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The name was given because this layered salad, after decorating, looks like an ancient "boyarin" cup. "Boyarin" means a most powerful duke or other highest noble, who decided, together with the Russian Tsar, most important political and economical tasks.
Traditionally, they sat in the a "Duma", the place where they congregated at and discoursed with the Tsar.

Ingredients for 4:

2 lb potatoes
1 lb boiled beef or chicken fillet
2-3 large shallot onions
1 can (about 1 ½ lb) salt mushrooms
5 hard-boiled eggs

Ingredients:

1 lb boneless beef
2-3 cups meat broth
1 garlic clove
2 shallot onions
2 medium pickled cucumbers
2 tbsp tomato-paste
0.25 cup wine
2-3 tbsp vegetable oil
Salt, pepper, some Italian parsley stalks

Method:

Cut beef into medium cubes, peel and cut onions into small cubes.
Fry in a skillet with vegetable oil. Put the meat in a medium saucepan, add tomato-paste.
Peel cucumbers, cut them into small cubes, and put in the saucepan.

Ingredients:

6 medium potatoes
4 medium brined, pickled or salted cucumbers
2 hard-boiled eggs
1 medium radish (about 0.75 lb), or daikon
4 tbsp mayonnaise
Greens and grated black pepper on taste

Method:

Boil potatoes until readiness, cool, peel, and cut into medium cubes.
Peel and grate eggs.
Remove seeds from the cucumbers, drain a little, and cut into slices.
Peel and cut the radish into thin slices.
Mix all ingredients, add mayo and pepper, and stir well.

Ingredients:

4 lb potatoes
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 lb champignons
½ cup flour
Salt on taste

Method:

Peel and boil half of the potatoes (2 lbs), make puree with them.
Peel and grate the second half of potatoes, drain.
Make dough with flour, puree, grated potatoes, and salt.
Make balls from this dough, and boil or fry them.
Wash, slice, and fry the mushrooms with 1 tbsp oil.
Serve potato balls and fried mushrooms.
Optional: pickled vegetables.

Ingredients:

1/4 gallon whole milk
0.5 lb tvorog
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp sour cream
1 egg
1 tsp caraway seeds
1 tbsp salt

Method:

Bring milk to boil in a glass or enameled saucepan, then cool a little, and add tvorog.
Heat with low heating stirring thoroughly, until the milk curdles.
Pour everything from the saucepan into a fabric bag, placed in a colander, and let liquid drain. Keep this liquid for now.

Ingredients:

3 medium carrots
5 garlic cloves
½ cup sour cream, yogurt, or mayonnaise
1 hard-boiled egg
½ tsp sugar
Salt on taste

Method:

Peel and grate carrots.
Grate garlic together with salt and sugar.
Mix carrots and garlic.
Pour sour cream over the mix.
Mix well.
Peel the egg, and cut it into half-rings.
Put the carrot-garlic mix in a salad bowl, decorate with egg slices, and serve.

Ingredients:

1/8 lb dried mushrooms
1/4 lb white bread
1 cup milk
2 medium shallot onions
2 eggs
2 tbsp butter
1.5 tbsp flour
½ cup breadcrumbs
2 cups any broth
4 black peppercorns
1 bay leaf
½ lb potatoes
½ lemon
Salt and pepper on taste

Method:

Boil dried mushrooms with ½ - 1 cup water. Cool and grate.
Soak white bread in the milk, drain, and grate mushrooms and bread together.
Peel onions, and cut them into small cubes.

Ingredients:

1.5 lb beef
2.5 lb potatoes
2 large shallot onions
1 cup broth
1 cup sour cream
2 tbsp white wine
4 tbsp butter
Dill and parsley greens
2 bay leaves
Salt and pepper on taste

Method:

Peel potatoes, cut into medium cubes, and fry with 1 tbsp butter for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Peel onions, cut into rings, and fry with 1 tbsp butter for 3-5 minutes.

Ingredients:

1 lb beef liver
1 tsp baking soda
½ cup all-purpose flour
½ tsp salt
1 large onion
3 tbsp vegetable oil

Method:

Cut liver into slices, and remove membranes.
Sprinkle both sides of every slice with baking soda.
Put slices in a dish, cover, and place in a refrigerator for 2- 6 hours.
Peel and slice onions.
After that, wash the liver slices, and roll them in flour.

Ingredients:

½ lb boiled meat
2/3 lb boiled potatoes
3 medium pickled cucumbers
1 hard-boiled egg
Mayonnaise on taste
1 medium boiled beet
1 medium boiled carrot
2 tbsp pickled fruits or berries
2 tbsp meat jelly

Method:

Cut the meat, potatoes, and cucumbers into same-size cuts.
Grate the egg.
Mix the meat, potatoes, egg, and cucumbers with the mayo.
Put the mix in the middle of a large flat plate.