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Ingredients:

1 lb boiled beef
1 shallot onions
2 medium carrots
3 cup beef broth
1 pack gelatin
Parsley greens, salt or pickled cucumbers, green salad on taste

Method:

Dissolve gelatin in the hot beef broth; pour a little in every shape, and place the shapes in a refrigerator until the jelly is ready.
Boil carrots, peel, and cut into decorative stars.
Peel onions, cut into medium cubes.

Ingredients:

1 lb smoked fish (cold smoked preferably)
0.5 lb boiled potatoes
2 hard-boiled eggs
2 tbsp horseradish (optional)
0.5 lb mayonnaise (or sour cream sauce, or sour cream-mayo mix)
Dill and parsley greens on taste

Method:

Cut skinless and boneless smoked fish fillets into small pieces.
Grate eggs, and, optionally, horseradish.
Peel and cut potatoes into medium cubes.
Mix all ingredients, put in a salad bowl, and decorate with the greens.

Ingredients:

1 lb beef or lamb
3 medium or 2 large shallot onions
2 carrots
1 sweet red pepper
1 sweet yellow pepper
1 eggplant
1 garlic clove (or 1 tbsp grated garlic)
4 medium tomatoes
1 tbsp tomato paste
4 medium potatoes
1/2 pack spaghetti
1 tbsp vegetable oil
Spices: Salt, pepper, paprika, saffron, cumin ("zira") on taste

Method:

Cut meat into small cubes.

Ingredients:

4 medium boiled potatoes
2 medium boiled beets
2 large herring fillets (de-boned, skinless)
1 medium shallot onion
3 tbsp grated cheese
3 hard-boiled eggs
Mayonnaise and vegetable oil on taste

Method:

Peel potatoes, cut into medium cubes.
Place a layer of potato cubes on a serving dish, sprinkle with vegetable oil.
Slice 1 herring fillet into small cuts,
Put them over the potato layer.

Ingredients:

6 eggs
1 cup sugar
1.5 cup all-purpose flour
1 can sweetened condensed milk
0.5 lb butter
2 tbsp cocoa
2 tbsp sugar powder
1 tsp cocoa for cream
1 tbsp brandy

Method:

Cool eggs. Separate whites and yolks; whip egg whites up to mild peaks.
Add egg yolks, continue to whip, and add sugar and flour by the teaspoon.
Whip for 2 minutes more.
Pre-heat an oven to 380-390ºF.

Ingredients:

1 chicken
½ cup vegetable oil
5 tbsp flour
Red pepper and salt on taste

Method:

Put chicken in a saucepan, pour cold water over it, bring to boil.
Add salt, and boil for 1 hour.
Take the chicken out of the saucepan, cut into serving portions.
Fry the flour in the oil, add 1 -1.5 cup broth, and continue to boil, stirring thoroughly, for about 10 minutes.
Put chicken cuts on serving dishes, put a garnish around them, and pour hot sauce over the chicken.

Ingredients:

2 lb boneless pork
1 shallot onion
¼ lb white bread
1 carrot
1 medium potato
1 egg
¼ lb melted pork fat
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
Salt and pepper on taste
1 tbsp parsley and dill green cuts

Method:

Peel and wash carrot and potato.
Peel onions, and cut into small cubes, then fry it in 1 tsp melted fat until onions turn transparent. Grate pork together with onions, carrot, and potato.

Ingredients:

1 lb small mushrooms
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 garlic cloves
0.5 cup dry white wine
3-5 stalks Italian parsley
1 tsp dried basil (or oregano)
Salt and pepper on taste

Method:

Mix all ingredients, except mushrooms and parsley, in a microwave-safe dish, cover with plastic wrap, and cook in a microwave oven for 3 minutes.

Ingredients:

5 lb green cabbage
0.5 lb cheese
3 shallot onions
3 tbsp butter
2 cup milk
3 tbsp breadcrumbs
2 bay leaves
Salt and ground black pepper on taste

Method:

Slice cabbage as thinly as angel hair.
Grate cheese on a large grater.
Peel onions, cut into small cubes, and fry in a large skillet with butter until they turn golden.
Put bay leaves, salt, and pepper in the skillet.

Ingredients:

1 chicken
2 lb sea salt

Method:

Preheat an oven to 380º F.
Pour all salt in a baking sheet, put a chicken over the salt layer on its back, and bake for 1-1.5 hour, until after poking, the chicken gives off clear juice.
Serve with rice, pasta, or potatoes.

Note:
This is "a lazy dish". This kind of dishes, which does not require a lot of work and attention, is very popular in Russia.