DOES ANYONE KNOW of ANY ROMANIAN RECIPES??

Question

Hi everyone!
Ok, so my boyfriend is Romanian and I want to cook him some traditional authentic Romanian food because he is in college and rarely if ever gets a hot meal. Anyone have any recipes they could share with me??
Thanks a million in advance!!!!

Answer 1

Tomatoes stuffed with eggplant (Rosii umplute cu vinete)

1 big eggplant
2 onions
3 tablespoon oil
tomatoes
salt
pepper
parsley
Bake the eggplant, let it drain well, and chop with a wooden or glass chopper. Set in a bowl and mix with the oil poured little by little. Add finely chopped onion, salt and pepper. Choose small and firm tomatoes and remove the inside with all the seeds. Fill with the eggplant mixture, then place all stuffed tomatoes on a platter and decorate them with a sprig of parsley for each tomato. You can also use stuffing peppers instead of tomatoes.

Salata de boeuf (Beef salad/chicken salad)

4-5 potatoes, 1 carrot, 1 parsley root, 1 parsnip (optional), 1 large celery root, a handful of green peas, 2 pickles, 1/2 lb/250 g poultry breast or beef sirloin, 300g mayo,1 tablespoon mustard, salt.
You get the best beef salad by boiling the vegetables with the meat (soup). Cube the potatoes and all other vegetables. The same goes for the meat and pickles. Place all in a bowl, add the peas and salt. In a separate bowl, mix mayo and mustard. Add 3/4 of the mayo mixture to the meat and vegetables and mix well. Arrange on a serving platter.
Smooth with a knife and then cover with the rest of the mayo mixture. Garnish with a few olives, hard boiled egg white, or egg slices, pickled red peppers, parsley, etc. Try to shape flowers, other designs.

Romanian Style Polenta * Mămăligă

1 qt. Water, 1-2 cups corn meal, 2 tsp. salt
Boil water and salt in a pot. When water is boiling, gradually add corn meal while stirring the mixture with a whisk.
Stop adding corn meal when the mixture is considerably thick, though still liquid.
Continue to simmer for about 10-15 minutes, with caution since the mixture bubbles up and splatters hot polenta around.
Remove from the heat and serve with your favorite dish.
You can also check this web for more other recipes.
: www.windowtoromania.org/recipes.asp
Good Luck and Pofta Buna!!! Enjoy the meal!!!

Answer 2

Mititei (sausage rolls)

5 x Cloves garlic, peeled
1/4 cup Water
1 lb Ground chuck
2/3 lb Coarsely ground pork
1 tsp Baking soda
1 1/2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Black pepper
1/2 tsp Dried thyme, whole
1/2 tsp Dried basil
1/2 cup Beef stock

Crush the garlic well in the water, using a fork. Stir the meat, baking soda, seasonings, and garlic puree together. Add Beef Stock and mix well.
For each sausage, take 1/3 cup of the meat mixture, and roll between the palms of your hands into a sausage shape about 4 inches long. Place sausages side by side in a container and cover. Refrigerate overnight so that the flavors can blend. These are excellent on the grill. They may also be broiled or baked in the oven. Broil the sausages about 3 minutes per side until cooked through and browned.. HINT: When hand rolling sausages or meatballs of any kind, keep a small bowl of water near you so that you can keep your hands a bit wet. This way the meat will not stick to your hands.

Vinete (eggplant)

1 x Eggplant
1 x Onion, medium, grated
1 tsp Lemon juice
1/4 cup Vegetable oil
1 x Salt (to taste)

Broil eggplant on all sides until well cooked. Scrape off skin and mash well with a wooden spoon. Add salt to taste. Mix grated onion with 1 teaspoon of the oil and add to eggplant. Add remaining oil to eggplant slowly, stirring constantly. Add lemon juice and serve as an appetizer on crackers or bread.

Answer 3

Hi Flaky Fresh,

Mamaliga is the true MAMA for every Romanian boy. If you do it simply with a couple of fried eggs soft, you'll never be able to get rid of your boyfriend. Mamaligas American cousin is/are grits, and the Italian is polenta. Even though as a southerner I hate to say it: you should use polenta. It is used either simply as peasant food (comfort food) or, in an up[scale context, as a side dish or base for sauces, cheeses, stews, etc. Can be also sliced, fried, endless options. Another of my favorite combinations is MAMA and stuffed cabbage.

And I must add given your name "Flaky fresh" a mamaliga pie is in order.

A transmite complimente

Answer 4

ROMANIAN RECIPES
Presents a collection of vegetable, meat, fish, and sour soups. Includes a variety of other traditional dishes as well.
members.aol.com/simonagscu/recipes.html

Answer 5

schnitzel is the easiest thing in the world....
pork
or you can use chicken or turkey but usually pork


Get a thing piece......
Pound it down
Get get egg wash and dip it then dip in to bread crumbs
just place in hot pan with already hot oil and flip once or twice...
serve with rice or past...


My husband is Hungarian and his best friend is Romanian ...Almost the same kinds of food...

I put down some sight that you might want to check out....but WARNING once you start cooking for him he'll never leave lol hahalol