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Contents
Introduction
Author’s Note
Varenyky
Borscht
Potato Pancakes
Cucumber Salad
Mashed Beans
Lemon and Beetroot Soup
Mushroom Soup
Crepes with Cheese
Potato Wedges
Stuffed Cabbage Roll
Mushrooms in Tomato Sauce
Pickled Watermelon
Olivier Salad
Mushroom Dumplings
Ham Soup
Carrot Patties
Mushroom Gravy
Stewed Cabbage
Sauerkraut Soup
Pyrizhky
Buckwheat with Mushrooms
Garlic Potatoes
Cauliflower Patties
Vegetable Stew
Potato Balls
Fish in Wine
Fried Trout
Carp with Sour Cream
Fish in Aspic
Trout Pie
Fish in Tomato Sauce
Shrimp with Dill
Rolled Herring
Chicken in Jelly
Meat Patties
Goose With Apple
Beef Stew
Liver Cake
Baked Ham
Turkey Cutlet
Liver Paste
Kutia
Christmas Bread
Fruit and Honey Bars
Baked Apples
Nougat
Cheesecake
Snowball Cookies
Sour Cream Cake
Vanilla Cookies
Honey Cake
Doughnuts
Scuffles
Cherry Kisel
Uzvar
Photo Credits
Introduction
Christmas is a popular period in Ukraine. Traditionally Christmas Day in Ukraine is on the 7 January as the Eastern Christian churches in Ukraine, such as the Orthodox church, use the Julian Calendar. The Western Christian Christmas Day 25 December is also a national holiday in the Ukraine.
Ukraine has a number of Christmas traditions that are familiar to other countries who celebrate Christmas. These include Christmas carols, Christmas markets, decorations, Christmas trees and other festive customs. Food naturally plays a key part. Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve has many typically Ukrainian dishes and traditionally does not contain meat, eggs or milk.
There are also many unique Ukrainian Christmas customs reflecting old beliefs and superstitions in the country. These all create a wonderful and unique festive period in Ukraine.
Sample the essence of Christmas in Ukraine with this book – The Ukrainian Christmas Cookbook.
Author’s Note
This book contains a selection of Ukrainian Christmas recipes – recipes eaten in the county of Ukraine during the Christmas period. The recipes have been written by the author. The ingredients should be easy to find and no special equipment is needed to cook the dishes.
Varenyky
Ingredients
dough
720g/6 cups of flour
3 tablespoons of butter
240ml/1 cup of sour cream
salt
180ml/2 thirds of a cup of water
filling
7 chopped potatoes
3 chopped onions
butter
120g/1 cup of grated cheese
salt
pepper
Mix the flour with some salt in a bowl. Add the sour cream and butter and mix adding water to make a dough. Place the dough in a bowl greased with oil for 40 minutes.
For the filling, put the potatoes on a pan. Cover with water. Bring to the boil. Cook for 12 minutes - until cooked. Drain the potatoes.
Put the onion in a pan with some butter and cook for 7 minutes. Mix the potato and onions in a bowl with some salt and pepper. Mix in the cheese.
Roll out the dough and cut into small circles. Put some filling on one side of a circle shape. Fold over and seal.
Put the dumplings in boiling water and cook for 5 minutes.
Borscht
Ingredients
500g/1.1 lb of chopped tomatoes
2 peeled and grated beetroot
1 peeled and diced beetroot
2 grated carrots
1 chopped potato
130g/4.5 oz of chopped celery
130g/4.5 oz of diced onions
130g/4. 5 0z of chopped cabbage
3 cloves of chopped garlic
butter
2 litres/9 cups of water
chopped fresh dill
sour cream
salt
pepper
Cook the onion, cabbage and celery in some butter in a pan for 8 minutes. Add the tomatoes, garlic and water. Bring to the boil add the beetroot, potato and carrot and cook on a low heat for 20 minutes.
Remove from the heat and add some salt and pepper and dill. Add some sour cream before serving.
Potato Pancakes
Ingredients
3 grated potatoes
2 beaten eggs
half a grated onion
3 tablespoons of flour
110g/half a cup of cottage cheese
salt
pepper
Mix the ingredients in a bowl. Heat some oil in a pan. Cook on a medium heat for 5 minutes on each side.
Cucumber Salad
Ingredients
6 peeled and sliced tomatoes
5 chopped spring onions/scallions
2 tablespoons of wine vinegar
1 tablespoon of sugar
oil
1 sliced cucumber
chopped parsley
salt
pepper
Put a layer of tomatoes on a plate. Add the onions.
Mix the sugar, vinegar and some salt and pepper. Mix with the oil then pour over the tomatoes.
Sprinkle the cucumbers with some salt. Later the cucumber on the tomatoes. Add some parsley. Place in the refrigerator for 5 hours.
Mashed Beans
Ingredients
360g/2 cups of haricot/white beans
1 chopped onion
2 cloves of garlic
oil
salt
pepper
Put the bean in some water and leave for 10 hours. Drain the beans. Place the beans in a pan and cover with water. Cook on a low heat for 3 hours. Drain the beans and mash them.
Cook the onion on a pan with some oil for 8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Add some salt and pepper. Add to the mashed beans.
Lemon and Beetroot Soup
Ingredients
1.2 kg/2.6 lb of beetroot
2.5 litres/10 cups of vegetable stock
1 sliced
Impressum
Verlag: BookRix GmbH & Co. KG
Tag der Veröffentlichung: 26.10.2022
ISBN: 978-3-7554-2412-3
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