Russian Mincemeat Pan

While not genuinely Russian this pan uses red beats and is served with sour cream for that faux Russian experience.


400g mince meat
2 yellow onions, finely chopped
1/2 salt
1 pinch of black pepper
2tbl soy
2dl pickled red beat, finely chopped
1dl pickled cucumber, finely chopped


Fry the onion and then add the meat.

Once the meat is done flavor with salt, pepper and soy.

Mix in the red beats and cucumber and let simmer for a few minutes.

If the pan seems a bit dry add a little water to it.

Serve with boiled rice and sour cream.


Enjoy!

Hot Dog Salad

A hot dog is always a welcome snack but sometimes you get a few left over and this salad is a good way to use them.


4 grilled/boiled hot dogs
5 boiled potatoes
1/3 cucumber
3-5 pickle slices
4 tomatoes
1 red onion
a small bunch of chives
1 1/2dl mayonnaise
1tbl mustard
1/2dl crème fraiche or sour cream
salt
pepper


Slice the hot dogs thinly.

Cut the potatoes, cucumber and pickle slices into triangles of similar size to the hot dog slices.

Chop the red onion and chives into small pieces.

Flavor the mayonnaise with the mustard, crème fraiche, salt and pepper.

Mix everything, except the tomatoes, together and place in a bowl.

Cut the tomatoes into nice wedges or slices and decorate along the edge of the bowl.


Enjoy!

Legume Salad

This classical Swedish side dish works very well with cold cut meat, any type of ham or grilled chicken or turkey. It tends to be mostly used as part of buffets nowadays. The most important thing to remember about this recipe is that everything should be diced to about the size of the peas.

1 apple, peeled and cored
10cm of cucumber, peeled
1 large carrot, peeled
5 pickle slices
1dl green peas
2dl mayonnaise
salt
white pepper


Boil the carrot until it's soft, then let it get cold and dice it.

Dice the apple, cucumber and pickle slices.

Put all the diced things in a bowl together with the peas.

Flavor the mayonnaise with the salt and pepper then fold it into the vegetable mix.


Enjoy!

Fresh Pickled Cucumber

These pickles are very easy to do and work very well with cooked salmon, veal or any wild meat.
 Use the dill if it's intended for fish and the parsley if for meat.

1 cucumber
2tbl vinegar (12% spirit vinegar)
2tbl sugar
1dl water
1/2 pinch white pepper
1/2tsb salt
2tbl chopped dill or parsley

Rinse and peel the cucumber and then slice it thinly (a cheese slicer works perfectly for this).

Mix the vinegar, sugar, water, pepper and salt in a bowl.

Add the cucumber slices.

Sprinkle over the dill or parsley.

Let stand for at least 2 hours before serving.


Enjoy!