We make a lot of veal in the winter, and this veal shank roast (koljenica) is often on our dinner table. Soft, succulent fore shank meat has a deep, satisfying, hearty flavor you’ll want to eat for days in a row. (BOSANSKI) VEAL SHANK ROAST Every large meal gathering in our extended family is accompanied…
Main Courses
Easy White Wine Gnocchi With Shrimp
Easy white wine gnocchi with shrimp come to us from Dalmatian coast in Croatia. Enriched with a thick heavy cream plus breadcrumb sauce, this shrimp gnocchi dish brings along the taste of Adriatic to your table no matter where you are. (BOSANSKI) POTATO GNOCCHI, CREAM SAUCE AND SHRIMP While there are hundreds of flavorful shrimp…
Egg Satarash (Balkan Stir Fry)
Satarash: fast and furious four ingredient Balkan vegetable stir fry. Eggs are optional, but recommended. Satarash stir fry is a wholesome breakfast, and a great side too. (BOSANSKI) WHAT IS SATARASH, AKA BALKAN STIR FRY? Satarash doesn’t perfectly fit the description of what’s traditionally defined as a stir fry: ingredients fried in super hot oil,…
Balkan Ratatouille (Đuveč)
Balkan ratatouille (đuveč) is a rich vegetarian dinner dish. (Meat lover? Add grilled chicken or beef on the side.) Let this one simmer for a while… then dip in, not with utensils but with bread. (BOSANSKI) Vegetables are well represented in sauces and stews in Balkan cuisine, and this dish is no exception. It welcomes whatever you…
Stuffed Zucchini (Punjene Tikvice)
Stuffed zucchini: ground beef, rice and spices combined into perfect filling and baked in hollowed zucchini. Forget zucchini boats, these little zucchini cups are the new kids on the block! (BOSANSKI) When we think about which veggies to stuff, zucchini doesn’t come to mind as quickly as stuffed peppers. Shame, really. Zucchini is incredibly soft….
Savory Crepes with Spinach and Cheese
Easy to do savory crepes with a spinach and cheese stuffing, and a review of Julia Child’s My Life in France. (BOSANSKI) You grow up on chocolate on bread and you grow up on crepes, if you grow up near my part of Europe. We call them palačinke (pah-lah-cheen-keh) and the batter is more or…
