2 medium chopped onions
1 3 lb brisket
3 crushed cloves garlic
1 tsp Sweet paprika
3 tablespoons crushed tomatoes
5 medium potatoes
Salt and pepper
1 tbsp flour
Step-by-Step Brisket Recipe
Tag: easy
Easy Egg and Cheese Tarts
Thaw out 12 egg roll wraps
Prepare scrambled eggs mixture using 5 eggs, 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 tsp dill powder, salt and pepper to taste
Spray 12 muffin containers with olive oil spray
Fill each muffin tin with wrap
In each wrap add:
1 tsp canned sliced mushrooms
1 tbsp grated cheese
1 tsp diced chives
Top with scrambled egg mixture
Place in oven for ten minutes or until eggs are done.
Great for kids lunches or to take on picnics or day trips
Blueberry Banana French Toast
1 banana
2oz fresh blueberries
1 egg
1/4 cup milk
1/2 tsp cinnamon (or more if you like cinnamon)
1 scoop vanilla sugar
Blend all ingredients in blender. Pour batter into flat tray. Dip both sides bread into batter. Fry in warm skillet with canola oil. (About 3 minutes per side). Makes four pieces of French Toast.
Serve with fresh blueberries, whipped cream or syrup
Easy (Chicken) Schnitzel
Two packets of chicken cutlets (2 cutlets per pack)
1 egg, scrambled
1 cup seasoned bread crumbs
Place egg, and bread crumbs into separate bowls as shown in picture above
Cut chicken into thin slices
Pound chicken flat with meat hammer
Dip each piece, first into egg, then into bread crumbs, then set gently on plate.
Take a flat skillet with high walls, add enough canola oil to cover an inch of bottom. No more.
Important NOTE: Oil burns quickly, so this step has to be closely monitored. Fire can happen if the temperature of the oil gets too high. Constantly maintain an even temperature by lowering and raising heat. The oil should never be more than 350F as Canola catches fire at 390F. Use a meat thermometer to monitor your heat.
Place each piece of coated chicken gently into hot oil. Cook on both sides for 3 – 4 minutes each or until golden. Lay onto paper towel to absorb oil when it comes out of pan.
Chicken Filled Bourekas
This is one of the simplest recipes to put together, but the work is time consuming. Just turn on a good playlist, and you should be good to go 💕
1 pack of chicken cutlets as seen in picture
Pack of phyllo dough cut into 4”x4” squares
1 tsp garlic
1/2 tsp pepper
Dijon mustard (1/2 tsp per piece)
1 egg, scrambled for egg wash
Sesame seeds for covering
Cut up chicken in small 1” by 2” strips. Chicken cuts better when still a little frozen
Take spices and cover pieces liberally, mixing with your hands
Cut phyllo dough and place chicken in centre of each square
Cover with a dollop of mustard. 1/2 tsp per chicken piece. Not too much, because then the phyllo won’t seal properly
Gather edges of phyllo dough around chicken and squeeze to seal
Place each piece onto greased cookie sheet with sealed side upwards.
Cover each piece with egg wash (can use sesame seeds at this point but this house has food allergy fo them 🤦🏻♀️)
Bake at 350F for 30-35 minutes, or until brown.
Double this recipe because believe me, it disappears!!
Gefilte Fish Ratatouille
1 medium zucchini sliced thinly
1 red pepper diced
1 medium onion diced
2 cloves garlic minced
2 tablespoons canola oil
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 cup Tuscanini diced tomatoes
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons sugar
1 jar Manischewitz Gefilte Fish, drained of broth.
Prepare all vegetables by dicing thinly. Place Gefilte fish in sieve, and drain broth. Place vegetables into warm skillet with oil. Sauté until vegetables are tender, but not done. Add two tablespoons sugar and pepper. Add diced tomatoes and water along with Gefilte fish. Stir gently until everything is incorporated and fish is covered with tomato broth. Cover and let simmer for half an hour. Serve warm, but tastes great cold as well!
In university I used to need to work harder on some subjects and every Thursday night, I’d get together to study Engineering Static’s with a friend. This is where I learned about the amazing flavour of Ratatouille, and it’s a recipe that’s stayed with me forever.
Smoked Turkey and Farfel
This is meant as a side dish. Sort of like a goulash, without the liquid component.
2 tblsp or oil
1 medium onion, diced
2 small stalks of celery, diced
1 tsp dill weed
1/2 tsp poultry seasoning
1/4 tsp pepper
2 cloves garlic, minced
Salt to taste
1 container farfel
1 package smoked turkey leg or thigh, or 1 cup diced smoked deli meat
Sauté veggies and spices in oil. The spices with incorporate into the veggies if you do this.
Add chopped pieces of meat and stir for three minutes or until meat completely covered with onion mix
Add farfel and stir until it’s coated with oil, onion/ meat mixture
Add 12 ounces of water.
Cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until farfel is soft
This makes a great side dish and is very easy to prepare. Kids love it.
Gdańsk Chicken
2 Tbsp oil
1 medium onion, sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
4 chicken thighs
2 large potatoes halved
4 tsp of sweet paprika
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp salt
2-3 cups water or chicken broth
2 tbsp flour for thickening at end
Place oil into skillet and add minced garlic with sliced onion. Sauté until slightly golden. Add chicken bottoms in, top down. Braise until skin is slightly brown, 3-5 minutes
Turn over and do the same to bottom half. Sprinkle each thigh with sweet paprika (1 tsp per thigh). Drop potatoes into pan, keeping everything level. If food is doubled up, it won’t cook evenly. Add salt and pepper to mix. Add 2-3 cups water and cover. Turn down flame, cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Take off cover and turn chicken pieces over so tops brown. Add 2 Tbsp flour, stir and simmer for extra 5 minutes until gravy forms. Cover potatoes and chicken with gravy and plate. Sprinkle with paprika before serving. This is basically more “brown food” but it’s soft and a great comfort food for those chilly fall nights.
Serves two but you can double it!
(This recipe is from the Zacharias’ Family who came from Gdańsk. I think it’s “Chicken Paprikash” in Hungarian, but I’ve always called it this and never thought twice about why until recently)
Classic Meat Stir-Fry Recipe
Due to this recipes simplicity, it was the first one I was formally taught how to make. Now that summer is coming to a close; and all the wonderful veggies are available, it’s a great way to make use of them! Hope you enjoy 😊
1 wok (can use large frying pan, but a wok will give you best results)
3 romaine lettuce leaves (can use bok choy but I’ve found mine to be buggy recently), cleaned, checked for bugs and sliced in inch long strips
2 medium carrots, sliced thinly and on a diagonal (diagonal slicing provides more surface area to cook the veggies with so they cook faster. It also gives more of an area for absorption of flavours and sauces used)
2 celery stalks, sliced thinly on diagonal
2 green onions or one shallot, sliced thinly
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tsp shredded ginger root (can use powdered ginger but not as strong!)
1 medium zucchini, sliced thinly on diagonal
1 cup frozen or fresh broccoli heads
1 red pepper cored and sliced lengthwise into fine strips
Three tablespoons sesame or olive oil
1 cup water
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoons cornstarch or flour with 1/4 cup water, stir together to make thickening gravy
1 large fast fry steak (~1 pound) sliced in inch wide diagonal strips
Prepare all veggies and sort by hardness. You will begin by frying hard veggies first because they take the longest. Place wok over medium flame. Add oil. When oil gets warm, add carrots, celery and onions first along with garlic and ginger so the flavours of the spices absorb into the veggie mix. Add broccoli. Fry until done but still a bit hard. Push the veggies up side of wok and replace with zucchini and red pepper. Fry until tender. Push up sides of wok. Add romaine leaves. These take one minute to soften. Push up sides of wok. Finally add meat, water, soy sauce and sugar. Sauté meat until it’s done to your liking. Stir in a tablespoon of cornstarch to some water until smooth and pour into water/meat mixture (can also use flour instead of cornstarch) Mix until gravy thickens.
Bring down vegetables into meat mixture, stir until covered in sauce.
Prepare 2 cups of uncooked rice or noodles as directed on package.
Serve hot stir fry over rice or noodles and top with sesame seeds as garnish.
(My veggie stir fry recipe can be seen in an earlier post https://kosheriffic.blog/2018/05/14/easy-stir-fry-dinner/
Enjoy!
(This recipe is dedicated to my best friend in life, who I have enjoyed making this with on countless evenings at home together while listening to music and talking about life, the universe and everything! 🍺)
Quick and Easy Beet Soup (Borscht)
I love the smell of borscht cooking on a cold day. My grandmother used to make it for me at lunch along with a sandwich, and it was the warmest feeling knowing she put so much work and love into a meal for me. Borscht doesn’t have to be so difficult to make, though. This is my quick borscht recipe. In hard times, it’s easy to make.
2 carrots chopped
1 celery chopped (I peel mine to remove the strings)
1 can sliced beets
1/2 medium onion diced
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 bay leaf
1 tsp dill
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil for sautéing
6 cups vegetable broth
Sauté vegetables and spices in olive oil until tender. Add bay leaf and liquid. Bring to boil and turn down to simmer. Let simmer for one hour to one and half hours.
