Is anyone Polish?

Question

I need some good Polish recipes for my boyfriend.

I forgot to mention he's a picky Polaka who doesn't eat cabbage... Go figure.

Answer 1

HUNTERS STEW (Bigos)
Poland's national dish, and one of my favourite dishes. There is a variety in ingredients, some have mushrooms and juniper berries, while others contain apples, venison, lamb or beef. It is best made a two days in advance and reheated on low heat before serving. This enhances the flavour.

50g butter
2 onions, peeled and chopped
1 jar sauerkraut
1 can tomatoes, peeled
1 small white cabbage
300 ml strong beef stock
250g smoked sausage
5 to 6 pork ribs
salt and pepper

Melt butter in a saucepan and fry the onions until golden. Rinse the sauerkraut in cold water, drain thoroughly and mix with the onions. Add the tomatoes. Chop the cabbage finely and mix in. Add the stock, stirring well, and then the pork ribs. Slice the sausage and add into the stew. Allow to simmer on low heat for one hour. Season to taste. Remove from heat and leave covered for 24 hours. Refrigerate and reheat before serving. Serves 8.
Note: If you prefer the dish to be more sour, add more sauerkraut.

MEATLOAF STUFFED WITH EGGS (Klopsy)
A simple yet satisfying Polish dish.

2 eggs, hard-boiled
50g stale bread
25g onion
20g butter
500g ground beef, pork or a mixture of both
1 egg, beaten
25g breadcrumbs
1 tbs chopped fresh parsely
oil/butter to grease baking dish
salt and pepper

Peel the hard-boiled eggs and quater them lengthwise. Soak the stale bread in water, and when soft, squeeze out the excess water and mince. Peel and chop the onion and fry in butter until lightly golden - set aside. Mince the meat with the bread, onion and beaten egg. Add salt and pepper and knead until all ingredients are combined.
Sprinkle the breadcrumbs on a large board and place the meat mixture on top, spreading it fairly thin to form a rectangle (A4 size). Place egg quarters along one side, pointing them towards the middle. Sprinkle with parsely. Roll the meat up into a thick cylinder, starting from the side where the eggs are so that they will be in the middle.
Heat the oven to 220C/425F. Grease a fairly deep baking dish. Add the meatloaf, basting with some oil/butter. Cover tray with foil and bake for 1 hour 15 minutes, basting frequently. Cut into slices and serve. Serves 4.

POLISH SAUSAGE IN TOMATO SAUCE (Kielbasa w Sosie Pomidorowym)
The kielbasa or Polish sausage can be found in the Polish delicatessen shops. You can use any variety Polish sausage for this dish.

50g butter
25g onion, peeled and finely chopped
50g flour
200 ml water or beef stock
1 1/2 tbs tomato puree
a pinch of sugar, salt and pepper
200g Polish sausage (kielbasa)

Heat the butter and lightly brown the onions. Add the flour and brown again. Gradually stir in water or beef stock and bring to a boil. Add the tomato puree, salt pepper and sugar. Skin the sausage, cut into big cubes, and add to sauce. Simmer the sauce for a few more minutes until the flavours blend. Serve with potatoes. Serves 2.

ROAST PORK WITH CARAWAY (Schab Wieprzowy po Polsku)
Another simple yet satisfying Polish dish. Didn't I say that Polish dishes were very easy to prepare?

2 kg loin of pork
2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp dried majoram
1 tsp caraway seeds
50g butter

Preheat oven to 220C/425F. Score the fat of the pork with a knife and rub with salt, majoram and caraway seeds over the meat. In a large pan, melt the butter over high heat and seal the meat rapidly. When the pork is brown all over, place into a roasting dish and roast for 2 1/2 hours, basting frequently. Serves 6.

BREADED PORK CHOPS (Kotlet Schabowy)

4 medium-sized pork chops
salt and pepper
25g plain flour
1 egg, beaten
25g breadcrumbs
Oil/butter for frying

Beat out the pork chops until fairly thin. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside. On separate plates, pour flour, egg and breadcrumbs. Dip each chop into the flour, coating on both sides, and then dip into the beaten egg. finally press the chops on to the breadcrumbs, ensuring even coating.
Heat sufficient oil/butter in a large frying pan. When very hot, add the pork and cook over high heat for 5 minutes on each side. Lower heat and cook for another few minutes until golden. Serves 4.



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Answer 2

Yup!

Try making him perogies or bigos (a cabbage meal that is probably the only "cabbage meal" I've tried that tastes delicious!) They're a bit complicated but worth the effort. There are many good recipes online; my personal favourite and the ones my mom makes are cottage cheese/potato perogies. Add a bit of dill to the filling for extra flavour.

Ah! An easy one is called potato pancakes. I don't have exact measurements cause I always do mine from scratch, but you can see if you want to try:
Grate some raw potatoes into a bowl (this is the base, so do as much as you think you'll need.) Add diced white onions, salt, pepper, an egg or two (depending on how much there is) and some flour to thicken it up and mix everything together. Place dollops of the mixture into an oil-filled frying pan (the oil should reach about halfway through each cake) and fry. Flip over once the bottom looks brown. Add salt or seasoning to taste. Delicious and don't take that long!
You can also add green onion instead of white to the mixture.

God, I'm hungry.

Answer 3

Polish Recipes :

1. Babka (polish Easter Bread)
2. Babka (polish)
3. Bigos
4. Bigos
5. Bigos - Hunter's Stew
6. Bigos- Hunter's Stew
7. Bobcha's Polish Borscht
8. Cabbage Rolls (polish Style)
9. Cerveny Kapusta
10. Cerveny Kapusta
11. Christmas Borscht
12. Chruscik (polish Bows)
13. Cwikla
14. Czarnina -- Polish Duck Soup
15. Dad's Kaluski
16. Jablka Na Winie Czerwonym
17. Kapusniak -- Polish Sauerkraut Soup
18. Kapusta Kiszona Z Grzybami
19. Kapusta Kiszona Z Grzybami (stewed Sauerkraut
20. Kapusta Z Jablkamy -- Polish Cabbages With Ap
21. Kapusta Z Wieprzowina - Polish Sauerkraut Wit
22. Kielbasa- Polish Sausage
23. Kiszka - Polish Kiska
24. Klopsk W Smietanie (meatballs With Sour Cream
25. KLOPSK W SMIETANIE(Meatballs with Sour Cream)
26. Kluski Kapusta Po (polish Noodles And Cabbage
27. Kluski Z Makiem I
28. Kolaches - Cheese Filling
29. Kolacz Weselny (sculpture Cake)
30. Kompot W Spirytusie
31. Kompot W Spirytusie
32. Kompot W Spirytusie - 12-fruit Compote With Spirits
33. Kutia (christmas Pudding)
34. Kutia Wigilijna
35. Kutia Wigilijna- Christmas Eve Kutia
36. Maple Kielbasa Bites
37. Marcepan
38. Medianyky(Honey Cookies)
39. Muczynski's Polska Kolbasa
40. Nachynka Z Kapusty(Cabbage Filling For Varenyky)
41. Paczki (polish Doughnuts)
42. Paczki(polish doughnuts)
43. Pasulj (serbian Bean Soup)
44. Pickled Herring
45. Pieczen Siekana - Klops -- Polish Meat Loaf
46. Pierogi
47. Pierogi (Peer-o-gee)
48. Pierogi Beef Filling
49. Pierogi Cabbage Filling
50. Pierogi Cheese Filling
51. Pierogi Cooked Fruit Filling
52. Pierogi Dough 1
53. Pierogi Fillings, Cheese
54. Pierogi Fillings, Meat
55. Pierogi Fillings, Potato
56. Pierogi Fillings, Sauerkraut
57. Pierogi Mushroom Filling
58. Pierogi Sauerkraut and Mushroom Filling
59. Pierogi Sausage Filling
60. Pierogi with Meat
61. Pierogies
62. Pirohi Dough And Fillings
63. Piroshki
64. Placek Swiateczny
65. Polish Beets
66. Polish Bigos (sauerkraut Stew)
67. Polish Cabbage Borshcht
68. Polish Cheese Paska
69. Polish Cucumbers
70. Polish Kielbasa
71. Polish Lenten Mushroom "cutlets" (kotelty Z G
72. Polish Pierogi
73. Polish Pierogi
74. Polish Sausage and Cabbage
75. Polish Stew
76. Potravwa Zapiekana
77. Ptysie(Stuffed Swirls)
78. Ryba W Sosie Chrzanowym
79. Ryba W Sosie Chrzanowym (fish In Horseradish
80. Salata Laktuka - Polish Wilted Leaf Lettuce S
81. Sledzie Marynowane W Smietanie
82. Strucle Z Makiem
83. Szczupak Po Polsku
84. Szczupak Po Polsku - Pike Polish Style
85. Wieprzowina W Smietanie (baked Pork Chops In
86. Zraziki Po Krakowsku -- Polish Beef Roll-ups
87. Zupa Kartoflana - Polish Potato Soup
88. Zupa Migdalowa
http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/europe/polish/indexall.html

Answer 4

My husband is...OO gosh there are so many his mother has taught me how to cook....umm heres one
its called halushki
1 1/2 pounds pork chops
garlic powder to taste
salt and pepper to taste
1 onion, chopped
1 large head cabbage, cut into squares
1 pound large egg noodles
1 tablespoon butter
Sprinkle pork chops with garlic powder, salt and pepper and place in a large greased sauce pan or deep skillet with chopped onion and fry until very brown and well cooked. It is ok if they stick a little, as the drippings are essential in this dish. When done, remove chops and set aside.
Add a little water to the saucepan or skillet and mix up the drippings a bit. Place cabbage into the pot, and allow to cook down completely.
In a separate large saucepan, boil the egg noodles in water until cooked. Drain noodles and mix in butter.
Cut up the pork chops to bite size pieces and set aside. When the cabbage has cooked down, add pork and cooked noodles and mix completely.

Answer 5

Pierogies are great! Look up the recipe at foodnetwrk.

Answer 6

I AM! but i'm not good w/ the food so much i think that potato pancakes r polish or saurkraut or somethin or is that german...cuz i'm both

Answer 7

yes! people living in Poland are known are polish.

Answer 8

I took a look at some sites, and this was the best.

Answer 9

Hot Beet Soup

spare ribs
5 to 6 cans of julienne cut beets and juice
1 onion, left whole
1 bay leaf
1 pint of sour cream
2 tablespoons of flour
salt
pepper
sugar
vinegar

Trim fat from spare ribs and rinse in cold water. Put spare ribs in a large pot and fill half-way with cold water. Bring to a boil and skim. Add beets and juice, onion, bay leaf, salt and pepper to the pot. Add sugar and vinegar, but go easy on these. Simmer for about a 1/2 hour to 45 minutes. Taste will be bland, do not overseason. Put sour cream in a bowl, add flour to it, and mix. With soup at a full boil, add sour cream mixture to the soup by pouring it through a strainer. Simmer for 5 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings.

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Cucumbers with Sour Cream

1 cucumber, peeled and sliced thin
1/2 cup of sour cream
1 tablespoon of vinegar
1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons of sugar
salt
lots of pepper
fresh chopped dill (optional)

Put cucumbers in a bowl and sprinkle lightly with salt. Mix and let sit for 30 minutes. Gently squeeze to drain out excess water. Put sour cream in a small bowl and add vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper (and dill if desired). Mix. Pour sour cream mixture over cucumbers and mix. Refrigerate until chilled. Mix again before serving.

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Kugelis with Cracklings

5 pounds of potatoes, peeled and grated
1 pound of bacon, cut into small pieces and fried
1 onion, grated and fried
3 cloves of garlic, grated
3 eggs
salt, as desired
pepper

Add cracklings (bacon pieces) to potatoes and mix. Add eggs, onion, garlic, salt and pepper to potatoes and mix. Put prepared kugelis into a rectangular baking pan which has been smeared with lard or fat. Bake for 1 to 2 hours in the oven. The best is 5cm to 6cm thickness. When it is baked, cut into rectangular pieces and serve with sour cream and mint-tea.

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Pigtails

pigtails, trimmed of fat, leave skin on
sauerkraut, rinsed and drained
1 apple
1 onion
1 bay leaf, left whole
caraway seeds
potatoes, peeled and quartered
salt
lots of pepper

Place pigtails in a large pot and add bay leaf. Put the sauerkraut in a large bowl and grate the apple and grate the onion into sauerkraut. Mix. Add salt, pepper and caraway seeds to sauerkraut. Mix. Place sauerkraut over pigtails and cover with cold water. Cover pot. Bring to a boil then lower to a simmer. Simmer for 2 hours. Add potatoes on top to start, they can be buried in kraut after awhile. Simmer a 1/2 hour to 45 minutes, whenever potatoes are done.

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Sauerkraut Soup

goose or duck, cut up, or pork, (to produce a greasy broth)
2 liters of water
1 pound of sauerkraut, not marinated.
1 carrot, shredded or diced
1 onion, left whole
1 bay leaf, left whole
peppercorns, left whole
salt
a pinch of sugar, if desired

Put cut up meat in a large pot and add water. Bring to a boil and skim. Remove meat from the pot when a greasy broth has been produced. Add sauerkraut to the broth. Simmer soup for 1 hour. About 15 to 20 minutes before soup is done add carrot, onion, bay leaf, peppercorns, salt and sugar. Remove onion when soup is done. Serve with a boiled potato on the side.

Answer 10

My daughter is, but here is a site that can help you out

http://www.polstore.com/html/polishrecipes.html