it turns brown. Add washed rice, salt, pepper, spices to taste. Stir and simmer for another 10—15 minutes.
Stuff the cabbage leaves with minced meat and wrap them in thick rolls. In a large saucepan, spread tomato sauce over the bottom. Place the cabbage rolls directly onto the sauce.
Pour the tomato sauce over the cabbage rolls and add water until they are covered. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer covered for about 1.5—2 hours until the cabbage is soft.
Serve the cabbage rolls hot, sprinkled with herbs. You can serve sour cream with cabbage rolls or mix with tomato sauce.
Recipe – roast
Roast is a classic meat dish that can be prepared from a variety of meats, such as beef, pork, lamb or chicken. In this recipe we will cook roast beef.
Ingredients:
500 g beef (it is best to use the flesh or the back of the carcass)
2 onions
2 carrots
2 medium potatoes
2—3 tomatoes
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2—3 cloves of garlic
salt, pepper, dried herbs (to taste)
vegetable oil for frying
Preparation:
Cut the meat into medium-sized cubes. Fry it in a frying pan in hot oil until golden brown.
Finely chop the onion and add to the meat. Fry together until the onion is soft. Peel the carrots and cut into large circles. Add to meat and onions, simmer together for 5—7 minutes.
Pour boiling water over the tomatoes, remove the skin, cut into cubes and add to the frying pan with the meat and vegetables.
Add tomato paste, chopped garlic, salt, pepper and dried herbs. Fry everything together for another 5 minutes.
Peel the potatoes and cut into cubes. Add to the pan with the remaining ingredients and simmer until the potatoes are soft.
Serve the roast hot, sprinkled with fresh herbs.
The Kiev’s cutlets
Kiev cutlets are a classic dish of Ukrainian cuisine, which consists of a juicy chicken cutlet, inside of which there is butter with herbs. Below is a detailed recipe for preparing this treat:
Ingredients:
500 g chicken fillet
100 g butter
2 eggs
1 cup crackers
1 cup flour
salt, pepper to taste
greens (dill, parsley)
Preparation:
Pass the chicken fillet through a meat grinder or grind in a blender. Add eggs, salt, pepper to the meat and mix well. Form flat balls from the meat mixture and place on a flat surface.
Prepare butter filling from butter and herbs: melt butter, add chopped herbs, stir.
Place a piece of the filling on each ball of meat, carefully wrap it so that the butter is completely inside.
Place the formed cutlets in the freezer for 1—2 hours.
Then roll each cutlet in flour, egg, breadcrumbs.
Fry Kiev cutlets in vegetable oil over medium heat until golden brown.
Serve the finished Kiev cutlets hot, or with mashed potatoes or vegetable salad.
Recipe – shish kebab
Shish kebab is one of the most popular grilled dishes. It’s no secret that the taste of kebab depends on the preparation of meat. In this recipe, I suggest you prepare a classic pork kebab.
Ingredients:
1 kg pork tenderloin
2 onions
3—4 cloves of garlic
2—3 tablespoons olive oil
salt, pepper to taste
marinade (optional) – you can use kefir, yogurt or any other marinade to your taste
Preparation:
Wash the meat, dry it and cut it into cubes approximately 3x3 cm.
Peel the onion and garlic and chop finely.
In a deep bowl, combine meat, onion, garlic, olive oil, salt, pepper and marinade (if using) and mix well.
Leave the meat to marinate in the refrigerator for several hours, or preferably overnight, to infuse the flavors into the meat.
Prepare the grill by first brushing it with vegetable oil. Thread the meat onto skewers and place on the grill.
Cook the kebab, turning occasionally and brushing with marinade, until the meat is browned and cooked through.
Serve the kebab hot, sprinkled with fresh herbs.
Recipe: Olivier salad
Olivier salad is a classic dish of Russian cuisine that is sure to be present on the holiday table. It includes boiled vegetables, sausage, pickled cucumbers, green peas, green onions, mayonnaise and, of course, boiled potatoes and eggs. All ingredients are chopped into small cubes and thoroughly mixed with mayonnaise.
To prepare Olivier salad you will need:
4 medium potatoes
3—4 eggs
200 g ham or boiled sausage
4—5 pickled cucumbers
1 can of green peas
3 green onions
200 g mayonnaise
salt, pepper (to taste)
The first step is to cook the potatoes and eggs. Peel the potatoes and cook in salted water until tender. Also hard boil the eggs. Cool them, peel them and cut them into small cubes.
Cut ham or sausage, pickled cucumbers and green onions into thin slices. Open a can of green peas and strain out excess liquid.
Mix all chopped ingredients in a large bowl. Add mayonnaise, a little salt and pepper to taste. Mix the salad thoroughly.
Transfer the Olivier salad to a large flat dish. Place in the refrigerator for a few hours to let it sit and all the flavors come together.
Before serving, you can decorate the salad with herbs, tomatoes or olives.
Recipe: Shuba salad
Shuba salad is a classic Russian dish that consists of a layered salad of beets, carrots, potatoes, eggs, onions and mayonnaise. Here is a detailed recipe on how to prepare this delicious and satisfying salad:
Ingredients:
3 medium beets
3 medium carrots
3 medium potatoes
5 eggs
1 large onion
400 g mayonnaise
salt and pepper to taste
Preparation:
First you need to cook the vegetables. Boil beets, carrots and potatoes in salted water until