Chiles en Nogada is a classic Mexican dish originating from Puebla. Stuffed poblano peppers with meat mixed with fruits and spices and topped with walnut sauce, pomegranate seeds and cilantro or parsley. The colors of the dish reflect the Mexican flag: green fresh poblano peppers, white-creamy walnut sauce and red pomegranate seeds.
Here are some recipes:
Fish Patties with Chili Sauce
Tender, juicy homemade fish patties served with mashed or fried potatoes, vegetables, salad, and spicy chili or sour cream sauce. You can use any herbs to your taste but I prefer dill, parsley, cilantro or Italian herbs....
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Carne Asada Tacos
Carne asada just means ‘grilled meat’ but it often made from thin flank steak. The meat is marinated in olive oil with salt, lime juice, garlic powder, pepper, and then grilled. One of the most popular ways to eat Carne Asada is with corn tortillas as tacos...
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Venison with Prunes and Walnuts
Soft, tender and delicious venison meat with nuts and dried plums, pleasant aroma of rosemary and wine sauce. Perfect with rice or mashed potatoes.
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Potatoes with Caviar
An excellent appetizer to vodka and a good idea for a holiday, especially for January 31- Birthday of Russian Vodka :) You can use black or red caviar....
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Lula-kebab
Lula-kebab is a popular dish of Azerbaijani cuisine and common in the Caucasus region, Central Asia and the Balkans. It’s a ground meat formed into sausages and skewered. These can be cooked on a grill or in an oven. The most important thing in cooking Lula-kebab is when kneading the ground meat onto the skewer. The more you knead the meat, the better it will hold onto...
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Toast with Prunes and Bacon
This delicious appetizer is spicy, easy and quick to prepare. Perfect for a big party....
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Korean Carrot Salad
This dish is very popular in my country, it’s a must for any holiday. The funny thing is that in Korea this salad doesn’t exist, but it was made by Koreans who immigrated to Russia in the 1860s.
This is a marinated salad with fresh carrot as the main ingredient and seasoned with oil, vinegar, fresh garlic, coriander seeds, and...
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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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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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