OLIVJE

GOLUBCI

KULEBYAKA

BORSCH

Introduction

For the most inquisitive visitors I suppose it is my debt to tell that Borsch is not a soup. Borsch, Schi and soup are 3 types of first courses.

But of course if you call Borsch - soup, no one will be offended.

The second fact about Borsch is that the main and mandatory component of it is red beet.

The third fact, it should be nourishing and rich.

In all the rest feel free to use your fantasy.

      Ingredients

•      Beet with bone 500g

•     Carrots 3-4pcs

•      Red beets 1 big

•     Potatoes 4-5pcs

•      Onion 2pcs

•      Concentrated tomato paste 100g

•      Salt on taste

•     Sugar 1 big spoon

•      Garlic 4-5 cloves

 

Preparation

Traditionally Borsch are made in large 3-5l pans.

Mine is 4 l. so all the ingredients I give will suit for it.

If you want to make just a little bit of Borsch, take twice less products.

Boil the meat  till it’s ready.

Take the meat our and strain the broth if you consider it is not transparent enough and you decide it is necessary.

Salt the broth.

Cut beets and throw them into boiling broth.

Cut onion and carrots and fry them a bit, add tomatoe pasta and cook a bit more. Carrots should become almost ready.

Cut potatoes.

Put to broth: potatoes and onion with carrots.

Cut the meat and put it back to broth.

Add sugar to broth.

Crush the garlic and put it to Borsch.

Cover it, boil for several minutes.

Open  the pan, try if all ingredients are ready, if it is salt enough, turn the stove off and let Borsch brew for 30 min.

If you want to see my full BORSCH making video tutorial click here.

In case you do not like beets or can not find where to buy, you can prepare SCHI, look receipt here.

PELMENI

BLINI

Blini (pancakes) should be thin, they are prepared from batter and cooked on a hot frying pan.

Blini are traditional Russian food, which can be breakfast, lunch, supper or dinner, depending on filling or side dish.

Note: small, thick and puffy Blini are called Olad’ya, duff for them is made a bit differently and I certainly will share the recipe with you as soon as we master Blini in all their types.

So what you obligatory need to make Blini is Teflon frying pan and a lot of patience.

Ingredients (approx. for 10 blini)

• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1/3 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cups milk
• 2 tablespoon butter
• 0.5 teaspoon of Baking Powder.

Directions

• Put everything together in a big bowl or blender. Mix until it is smooth and well blended. The batter should be thin and runny.

• Heat the frying pan and grease with butter.

• Draw the batter with ladle and distribute into pan.

• When the edges look crisp and the center is dry, slide a spatula carefully under the blin. Flip, and cook for about 1 minute on the other side, or until lightly browned and look toasty.

• Remove blini to a plate one by one. Put a little butter on top of each blin, and continue to stack the blini on top of each other.

When Blini are ready, serve it with jam or meat sauces.

If you want to see my full Blini making video tutorial click here.