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Now, okay, Polish food, not the usual type of food that will come to mind when you ask yourself, “Where do I dine in today?” or “What to order on my favorite food delivery app?”
Well, it may be unlike the thrill of Italian, French, or Korean food, but you get the point. There’s a potato under the soil, and there’s a tuna under the sea.
Polish food, dishes in eastern Europe – are hearty, comforting, and rich, featuring flavors that feature sour, salty, and savory. These dishes are the marriage between Middle Eastern cuisine and European cuisine.
Poland’s recipes are best-represented by key dishes, such as pierogi, bigos, and żurek, which rely significantly on meats, root vegetables, sour cream, and fermented ingredients. Let’s ask Grubhub which are the best Polish food recipes in this day and, time? Kidding aside, let’s take a look:
Kartacze - Polish potato dumplings
Don’t worry if you cannot pronounce the Polish version of those food names. You can call them with their English names, still the same!
Kartacze, which your brother surely loves, is a made of potatoes that are raw, regional dishes in the northeastern part of Poland.
Ingredients:
- 3 kg potatoes
- 2 onions
- 700 g ground pork meat
- salt, pepper, sweet paprika, marjoram
- 4 tbs potato starch (optional)
Directions:
See? It’s easy to make with those ingredients only! Peel, boil, and mash your 1 kg of potatoes, then cool. Finely grate the remaining potatoes and onion, squeeze out moisture, and reserve the starch. Combine mashed and grated potatoes with the starch to form dough. Season ground meat, shape into stuffed dumplings, boil for 20 to 25 minutes, and serve with sautéed onions.
Kopytka with creamy Żurek sauce
It’s not yet wintertime, but who says you cannot sip this soup in summer? This is the beloved sour rye soup that appears on holiday tables across Poland. Quite stunning!
Ingredients:
- Prepared kopytka
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 to 2 cups wild mushrooms (fresh or frozen)
- a splash of water or vegetable broth
- 1 cup żurek starter (zakwas)
- salt and black pepper to taste
- a splash of sweet cream (optional)
- a generous handful of fresh dill, chopped
Directions:
There are only four steps to make this soup: sauté the onion, add the mushrooms, add the Żurek starter, and finish with dill. Easy-peasy, as your beautiful yoga teacher would say.
Grandma’s Polish pierogies
One of the stars of Poland’s tables, your grandmother’s Polish pierogies, won’t be lost from this list. Of course!
Ingredients:
For the dough:
- 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 cups sour cream
- 2 large eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
For the filling:
- 8 baking potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoons processed cheese sauce
- 1 pinch onion salt, or to taste
- Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
Cook it the classic way, and you’ll do magic! Don’t forget to add grated cheddar cheese to the filling, as cheese is the catalyst to the yummy-ness. You would agree, right so, friend?
These will definitely make your Grandmother proud! Open your account on RSF today! See you around! Let’s go!