Best Croatian Spring Vegetables Stew Recipes
CROATIAN SPRING VEGETABLES STEW
There is very obvious Austrian influence in this meal. My grandmother used to prepare this side dish every spring, and I remember that, as a kid, I was thrilled every time I had this meal for lunch.
Provided by nitko
Categories Stew
Time 40m
Yield 4 portions, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Cut carrots into cubes, and kohlrabi into sticks. Use only white parts from cauliflower.
- Put oil in a pan, add sugar and cook it until sugar becomes brown. Add peas, carrots, kohlrabi and cauliflower, water and salt into pot and cook until vegetable is soft (usually 15-20 min.).
- Stew must be sticky but not too much. When adding water do not put too much, just to cover the vegetables. You can also use kohlrabi leaves to add into stew, but not too much. Kohlrabi must be small, not bigger than tennis ball, otherwise it will be too hard with wooden parts inside which is not good. You can also add potatoe.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 265.4, Fat 4.5, SaturatedFat 0.6, Sodium 111.5, Carbohydrate 46.8, Fiber 16.8, Sugar 20.9, Protein 13.4
NORTH CROATIAN CUCUMBER STEW ("CUSPAJZ OD KRASTAVACA")
This is one of my favorite spring stews. It is also my grandmother's recipe from her booklet. It is also side dish to meat and potato.
Provided by nitko
Categories Stew
Time 45m
Yield 4 portions, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Peel the cucumbers and cut them as for salad. Salt it and put aside for 10 minutes.
- Melt lard and add finely minced garlic and flour and sauté it until flour become brownish. Add paprika and stir well. Add cold water and make creamy liquid.
- Squeeze cucumbers with hand to extract bitter liquid and add cucumbers into the pot. Add vinegar, salt and pepper and cover with water.
- Cook not more than 30 minutes. Before serving add sour cream and stir.
CROATIAN "COBANAC" STEW
"Cobanac" is kind of goulash sheep and cow-boy's used to eat while watching their herds. You eat it with a spoon, so the pieces inside has to be bite-size. It is traditional meal from Slavonia (eastern part of Croatia)and people from there are very proud of it. They have annual "Cobanac festival" where there is competition in making cobanac. They cook cobanac in large bronze pots on tripod over open fire. Of course, everyone will tell you that their stew is the best one. This is how I do it. (I know someone here on Zaar would be against horse meat, but, if you really want to enjoy the taste, use horse meat.)
Provided by nitko
Categories Stew
Time 3h50m
Yield 6 portions, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Cut horse and beef meat into small pieces (not larger than 2x2 cm). Do the same with potato.
- Finely mince onion.
- Soak dried porcini mushrooms in cold water about 15 minutes, and than cut into small pieces.
- Cut pancetta into small pieces.
- Heat the lard and sauté onion until translucent. Add meat and continue to sauté (covered) 20 minutes. At that point meat will start to leave juices.
- Add paprika, salt, pepper, bay leaf, pancetta and thyme. Stir well and continue to sauté 5 minutes; now add wine, stir and sauté until alcohol evaporates.
- Add potato and water to cover meat and potato. Add mushrooms. Stir and cook on easy fire about 120 minutes.
- If you need to add more salt do it, but do not add additional pepper or hot paprika. If you want it hot, do it at the beginning.
- The stew must be soup-like. You eat it only with spoon. All ingredients must be soft and easy to eat.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 305.1, Fat 12.7, SaturatedFat 4.9, Cholesterol 38.9, Sodium 691.6, Carbohydrate 26.6, Fiber 4.5, Sugar 5.5, Protein 14.9
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