Mushroom Stroganoff

Strognaoff means a dish of sautéed pieces of beef or a substitute served in a sauce with sour cream. Here, I use just mushrooms and no sour cream. The dish is named after the Russian family "Stroganovs" who were involved in the settlement of Siberia.

                                                                  Гриб строганов (Russian)   

                                                                      / grib stroganov/  

                                                                            serves 4

1/2 ounce (15 g) dried organic mushrooms, coarsely chopped 

olive oil

minced organic onion

minced garlic cloves

1 pound (455 g) mixed organic mushrooms, thinly sliced

1 Tbs. (15 g) brown rice miso paste

2 Tbs. (30 g) organic almond butter

1 can (14 oz./ 400 ml) organic coconut milk

chopped chives

один /a-deen/ 1. Place the dry mushrooms in a bowl and cover with boiling water, soak for about 20 minutes.

два /dva/ 2. Place a saucepan over medium heat and add a drizzle of olive oil.

три /tree/ 3. Once it warms, sauté the onions and garlic between 5-10 minutes, until soft.

четыре /chye-tir-ye/ 4. Add the fresh mushrooms a cook another 10 minutes.

пять /pyat/ 5. Stir in the miso and almond butter. 

шесть /shest/ 6. Add the coconut milk, dried mushrooms, and the water they have been soaking in. Stir and bring to a boil.

cемь /syem/ 7. Reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.

восемь /vo-syem/ 8. Stir in the chives. Save some for garnish.

  (a) If it is too thick, stir in a little hot water.

Приятного аппетита!

/priyatnogo appetita/

Bon appétit!

Try

"Chicken Stroganoff / Курка Строганов (Ukrainian)"

https://veggiefernandezs.blogspot.com/2014/08/chicken-stroganoff.html

"Ground Turkey Strognaoff / Земля Турции Строганова (Russian)"

https://veggiefernandezs.blogspot.com/2019/03/ground-turkey-stroganoff.html

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Hungarian Paprika Potatoes

You have to like paprika, like a true Hungarian dish, but you can cut back on the amount you use. The potatoes are often served with sausage.

Paprika burgonya (Hungarian)

Serves 6

2 Tbs. (30 ml) olive oil

1 organic yellow onion, chopped

ground black pepper

2 1/2 pounds (1.135 g) organic red or Yukon gold potatoes, peeled or not, then quartered lengthwise

3 1/2 Tbs. (21 g) or less sweet (Hungarian) paprika

2 tsp. (10 g) caraway seeds

1 tsp. (2 g) ground cumin

1/4 tsp. (0,5 g) cayenne pepper or more to taste

2 Tbs. (12 g) chopped dill or 2 tsp. (4 g) dry dill

egy 1. In a Dutch oven over medium heat, add the onions and cook until they are rawboned, about 10 minutes.

kettő 2. Stir in the paprika, caraway seed, cumin, cayenne.

három 3. Add 2 cups (5 dl) of water.

négy 4. Bring to a simmer over medium-high, then cover, reduce to low, and simmer 15-18 minutes. 

öt 5. Uncover and return heat to medium-high; cook, stir for another 10 minutes.,

hat 6. Remove, cover and let stand about 5 minutes.

hét 7. Stir in the dill and season with black pepper to taste.

Try some of the other potato recipes:

https://veggiefernandezs.blogspot.com/search/label/potatoes

or Eastern European dishes:

https://veggiefernandezs.blogspot.com/search/label/Eastern%20European

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Russian Potato Salad

 Russian potato salad has less ingredients than German potato salads. 

Картофельный Салат (Russian)

/ kartofelʹnyy salat/

Serves 6

A. Potatoes / Картофель /kartofel' :

2 pounds (910 g) organic potatoes

chopped organic scallions or onions

fresh or dried dill

chopped sweet-sour pickles

sliced organic radishes

garnish: dill sprigs

один  /a-deen/ 1. Cover the potatoes water water, bring to boil.

два  /dva/ 2. Reduce to low, cover and cook about 25 minutes.

три  /tree/ 3. Drain and slice thinly.

B. Potato dressing / Картофельная заправка /kartofel'naya zapravka/: 

1 cup (130 g) (dairy-free) organic mayonnaise

1 tsp. (5 ml) Worcestershire sauce

2 Tbs. (30 ml) each: ketchup and white wine vine

1 tsp. (5 ml) horseradish sauce

четыре  /chye-tir-ye/ 4. Whisk all the ingredients.

C. Making the salad:

пять   /pyat/ 5. In a bowl, add the potatoes, scallions/onions, dill, pickles and radishes.

шесть   /shest/ 6. Toss in the dressing.

семь   /syem/ 7. Refrigerate for 45 minutes.

восемь  /vo-syem/ 8. Remove and garnish with the dill springs.

Try "Berlin Potato Salad / Berliner Kartoffelsalat" https://veggiefernandezs.blogspot.com/2021/07/berlin-potato-salad.html

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