We went to Poland again last night. Apparently this roughly translates as Little Hooves. The description doesn’t do them justice!
Ingredients:-
3 Large Potatoes, cooked, cooled and mashed
1 Large Egg
50g of Cornflour
50g of Rice Flour
50g of Tapioca Flour
½ Tsp of Salt
3 Cloves of Garlic, minced
1 Onion, Diced
200g of Mushrooms, sliced
2 Rashers of ( Home cured ) Dry Cured Bacon
4 Kielbasa, chopped diagonally
200g of Sauerkraut
Oil to fry
Method:-
(1) Add the mashed Potatoes, Egg, Flours and Salt to a bowl.
(2) Knead together to form a dough.
(3) Roll out on a floured surface into a thick Sausage shape.
(4) Cut at an angle into about 1 ½ inch pieces.
(5) Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and add the Kopytka in batches.
(6) Allow to simmer for 5 minutes until they float to the surface.
(7) Remove and set aside.
(8) In a frying pan heat Oil and add the Onions, frying until softened.
(9) Add the Garlic, Bacon, Kielbasa and mushrooms & fry for a further 3 to 4 minutes, until the Bacon is crisp.
(10) Add in the Kopytka and fry until golden brown.
(11) Stir in the drained Sauerkraut and cook for a further minutes or so.
We’re fortunate to have a Continental Shop within sight here. So the Polish Smoked Sausages ( Kielbasa ) and Sauerkraut with easy to get hold of and remarkably cheap.
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Roasted Roadrunner leg with Rosemary! (Turkey leg)
We cheat with the Rosemary as there is a vacant B&B down the road with a Rosemary hedge. But it's inexpensive in the supermarkets.
The Turkey leg was a little over £4 but we had a hearty meal yesterday and we're making a Stock Pot casserole out of the lions share today which will feed the three of us for another two meals easily. So nine good servings from one leg.....
Ingredients:-
Turkey Leg complete
Butter or Margarine
Salt & Pepper
3 cloves of Garlic, minced
3 sprigs of fresh Rosemary
Chicken stock (Made from the carcase and bones of the Chicken we had the other day)
1 Stock cube
Garlic Salt
Onion Salt
Method:-
(1) Add the Salt & Pepper and other dry ingredients to the Butter or Margarine.
(2) Rub over the skin of the leg and under the skin by separating the skin from the meat with a knife.
(3) Pour the stock around the leg in an over proof tray.
(4) Pierce the meat with a knife and insert the Rosemary sprigs.
(5) Roast for an hour at 180c or until the meat as cooked through and the thickest part runs clear when pierced.
(6) Remove from the over and cover with foil and allow to rest for 10 minutes.
Serve with roast Potatoes and vegetables of your choice.