Ukrainian Chicken Broth Nachynka Spoon Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Saute chopped onion in butter.
• Do not brown.
• Turn heat to low.
• Add cornmeal to butter and mix well.
• Add the sugar, salt and warm milk.
• Stir slowly until the cornmeal begins to thicken.
• Remove from heat.
• Add the eggs and baking powder. Mix well.
• Pour into a greased 3-quart casserole. Bake at 325 degrees F. for 1 hour.

Steps:

• Fry the bacon crisp in an oven proof dutch oven.
• Remove bacon and set aside.
• In a separate pot, scald the 6 Celsius milk. Add the chicken bouillon mix, keep hot.
• Meanwhile, add butter and onion to the dutch oven - saute until onion is tender.
• Add cornmeal, mix well.
• Carefully add the milk to to cornmeal mixture to avoid lumps.
• Cook until the mixture thickens, stirring constantly. Salt and pepper to taste.
• When thick, turn off heat.
• Add bacon to the cornmeal mixture.
• Whip 6 eggs to a nice froth, add the sugar.
• Fold into cornmeal mixture. When it is uniformly mixed, do the same with the cream.
• Butter large casserole, pour mixture inches.
• Bake 30 - 45 minutes in a 350°F oven depending on if you prefer it like breakfast cereal or more like cake.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together the wheat gluten and water until it becomes elastic. Knead dough anywhere from 1 to 5 minutes.
• Cut into you desired shapes and sizes.
• In a medium sauce plan, bring all of the broth ingredient to a boil.
• Add prepared seitan into broth.
• Reduce heat and cover with lid.
• Let simmer for 50-60 minutes stirring every 10 minutes, until MOST but not all of the broth has reduced completely, this can take anywhere from 30 to 60 minutes.
• Use chicken flavored seitan immediately in your dish of choice or store in the refrigerator for up to 6 days, or the freezer for up to 6 months. If you use the seitan imemdiately after simmering, it will seem quite soft and tender. If you allow it to cool and then use it in a dish, it will have a bit more texture to it.

Steps:

• Saute chopped onion in butter.
• Do not brown.
• Turn heat to low.
• Add cornmeal to butter and mix well.
• Add the sugar, salt and warm milk.
• Stir slowly until the cornmeal begins to thicken.
• Remove from heat.
• Add the eggs and baking powder.
• Mix well.
• Pour into a greased 3-quart casserole.
• Bake at 325 degrees F.
• for 1 hour.

Steps:

• Add the corn meal gradually to the boiling chicken broth, and stir until smooth and free of lumps.
• Cook the mixture until most of the liquid is absorbed.
• This mixture should not be very thick.
• Stir some of the hot cereal into the beaten yolks, and then blend it with the rest.
• Cook it over a low heat from 5 to 6 minutes.
• Serve hot or cold with any meat preparation.
• serves 7 to 9.

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Sautee onion in butter until tender. Remove from heat, and set aside to cool. When the onion is cool enough to handle, mix together the ground pork, bread crumbs, egg, salt and pepper until well blended.
• Place the head of cabbage in a large pot, and add enough water to cover the cabbage halfway. Bring to a boil, and cook for about 2 minutes. As the outer leaves become translucent and soft, remove them one at a time by peeling them off with a wooden spoon. Trim off the thick ribs at the leaf stem.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish, and line the bottom with outer cabbage leaves. Lay a few more leaves on a clean work surface. Place a large spoonful of the pork mixture at the base of each leaf. Roll up towards the top. Repeat until filling is used up. Arrange the finished rolls over the leaves in the dish, and pour in just enough broth to cover the rolls. Place extra cabbage leaves over the top.
• Cover, and bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven. When finished, drain off broth from the dish into a small saucepan. Whisk together the flour and sour cream. Gradually stir the sour cream into the broth. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently until heated, about 5 minutes.
• To serve, arrange cabbage rolls on a platter, cover with sauce and sprinkle with dill. This goes perfectly with homemade noodles, or millet kasha.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, put water and add yeast. Stir to dissolve.
• Add brown sugar, gluten and whole wheat flour. Beat well. Let yeast develop for about 10 minutes.
• Add oil, orange juice and salt, mix thoroughly.
• Add 1 cup bread flour, beat well. Work in the remaining bread flour to form a soft dough.
• Turn out to a lightly floured surface and knead 6 to 8 minutes, or until dough is smooth and elastic.
• Place the dough in a large oiled bowl and turn to coat. Cover with a clean towel and let it rise in a warm, draft free place about one hour, or until doubled in bulk.
• Punch dough down. Form it into a log. Place in a greased 9X5X3 - inch loaf pan. Cover and let it rise45 minutes, or until nearly doubled.
• Bake loaf in a preheated oven ( 375º F ) for 30 to 35 minutes, or until top is golden brown.
• Let it cool on a wire rack.

Steps:

• In small bowl, dissolve sugar in water. Sprinkle in yeast; let stand for 10 minutes or until frothy. In large bowl, stir 3 cups flour with salt. With wooden spoon, stir in yeast mixture, honey, eggs, egg yolks and butter. Turn out onto floured surface; knead for 10 minutes or until smooth and elastic, dusting with enough of the remaining flour to prevent sticking.
• Place dough in large greased bowl, turning to grease all over. Cover with plastic wrap; let rise in warm draft free place until doubled in bulk and indentation remains when dough is poked with 2 fingers, about 1 hour. Punch down dough; knead in raisins. Let rest for 10 minutes.
• To make braid, divide dough into three and roll out into three long ropes. Place on greased baking sheet and braid. Start braiding from the centre to the end and then braid the other side. Tuck ends under braid. Cover braid loosely with plastic wrap. Let rise in warm draft free place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
• To make crown: Roll into 30 inch long rope. Holding 1 end in place, wind remaining rope around end to form fairly tight spiral that is slightly higher in centre. Transfer to lightly greased baking sheet.
• TOPPING: Stir egg yolk with 1 teaspoons water; brush over loaf. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake in 350°F oven for 35 to 45 minutes or until golden brown and loaf sounds hollow when tapped on bottom. Let cool on rack.

Steps:

• Cook the onion in the butter until it is tender but not brown.
• Add the corn meal along with the salt, sugar, pepper, and cinnamon, and mix them to coat the cereal thoroughly with the butter.
• Pour in the scalded milk gradually and stir briskly until the mixture is smooth and free of lumps.
• Cook until it thickens.
• Remove it from the range and blend in the cream.
• Beat the eggs well and fold into the cereal.
• Spoon into a 2-quart buttered casserole.
• Bake the nachynka uncovered in a moderate oven (350 degrees F) for 1 hour.
• It should have a crisp golden brown crust all around.
• Serves 6 to 8.

Steps:

• Cut kielbasa into 4 equal lengths, and cover in a pot with 3 quarts cold water and the bay leaves. Bring to a boil, then let gently boil for 25 minutes more until swollen and cooked through and beads of oil have formed. Pull sausages from the now smoky and seasoned water, and set aside. Save that water!
• While the kielbasa simmers, split leeks in half lengthwise, then soak and rinse in cold water to thoroughly remove all sand. Slice leeks into 3/8-inch half-moons from whites to dark greens, as far up as is viable.
• Peel potatoes, trim all four sides to stabilize on the cutting board and trim both ends to "box" the potato. Save the scraps. Cut the boxes into large cubes, about 3/4-inch square.
• In a sturdy soup pot, melt 1 stick butter over low heat until foaming. Stir in onion, garlic and a healthy pinch of salt, and let them sweat for a full 5 minutes until translucent.
• Stir in remaining butter, the sliced leeks and another generous pinch of salt, then let sweat slowly over low heat for 8 minutes until moist, bright green and glossy.
• Add potato scraps, the cube of bread and half the kielbasa boiling liquid. Let gently simmer 10 minutes while the potato scrap softens and the bread hunk becomes flabby and swollen. If you need to increase the heat to get a little simmer going, do so.
• Meanwhile, slice kielbasa in half lengthwise. Place two pieces back into the soup pot as is, and then slice the remaining 6 pieces into very thin, 1/8-inch half-moons, and set aside.
• Retrieve the soggy lump of sourdough bread with a slotted spoon, and don't worry if you also get a few bits of leek or onion or whatever is floating in the soup when you pull it out. Also remove about 1 cup of liquid, and set aside.
• Add potato cubes and the rest of the kielbasa liquid to the pot. Add another pinch of salt and half the black pepper. Let it come back to temperature, and then to simmer until potatoes are cooked through, about 25 minutes more.
• Using either a stick blender or a traditional blender, purée the sodden hunk of bread until foamy, using some of the liquid you pulled in Step 8, if needed. Stir this back into the soup pot once the potatoes are cooked through, and add the sliced kielbasa as well.
• Whisk the crème fraîche with 1/2 cup of the hot reserved liquid; stir mixture into the soup. Stir in the chopped dill and the remaining 1/2 tablespoon pepper. Serve very hot.