Sour cabbage soup – Ukrainian kapusniak

Kapusniak is a popular Ukrainian sour cabbage soup that takes the second place by popularity after borsch (beetroot soup). This dish was named after its main ingredient, sour cabbage, which is pronounced in Ukrainian as “кисла капуста” (kysla kapusta) and thus derives kapusniak. The pickled vegetable gives a special flavor and zing to the soup. Sauerkraut was very popular with Ukrainian ancestors for its easy and affordable recipe. It’s also the perfect example of how common Ukrainians cooked delicious foods using simple basic ingredients. Traditionally, sauerkraut was finely chopped, poured with...

Sour Cabbage and Smoked Chicken Breast Salad

Cook a nourishing dinner salad with smoked chicken breast and sour cabbage. The dish is flavored with bay leaves, dried thyme, black pepper, and caraway seeds. Such a rich, piquant, and tasty snack will evaluate both children and adults. This salad is a good idea for picnics since it travels well and can be prepared a few hours in advance of the party. Add this recipe to your cookbook since your family members will ask you to cook this juicy salad one more time. Ingredients: 2-3 bay leaves 1 tsp...

Potato flapjacks with sauerkraut

  Ingredients: 500 g sauerkraut 100 g potatoes 1 egg 70 g wheat flour 60 ml milk 200 g homemade chicken sausage 30 g bulb onion 1 tbsp sunflower oil 1 tbsp butter 10 g dill sour cream – to taste salt – to taste ground black pepper – to taste Cooking Peel potatoes and grate them. In this recipe the main role plays sauerkraut. That’s why we do not need many potatoes. Wash sauerkraut and stew it if it is tough. Peel onion and dice it. Slice homemade chicken...