Savory Cabbage Hamburger With Smoked Meat

SERVE: 4 -6

INGREDIENTS:

1 small head savory or red cabbage

10 oz cooked smoked meat (ham)

small red onion

4 eggs

3/4 cup milk 

20g butter

1 Tsp flour 

fresh parsley

pinch oregano 

pinch salt, fresh black pepper

1 clove garlic chopped

1 cup bread crumbs

1/2 cup Olive oil

 

DIRECTIONS: 

1. Boil cabbage leaves 3-5 min until soften. Drain and chop until fine together with smoked meat [ham].

2. In small pan dissolve butter, add chopped onion, chopped parsley, and broil for a few min. Then add flour and cook for a few more mins.

3. Slowly add 1/2 cup milk and mix into a thick paste, add salt and pepper, oregano and garlic to taste

4. Let the paste cool down. Add yolk, smoked meat with cabbage. Mix well all together, add spices if needed.  Thick with bread crumbs if needed.

5.  From paste form small hamburgers, brush them with mix of egg white, 2 Tsp milk and salt. Place them in breadcrumbs and coat by lightly pressing the breadcrumbs onto the hamburgers.

6. Fry slow until golden brown.

 

SIDE DISH: Fresh potatoes, bread

Homemade Kahlua

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 gal. Vodka

4 cups water

4 cups sugar

5 Tsp vanilla extract

1/2 cup instant coffee

DIRECTIONS:

1. Let water come to boil, add sugar and coffee, stir, let come to boil again.

2. Turn to low, simmer for 15 minutes

3. Add vanilla and vodka, mix all together, let it cool down.

4. Put into dark wine or beer bottles {Grolsch is the best, come with cork on bottle}

5. Store in cool dark place for 30 - 50 days.

6. The longer store, the better taste.

Czech Bear Paws

SERVING: makes about 5 dozen cookies

INGREDIENTS: 

4 cups toasted ground hazelnuts

2 cups all purpose flour

1 Tsp unsweetened cocoa powder

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

1/4 tsp salt 

1 cup butter + 3 tsp butter, softened, divided

1 cup powdered sugar

1 egg yolk

1/2 cup melted chocolate chips Slivered almonds,halved

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Place hazelnuts, flour, cocoa, nutmeg and salt in medium bowl, stir to combine

2. Beat 1 cup butter, sugar end egg yolk in large bowl with electric mixer at med speed until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour mixture, beat at low speed until soft dough forms.

3. Grease 3 madeleine pans with remaining butter, 1 tsp per pan, dust with flour.Press level Tspfuls of dough into mold.

4. Bake 12 min or until lightly browned. Let cookies stand in pan 3 min, carefully loosen cookies from pan with point of small knife. Invert pan over wire racks, tap lightly to release cookies shell-side up, cool completely

5. Pipe squiggle of melted chocolate on curved end of each cookie, place slivered almond halves in melted chocolate for claws. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour or until set.

Store tightly covered at room temperature

 

Potatoes - roasted, grilled, skewered, mashed….

Roasted potatoes 

Cut cleaned potatoes into wedges

Toss with mix of 1 Tsp melted butter, fresh chopped thyme and chive,mash  garlic,  salt, pepper and red powder paprika

Place in single layer in shallow pan and roast at 375F for 30 -40 min. or until desired tenderness.

 

Grilled potatoes

Toss cleaned, cut potatoes and fresh red, green and yellow peppers slices with olive oil, crushed 1 garlic, salt and pepper

Place in vegetable grill basket or foil pan with slits cut in the bottom and grill over medium heat for 20 - 30 min. or until desired tenderness

 

Skewered grilled potatoes

Toss cleaned, cut potatoes with olive oil, crushed garlic, basil and oregano.

Place on skewers and grill over medium heat for 20-30 min. or until desired tenderness

 

Garlic mashed potatoes

Cook cleaned , red potatoes with skin in salted boiled watter over medium heat for 30-40 min.

Mash cooked potatoes with 1 Tsp butter, 1 Tsp sour cream, chive and 2 cloves minced garlic