Fish fillet in potato tempura

Ingredients:

- 21 oz fish fillet
- 3 potatoes
- 1 egg
- 1/2 lemon
- 2 tbsp. flour

How to:

1. Cut the fish fillet into pieces, rub with salt, pepper and sprinkle with lemon juice.
2. Peel and grate the potatoes, mix with the egg and flour, stir well. Dip thoroughly the fish in the batter.
3. Fry shortly on both sides untill golden, then turn the heat down, cover with a lid and cook for about 20-30 minutes.

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Fried puffy dumplings

This is a very fast to make and delicious dish.

Ingredients: 

- 2 eggs 
- 3-4 tbsp. sugar
- pinch of salt
- vanilla
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda 

- 2-3 drops of lemon juice
- 3 tbsp. yoghurt
- 1 tbsp. vodka (optional)

- flour (enough to make a dough that wouldn’t stick to your hands)

How to:

1.Beat up the eggs with sugar, add salt, vanilla, baking soda mixed with 2-3 drops of lemon juice, yoghurt and vodka (if using). Stir well and add flour kneating a soft and non-sticking dough.

2. Roll out 0.3 inch thick and cut out with cookie forms.

3. Fry on both sides in heated oil. 

The dumplings puff up when they cook which takes seconds. 

Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

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Potato patties with cheese and dill

Ingredients:

- 1.5 cup mashed potatoes
- 1.5 cup grated cheese
- 1 egg
- flour (by eye, the quantity should allow to take the dough with wet hands and form patties)
- 3 tbsp. cream
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- salt and pepper
- a handful of chopped fresh dill
- other spices to your taste (you can also add some minced garlic)

How to:
Mix well all the ingredients, form patties with wet hands and fry in oil on both sides until golden brown. Serve warm.

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Delicious Raffaello cake

This tender and delicious cake reminds of Raffaello candies.

Ingredients:

For the spunge cake:

- 3 eggs

- 4 tbsp. water

- 3/4 cup sugar

- 5 tbsp. flour

- 5 tbsp. starch

- 3 tsp. Baking powder

- 1 oz coconut flakes

Frosting:

- 10.5 oz cream cheese or Mascarpone

- 3/4 can sweetened condensed milk (this thick and sweet stuff, don’t confuse it with unsweetened condensed milk which is much more liquid and will not do for the frosting)

- 4 oz almonds

decoration:

- coconut flakes, whole almonds

How to:

1. Beat up the eggs with water. Gradually stir in the rest of the ingredients for the sponge cake. Cover a baking form with parchment paper and pour the batter. Bake at 360 degrees 40 minutes. Let cool and cut the sponge cake lengthwise into 2 layers.

2. Roast a bit the almonds and coarsely chop them.

3. Whip the cream cheese or Mascarpone with the codensed milk.

4. Assemble the cake: smear the frosting over the first layer and distribute the roasted and chopped almonds. Cover with the second layer, smear the rest of the frosting on top and sprinkle with the coconut flakes. Decorate with whole almonds. Let the cake stand for several hour or overnight in the fridge or some cool place. You will enjoy every bit of it, guaranteed!

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Pork baked under "fur"

Ingredients:

- 2 lbs. pork (you can replace it with chicken fillet)

- 2-3 tomatoes

- 3 onions

- 3-4 potatoes

- 4-5 garlic cloves

- 7.5 oz grated cheese

- fresh dill and parsley

- salt, pepper

- mayo

How to:

1. Cut the meat into pieces, rub each piece with salt and pepper.

2. Grate the potatoes.

3. Cut the onions in rings.

4. Cut the tomatoes in semi-circles and dip each slice in mayo.

5. Grate the cheese.

6. Crush and mince the garlic.

7. Chop the herbs.

Assembling the layers:

1. Grease a baking sheet.

2. Put the meat pieces, then the onions, next the grated potatoes, then the tomato slices mixed with mayo.

3. Put the form into the oven and bake for 40-50 minutes at 400-428 degrees.

4. 5 minutes before the end sprinkle the dish with minced garlic, grated cheese and green herbs. Put it back to the oven and bake for another 5 minutes until the cheese melts. Your delicious dish is ready to serve!

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Fish casserole with potatoes and spinach

Ingredients:

- 1.5 lbs fish fillet

- 10 potatoes

- 1 pack (1 lb) frozen spinach

- 1 cup cream

- 1/2 cup milk

- 1 onion

- 2 eggs

- 1.7 oz grated cheese

- 2 tbsp. butter

- nutmeg (pinch)

- salt and pepper

How to:

1. Peel the potatoes and cook them in salted water. Mash the potatoes, add 1 tbsp. butter, 1/2 cup hot milk, mix.

2. Cut the fish in small pieces, add nutmeg, salt and pepper.

3. Chop the onion and saute for 5 minutes.

4. Add the spinach (unfrozen, squeezed from excessive liquid and chopped) to the onions and saute for another 7-8 минут. Lay the fish pieces to a greased baking form, the next layer – spinach and onion. Beat up 2 eggs and mix them with 1/2 cup cream. Pour into the baking form over the spinach and onion layer.

4. Next distribute evenly the mashed potatoes. 

Preheat the oven to 390 degrees and bake the casserole for 20 minutes.

5. Mix the grated cheese with 1/2 cup cream. Take out the casserole, pour over the cream and cheese sauce and bake for another 5 minutes until golden crust. Garnish with fresh dill or parsley.

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Buckwheat and meat burgers in tomato sauce

Ingredients:

- 1,5 cup buckwheat 
- 1 lb ground meat 
- 1 onion 
- 1 egg 
- 1 tbsp. mayo 
- 1 tbsp. oil 
- salt and pepper 
for the sauce: 
- 1 onion 
- 1 carrot 
- 2 bell peppers 
- 2 tbsp. tomato paste or sauce or ketchup
- 2 tbsp. oil 
- 1 tsp. sugar 
- pinch of oregano

How to:

1. Boil 3 cups of water, add the buckwheat, cook on a low fire for 20 minutes until all the water has evaporated.

2. Chop the onion, heat oil in a frying pan and saute the onion for 7 minutes.

3. For the sauce: in a skillet heat oil. Chop the onion, chop the carrot and peppers in stripes. Saute the onion about 5 minutes, add the carrot and peppers and saute for another 5 minutes. Dissolve the tomato paste in a cup of water and pour to the skillet. Add sugar, salt, oregano. Heat the sauce through and set aside for a while.

4. Blend the ground meat and cooked buckwheat (cooled), add the egg, mayo, sauted onion, salt and black pepper. Mix everythin thoroughly.

5. Form small burgers and fry them on both sides 6 minutes.

6. Put the burgers into a baking form or a heavy pan, pour over the tomato sauce and bake at 360 degrees 15-20 minutes.

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