There are several mussel farms close to the Adriatic coastal road between the Maslenica Bridge and Seline – which presents a splendid opportunity for purchasing fresh, delicious black mussels for only HRK 15/kg and preparing a savoury stew with home-made olive oil and high-quality white wine, thus turning the mussels into shiny black pearls. [...]
Ingredients: 500 g white beans (from Tetovo) 1 large onion 1-2 peppers 2-3 ripe tomatoes 1 tbsp sweet paprika (bukovec) 1 tbsp flour ½ teaspoon hot paprika – to taste salt and pepper thyme 1 ½ dl oil sausages or cured (boiled) meat – to taste Method: Soak the beans overnight in a large [...]
… if you like it hot… Ingredients: 500 g cottage cheese 1-2 tbsp sour cream 1-2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 3-5 tbsp ajvar (pepper-based condiment) 1-3 teaspoons paprika ½ teaspoon chilli pepper salt to taste Method: .Combine all the ingredients well, until uniform. Refrigerate in a sealed container for several hours (preferably, [...]
Ingredients: For the shortcrust pastry: 120 g (8 tbsp) flour 30 g (2 tbsp) coconut 70 g cold butter, diced 15 g (1 tbsp) icing sugar a pinch of salt 1 small pineapple (or ½ large pineapple) 400 ml sweet cream (refrigerated) 200 g mascarpone cheese 60-80 g (4-6 tbsp) icing sugar 1/3 cup coconut [...]
Ingredients: For the crust: 200 g chocolate cookies with crème filling (Oreo, Moto or the like) 100 g melted butter For the cake: 6 eggs – separate egg whites and egg yolks 200 g dark chocolate, chopped 70 g butter ¼ cup strong espresso (at room temp.) 1 cup sugar 1 pouch vanilla sugar a [...]
Ingredients: For the pancakes: 2 eggs 3 cups milk 2 ½ cups flour 1 tbsp sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder a pinch of salt grated lemon zest 1 teaspoon melted butter or oil + extra for greasing the pan For the crème: 250 g mascarpone cheese 200 ml sweet cream 1 pouch vanilla sugar 2-3 [...]
Ingredients: 500 g puff pastry (2x250 g) 6 egg yolks 400 ml milk 100 ml sweet cream 10 tbsp granulated sugar 1 vanilla pod 3 tbsp starch 100 g dark chocolate icing sugar Method: Preheat the oven to 200 °C. Roll out each piece of puff pastry to the size of an oven-size tin [...]
A traditional Portuguese dish Ingredients: 1 kg potatoes, peeled and sliced 5 g butter 1 dl milk 4 cod fillets (soaked) olive oil 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 2 small onions, thinly sliced 1 dl white wine 1 tbsp pickles, finely chopped (optional) 2 dl mayonnaise salt and pepper nutmeg flour Method: [...]
Ingredients: For the crust: 300 g ground biscuits 124 g melted butter For the crème: 750 g cream cheese 4 eggs 300 ml sour cream grated lime (or lemon) zest 200 g icing sugar 2 pouches vanilla sugar 2 tbsp flour For the icing: 500 g strawberries and wild berries (you can use frozen berries) [...]
Ingredients: 1 spring onion 1 zucchini 2 thin slices of home-cured ham (or prosciutto) 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 400 ml cooking cream 1 tbsp oil salt lemon pepper herbs and spices to taste 500 g spätzle (with spinach or plain) Method: Wash the spring onion, trim the ends and chop finely (both the [...]
