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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Brodetto or Brudet – Croatian Fish Stew
Another fish dish tonight – also served with Polenta. If truth be told it wasn’t a million miles away from the Squid with Polenta that I cooked yesterday but it tasted just as good and was even quicker to prepare. … Continue reading
Squid with polenta
It was meant to have been a Croatian Black Risotto but, er someone, forgot to buy the Black Squid ink sachets so this came in as a last minute replacement. I’d never actually tried making the Croatian version of Black … Continue reading
Šporki Makaruli – Croatian Dirty Macaroni
I must remember not to buy such a large piece of beef again as this was fourth day of beef in succession. Tonight however, I managed to use the last of it, making a dish that was probably the easiest … Continue reading
Croatian Goulash
Have still got a large amount of beef left so tonight it seemed like a good idea to cook a nice easy dish. Goulash or Gulaš is something of a standard dish in many European countries. Here is how I … Continue reading
Stuffed Peppers – Punjena paprika
Ok a new week a new country First up for Croatia is Punjena paprika which is peppers stuffed with a rice, minced meat and herbs baked in a tomato sauce. This was a perfect dish as I cooked an enormous … Continue reading
Burmese Pork and Pumpkin Stew
500g pork cut into 4cm cubes 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon finely grated ginger 3 cloves finely chopped garlic handful of small spinach leaves 1 finely chopped onion half a teaspoon of turmeric 2 tablespoons vegetable … Continue reading
Burmese Prawn Curry
Two curries in one week is never a bad thing as far as I’m concerned. I was a little disappointed by Monday’s Burmese Chicken Curry but the leftovers I had for lunch the following day were amazing. I’m never sure … Continue reading
Kaukswe – Burmese noodles with chicken and coconut
3 chicken breasts chopped into bitesize chunks 2 onions finely chopped 3 cloves of garlic finely chopped About a teaspoon of freshly grated ginger half a teaspoon of turmeric half a teaspoon of paprika 1 teaspoon of dried chilli flakes … Continue reading
Beansprouts with Beancurd
2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 onion finely choped 200g finely chopped pork ( I used leftover roast pork from a Sunday joint) 1 block of tofu chopped into 2cm cubes 2 teaspoons soy sauce 1 packet of bean sprouts I … Continue reading
Burmese Chicken Curry
3 chicken breasts 2 teaspoons curry powder ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon turmeric 4 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 teaspoon chilli powder 2 teaspoons sweet paprika 2 chopped onions 5 choped garlic cloves 2 teaspoons chopped ginger 250g chopped tomatoes 2 … Continue reading
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