What's a traditional Russian recipe?

Question

That is pretty simple to moderately hard to make.

Answer 1

cabbage rolls
they are simple or complicated, depending on how much effort you put into the recipe

Answer 2

Borscht is about as traditional as you can get. It is a beet soup (much better than it sounds) and there are as many ways to make it as there are for making potato salad in the US. You could do a web search for borscht recipes.

Answer 3

Russian Borscht

**triple-tested at the Good Housekeeping Research Institute**

INGREDIENTS
2 pound(s) beef chuck short ribs
4 medium (about 1 pound without tops) beets
3 medium carrots
3 medium (1 pound) potatoes
1 medium onion
1 head(s) (small, about 1 pound) green cabbage
1 can(s) (13 3/4 to 14 1/2 ounces) beef broth
1 can(s) (10 3/4 ounces) condensed tomato soup
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoon(s) minced fresh dill
Dill sprigs for garnish
1 container(s) (8-ounce) sour cream (optional)

DIRECTIONS

1. In 5-quart saucepot over high heat, heat short ribs and 6 cups water to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 1 1/2 to 2 hours until meat is very tender and falls off the bones.
2. Meanwhile, peel beets and cut into matchstick-thin strips. Peel and dice carrots and potatoes; chop onion. Thinly slice enough cabbage to equal 4 cups loosely packed. Reserve remaining cabbage for use another day. Set vegetables aside.
3. With slotted spoon, remove short ribs to plate. Skim off fat from cooking liquid. When short ribs are cool enough to handle, discard fat and bones; cut meat into 1/2-inch pieces.
4. To cooking liquid, add beef broth, undiluted tomato soup, and vegetables; over high heat, heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; simmer, partially covered, 30 minutes. Add meat, then salt and pepper; heat.
5. Stir in dill. Garnish with dill sprigs. Top each serving with some sour cream if you like.

For more Russian recipes, check out this site: http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/search/fast_search_recipes/?search_term=russian

Answer 4

i have a russian cookbook with a pork chops recipe that is basically pork chops, onions, apples, and beer. the recipe is a bit longer than that, but you could probably throw all that together and come out ok.