Help! Need recipe for a polish dish!

[hinodis]

We are going to a Christmas in July party with a polish theme. The invitation says bring your favorite polish dish. I have NO clue what to make.

 

[onelilspark]

Pierogies! http://pierogies.com/retail/recipes.asp

 

[hinodis]

Pierogies! http://pierogies.com/retail/recipes.asp

Unfortunatly the hostess is making homade keilbaska and perogies.

 

[pearlieq]

Absolutely pierogis! Of course, that's what everyone else wil bring too, but who cares--pierogis are awesome!

You can buy them in the frozen section of your grocery store. The Mrs. T's ones in the blue box are pretty good for frozen. They even have minis which might be nice for a party. You can either bake them up with sauce (follow the recipe on the box) or just heat them up when you get there and offer them with sour cream for dipping.

Another easy idea would be kielbasa bites. Just cook up kielbasa, slice into bite sized pieces and set out with toothpicks.

 

[java]

I would imagine you'll be eating A LOT of pierogi's!

Other options-

You could fry a Kielbasa and slice it up! serve with some spicy mustard.

or these yummy little delights

Paczki (Doughnuts)
1 1/2 cup of milk
2 yeast cakes
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 cup butter
4 1/2 cups flour
Scald milk and cool to lukewarm. Break yeast into the lukewarm milk. Beat sugar and butter until fluffy, add eggs, salt, and flavoring. Add flour and milk gradually, beating well. Let rise in warm place until double in bulk, about 2 1/2 hour. Punch down, knead and let rise again. Place dough on lightly floured board, stretch toward you and fill with thick filling - rose jams, apricot or peach preserves, prune butter. Fold over and cut into desired size and shape like a ball, place on lightly floured surface and let rise. Fry in deep hot fat, turning only once. Paczki should have a very dark brown color before turning, to insure baking thoroughly. Drain on absorbent paper. Sprinkle with confectioner’s sugar.

 

[onelilspark]

Unfortunatly the hostess is making homade keilbaska and perogies.

And didn't give the party-goers any other ideas???

I'd still bring pierogies

 

[minkydog]

Polish food? Wow. Who came up with that idea? Not that there's anything wrong with Polish food. It's just that most people wouldn't know Polish food if it slapped them in the face. Unless, of course, they are Polish.

It would serve her right if everyone showed up with keilbasa.

 

[hinodis]

No, and she is polish. DH is mexican and I am a mutt.

 

[AshleyW]

Galomki! It's stuffed cabbage and sooo yummy.

http://www.recipezaar.com/stuffed-cabbage-372930

 

[disneyatl]

Here is something that sounds interesting....

Hot Vodka with Honey
Krupnik

2 Tbs of cold water 1 small cinamon stick
2 cups sugar 10 peppercorns
4 cups boiling water 20 allspice berries
1/4 vanilla bean 1 1/3 cup honey
1/4 nutmeg orange rind
2 cloves 2 cups vodka
Heat sugar in 2 Tbs of water until it dissolves, then stir in the boiling water. Add vanilla bean, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon stick, peppercorns, and allspice berrier. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Strain the caramel mixture and return to the pan. Stir in honey and orange rind and heat, stirring, until the honey has completly dissolved. Bring to a boil. remove the pan from the heat and gradually stir vodka. Serve hot or cold.


Also, cabbage is very polish. You could make cabbage rolls or cooked cabbage.

Here is a link for polish receipes with reviews.
http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/World-Cuisine/Europe/Eastern-Europe/Poland/Top.aspx

 

[gate_pourri]

Well... growing up in a Polish household, I can give you many ideas...

- Potato Pancakes with sour cream/apple sauce
- Polish Potato Salad (It has a ton of veggies like carrots and peas.. Very tasty!)
- Polish Cucumber salad (basically cucumbers mixed with sour cream and vinegar)
- Cabbage Rolls
- Beef Rolls (thin sliced beef wrapped around a piece of pickle and onion) slow cooked in a brown sauce
- Soups (Borscht, Pickle soup, mushroom, Bean soup, barley soup, etc.)
- Bigos (Hunter Stew)
- Cabbage Salad
- Warm Cabbage Salad
- Babka
- Ponski
- Polish Cheesecake
- Apple Pie... and as we used to always joke aruond my house... It as polish as an Apple Pie!

If any of these sound good, I can pull up the recipes when I get home tonight.

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

gate - the all sound delish! Please share your recipes.

 

[HelenePA]

http://www.coalregion.com/Recipes/halushki.htm

There are a few other recipes on there this one is pretty simple

How about blind pigeons?

http://www.coalregion.com/Recipes/halupkies.htm

 

[jimmalru80]

Simply bring a bottle of Jezynowka (Polish Blackberry Brandy).

 

[Jeafl]

If you are able to bring dessert, bring Kolachky!! If you are interested, I have the most incredibly easy recipe that I got from the Chicago Tribune. It was their top prize winner from some contest. It has cream cheese in the dough and it is wonderful!

Both of my grandmothers were Polish and these beat even their old recipes!

 

[hinodis]

Well... growing up in a Polish household, I can give you many ideas...

- Potato Pancakes with sour cream/apple sauce
- Polish Potato Salad (It has a ton of veggies like carrots and peas.. Very tasty!)
- Polish Cucumber salad (basically cucumbers mixed with sour cream and vinegar)
- Cabbage Rolls
- Beef Rolls (thin sliced beef wrapped around a piece of pickle and onion) slow cooked in a brown sauce
- Soups (Borscht, Pickle soup, mushroom, Bean soup, barley soup, etc.)
- Bigos (Hunter Stew)
- Cabbage Salad
- Warm Cabbage Salad
- Babka
- Ponski
- Polish Cheesecake
- Apple Pie... and as we used to always joke aruond my house... It as polish as an Apple Pie!

If any of these sound good, I can pull up the recipes when I get home tonight.

Its hard to pick it all sounds so good! How about giving me the recipes for a couple of the easy ones. Thanks!!

 

[java]

If you are able to bring dessert, bring Kolachky!! If you are interested, I have the most incredibly easy recipe that I got from the Chicago Tribune. It was their top prize winner from some contest. It has cream cheese in the dough and it is wonderful!

Both of my grandmothers were Polish and these beat even their old recipes!

Can I have that recipe?

 

[Jeafl]

Here you go Java

TRIBUNE PRIZE-WINNING KOLACHKES

(Makes 6-7 dozen, can be halved).

2 cups (4 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
6-oz. cream cheese (do not use full 8-oz brick!)
3 cups all purpose flour, sifted
6 TBSP. heavy cream

Confectioners sugar for rolling and sprinkling

Jam, jelly or Solo fillings of your choice (or use cream cheese or nut filling recipes provided)

Directions:

Beat butter and cream cheese in large bowl with electric mixer until light. Beat in flour and cream until well mixed. Divide dough into 4 portions. Wrap each in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

Next day-- heat oven to 350 degrees. Have ungreased baking sheets ready.

Sprinkle the work surface and rolling pin generously with powdered confectioners sugar. Roll out one dough portion at a time to 1/4 inch thickness, leaving other dough portions refrigerated until ready for them. Use a small (2-in. diam) round cutter or glass to cut out cookies. Transfer to ungreased baking sheets leaving 1 to 2 inches between each cookie. Make a small depression in center with your fingertip. Fill with jelly or filling of your choice. (Use only about 1/2 to 3/4 tsp of filling or it will run out onto baking sheet).

Bake until bottoms are lightly browned 12-15 min. Sprinkle with powdered sugar while still warm.

Cream cheese filling: Beat 8 oz. softened cream cheese, 1 egg yolk, 1/4 cup powdered sugar and 1 tsp.vanilla until well mixed.

Nut filling-- Cook one cup coarsely ground walnuts or pecans in 2 TBSP butter. Add 1 cup granulated sugar and 1 tsp. vamilla. Cook until golden. Cool.

 

[iggbees]

how about golumpki? it's my favorite polish dish. i recently got my grandma's recipe for it and made some the other day... yumm.

 

[java]

Oh Jeafl thank you so very much- nice and easy just the way my Grandma used to cook! I can't wait to try those! THANK YOU!

Now I am craving some stuffed cabbage. (oh but that smell I don't know if I can do it)