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Vilma Juodkazienė, a food expert at the retail chain Iki, said in a press release that the potato, sometimes called the “second Lithuanian bread”, is a universal vegetable that can offer dishes not only to fans of traditional cuisine, but also to people who are constantly looking for new flavors.
Didžkukuliai, more often called zeppelins, kugelis, Samogitian pancakes, are the main Lithuanian dishes, without which a weekend visit to grandparents or a visit to a traditional food restaurant is often unimaginable. Potatoes: although it is not the main ingredient, but it is a necessary ingredient to eat such common dishes as cold borscht or pigeons.
Photo from 123RF.com / Roasted potatoes
According to V. Juodkazienė, although Lithuanian potatoes are inseparable from traditional cuisine, their use is much wider than it seems at first glance.
“For a healthy and nutritious lunch, for example, you can serve baked potatoes with cottage cheese or fresh vegetables. Or maybe you would like to season veggie pancakes with fresh potatoes? The variety of healthy, low-calorie recipes can also surprise a professional cook, ”says V. Juodkazienė.
The food expert suggests trying 3 dishes with potatoes.
Boiled potato pancakes with vegetables
Ingredients:
- 800 g of boiled potatoes;
- 100 g of cheese;
- 70 g of flour;
- 200 g of broccoli;
- 1 egg;
- 1 carrot
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- you go out;
- Pepper.
Doing:
1. Crush the potatoes in a mortar and grate the cheese. Slice the broccoli and blanch, then chop. Grate the carrot and onion.
2. In a large bowl, combine the potatoes with the cheese, grated carrot, beaten egg, vegetables, finely chopped garlic, and onion. Spice with salt and pepper.
3. Hang some of the prepared batter, form pancakes in a skillet of hot oil and bake until golden brown on both sides.
Photo from Fotolia / Boiled potato pancakes
Potato salad with cereal curd
Ingredients:
- 1 kg of potatoes;
- 500 g of cereal curd;
- 1 handful of capers;
- 5 basil leaves;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar;
- you go out;
- Pepper.
Doing:
1. Cut the cooked potatoes and let cool.
2. Mix the curd, herbs and spices for the sauce. Add the potatoes to the sauce and season with salt and pepper.
3. Serve the potato salad made with your favorite vegetables.
Scanpix Photo / Potato Mix
Potatoes stuffed with ham
Ingredients:
- 4 larger potatoes;
- 100 g of hot smoked ham;
- 1 carrot
- 1 onion
- 50 g of fermented cheese (or to taste);
- 2 tablespoons of tomato sauce;
- Petroleum;
- you go out;
- Pepper.
Doing:
1. Cook the peeled potatoes for about 25-30 minutes. When they have cooled, cut them in half, peel the pulp with a spoon. After placing it in a separate bowl, mash it with a fork.
2. Finely chop the onion and grate the carrots.
3. Fry the onion and carrot in a frying pan heated with oil. Cut the ham into cubes and grate the cheese.
4. Mix the fried vegetables with mashed potatoes, ham, tomato sauce, cheese.
5. Bake the stuffed potatoes in a preheated 190 ° C oven for 15 minutes.
Photo by Vida Press / Stuffed potatoes
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