Mamushka: Recipes from Ukraine & beyond

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It is much more than ‘just’ Ukrainian recipes, it is a celebration of food eaten in Ukraine – from all over the ex-Soviet Union – each recipe stating which country the cuisine originates from, if not Ukraine. If there is a lot of fat, skim some of it off, then add the water, season the meat well with salt and pepper and cook over the lowest heat possible, covered tightly, for 2 hours or until tender and you can easily pull the meat off the bones.

And I did start making sorrel soup after going to Poland and having soup there (although a vegetarian based broth with kasha/buckwheat groats used to enrich the soup). Made this soup and the suggested Moldovan flatbread (made them twice--once for first meal and then, for leftover soup). Mamushka came into the world — last year — when Cookbook Corner was dormant, and I have long since wanted to bring it to your attention.

I read some comments saying that the food was bland, having only tried two recipes, I cannot talk about the others but they were far from bland, especially the chicken as it contains spices, citrus and walnuts. The recipes are a solid combination of bright and fresh, as well as home-y and warm, with a good variety of complexities levels as well.

I would recommend it in spite of the issues - read your recipe before and consider where you may need to do some googling to fill the gaps in some of the doughes, etc - but subsequent releases need a serious review and edit. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Add the onion and carrot and cook over a medium heat, stirring, for about 5-7 minutes until the carrot is meltingly soft and is about to start caramelising. I needed at least 2 (more if Ukraine had gotten through to the knockout stage), and for the second evening, had to resort to Ukrainian Nemiroff Birch Vodka (our rules state that only food and alcohol of the respective countries playing may be consumed).

This dish is something our whole extended family adopted: silky noodles, pulled goose and its juices.