After posting about the homemade banitsa a few days ago, thought we'd share some of our favorite Bulgarian dishes with you! Please bear with the "not-so-American" measurements. These were originally in metric measurements.
The first dish we tried at home was Moussaka. There are, obviously, different versions in this part of the world, but this is Bulgarian Moussaka:
4-5 med. potatoes, diced
1 lb. ground beef (optional)
1 med. onion, diced
8 oz. can of crushed tomatoes, undrained
1/4 cup oil (olive or veg.)
1/4 cup vinegar
1 cup water
1 cube bullion (chicken, beef, or veggie)
8 oz. plane yogurt (Greek-style yogurt is best)
2 eggs
1 Tbsp. flour
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. If desired, cook ground beef & drain. Bring cup of water to a boil in a small saucepan & add bullion cube. Place tomatoes, potatoes, onion, and cooked beef in a 9x13 casserole dish. Pour oil & vinegar over mixture and toss evenly. Then, pour bullion broth over mixture as well.
Cook for 35-45 minutes (until top is evenly light brown). Meanwhile, mix together eggs, yogurt, and flour in a small mixing bowl. Pour egg mixture over casserole mixture when cooking time is finished. Cook for 5-10 minutes more or until the eggs are cooked through.
Serve with extra Greek-style yogurt to put on top.
Yield: 8 servings.
It's heavenly.
Let us know what you think, if you try it!
Next up, Mama Zdravka's banitsa recipe. Mama Zdravka was Joy's host-mother during Peace Corps training. You don't want to miss it!
The first dish we tried at home was Moussaka. There are, obviously, different versions in this part of the world, but this is Bulgarian Moussaka:
4-5 med. potatoes, diced1 lb. ground beef (optional)
1 med. onion, diced
8 oz. can of crushed tomatoes, undrained
1/4 cup oil (olive or veg.)
1/4 cup vinegar
1 cup water
1 cube bullion (chicken, beef, or veggie)
8 oz. plane yogurt (Greek-style yogurt is best)
2 eggs
1 Tbsp. flour
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. If desired, cook ground beef & drain. Bring cup of water to a boil in a small saucepan & add bullion cube. Place tomatoes, potatoes, onion, and cooked beef in a 9x13 casserole dish. Pour oil & vinegar over mixture and toss evenly. Then, pour bullion broth over mixture as well.
Cook for 35-45 minutes (until top is evenly light brown). Meanwhile, mix together eggs, yogurt, and flour in a small mixing bowl. Pour egg mixture over casserole mixture when cooking time is finished. Cook for 5-10 minutes more or until the eggs are cooked through.
Serve with extra Greek-style yogurt to put on top.
Yield: 8 servings.
It's heavenly.
Let us know what you think, if you try it!
Next up, Mama Zdravka's banitsa recipe. Mama Zdravka was Joy's host-mother during Peace Corps training. You don't want to miss it!
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