Mediterranean Chicken Casserole (adapted from here) 2 tsp olive oil 4 chicken drumsticks 1 medium sized onion,thinly sliced a small piece of celery root (about the size of onion) 1 garlic clove, crushed 100g small sized button mushrooms, cut into quarters400g tomatoes, peeled, deseeded and diced 1/2 chicken stock cube 100g peas fresh thyme leaves ground black pepper 6 Tbsp…
Pašticada is a famous Croatian dish. A must try when you visit Dalmatia. The meat is incredibly tender and sweet dessert wine prošek gives it just the right seasoning. I’ve seen many disputes about what is the proper way to prepare it. Some put apples in it, others don’t and claim that it is not the same dish then. It…
Brodetto is a fish stew found in many variations along the Adriatic coast. I got this recipe from my boyfriend’s colleague who is from Herzegovina. He sent me his family recipe that is more traditional, along with this one, that uses canned tuna. This is something he came up with and I had to make it, because of the name…
Istrian Fritule (original recipe) 500 g flour 20 g fresh yeast 2 egg yolks 80 g raisins zest of 1 lemon 50 g + 2 Tbsp sugar 20 g butter, melted 150-200 ml warm milk 50 ml rakija 5 g salt about 500 ml oil for deep-frying powdered sugar for dusting Sift flour into a bowl. Add egg yolks, raisins,…