Mongolians and Crimean Tatars, and popular in the Russian Caucasus region along with Romania, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Usually the stuffing is meat such as lamb or beef mixed with pork, onions and various spices, but you can also use vegetables, mushrooms, cheese, or even fruits.
There are many...
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