Bamija (also known as bamia, bamya, baminja, even bavija) is a meat and okra soup/ sauce recipe. Counting as one of the area’s best okra recipes, bamija calls for okra to be cooked in water and lemon juice, then combined with meat tenderized soft by a long and deep simmer. By the way, okra is…
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Pressure Cooker Beef Cutlets & An Overview of Balkan Food
Today we handle the Pressure Cooker Beef Cutlets cooked in beef stock infused with minced vegetables. Quickly fired up to seal the juices inside, these mega soft and ripe schnitzels (cutlets) will impress family AND guests alike. Ultra easy way to immediately upgrade your cooking CV! (BOSANSKI) A short one today! At least as far…
Creamy Chicken and Vegetable Pasta Sauce
Creamy Chicken and Vegetable Pasta Sauce is EXACTLY what you need on a night like this! The creamiest and dreamiest sauce on the blog yet, chockfull of veggies (frozen, fresh or canned, the choice is yours), infused with yellow cheese melted to perfection. Did I mention it’s heavily accented with perfect chicken chunks simmered on butter? …
Classic Seafood Risotto in White Wine
Classic seafood risotto in white wine is the quickest way to upgrade your weeknight meal into a sophisticated dinner. Minimal effort. Outstanding taste. You in? (BOSANSKI) It’s been a hectic few weeks. And that’s an understatement. My phone stopped working on a Tuesday morning. After a few unsuccessful and frantic attempts to fix it on…
Veal Roast with Onion Potatoes (Teleća Potplećka)
Classic veal (under) shoulder roast with onion potatoes. What we have here is the succulent, falling-off-the-bone meat, paired perfectly with potatoes that were first boiled, then simmered over onion for a seamless soft+crunch combo. (BOSANSKI) I’ve covered veal roast on Balkanvibe before, and now it’s time to share it with you. When you order veal roast…
Balkan Bean Soup (Stew)
YES.YES.YES! Easy to make, delicious and hearty Balkan bean soup (stew). Beans combined with meat and veggies, then thickened with a paprika based roux. Uh! (BOSANSKI) In case you didn’t get that, let me repeat it one more time: we’re talking about soaking beans which are added to simmered vegetables and meat, cooked over low…
