Appetizers

Ingredients:

1 lb veal meat
0.5 lb pork
1.5 lb bacon
1.5 tsp salt
0.5 tsp each of: dried basilica, sage, thyme, and green pepper
2 slices white bread
1 egg white
2 medium shallot onions
0.5 lb whipping cream
0.5 lb veal liver
4 tbsp butter
2 tbsp brandy
2 tbsp rum
1 garlic
1/4 lb ham
0.5lb champignons
Grated cardamom and grated ginger on taste
2 tbsp cut parsley greens

Method:

Ingredients:

1 chicken breast
1 tbsp sour cream
0.5 tsp salt
Garlic, ground pepper (optional)
5 tbsp flour
7 tbsp vegetable oil

Method:

Cut breast (de-boned and de-skinned) crosswise into 5-6 parts, place them onto a bowl, add salt, pepper, garlic, sour cream, stir, and set aside for 10 minutes.
Pour flour in a wide flat dish.
Pre-heat a skillet with vegetable oil until oil is boiling.
Roll every chicken piece in the flour, and put in the skillet.

Ingredients:

2 lb herring fillets
1.5 lb shallot onions
½ lb medium carrots
¼ lb pickles
¼ lb sweet red pepper

For brine:
1 cup white 3% vinegar
1 tbsp sugar
½ tsp salt
10 peppercorns
3 bay leaves
5 whole cloves
1 carrot
1 shallot onion

Method:

Peel and cut carrots into thin slices, place them into boiling water for 1-2 minutes.
Peel and cut shallot onions into rings.

Ingredients for 1:

1 chicken breast
1 egg
2 tbsp milk
1 cup fried bacon pieces
1 tsp margarine
1 cup chicken broth
1/3 English Cucumber
1 medium tomato
Salt and pepper on taste

Method:

Tenderize chicken breast. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Whip egg with milk.
Put bacon pieces on a skillet, and fry for about 1 minute.
Pour the egg-milk mix on the skillet, and make an omelet.

Ingredients:

2 lb medium ripe eggplants
5 medium shallot onions
5 medium carrots
5 medium sweet tomatoes
1-2 tbsp tomato paste

Method:

Peel onions and carrots, and cut them into small pieces (or grate them).
Cut eggplants. Remove the ends, and cut into 1” cubes.
Soak them in cold salted water for 10 minutes, then drain.
Simmer the eggplants, carrots, and onions on separate skillets with 1 tbsp vegetable oil on each one until they reach mild consistency.

Ingredients:

0.25 lb dried Porcini mushrooms
0.5 lb beef (or pork) liver
1 large shallot onion
3 medium carrots
2 hardboiled eggs
2 sticks butter (100 g)
Mayonnaise and salt on taste

Method:

Boil dried mushrooms (for about 2 hours) and liver (for about 20 minutes) separately.
Cool them, and grate together.
Grate onions and carrots, and fry them with butter for about 10 minutes with low heating, stirring thoroughly.
Grate the eggs.

Ingredients:

10 quail eggs
0.25 lb lightly salted steelhead (or other red fish fillets)
1 bunch green onions
1 lemon
5 green olives

Method:

Boil eggs for 2 minutes in salt water, then put them in cold water for 3 minutes, and peel.
Wash and drain green onions, cut off white parts, and place 2/3 of all onions on a serving dish.
Cut steelhead at an angle into thin slices. Wrap every slice into a cone shape, and place the egg inside the cone.

Ingredients:

1 lb green beans (French beans)
1 cup vinegar
½ lb celery stalks
1 pack dills (or 4 tbsp cut dills)
Garlic on taste
1 tbsp salt

Method:
Remove both ends, wash, and boil for 10 minutes in salt water (note: do not overcook, beans have to keep their shape, but they have t to be soft).
Drain beans.
Make brine from thinly cut celery, dills, grated garlic, and vinegar.
Pour the brine over the beans, mix well, cover the lid, and keep in a refrigerator for 2 days.

Ingredients for 4:

2 chicken breasts
2 medium tomatoes
1 tbsp tomato paste
0.5 lb butter (or butter spread)
3 garlic cloves
1 pack Italian parsley
2 cups flour
2 – 3 eggs
1 cup breadcrumbs
Salt and pepper on taste

Method:

Tenderize fillets.
Blend butter, peeled tomatoes, garlic, and greens until puree consistency.
Place the fillet on a table, sprinkle with salt, pepper, cover with the butter mix, with a spatula, then roll tightly.

Ingredients:

5 oz butter
1 cup + 1 tbsp flour
2 eggs + 1 egg yolk
0.5 lb potato puree
Salt and spices on your taste

Method:

Pour a little less than 1 cup water in a saucepan, add 70 g (5 oz) butter, and bring to boil, stirring.
Add a little more than 1 cup of flour into the boiling water, continuing to stir the entire time.
When the dough stops sticking to the saucepan sides, remove the heating, and let cool a little.