Sarma

Sarma (stuffed cabbage)

 

60 oz jar of sour cabbage leaves (like sauerkraut but all big leaves, not chopped)

1 lb ground beef or fake beef

2 cups cooked rice

3 onions, chopped

1 14oz can crushed tomatoes

1/2 head garlic, minced

1/2 package bacon or tempeh fake bacon, cut into small pieces

1/4 bunch parsley

salt, pepper

coriander

smoked paprika

Fry onions and bacon. Add garlic and beef, mix until browned. Add tomatoes, parsley, rice, salt, pepper, coriander. Roll this mixture in each cabbage leaf, put in a big baking pan. Heat a little paprika in oil and drizzle it across the top. Add about 2 cups of water to the pan. Bake at 425, covered with foil, for 45 minutes, then remove foil and cook for 10 more.

Source: Gordana Vlahovic

Pasulj

Pasulj - white bean soup

28oz dried white beans (cannellini/great northern/white kidney ideally)

3-4 onions, chopped

1 head garlic

4oz/5 strips bacon

2 tbsp flour

1 tbsp paprika, salt, pepper

Soak beans with salt overnight or in boiling water for an hour, drain. Add beans, 1 onion, garlic, and bacon to the pot. Boil then simmer for 1.5 hrs.

Cook the rest of the onions in plenty of olive oil, add salt pepper and flour, stir quickly so it doesn't get chunky. Add paprika, mix well, add to big pot, stir, and simmer 5-10 min.

Source: Gordana Vlahovic

Scones

Plain scones. Kind of like biscuits.

 

8 oz flour
1.5 t baking powder
2 oz soft butter
1 oz sugar
5 T milk (plus a little bit for glazing)
1 egg

Preheat the oven to 425F.

Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, butter. Mix with a wooden spoon until chunks are gone and mixture is sandy. Add milk and egg, mix just until incorporated. Cut into shape with a cookie cutter or 2" mason jar. Makes about 6 scones. Bake on a greased sheet, brush with milk, bake for 12 minutes.

 

Source: https://oedelicious.blogspot.com/2011/05/lesters-scones-plus-vegan.html

Brownies

These are fine brownies. In case you want to make brownies. Makes an 8" square pan; double for a 9"x13" pan.

1/2 cup melted butter or oil
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder

Mix oil, sugar, eggs, vanilla. Then add cocoa, flour, salt, baking powder. Grease and flour pan, pour in, bake at 350F for 25-30 min.

Source: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/10549/best-brownies/

Meatballs

These are totally fine meatballs. Nothing fancy, but if you have some meat and want to make meatballs, they work.

 

1 lb ground meat (ideally beef, veal, and pork, but whatever; impossible/beyond meat works fine too)
1/2 cup freshly grated Romano cheese
1 eggs
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoons chopped parsley
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 cups bread crumbs from stale Italian bread
3/4 cups lukewarm water

 

Mix everything but the bread crumbs and water. Then add bread crumbs, then water a bit at a time until the whole mixture holds together. Form into meatballs, fry until browned or roast in the oven (not sure how long).

 

Source: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/40399/the-best-meatballs/