This is the easiest recipe I’ve ever put on the blog, and the simple pickling liquid can be used on any other vegetable your heart desires to see in a glass jar. The most time consuming part is getting your glass jars sterilised. The easiest way is to put all your jars and lids into the dishwasher and then into a warm fan-forced oven until … Continue reading Canned Beetroot | Cikla u Staklenkama
Another simple Dalmatian soup for any time of the year. Served hot (as I prefer it) it’s wonderful with some croutons and fresh herbs sprinkled on top, or in the warmer months serve it cold, straight out of the fridge with said herbs. Continue reading Carrot, capsicum and eggplant soup | Juha od mrkve, crvene paprike i balancana
Don’t ask me why but when I was younger, cauliflower in sour cream was always a treat. Mum would serve her sour cream cauliflower with a piece of roasted meat, potatoes and oh my, that cauliflower would always just melt in your mouth (we called it karfiol). This recipe is from He Needs Food and I love it because it’s actually a full meal all … Continue reading Cauliflower with sour cream | Cvjetača/ karfiol sa kiselim vrhnjem
Because I have three one kilo bags of frozen peas in my freezer (one bag that is always there and two bags that are the ‘just in case’ bags for co-vid chaos) I thought hey, I really have to start using these up. And there’s no better soup than this. Of course, originally, the recipe is best made with fresh, shelled baby peas (that are … Continue reading Baby pea soup | Juha od mladog graška
Capsicums in Australia, peppers everywhere else. But that’s not the strangest part of this recipe, no, the strangest part is that this is technically called a salad. I like to think that if you can toss something, then it’s a salad. These roasted capsicums you don’t toss. Just lay them out on a platter, drizzle with the dressing and leave in the fridge to cool. … Continue reading Roasted capsicum salad | Salata od pečenih paprika
Because both of my parents hail from Slavonija, I had heard of Pašticada but never made it and quite frankly I had never even tried it. So here is another first time recipe, being another Dalmatian classic that wasn’t taught up north. Taking days to prepare this is the grand-dame of Dalmatian cooking and served at home for a special lunch/dinner or at functions like … Continue reading Dalmatian beef stew with prunes and apples | Pašticada
This was my first time ever cooking a tuna steak. Tuna, at all, really. I have eaten it loads of times as sushi and canned, but this steak thing was a first. I didn’t really fancy having the centre raw so I did ‘overcook’ it, but it tasted delicious. I’ve also never tried any kind of fish with red wine so this was a first … Continue reading Split-style tuna | Tunjevina na Splitski
This is a really simple recipe that’s great for a side to any meat or seafood dish. Don’t ask me why it’s from Zagreb, but hey! It’s delicious so who really cares? If you want a potato meal-in-one try the Istrian Potato recipe for a potato dish with meat Enjoy! Ingredients: One (1) kilo of potatoes, sliced Two (2) tablespoons parley, chopped Half a white … Continue reading Zagreb potatoes | Zagrebački krumpir
After the stuffed capsicums didn’t turn out a few weeks ago (lots more work needed in creating a proper zafrig (roux), this week I tried stuffing another vegetable. Just like in Australia, where it’s known as an eggplant and everywhere else (western English-speaking countries) as an aubergine – in Dalmatia, our purple hero vegetable is known as a balancan, and the rest of Croatia – … Continue reading Dubrovnik-style stuffed eggplant/aubergine | Punjeni patlidžani/balancane na Dubrovački
I absolutely love this recipe. I found it on a blog called He Needs Food and although I have loads of family in Istria, none of them have ever made me this dish (I could call them jerks, but I won’t!). This potato dish is filling, hearty, and it’s a meal in one or can be served as a side. Either way, on a cold Sydney … Continue reading Istrian potatoes | Istarski krumpir
The truth is I haven’t had a real, live artichoke in years. The last time I had one (that wasn’t marinated in a glass jar) was when I visited my cousin and his French wife in Normandy. As a starter she boiled up some of these earthy green wonders, whipped up some homemade mayo and boom! You took off a leaf dunked it in the … Continue reading Artichokes Dalmatian-style | Artičoke na Dalmatinski
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