Szynka Świąteczna z Sosem Szarym Juicy Baked Ham with Grey Sauce is a traditional dish in Polish cuisine. In Poland we prepare it for special occasions, especially for various holidays, like Christmas and Easter. We most often serve it warm as a main course. When there’s a piece of ham left, we serve it as […]
Sztuka Mięsa in Horseradish Sauce is an old Polish dish. ‘Sztuka Mięsa’ literally means – a piece of meat. It is a simple dish – a piece of meat is slowly simmered and then sliced and served under a delicious sauce. The other advantage is that you cook once a big batch and you have
Schab ze śliwką Yesterday I was chatting at the butchers in a long queue, an old lady inspired me to buy pork loin and make Prune Stuffed Pork Loin. It’s a roast meat that can be served warm, as a main dish, with mashed potatoes and a favorite Polish slaw. For Easter we often have
Rolada z boczku When I was talking with my Mom on the phone, we were discussing Easter and what we wanted to make for it. She said, she wanted this year’s Easter to be a real fiesta, contrary to the political and social situation in our part of the world. Once I saw pork belly
Mięso w Słoiku I remember eating Homemade Canned Pork made by my Grandma Emilka in our old house. Jars with this delicious meat was stored in a basement where was a pantry with canned food: fermented cucumbers, sauerkraut, red peppers, homemade tomato sauce, canned beets, forest mushrooms in vinegar, jams, fruit compotes and ‘mięso w
In Poland we love one pot dishes, just like this one: Polish Pork Stew. You invest your time once and get a dinner for a whole family and friends and few extra servings to take to work the next week:) Check other Polish main courses here: Polish Dinner.
Polish Bigos (Hunter’s Stew) is one of the most known Polish dishes. It’s pronounced: [ˈbʲiɡɔs]. Each family has it’s own recipe for bigos and each bigos is different, but the core is sauerkraut or/and fresh shredded cabbage and various kinds of chopped meats. You can use meats you like or which have left in the
Kartacze – Polish Potato Dumplings are made of raw potatoes with small (or non) addition of cooked ones. They are regional dish in Podlasie – North- Western part of Poland. Go to Białystok to try the best Kartacze ever:) Or make them yourself:) In my family house we called them Kołduny, so the naming may
Polish Leczo – Vegetable and Polish Sausage Stew Polish Leczo is a vegetables stew with Polish pork sausage. It is a dish with Hungarian origins. You cook seasonal, use red peppers, tomatoes and zucchini the moment they are the best and the cheapest. You can cook a big pot of food for a family of
Yesterday I cooked Polish Pork Stew with Kluski Śląskie. Silesian Potato dumplings are on the official list of traditional food of Silesian voivodeship. They are easy to prepare and delicious. A pork stew with sauce will make the serving complete, as the sauce is gathering in a dumpling’s hollows and stores the taste:) Upper Silesia
Smalczyk – Polish Pork Lard with Cracklings is made of pork fat, you need to agree: it is not healthy. But as the fat carries a flavor – it is also goood:) Tastes best on rye bread with pickled cucumbers. Yummy. In Poland lard is served in restaurants with polish traditional food, as a pre-starter.
Young cabbage is sweet and delicate, it is cooking fast. It is not likely to give a stomach problems as may an old cabbage, stewed for hours. In case of young cabbage soup I minimize the seasoning, just to keep the taste natural. Try Young Cabbage Soup on Pork Bones. So good with new potatoes!
Minced Meat Cutlets Polish Kotlety Mielone could be called meat balls, but in Poland we make them more oval and flat compared to a ball:) Some may call them Polish hamburgers, but we usually made them with pork while I associate hamburgers mainly with beef. In Polish cuisine they are a staple for family dinner,
Bitki wieprzowe I make Stewed Pork Chops every couple of weeks, each time I don’t have time or just not feel like cooking each day. I make a bulk portion of simmer pork chops and my family is happy with it, specially when I serve it with Kopytka – diagonal shaped potato dumplings. The other
Kotlety schabowe Last weekend my husband Robert and I decided to prepare a full 2 course meal for our family of 4. Traditional and standard;) Polish dinner on Sunday is a Rosół – rich broth and Kotlety schabowe: Polish breaded pork cutlets. They can be compared to Austrian Wiener Schnitzel, but does not have to