8 fresh red paprika (mild or medium-hot to taste, 8 to 12 red paprika)
4 medium-size eggplants
1/2 cup olive oil or corn oil (1/2 to 3/4 cup)
1 large onion, minced
3 large garlic cloves, chopped
1 tablespoon lemon juice (1 to 2 tablespoons)
OR
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar (1 to 2 tablespoons)...
4 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (4 1/4 to 4 3/4 cups)
1/2 cup sugar
2 packages Fleischmann's® Active Dry Yeast*
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup butter or margarine
2 eggs, at room temperature
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
Raisin Nut Filling (recipe follows)...
1 1/2 pounds pork butt (chopped)
7 large onions
6 large green peppers
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
10 medium tomatoes
1 tablespoon salt
3 tablespoons shortening
Servings: 6
Brown meat until tender in hot shortening. Add chopped tomatoes, peppers and onions to meat. Add salt and pepper. Let simmer...
4 teaspoons Turkish coffee
3 teaspoons sugar
1 1/2 cups water
Servings: 1
Bring water to a boil in a Turkish coffee pot or small saucepan. Meanwhile, put coffee, sugar and 1 tablespoon water in a cup and blend it until smooth and well blended. When water boils, pour in coffee mixture and bring...
8 medium green peppers
2 tablespoons butter
4 small onions, finely chopped
2 small green peppers, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup chopped ham
1 can tomato purée
salt and pepper
4 cups fine bread crumbs
2 eggs
Servings: 8
Cut a thin slice from stem end of each pepper. Remove seeds...
1 pound beef and pork, ground together
2 onions
1 egg
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup rice
1 sprig dill, chopped fine
Washed grape leaves
Servings: 4
Fry onions in hot fat. Add meat and fry until blood disappears. Cool mixture slightly and then add egg, rice, seasoning and chopped...
3 pounds your favorite cut of lamb
1 head cabbage
3 large carrots
3 medium potatoes
1 medium onion
2 long hot peppers
2 tablespoons lard or drippings
Servings: 6
Place lamb in a heavy roasting dish with a cover. Place carrots, potatoes, and onion around the lamb. Cut the head of cabbage into 6...
500 grams kore (special pastry for gibanica, similar to "Filo" dough. Can be found in Greek, Armenian or Turkish shops)
5 eggs
750 grams quark
250 grams Heavy Cream (Kajmak)
Milk
Salt
Servings: 6
1. Mix four whole eggs and the white of the fifth.
2. Sprinkle in the quark and mix well.
3. Add...
1 16-pound whole pig
1 teaspoon salt
6 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon salt
1/2 loaf unsliced bread
1 apple
Servings: 14
The pig should weigh about 16 pounds. Wash it thoroughly and drain. Salt it inside and outside generously. Cut slits under the shoulders and on the thighs. Put 1 teaspoon salt and...
4 tablespoons butter or margarine
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 pounds boneless pork, thinly sliced and cut into long strips about 1/2 inch wide
3 medium onions, cut crosswise thinly and separated into rings
2 tablespoons flour
3 tablespoons hot paprika powder
1 green bell pepper, seeds removed...
1 whole eggplant
1/2 cup rice
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 onions, chopped
1 pound ground beef and pork, mixed
3 eggs
1/2 cup milk
Salt and pepper
Servings: 4
Peel and slice an eggplant in 1/2 inch pieces. Salt and let stand 20 min. Drain. Dip pieces in flour and fry in hot oil. Meanwhile, cook 1/2...
1 pound calves' liver
4 eggs, hard-boiled
1/4 pound whipped sweet butter
1 pinch allspice
1 pinch pepper
1 teaspoon salt
French bread or toast
Servings: 8
Slice 1 pound calves' liver. Roll in flour and fry on both sides, but do not crisp the meat. Hard boil and peel 4 eggs. Separate yolks from...
1 quart milk
1 pint heavy cream
Servings: 24
Boil the milk in shallow enamel pan. Carefully, pour the cream in holding it as high as possible. Simmer mixture on low fire for about 2 hrs. Turn off heat. Let it stand without mixing for 6 hours. Then turn on heat again and simmer on very low fire...
5 cups sifted flour
2 tablespoons salt
1 cup milk
2 1/2 cups ground cracklings
2 eggs
Servings: 20
Rub together until fine the flour, crackling and salt. Add beaten eggs and milk. Mix into soft dough. Shape biscuits, criss-cross tops with knife and bake at 450º, then lower to 400º and bake...
1 medium onion
Butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon paprika
3 eggs
1 teaspoon milk
4 tablespoons liver filling
Servings: 1
Chop a medium-size onion. Sauté in hot grease or butter until soft. Add chicken livers which have been cut up in small pieces. Fry until cooked through...
2 pounds lean veal and beef
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon salt
Finely minced green onions
Ajvar, see recipe
Servings: 8
Mix 2 pounds lean veal and beef which have been ground together with 1 teaspoon black pepper and 1 tablespoon salt. Mix thoroughly. Dip fingers in cold salted water and...
3 pounds lean beef
6 onions
4 cloves garlic
20 peppercorns
2 bay leaves
2 tablespoons salt
1 cup vinegar
Servings: 12
Cut meat into pieces. Heat 1/4 fat in a large cooking pot. Braise meat until brown. Add other ingredients and 2 cups water. Cover and simmer until tender, about 2 hours...