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11 Nov

St. Martin’s Goose Feast & New Wine Festival Traditions @ Hungary

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Organizers connected to the St. Martin’s Goose Feast and the year’s New Wine gatherings throughout the country announced with great regret they will not be holding this coming week-end the traditional Hungarian St. Martin’s Day celebration according to current Covid19 government regulations.

“Q” How does St. Martin’s name relate to geese?
“A” In 371, after Martin was elected bishop of the city of Tours, he protested his election and hid. The legend tried to hide in a goose hut, but the geese betrayed them with their gagging. Thus, Martin was finally elected bishop. He did important conversion work and converted much of the surrounding pagan villages to the Christian faith. Its popularity is unbroken up till this day.

Also in the Roman times November, 11  was the beginning of the winter season and large feasts were held for new wine of the year newly produce. It was the last holiday before the 40-day fast before Xmas, so feasts and fairs were kept since then. At such times, great eating and drinking was arranged as to have plenty to eat and drink throughout the coming new year.

After the large number of events throught Hungary have had been stopped, never-the-less, many families will be holding their own St Marton’s feast day with goose meals and new wines of the year. The Fest is going to last through November, 11-14. 2020.

Below a snap of my St. Martin’s Day Goose Feast preferred with excellent wine from the Szentpéteri wine cellar – Néro Rosé  – year’s new wine selection 2020.

The Szentpéteri’s cellar covers the experience of three generations @ their Family Winery. Their winyard area lay on 65-hectare which is located in and around Kiskőrös, on sandy and loess-bedded calcareous soils … Kiskőrös is the 6th biggest city in Bács-Kiskun county by its population. It is 22 kms (14 mi) East from the River Danube and 110 kms (68 mi) South of Budapest.

Back to St Martin’s goose and wine folk tradition… According to the beliefs …
“Indeed people to drink new year wine on this day, they will have more strength and be healthly in the future.”
“Those people who does not eat typical dishes include goose soup and goose roast on Martin’s day will starve all the coming year around.”

The same day the weather was predicted:
“If Martin comes on a white horse, a mild winter, if a brown, hard winter is expected”.
According to another saying, “On Martin’s Day, if a goose walks on ice, it will dust in the water at Xmas.”

Wine could not be left out of folk prophecies either: “St. Martin is the judge of wine” as said. This could also be understood as the fact that the new wine is already drinkable at this time, according to another meaning, the weather of Fall will decide what this year’s wine will look like. Also was in their mind … at least before they got drank … the more they drank, the healthier they would be.

 ©  Aggie Reiter & snap

28 Oct

Another One for the Day – Hungarian Layered Kale Cabbage – Magyaros Rakott Kelkáposzta

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Hungarian Layered Kale Cabbage – Magyaros Rakott Kelkáposzta

This is also a traditional Hungarian meal, especially in the season of fall/winter, spicey, a real comfort food. The salty cabbage, the paprika mince and the rice go together extremely well, the best with the extra sour cream.

It’s all about the mixture of flavors. Even though the cabbage is available all year around, therefore can be cooked anytime you feel like eating a classic   juicy Hungarian dish.

Served for 4 person – Preparation time: 80-90 mins – preheated oven 180 °C about 30-35 mins

Ingredients: 1 kg kale cabbage , 500 gr of  minced turkey breast or minced pork, 1 diced onion, 2 minced cloves of garlic, 3/4 cup uncooked rice, 550 gr sour cream, ground black pepper, 1 tbs sweet paprika powder, salt to taste, vegetable oil.

Cooking: Break the  kale cabbage into leaves, clean carefully and remove the hard parts by cutting a narrow v-shape into the middle of the leaf. Cook in salted water until soft (15-20 minutes), then drain.

Meanwhile, sautee the diced onions and minced garlic in vegetable oil over low heat, stirring frequently, until translucent. Do not allow to burn. Salt lightly to help tenderize them. Add the paprika powder … pull off the heat and stir it for a short time so the paprika flavor really comes alive, then add minced meat, season with ground black pepper, salt to taste. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, then pour in 100 ml of water, just to cover the meat, if the water evaporates just add alittle more water. Cover and cook for another 15-20 mins.

For the rice: Pan heat 1 tsp of vegetable oil, add the washed filtered rice and roast it for 1 minute, stirring frequently. Pour in 1,5 cups of water, salt to taste, cover the pot and turn the heat down to low. Cook until all of the water is absorbed takes about 12 minutes. Turn off the heat and leave the rice on the still warm element.

Into the oven: Grease a medium size baking dish. Put a double layer of kale cabbage on the bottom, then spread half of the cooked rice and half of the cooked meat. Again a new layer of savoy cabbage, and rice and meat and cover with the rest of the savoy cabbage.
Spread 2 cups of sour cream on top and bake it in preheated oven until the sour cream browns a little bit. Serve with more sour cream as you wish.

© Aggie Reiter

20 Oct

# 4 Some Hungarian Appetizers – Potatoe salad with mayonnaise /&/ with eggs – Majonézes krumpli saláta /és) tojással

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Potatoe salad with mayonnaise – Majonézes krumpli saláta

“Q” What is mayonnaise salad?
“A” Mayonnaise also contains egg yolk and is less sweet than salad dressing. They can be used interchangeably so you can decide which you prefer. If you’d like a lighter dressing, sub in some thick, plain yogurt with a spoonful of Dijon mustard. There’s no creamy dressing on a vinegar-based potato salad like Dill Potato Salad.

Recipe for 4 persons –  preparation time: 30  mins.

Ingredients 1 kg tender potatoes, 5 dl sour cream, 3 red onions, 2 dl mayonnaise,1 tbs mustard, 1 tsp ground pepper, 1 tbs spoon sugar, 0.5 lemons, salt as taste.

Cooking: Wash the potatoes well thoroughly and cook in the peel until soft in about 15-20 minutes. Cool to room temperature and peel. Dice potatoes and put into a bowl, be careful not to fall apart. Also chop the onion. In another bowl mix together mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt and well blended.

For the sauce: The mayonnaise should always be made fresh for salads. Mix the mayonnaise well with the sour cream, mustard, salt, a little sugar, ground pepper and lemon juice. Put the potatoes in a bowl, sprinkle the onions on it and roll in the sauce. It is worth cooling for a couple of hours so that the flavors blend well.

Potato salad with mayonnaise is perfect for all kind of fish, meat and roasts, but it is also excellent in itself.  The potatoe salad with red onions and mayonnaise is one of the most popular garnishes not only during the Season of Xmas. Chilled is the real treat. Can make it quickly, but allow time for the flavors to blend well. When expecting a lot of guests, multiply the ingredients.

Optional with eggs … mayonnaise potatoe salad

Ingredients:  The same as above without the eggs, but adding 5 hard-boiled eggs diced or sliced , 1 tbs yellow mustard, 1 cup thinly sliced celery and optional paprika for garnishing. The creamy texture bringing incredible flavor.

Preparing in cooking and flavoring the same as a/m.

© Aggie Reiter

16 Oct

#2 … Some Hungarian Appetizers – Jewish Eggs a.k.a. Polish Eggs

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A Taste of Home … Jewish Eggs  a.k.a. Polish Eggs

The history of Jewish eggs … in addition to matzah dumpling soup and chulent – was one of the fundamental features of European Jewish cuisine. Grated boiled eggs mixed with onions and mustard were favorably consumed in all Jewish and nonb Jewish families. Jewish egg is the appetizer of Saturday lunch in Jewish cuisine, hence its name.

In the original version, in addition to onions and eggs, goose fat and goose liver were among the ingredients, but many make it in the simplest version, which contains only eggs.

It is believed that the goose was introduced to the Hungarians by the Jews of Poland in the 19th century. Since the cream also contains goose fat , the Jewish egg inherited another name called:  “Polish Egg”.

It is very easy to make, don’t have to fiddle about it for hours. The Jewish egg, of course, not only looks good on the festive table, but when sandwiched, it is loved by both adults and children. It is worth making a double dose next time because it is unstoppably delicious.

Recipe for 6-8 people. Preparation time: 20 mins. Leave to rest: 30 mins.
Ingredients: 8 eggs, ½ glass of goose or duck liver, finely chopped, 2 brown medium onions finely chopped (or spring onions chop together with the green.), may include red onions as taste, a pinch of salt or Hungarian red pepper, 1 bunch of parsley, chopped (optional), 2 tbsp. mustard, 1-2 tbsp. sweet dessert wine, or 1 tbsp. sugar, 2 × 2 tbsp. goose or duck fat at room temperature (substitutable with vegetable oil). Some families add the goose liver but without it it is very delicious. Mustard shouldn’t be too pronounced, but it shouldn’t be missing either.

Prepairing: Grated boiled eggs are grated or chopped very finely. The chopped onion is simmered in two tablespoons of fat until glassy, then we throw in the liver and simmer for another 5-6 minutes. Remove the wine or sugar from the flame. In another bowl, mix the other ingredients. The steamed liver is cut into very small pieces and this is also added to the eggs. Refrigerate for  at least an hour to bring the flavors together, served with fresh crackled bread, rolls or baches.

© Aggie Reiter

15 Oct

#1 Some Hungarian Appetizers … “Körözött” Hungarian Sheep Cheese – “Liptauer” Spread Cheese

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Have a “traditional Hungarian” breakfast with a fresh salad adding to it the “Körözött” Hungarian Sheep Cheese spread sandwich or two with some other fresh veggies, tea or coffee and bread rolls.
Liptauer is a seriously addicting, paprika-infused cheese spread that is perfect for fancy appetizer as well. It could make a light meal  and goes well with dark rye bread, radishes, hard-cooked eggs, green onions, mild or hot green pepper.
Prepairing time: 15 mins. served for 2-4 persons.

Ingredients: 250 dkg  the variaction of chesse can be in use … Liptov sheep cheese – Liptói Túró or Bryzna or farmer’s cheese (it can be from sheep milk or cow milk – júh túró or tehén túró), 1 small onion minced or grated 60 dkg softened butter, salt, red pepper powder, 1 clove crushed garlic, 2 pinch of cumin seeds or 1 tsp. cumin ground powder, chopped green fresh parsley.

Prepairing: The cheese is broken through and then mixed with the mixed butter, add the ingredients mix well and at the end garnish with some parsley leaves to have the inviting look. Let it chill for an hour or so for the flavors come together, but as made it is also beats the taste.

While a soft farmer’s cheese is most traditionally used when making authentic liptauer – farmer’s cheese can be a bit hard to find overseas, but, not to worry if you can’t find some farmer’s cheese then goat cheese are perfectly acceptable substitutes when making Hungarian “Körözött” – Liptauer cheese spread. The American-style cottage cheese will not really benefit this recipe (instead go to a good cheese shop and ask for farmer’s cheese or quark. First and foremost the sheep’s curd must be fresh and tender just as the butter.

The sweet or mild paprika (not hot paprika), onions give a nice base layer of smoky flavor with a hint of cumin. Also goes well as a dip for raw veggies. Slightly skeptical about how the flavors would come together, but it is safe to say this spread will probably become one of athe new flavors  of snack! 

Liptauer = “Liptói túró” is a popular appetizer spread throughout Hungary, Austria, Slovakia and Northern Italy, where it can be found as Liptauer or named Liptó.

The name Liptov  come from a region of Slovakia. There, this spread is traditionally made with bryndza the soft, sheep’s milk cheese.

Liptauer is one of those dishes that is best when you make it. The secret is not to add too much ingredients, but to tweck to your own stlye and taste.

The liptauer paired incredibly well with wine on a lazy afternoon and its ability to be spread on anything makes it the perfect appetizer, no matter what beverage you’re serving.

© Aggie Reiter

25 Sep

Taste of Traditional Homemade Sweeties – Sponge Cake  a’la Somló – Somlói Galuska

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As have had on their menüs by the followers the Hungarian cuisine typically filling with its rich culinary heritage just as by locals eat day-by-day in modern life mingle with tradition. Hopefully many had prepared their “Hungarian” traditional foods.

Now comes, if you are a desert person you will fly high and already feel the flavor in you taste buds.

Sponge Cake  a’la Somló – Somlói Galuska

Three types of cake – plain, walnut, and chocolate are served with whipped cream on top, dark chocolate sauce, raisins, and more walnuts. What does it taste like: If you’re a dessert person, this should be heaven for you! The three types of cake stand out distinctly, while the cream and the chocolate sauce play hide and seek with your palette!

Multiple layers of different types of sponge cake (usually plain, chocolate, and walnut), cream, rum-soaked raisins, chocolate sauce…a number of deliciously sweet components make up this Hungarian trifle, which has been awarded by many with the title of “Hungary’s favorite dessert.” This cake can be in a number of styles. Here’s how it goes for me.

For 4-6 servings,  preparing time  60 -120 mins  … needn’ t be afraid of the length of time it is well deserved by the end when tasting this heavenly desert.

Ingredients: 6 tbs sugar, 6 eggs, pinch of salt, half tbs baking powder, 5 tbs flour, 1-2 tbs cocoa powder.

For the chocolate cream:200 g sugar, 5 tbs cocoa powder, 400 ml water, 10-15 ml rum.

For the vanilia cream: 700 ml milk, 20 vanilia sugar, 4 egg yolks, 100 g sugar, 3-4 tbs flour.

For the filling/topping: 300 ml water, 40 ml rum, 6 tbs raisins, 1-2 tbs sugar, 8 tbs granted walnut, whipped cream to decorate the topping.

Preparation: For the cake seperate the eggs, mix the egg yolks wth sugar until it gets creamy soft. Beat the eggs white till stiff. Slowly into the egg yolk mixture fold the flour, then add the pinch of salt and the baking powder. Carefully add the beaten egg whites in the batter, 2/3 of it into the baking tray.  Then add the cocoa powder to the rest of the dough and pour in another baking tray.  Preheat up till 180C degree. Now place the baking tray into the oven for 12  mins. Do notm open the oven for 10 mins. Line a big baking pan with baking paper (size 40-40 cm).

Now comes the Chocolate cream: Combine ingredients … rum, sugar, cocoa, some walnuts … into a small pot and cook over medium low heat  till the sugar dissolved. Let it cool down.

Now comes the Vanillia cream: Heat the milk in a saucepan. In a bowl mix the  sugar, vanillia sugar, egg yolks. Add the flour spoon by spoon. Pour in 6 tbs of warm milk and stir well, then pour back the to the hot milk and stir again frequently. Cook over low heat until it become a sauce,  not to boil.

Now comes the Raisin filling: Fill a pot of water and pour sugar into it. Add the raisin to it and simmer them. When the water is hot enough (not boiling) 4-5 mins, then add the 40 ml rum into the water.

Not much time to taste this mouthwatering cake … When the sponge cake is baked take it out from the oven, cut it in 2 or 4 sections and then can do the ply.

One layer of the sponge cake sprinkle with the rum-water mixture. Thenafter pour the vanillia sauce and continue with  sprinkling the ground walnuts on top. Now do once more the layers again in the same order. Now comes the chocolate sauce and the decoration with the whipped cream.

It taste much better as to leave for the flavors to set. Like to add a spoon of  vanillia ice-cream and sour cherry … if available fresh socked in rum or cherry compote as taste.

At the restaurants serve with more thicker chocolate sauce, similar to the trifle and there are some places where they dress it up with vanillia ice-cream and sour cherry.

Whether on diet, leave the receipt for another day, but don’t miss to make this confectionery once in your lifetime.

In brief info of the Sponge Cake a’la Somló …the Somlói galuska was invented in the late 50s by Károly Gollerits – Head waiter and Szőcs József Béla pastry chef of the the Gundel restaurant. The new desert was broughtto the 1958s World Fair and won proffesional awards. The name refers to the hill outskirts of Budapest at Fót Somlyó Hill, at the foot of which Szőcs used to live.

© by Aggie Reiter

 

17 Sep

# 3 Day-By-Day – Traditional Thick Soup

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Hungarian Yellow/Green Bean Thick Soup with Turkey Stew –  Sárgabab Főzelék Pulyka Pörkölttel

“Q” What makes Traditional Hungarian thick soup so unique?

“A” Hungarians make use of all the seasonal veggies  by focusing on fresh vegetables, and dairy products. Hungarians make heavy use of the spice, and it seems to make it’s way into almost every thick soup and dish they cook.

The Hungarians practically saying”green beans thick soup” insteed of saying yellow bean thick soup, and cook both of them. The “yellow beans” when fresh are more tender … melts like butter, very tasty, for lunch and supper a real main course with any side dish.

As said at previous traditional Hungarian cooking delights, should not read this with an empty stomach.

Green/Yellow Bean Thick Soup

Both served for 4 person – 30 mins preparing and cooking time 60mins.

Ingredients: 1 kg of green beans washed, the ends trimmed and cut into 2-3 cm pieces, 1 tbs flour (whole grain oatmeal gives it a fuller taste, but can be smooth refined wheat flour, 1 tbs butter, 1 tbs Hungarian sweet peppers, 5-6 cloves garlic finely chopped, a handful of  chopped parsley, 1 liter milk, salt, 1-2 tbs of 10% vinegar, 2 dl sour cream.

Cooking:  Fry the flour with the chopped garlic until golden brown, turn the heat low and mix in the Hungarian sweet red paprika powder,  turn the yellow or green beans in, and gradually add enough milk, stirring, to make the vegetables silky creamy. Almost at the end of cooking add the chopped parsely and cook formam little further. Also prefering to make it even more creamy add the 2 ml sour cream at the end of cooking. For the yellow beans more than 15 mins it is unnecessary to cook, so the beans remain a little crunchy. With the green beans need cca 20 mins, but also depending how weak, fresh they are.

Turkey breast Stew- Pulykamell Pörkölt

Ingredients: 80 dkg turkey breast fillet, 1 large onion, 2 tps red pepper powder, tps cummin, salt, Hungarian pepper powder.

Cooking: Cut the turkey breast into small cubes, the onion and the cummin as well. Heat oil to drizzle the onion, then on medium heat put the sweet or strong red pepper powder  as to taste, following the turkey breast fillet. Roast until the meat takes on a white color, finally add the spices.  Pour on water and mix well. Only add cold water to just cover the meat. May stir a couple of times and if the water evaporates whilst cooking add some water… not too much we … don’t want to make a light soup thing.

May read more about other traditional Hungarian soups by visiting previous receipt @ “Q” & “A” Culinary Heritage Into Hungarian Kitchen.

© by Aggie Reiter

 

16 Sep

#2 – Day-By-Day – Traditional Hungarian Thick Soup

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Needn’t have to be”Popeye the Sailor Man” to enjoy this very tasty Hungarian thick soup.

Spinach thick soup is a real classic Hungarian food … someone either really likes or really doesn’t.

Hopefully, by the time cooked on your side, the opinion will be different and color your world in the cooking flavors.

Ingredients: 1.25 kg spinach, 2 bread buns, 2 dkg salt, 7 dkg butter, 6 dkg flour, 4 cloves of garlic, 1 liter milk, 1 g red Hungarian sweet pepper powder, 1.5 dl cream.

Cooking: Fry the finely chopped onion in the oil, then add 4 cloves of crushed garlic, toss in the spinach and pour over 100 ml of water. When the spinach is boiled and the buns have fully soaked in the milk mash then comes to stick mixer and them together. Add tehát salt and pepper. The garlic flavoring, will bring a unique taste. If the thick soup found to be a bit thick, can pour it up with some more milk.

May also serve with the spinach thick soup  as a sider with oven-baked eggs stuffed in bacon … great meal goes perfectly together with the spinach.

To create the bacon basket at the first hearing may sound probably the most difficult step of the whole process but it’s not even hard at all and these packed cups everyone will love.

Ingredients: Use as many eggs and bacon as the number of eggs stuffed in bacon is needed in the baking and cooking oil.

Baking: Best to be in use of muffin basket, place the bacon on the inside of each basket so that it covers the sides completely. Using a pair scissors to cut the remaining bacon and these excess piece of bacon is to be placed at the bottom of the baskets. Thenafter, let them cool down by placing in the refrigerator. When the basket cooled down set your oven to 200 Celsius and spray a nonstick muffin pan with cooking spray. Crack 1 egg inside of each bacon basket. Bake for an additional 10-15 mins depending on how runny you like your eggs. Finally may season with a sprinkle of granted cheese and pepper to taste.

Another quicky method … beat eggs with milk, salt and pepper. Dice the bacon and onion and fry well in the oil. Pour in the beaten eggs in a pan and start frying on low heat. If the eggs have started to solidify at the edge of the pan, place them in a 200 Celsius oven for 8-10 mins. Spinach can be served topped also likewise with baked egg & ham. In less than 30 mins these high-protein eggs are ready. May bake these as yummy quicky snacks.

Hopefully, this great home made Hungarian thick soup the way I make it will surprize you how tasty it is.

May read more about other traditional Hungarian soups by visiting previous receipt @ “Q” & “A” Culinary Heritage Into Hungarian Kitchen.

© by Aggie Reiter

 

10 Sep

Day-By-Day -Travel in Traditional Hungarian Foodies #6

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Seven Chief’s Tokány  – Csikós Tokány

a.k.a. “Hungarian Wrangler stew”

The CsikósTokány  may be also served with Hungarian noddles or Egg Barley.

The name comes from the chiefs of the seven Magyar (Hungarian) tribes who eventually settled on the Carpathian Basin after their migration.

Serve for 4 person – Preparation time: 80 mins

Ingredients: Use only pork meat – 80 dkg pork – thigh, loin, leg, 15 dkg meat bacon, 2 medium heads onions, small amount of garlic, 4 dl sour cream, 2 tbs flour, 2 tbs red pepper, 2 tbs dried marjoram, salt, freshly ground pepper, oil.

Preparation process: Clean the meat thoroughly, then strip it to uniform size salt it and set it aside. Peel the onion and risk it, then cut he bacon without the rind … to wide noddle size, wilt in the lard, remove and strain it. Once done with that, start to fry the bacon in a thin oil, lighten the onions on it. If it has already blushed into a nice glass, the meat may come on when it has let in a little moisture, add the red pepper as well, taking care not to burn it!

Cooking: Pour the meat with enough water to cover it halfway, then cook it in its juice until soft, but if the water is not enough yet, pour some on it, just to slightly cover! Cook for cca 25 mins. Once the meat is soft enough, add some cubed  green pepper, tomatoes and the bacon, may give a twist with adding a clove of garlic deepling on the taste. Sprinkle with the marjoram. Shake the pot do not stir while adding these mixtues. Thenafter, set the fire under low heat. Mix the sour cream until smooth with the flour, stirring constantly, will thicken the gravy with it. Add this sauce to the meat. When it’s done ready to serve.

Egg Barley – Tarhonya

“Q” What type of food is the Tarhonya?

“A” It is a garnish that in many cases known as Hungarian grated dry pasta.

“Q” Where does this sort of pasta originate?

“A” As far as known, it prehaps originates from Persia and the Turks took over into their daily meals. Derived from the Ottoman-Turkish word “tarchana” of Persian origin, which meant in those days made dough from wheat flour with the addition of skimmed milk.

“Q” What is needed to make home-made Tarhonya?

“A” Flour, eggs, water, salt.

Preparing time: 35 mins.

Ingredients for home-made Egg Barley – Tarhonya (if having time and being in the  mood to make it)… Well-known basic recipe for the Hungarians are in use of flour, eggs are kneaded with salt  … counting one egg for a total handful of flour. Leave it to dry then using the grater on a large hole file, like a cheese grater.

To make home-made Egg Baley – Tarhony …  if not having a grater, then stretch the dough to about 3 mm, then cut it lengthwise into thin strips first and then crosswise. These also need to be rolled over with our palms … This slicing method is not at all as lengthy as might first think.

The egg barlkey – tarhonya prepared has to be dried in the sun. It can be stored later in a paper box for up to several years and when needed just cook same as the one from the store ready to cook: 3-4 tsp oil. 2 cups tarhonya (this is about 40 dkg) 4 cups water, 1 tsp home-made seasoning (possibly 1 soup cube) 1 tbs salt, 1 large pinch of pepper. Preparation: Heat the oil in a cooking utensil, then sprinkle the tarhonya of 2 cups on it and fry it, stirring often. Some like it dark brown, some medium brown. Then add the cold water, cover with a lid and cook on low heat not to burn. Inbetween stir once or twice. when boiling.  By the time the water evaporate the tarhonya is cooked  turn off the heat and let it cook in its own steam under the lid.

May read more about other traditional  Hungarian dishes by visiting previous recipe @ “Q” & “A” Culinary Heritage Into Hungarian Kitchen. 

© by Aggie Reiter

9 Sep

Day-By-Day – Travel in Traditional Hungarian Foodies #5

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After having meat the past days, let’s have a Fish Day with the famous Hungarian Catfish Paprika – Harcsapaprikás

Hungary is landlocked, but is lucky to have many running rivers and lakes, whereas Catfish are all full around. The Catfish may grow up to several hunbdreds of kilos by weight. At the markets  can buy  cca 1-2 kgs in weight. As many may know the Catfish belongs to the grioup of  freshwater’s white fish. This fish has flat head, wide mouth and scale kless body. It is a mouthwatering delicious  fish, firther more …safe to eat for it has nobones. Before cooking the skin has to be removed cause is inedible.  About the  garnish… can be the original home-made Hungarian noddles used for the dish, that has to be torn by hand into uneven fingernail sized pieces and boiled in water (see the method the home made previous receipt steps in  cookng).  Otherwise may garnish with Fusilli or large macaroni instead of home-made noddles… that will save time. At the end may place bacon pieces that hgave a higher fraction of fat. By-.the.-way the Hungarian cured meat cuts are not the same as the anglo-saxon cuts.

Getting closer to the receipt just one more to add to the Catfish Paprika …Harcsa paprika is a traditional dish using freshwater catfish with sauce made from paprika and tomatoes. This dish is calorie-laden stew for pleasant labourers with spice.  The “Cottage Cheese Slider” “Túrós Csúsza” is a savoury curd cheese noddle dish which is a perfect garnish to the Catfish meal. Maybe only a few people know that one of the fastest Hungarian dishes the Catfish is ready very quickly and just the juicy roast is to be prepared.

Ingredients: for 4 persons. preparing time: cca 30 plus 30 mins.

This meal doesn’t only appease your taste buds, it is also enriched in all the nutrients for the body.

Paprikas: 1 onion, 600 g catfish fillet, 2 tomatoes, 2 Hungarian sweet yellow peppers, 1/2-1/2 tbs sweet and hot red paprika powder to have a little kick, salt, pepper to taste, 2 bs oil.

Cooking:  Sauté the finely chopped onions in a little oil to glossy a bit. Remove from the fire an stir with paprika powder. Mix it well and give a touch of water, thenafter just simmer for 4 to 5 mins. Place the chopped tomatoes and pepper in the sauce. Season a bit with salt and pepper. Keep it cooked for 5 to 10 mins to have a  nice gravy. Mixed  in the catfish pieces and cook for 5 to 10 mins. Gently stir at the ear of the vessel not to break/tore apart the fish pieces.

Túrós csúsza:  100 g bacon, 400 fg frilly squared paste, 200 g cottage chesse, 200 ml sour cream, 2 tbs oil.

Cooking:  Using  pasta instead of home-made noddles …Cook the pasta in salty water with a tbs of oil. Drain  the mix it with some oil. Add some crumbled curd cheese of cottage cheese on top. Cut the bacon into small cubes. Place some oil in the saucepan, fly the bacon, be careful not to get burned. Serve the bacon it on the paste.

… Guess became Hungry, so make your day with cooking this fine traditional Hungarian meal … Don’t have to be a pearl chef to prepare it,  goes quickly and very tasty.

sure no feathers are left on it. Can easily burn over the fire.

May read more about other traditional  Hungarian dishes by visiting previous recipe @ “Q” & “A” Culinary Heritage Into Hungarian Kitchen. 

© by Aggie Reiter

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