Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

3 each qts/3 liter...
3 each to 4 potatoes
1 each bay leaf (optional)
2 each juniper berries...
1 each onion
1 each parsnip
1 each celery root
1 each parsley root
2 each Carrots
1 each medium hen

Directions:

Clean and wash the hen and set it to boil at low heat with 3 qts/3 l water. Remove foam, then add the vegetables, onion, juniper berries, bay leaf and salt. Cover and simmer until the hen is almost done. Add the halved (lengthwise) potatoes and let simmer until done. Remove the hen, cut in pieces, arrange on a platter and garnish with boiled potatoes and sliced carrot and celery. Spray with a few tablespoons of the boiling liquid. Serve to taste with oil and lemon juice or vinegar, horseradis...

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

1 each medium chicken
1 each medium cauliflower
0.5 teaspoon flour
2 each to 3 tablespoons...
1 cup water
2 tablespoons butter, salt, pepper

Directions:

Clean and wash the chicken, cut into pieces and fry them in a pan with a tablespoon of butter. Add the flour and then pour a cup of water. Add wine, salt and pepper. Clean the cauliflower and divide into flowerets. Fry it slightly with a tablespoon of butter and then arrange over the chicken pieces. Let simmer, covered, until the liquid is much reduced.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

1 each medium chicken
0.75 each lbs/750 gram...
1 tablespoon butter
0.5 teaspoon flour
0.5 teaspoon sugar, chopped...

Directions:

Clean and wash the chicken and cut into pieces. Fry in butter until yellow. Add the flour and fry until yellow. Then add 1/2 cup water, salt, sugar and peas. Let simmer, covered, and when almost ready, add the chopped dill.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

1 each medium chicken
1 tablespoon lard
1 each onion
4 each to 5 tomatoes
0.5 teaspoon flour, tarragon,...

Directions:

Fry the chicken pieces in lard until yellow. Add the finely chopped onion and flour. When the onion starts to turn yellow, add 3-4 tablespoons of water, juice from 4-5 tomatoes, salt and tarragon. The quantity of tarragon is to taste. Cover and simmer. When the meat is almost done, set into the oven for 15-20 minutes. You may prepare this with raw onion. In this case, add it with the water.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

1 each small duck
8 each medium pickles
2 tablespoons lard
1 tablespoon tomato sauce
1 each onion
0.5 teaspoon flour, salt,...

Directions:

Fry the duck pieces in lard until it starts to brown. Add the chopped onion and flour and let fry a little longer. Then add warm water to cover the duck pieces. Cover and simmer for half an hour. Prepare 2 inch/5-6 cm long pieces of pickle. To the meat add pickles, tomato sauce, sugar, chopped dill and simmer until the meat is done and the liquid is reduced. You can also use raw onion instead of fried. In this case, add it with the warm water.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

1 each duckling
1 each large can sauerkraut
3 tablespoons lard
1 tablespoon tomato sauce
0.5 teaspoon paprika, a few...

Directions:

Clean, wash and salt the duckling. Let sit for one hour. In the meantime, fry the sauerkraut in lard, adding paprika, tomato sauce, pepper and salt (if needed). Arrange the sauerkraut in a uniform layer in a roasting pan and place the duckling on top. The duckling was previously dried and then greased with lard. Set into the oven and baste ocassionally with the liquid in the pan. After the duckling has been roasted on one side, turn onto the other side.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

1 each chicken
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon flour
0.5 each lemon, salt

Directions:

Boil the chicken pieces as for chicken pilaf. Fry the flour in butter until yellow, add a cup of the chicken broth, salt, chicken pieces and the peeled and sliced lemon. Simmer for 5-10 minutes. The sauce must be much thinner than for the chicken white sauce stew. Therefore, add some more chicken broth if necessary.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

12 each little turkey...
1 tablespoon lard
1 teaspoon butter
1 teaspoon flour
1 each small Onion
0.75 each lbs/750 gram...
0.5 teaspoon sugar, salt

Directions:

Fry the turkey pieces with lard until yellow. Pour chicken broth or water to almost cover, add salt and a whole onion and simmer, covered, until the meat is almost done. Remove the onion. Separately fry the flour until yellowish, add the turkey boiling liquid and caramelized sugar (1 teaspoon) to which a little more of the turkey boiling liquid has been added. Pour this sauce over the turkey pieces, add 1/2 teaspoon sugar, salt, butter and the boiled and peeled chestnuts. Be careful to keep t...

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

6 each hen portions...
4 tablespoons oil
7 each oz/200 g olives
1 tablespoon tomato sauce
1 teaspoon flour
3 each onions
1 teaspoon vinegar or 1/2...
1 each lump sugar, salt
1 each bay leaf

Directions:

Fry the hen pieces in 2 tablespoons of oil, add 3-4 tablespoons of water and simmer. Every now and then, turn the pieces, adding 2-3 tablespoons of water. When the meat is half done, add washed and pricked olives. Separately, fry the chopped onion in two tablespoons of oil until yellow. Add the flour, let fry a little longer, then add a cup of chicken broth or water, tomato sauce, salt, sugar, bay leaf and wine or vinegar. Pour this sauce over the meat and let boil until the meat is done. You...

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

1 each large chicken
2 tablespoons butter or lard
1 cup rice, salt

Directions:

Clean and wash the chicken, cut into pieces, salt and set into a pan with water to cover. Let boil for 15 minutes. Remove foam. Back to Lemon sauced chicken. Fry the rice with the lard. The rice must be dry without becoming brown. Arrange the chicken pieces on top of the rice and add two cups of the chicken broth. Let it come to a boil on top of the range and then place in the oven until the rice is done.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

1 each chicken
3 each medium eggplants
1 each onion
1 tablespoon flour
3 each to 4 tablespoons...

Directions:

Cut the eggplants in quarters, lengthwise, and then halve each quarter. Salt and let sit for at least a half hour. Then slightly squeeze each piece, dredge with flour and fry in oil. Saute the chicken pieces, covered, in a tablespoon of oil. Add the grated onion and 2-3 tablespoons of water. Arrange the eggplant pieces over the chicken, add the parsley, cover and let boil, at low heat, for 10-15 minutes. Then move the pan to the oven and let it bake until ready.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

1 each chicken
1 tablespoon lard
1 each lb/500 gram okra
5 each to 6 tomatoes
1 each onion, chopped...
1 tablespoon vinegar
0.5 teaspoon sugar, salt

Directions:

Clean and wash the okra. Keep okra in water with salt and vinegar for one hour. Fry the chicken pieces in butter until yellow. Add grated onion, boiled and strained tomatoes, salt, sugar and the okra (which were rinsed several times after removal from the salt-vinegar water). Simmer, covered, until the okra are almost done. Add a tablespoon of vinegar and the chopped greens and set in the oven for a little while.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

1 each chicken
1 tablespoon butter
1 each onion
0.5 teaspoon flour
0.75 each lbs/750 gram...
0.5 teaspoon paprika, salt, sugar

Directions:

Saute the chicken pieces in butter. When almost ready, add the finely chopped onion and flour, mixing continuously. then add the halved and seeded tomatoes, paprika, salt and sugar. Cover and simmer until the tomatoes are done. Do not stir during simmering. Shake the pan instead.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

1 each duckling
1 each large can sauerkraut
3 tablespoons lard
1 tablespoon tomato sauce
0.5 teaspoon paprika, a few...

Directions:

Clean, wash and salt the duckling. Let sit for one hour. In the meantime, fry the sauerkraut in lard, adding paprika, tomato sauce, pepper and salt (if needed). Arrange the sauerkraut in a uniform layer in a roasting pan and place the duckling on top. The duckling was previously dried and then greased with lard. Set into the oven and baste ocassionally with the liquid in the pan. After the duckling has been roasted on one side, turn onto the other side.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

1 each duckling
1 each large can sauerkraut
3 tablespoons lard
1 tablespoon tomato sauce
0.5 teaspoon paprika, a few...

Directions:

Clean, wash and salt the duckling. Let sit for one hour. In the meantime, fry the sauerkraut in lard, adding paprika, tomato sauce, pepper and salt (if needed). Arrange the sauerkraut in a uniform layer in a roasting pan and place the duckling on top. The duckling was previously dried and then greased with lard. Set into the oven and baste ocassionally with the liquid in the pan. After the duckling has been roasted on one side, turn onto the other side.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

1 each chicken
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon flour
0.5 each lemon, salt

Directions:

Boil the chicken pieces as for chicken pilaf. Fry the flour in butter until yellow, add a cup of the chicken broth, salt, chicken pieces and the peeled and sliced lemon. Simmer for 5-10 minutes. The sauce must be much thinner than for the chicken white sauce stew. Therefore, add some more chicken broth if necessary.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

12 each little turkey...
1 tablespoon lard
1 teaspoon butter
1 teaspoon flour
1 each small Onion
0.75 each lbs/750 g chestnuts
0.5 teaspoon sugar, salt

Directions:

Fry the turkey pieces with lard until yellow. Pour chicken broth or water to almost cover, add salt and a whole onion and simmer, covered, until the meat is almost done. Remove the onion. Separately fry the flour until yellowish, add the turkey boiling liquid and caramelized sugar (1 teaspoon) to which a little more of the turkey boiling liquid has been added. Pour this sauce over the turkey pieces, add 1/2 teaspoon sugar, salt, butter and the boiled and peeled chestnuts. Be careful to keep t...

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

1 each chicken
1 each onion
1 tablespoon butter
0.5 tablespoons flour, salt

Directions:

Cut the meat and set in a pan adding water to cover. Add one whole onion and salt. Remove foam and simmer until done. Throw away the onion. Separately, slightly fry the flour in lard. Add the meat boiling liquid, stirring quickly and then pour over the meat pieces. Let boil for a few minutes longer. The stew is tastier if you add a cup of milk to the sauce but boil for much less time.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

1 each chicken
0.75 each lbs/750 gram...
2 tablespoons lard
1 each onion
0.5 cup chicken broth or...
5 each to 6 tomatoes
1 teaspoon chopped parsley...
1 teaspoon flour

Directions:

Slightly fry the chicken pieces in lard until they turn yellow. Add the finely chopped onion, a teaspoon of flour, mix and let fry for a little while. Add a half cup of chicken broth (or water), the cleaned green beans and the peeled, seeded and cut tomatoes. Add salt and chopped greens and let simmer, covered, for a half hour. Then set in the oven until the liquid is greatly reduced. You can also use raw onion. In this case, add it with the chicken broth.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

1 each chicken
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon flour
1 cup sour cream, salt

Directions:

Saute the chicken pieces in melted butter, adding 1-2 tablespoons of water if necessary. When the chicken is almost done, add salt and then sour cream well mixed with flour. Simmer for 10-15 minutes. Keep warm until serving.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

6 each hen portions...
4 tablespoons oil
7 each oz/200 gram olives
1 tablespoon tomato sauce
1 teaspoon flour
3 each onions
1 teaspoon vinegar, or 1/2...
1 each lump sugar, salt
1 each bay leaf

Directions:

Fry the hen pieces in 2 tablespoons of oil, add 3-4 tablespoons of water and simmer. Every now and then, turn the pieces, adding 2-3 tablespoons of water. When the meat is half done, add washed and pricked olives. Separately, fry the chopped onion in two tablespoons of oil until yellow. Add the flour, let fry a little longer, then add a cup of chicken broth or water, tomato sauce, salt, sugar, bay leaf and wine or vinegar. Pour this sauce over the meat and let boil until the meat is done. You...

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

1 each duckling
1 each large can sauerkraut
3 tablespoons lard
1 tablespoon tomato sauce
0.5 teaspoon paprika, a few...

Directions:

Clean, wash and salt the duckling. Let sit for one hour. In the meantime, fry the sauerkraut in lard, adding paprika, tomato sauce, pepper and salt (if needed). Arrange the sauerkraut in a uniform layer in a roasting pan and place the duckling on top. The duckling was previously dried and then greased with lard. Set into the oven and baste ocassionally with the liquid in the pan. After the duckling has been roasted on one side, turn onto the other side with the only difference being that you ...

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

6 each hen portions...
4 tablespoons oil
7 each oz/200 gram olives
1 tablespoon tomato sauce
1 teaspoon flour
3 each onions
1 teaspoon vinegar, or 1/2...
1 each lump sugar, salt
1 each bay leaf

Directions:

Fry the hen pieces in 2 tablespoons of oil, add 3-4 tablespoons of water and simmer. Every now and then, turn the pieces, adding 2-3 tablespoons of water. When the meat is half done, add washed and pricked olives. Separately, fry the chopped onion in two tablespoons of oil until yellow. Add the flour, let fry a little longer, then add a cup of chicken broth or water, tomato sauce, salt, sugar, bay leaf and wine or vinegar. Pour this sauce over the meat and let boil until the meat is done. You...

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

1 each goose liver or...
2 each onions (optional)
5 each oz/150 gram butter
2 each to 3 tablespoons...

Directions:

Quarter the onions, put in a small pan, add a tablespoon of butter, the liver, milk and 2-3 tablespoons of water. Cover and simmer until the liquid is all gone. After it has cooled down, grind the liver with the onions, place in a bowl and mix with the rest of the butter until creamy. At the end, add the salt, mix and place on a plate. Decorate with pickled peppers and cucumbers and hard boiled eggs.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

0.75 each lb/750 gram fatty...
3 tablespoons lard
1 each parsnip
1 each carrot
2 each peppers
1 each eggplant
1 each zuchini, a...
0.5 each lb/250 gram peas
1 each small cauliflower
2 each big onions
3 each Potatoes
1 each small celery root
5 each to 6 big tomatoes
2 each garlic cloves...

Directions:

Cut the meat into bite sizes and fry in lard until they start to brown. Add salt and tepid water to cover. Let boil on slow heat, covered, an hour to an hour and a half. During this time, prepare the vegetables. Clean, wash and cut in bite sizes. Arrange the vegetables on top of the meat, add the sliced, peeled and seeded tomatoes, the parsley and dill and salt. Let boil on top of the range for a few minutes, then place in the oven. Shake the pot from time to time so that they do not stick. B...