Gourmet Articles

There are times, when we are on the lookout for something really tasty to eat, and do not know what to do about it. The food available off the shelf is mostly not good enough, because it has too many preservatives and do not taste natural. Again, we might not have time enough to cook some gourmet dishes by ourselves. In such situations, easy to cook Romanian delicacies can come to your aid.

Here is a recipe of simple doughnuts. The ingredients necessary are 500 grams of flour, 120 grams of butter, 40 grams yeast, and 1 spoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of rum, lemon peel, a little salt, 250 ml of milk, and two yolks.

First, you have to mix the yeast and the sugar and rub them until they get a liquid appearance, then you have to add the butter, the yolks one by one, the rum, the lemon peel, the warm milk and then the flour. Then you must let the composition grow for about 20 minutes. After that you have to stretch 2 cm thick dough, you can use a glass to detach parts of it, then let them grow again for 20 minutes.

Another easy Romanian recipe that is good for the taste buds is the potato broth. The ingredients you require are 600 grams of potatoes, 100 grams of onions, 100 grams of carrots, 50 grams of parsley, a liter of borsch, a bunch of green parsley and another of lovage along with a little salt.

First, you cut the potatoes in square shapes and set it aside. Next, fry the verdure with sliced onions in oil. Then add some water and a little bit of salt and the potatoes. Let it boil for some time. Boil the borsch in another pot and add the mixture with the potatoes when they become tender. Add more salt if required and dress it with verdure to serve.

If you would like to cook a meat preparation, meat balls could be what you are looking for. It is a typical Romanian dish that takes very little of your effort and time. You are going to need 500 grams of minced meat, 50 grams of bread, 50 grams of onions, 3 to 4 garlic cloves, an egg, oil, pepper, salt, and parsley or dill to cook this delicious preparation.

First you dip the bread in water and press the excess water out. Keep it aside. Fry the onions in about 2 teaspoon of oil.

Add together the minced meat, minced parsley or dill, one egg, a bit of pepper, salt, and garlic and mix them well. Pour some flour or breadcrumbs on a plate and keep it aside. Next, make small ball shapes using the meat mixture and roll them over the flour or crust. Now preheat a pan for a few minutes at a medium temperature, pour in oil half a centimeter deep and fry the meatballs quickly. Fry them on one side, turn them over and fry some more and then take them off the pan to put in new ones. To keep them warm and soft, place them in a bowl over a pot of hot water and cover with a lid.

You can serve them warm, with vegetables or salad, with beans salad, cabbage, spinach or nettles, and if you serve them cold you can add to them green pepper, tomatoes, radish, or mustard. Easy Romanian recipes are useful and delicious and you can try them whenever you want to save time.