Archive for October, 2009


Russian Potatoes Filled with Meat (Kartofel farshirovanniy myasom)

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

8 – 10 large round potatoes
1 soaked bread roll
250 g left-over roast or braised meat
80 g butter
1 small onion
1 clove of garlicl
2 eggs
50 g breadcrumbs
fresh dill
70 g oil
Salt and pepper, to taste

Peel the potatoes, cover them with boiling salted water and boil till almost tender.

Cut off tops, scoop out the middle and mince it. Add soaked roll and diced or minced meat.

Fry finely chopped onion and garlic ain half of the oil. Finally add eggs and allow them to set.

Fill the scooped potatoes with this mixture, sprinkle them with oil, garnish with dill and replace the cut off tops. Arrange potatoes in a greased dish, sprinkled with breadcrumbs, add some water and bake in hot oven till potatoes are soft and golden brown on the surface.

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Russian Cabbage Baked with Sausage (Kapusta zapechenaya s sosiskami)

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

500 g cabbage
5 g dill seeds
80 g bacon
80 gonion
200 g frankfurters
2 pickled gherkins
1 clove of garlic
4 potatoes
50 g oil
Salt and pepper, to taste

Add salt, pepper, dill seeds and some water to finely shredded cabbage and simmer briefly. Cut bacon into cubes, melt, add finely chopped onion, allow to become golden, then add strained cabbage, diced sausage frankfurters, gherkins and crushed garlic. Add slices of peeled potatoes. Add oil and place this into a greased dish. Bake for approximately 30 minutes in hot oven.

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