Traditional recipes from Poland

Botwinka Soup

Ingredients

1 kilogram of chicken Two big beetroots

One massive carrot One onion

One parsley Two/three bay leaves

A piece of celery Five grains of pimento

One small leek Five grains of black pepper

A bunch of young beetroots A handful of salt

Directions

1. Take a pot full of cold water and put the chicken in it and cook.

2. When the water boils, turn down the fire so that the flame is small and add peeled and cleaned vegetables.

3. Chop the young beetroots in very small pieces and add them to the soup.

4. Season for taste. Cook the entire soup till the meat and veg become soft. 

Bon apetit!POLAND

Pork chops 

Ingredients

Four slices of pork loin One glassful of breadcrumbs

without bones Two spoonfuls of oil

One egg Salt

One spoonful of flour Pepper

Directions

1. Rinse slices of meat with warm water.

2. Put them on the chopping board.

3. Break these slices of meat into small pieces.

4. You should use two plates. On the first one, put yolk of an egg, on the second one, some breadcrumbs mixed with flour, salt and pepper.

5. Take the previously prepared pork chops and coat them with breadcrumbs.

6. Fry them on a frying pan. 

Bon apetit!

Informer: Joanna Wilczynska

Excerpts from 'Ethno treasure hunt – Book of traditional recipes”, published by Velzys Gymnasium, Panevezys, Lithuania, coordinated by Rima Stongvilene, with the collaboration of Georgi Ivanov, Bulgaria, Domenica Crupi, Italy, Joanna Wilczynska, Poland, Daniela Buda, Romania, Ozgur Boyaci, Turkey, 2011.