Russian mashed potatoes baked with eggs and sauerkraut (Kartofelnaya zapekanka s yaitcom i kvashenoi kapustoi)

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

750 g potatoes
30 g butter
200 ml milk
400 g sauerkraut
50 g bacon
70 g oil
50 g breadcrumbs
2 hard-boiled eggs
30 g butter
30 g grated cheese
Salt and pepper, to taste

Cut peeled potatoes into half, add salt, boil till tender, strain and mash with butter and milk till smooth.

Shred the sauerkraut, stir in diced bacon, add waterand simmer.

Grease a baking tin, sprinkle it with breadcrumbs and put in half of the mashed potatoes, followed by a layer of sauerkraut, chopped eggs and finish with the remaining mashed potatoes.

Sprinkle with oil and grated cheese and bake in hot oven till golden.

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Russian Astrakhan Omelette (Omlet po-astrakhanski)

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

1 small onion
3 small cooked potatoes
1 capsicum
1 large tomato
1 clove garlic
2-5 tablespoons milk
3-4 tablespoons oil
2-3 tablespoons cooked peas
3 eggs
3-5 drops Tabasco sauce
Salt and pepper, to taste

Chop the onion finely, dice the potatoes, pepper and tomato (discard seeds if possible.) Crush the garlic.

Heat oil in the pan and fry the onion until gold, add garlic. Stir in the rest of the vegetables and heat thoroughly.

Beat the eggs lightly, add milk, Tabasco sauce and seasoning, and pour into the pan over the vegetables. Stir lightly, then leave until the eggs are just set.

Serve immediately after cooking.

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