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110 recipes released to the public. The rest of the archive is not on the internet.
Gołąbki (Polish Stuffed Cabbage Rolls)
Gołąbki are blanched cabbage leaves wrapped around minced pork and rice, packed tight into a bacon-lined pot and…
Clear Beetroot Soup with Mushroom Dumplings (Barszcz Czerwony z Uszkami)
A crystal-clear ruby broth built from fermented beetroot juice (zakwas buraczany) blended into a dried-mushroom and…
Breaded Pork Cutlet with Dill Potatoes and Cucumber Salad (Kotlet Schabowy z Mizerią)
Kotlet schabowy is Poland's Sunday dinner: a slice of pork loin beaten thin, coated in flour, egg and fine dry…
Żurek (Sour Rye Soup with White Sausage and Egg)
Żurek is Poland's sour rye soup: a live five-day ferment of wholemeal rye flour, water and garlic — the zakwas…
Pierogi Ruskie (Ruthenian Potato and Twaróg Dumplings)
Pierogi ruskie are half-moon dumplings of thin unleavened wheat dough filled with riced potato, twaróg curd cheese…
Bigos (Hunter's Stew)
Bigos is a long braise of sauerkraut and fresh cabbage with several kinds of meat, dried forest mushrooms and…
Picarones (Peruvian Squash and Sweet Potato Rings in Chancaca Syrup)
Picarones are Lima's criollo answer to the Spanish buñuelo: a yeast-raised batter of boiled zapallo macre and sweet…
Seco de Cabrito (North Coast Kid Goat Braised in Chicha de Jora)
Seco de cabrito is the great braise of Peru's north coast: bone-in kid goat browned hard, then stewed slowly in…
Rocoto Relleno (Arequipa Stuffed Hot Peppers)
Rocoto relleno is the flagship dish of Arequipa's picanterías: a fat red rocoto, seeded, deveined and blanched…
Chupe de Camarones (Arequipa River Prawn and Milk Chowder)
Chupe de camarones is Arequipa's flagship soup: a milk-and-prawn chowder built on a fond of crushed river-prawn…
Papa a la Huancaína (Yellow Potatoes in Ají Amarillo Cheese Sauce)
Papa a la huancaína is boiled yellow potatoes, peeled and cooled to room temperature, blanketed in a cool, thick…
Anticuchos de Corazón (Charcoal-Grilled Beef Heart Skewers)
Pieces of beef heart marinated overnight in ají panca, garlic, cumin and vinegar, threaded onto skewers and grilled…