Polish recipes

Soak 1/2 loaf of bread and press dry. Mix with 1/2 pound of chopped suet; add a teaspoonful of salt, 1 cup of sugar, 2 eggs and the grated peel of a lemon, a pinch of cinnamon, cloves and allspice. Add some sifted flour; mix well, and form into a large ball. Then peel 1 [...]

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Take a small soup bone, cover with cold water. cut one-half a cup each of celery, carrots, and onion. brown in fat, cooking five to ten minutes; add one tablespoon of chopped parsley and one-half cup of potatoes. add to soup bone and cook one hour. season with salt and pepper. remove bone and serve.

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You like barley soup? You like mushroom soup? There is a way to combine them into one delicious soup. Of course you can just pour some mushroom and some barley soup into one bowl – sounds weird? Yep, it is just better to follow my recipe… Ingredients: 1 quart of bouillon 2/3 cup of barley [...]

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This a recipe for red sauerkraut. It is sweeter than the regular one, but it is still an excellent source of C vitamin. 1 large red cabbage salt vinegar 1 ounce of  whole spice pepper 3 bay leaves mace spice 3-5 cloves 1. Slice a large red cabbage in fine shreds, place on a large [...]

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Traditional polish dinner includes soup and a second course, which is very often: mashed potatoes with sauce, meat and a salat. Polish mashed potatoes originally don’t take much work to be ready and there are only 3 ingredients in the recipe. Polish people eat potatoes almost every day and usually they have mashed potatoes. If [...]

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Talking about carrots, you should know that in the country of Poland you can buy a fresh carrot juice, almost in every grocery store. As popular and common as orange juice in the US it is healthy and yummy.  When I came to Poland it was one of my first discovery. I did drink lots of [...]

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This is my own: Mark’s Polish sauteed spinach recipe. I like fresh baby spinach I get from the market.  I use about two large handfuls and add a mix of butter and olive oil.  I saute this with about five chopped pieces of Polish garlic. (Polish garlic is actually pink not white).  Add salt. Now [...]

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This is used on Chistmas eve but can be use anytime. Making the dough for uszka borscht – (also Polish borsht or borshch) 2 cups of flour salt as desired 2  eggs 1 tablespoon butter 1 tablespoon sour cream 1/4 cup warm water Polish uszka borscht recipe mushroom Filling 2 tablespoons butter 1 medium size [...]

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My wife from the Polish countryside makes Polish mushroom sauce this way. If you have any questions ask and we will reply. Fry some mushrooms in butter just for the taste. They should be golden color 4 or 5 minutes Add one chopped onion (because onions fry quicker than mushrooms). Then another 2 minutes And [...]

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I love hot Polish horseradish. You can get it at most Polish stores, but there is nothing better than hot Polish horseradish fresh grated. In fact you can find it grow wild in a countryside and make it at home. Nowadays however, you can get a great selection of horseradish in you local grocery store: [...]

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