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Delicious discoveries: food in serbia
Serbia is one of the magnificent pearls of the Balkan Peninsula. Having absorbed the centuries-old traditions and culture of neighboring countries, it has transformed them into something unique and inimitable. This is fully reflected in the national cuisine.
Spicy eggplant on the tongue
Having the kindest feelings for vegetables, various snacks are prepared from them in Serbia. Cut 3 eggplants with the skin in longitudinal plates 1 cm thick, rub with salt and leave for 30 minutes. Fry 100 g of walnuts in a dry pan and chop them with a rolling pin. Pass through the press 3-4 cloves of garlic, mix with the juice and zest of lemon, 20 g of chopped parsley, nuts, 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 tsp balsamic and a pinch of sugar. Fry the “tongues” until golden brown, pour the sauce and let it drink for 10 minutes. For a summer menu, such a simple appetizer is just what you need.
Sausages, like from a fairy tale
Hearty cevapcici sausages are a favorite food in Serbia. Scroll in a meat grinder for 500 g of pork and beef with an onion. To make the minced meat more tender, it is better to do it twice. Add 2-3 chopped garlic cloves, 1 tsp each of black pepper, paprika, salt and soda. The last ingredient is needed to make the sausages “grow up” during the frying process. We cover the minced meat with plastic wrap and leave it in the refrigerator for a day. Then we mold it into sausages 1.5 cm thick, roll it in ground breadcrumbs and fry it in oil with the addition of lard. If you are going on a picnic, take the meat preparations with you. The grilled chevapchichi is delicious!
Beans in the New world
Prebranets is a dish that will rediscover beans for many. Soak 500 g of white beans overnight. In the morning, fill it with fresh water, bring it to a boil and filter it. Now fill the beans with boiling water, put a coarsely chopped onion, bay leaf and cook until tender. We just have time to fry 4 onions in half rings with 5-6 cloves of garlic, 3 tsp paprika, ½ tsp chili and a pinch of salt. Put some beans in a fireproof form, cover with a part of fried onions. Repeat the layers all the way to the top. We dilute 2 tablespoons of tomato paste in 200 ml of broth from the beans, pour the vegetables and put the oven at 180 °C for 25 minutes. Simple at first glance, the dish will surprise you with a rich unusual taste.
Soft-hearted trout
Serbian national cuisine is unthinkable without fish. Soak 70 g of prunes in boiling water. Medium trout are cleaned of scales, gutted, washed and put steamed prunes inside. Combine 100 m of olive oil, 30 ml of wine vinegar, ½ bunch of chopped parsley and a clove of chopped garlic. Add 50 ml of water, pour this mixture into the trout in the baking dish and send it to the oven preheated to 200 °C for 45 minutes. Meanwhile, mix the beaten egg, 1 tablespoon of fresh parsley, lemon juice in a saucepan and simmer over low heat until thickened. With this sauce, we will serve tender fragrant trout.
Soup for cultural exchange
Chorba soup-eastern shurpa in Serbian version. Cut 500 g of veal into strips, mix with 2 chopped onions, lightly fry in oil. Pour 30 ml of water, pour the celery root into cubes and simmer until tender. Bring to a boil 3 potatoes and carrot slices in a saucepan with water, lay the veal with onions, 2 tomatoes without skin, medium chopped, and cook for 15 minutes. At the end, add fresh herbs. The secret ingredient of chorba is a special dressing. In a greased frying pan, fry 1 tbsp. l. flour with a pinch of paprika and add to the soup. To bring the chorba to perfection, let it rest under the lid for half an hour.
Pie with a rich inner world
Another popular recipe of Serbian national cuisine is pita pie with different fillings. Knead the dough from 500 g of flour, 300 ml of water and ¼ tsp of salt, leave for 30 minutes. Combine 250 g of minced meat with chopped onion, 2 tbsp. l. dill, 3 cloves of garlic, salt and pepper. Divide the dough into 4 tortillas. The first one is rolled into the thinnest, almost transparent layer. To do this, lubricate the table with oil and pull the dough in different directions. In the center of the layer, put the second cake in the form of a square. We put part of the minced meat with grated cheese on it and wrap the edges of the lower layer. We do the same with other tortillas. Grease the pies with butter, sprinkle with herbs and garlic and bake for 35 minutes at 200 °C.
Berries in a milky cloud
Lovers of sweet pastries will enjoy the most delicate dessert koch. Combine 6 raw proteins with a pinch of salt and 6 tablespoons of sugar, whisk until strong peaks. Continuing to beat, we introduce the yolks with ½ tsp. baking powder. Add 4 tablespoons of flour and semolina and knead the dough. The baking dish is greased with oil and sprinkled with flour. Pour the dough into it, sprinkle with fresh berries and put in the oven at 180 °C for 25 minutes. At this time, we dilute in 500 ml of hot milk 3 tbsp. l. powdered sugar and ½ tsp.vanilla. Ready cooled dessert, without removing it from the mold, cut into pieces. Fill it with milk and send it to freeze in the refrigerator.
Dishes of Serbian cuisine are quite familiar to us and in many ways are close. At the same time, they always have a certain zest that makes them unique and unique. Therefore, they will successfully enliven the everyday family menu and will surely please your loved ones.