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Meat & Poultry

48 recipes in this category

Traditional meat and poultry dishes — from Sunday roasts to slow-braised classics.

Parsley-coated lamb rolls in a shallow bowl with paprika broth and a jug of sour milk on the side
meat poultry

Parsley Sarma

Ground young lamb and rice rolls coated in finely chopped fresh parsley, simmered in a light paprika roux — a meatball-adjacent dish.

Total time: 80 min
Servings: 20 sarma
A ceramic casserole dish of stuffed leek tubes baked in a tomato and ground pork base, golden and bubbling from the oven
meat poultry

Leek with Ground Meat

Leek tubes filled with seasoned ground pork and sautéed leek centres, baked over a meat and tomato base. A deeply satisfying Central European oven dish.

Total time: 100 min
Servings: 8-10
Deep bowl of golden-sauced braised chicken pieces with visible saffron colour, raisins and herbs, rustic setting
meat poultry

Chicken Stew with Spices

A fragrant braised chicken with walnuts, saffron, cinnamon, raisins, and savory — a Caucasian-inspired stew from a Central European cookbook.

Total time: 80 min
Servings: 4
Stuffed beef rolls braised in a thick onion sauce, served over egg noodles
meat poultry

Little Birds — Stuffed Beef Rolls

Thin beef slices pounded flat, stuffed with bacon and garlic, rolled and braised in a thick onion and pepper sauce until tender.

Total time: 90 min
Servings: 4
Golden pan-fried ground beef steaks arranged on a vintage serving platter, crispy egg-and-flour crust, garnished with parsley
meat poultry

Ground Beef Roast Steaks

Freshly ground beef mixed with whipped butter, shaped into steaks, coated in flour and egg, and pan-fried in butter until golden — a Central European meat dish.

Total time: 45 min
Servings: 4-5
Soft potato dumplings filled with ground pork arranged in a round ceramic dish, coated in a pale sour cream and pan juice sauce, garnished with chopped parsley, on a wooden table in a warm kitchen
meat poultry

Potato Dumplings with Meat

Soft potato dumplings filled with ground pork, finished in pan juices with sour cream — a hearty Central European one-pot classic.

Total time: 90 min
Servings: 4
Roasted stuffed pheasant on a vintage ceramic serving platter, carved into pieces and drizzled with pan juices
meat poultry

Roasted Stuffed Pheasant

A whole pheasant stuffed with a pan-fried filling of bread, fresh mushrooms, bacon, walnuts, and white wine, roasted with butter and basted with pan juices.

Total time: 115 min
Servings: 2-3
Thinly sliced pork pot roast reassembled on a baking dish, coated in rich red tomato sauce, garnished with sliced hard-boiled eggs around the edge, on a wooden table in a warm kitchen
meat poultry

Rosto in Tomato Sauce

Pork leg fillet studded with garlic, braised in white wine, sliced and served in a rich tomato sauce with hard-boiled egg — a Central European pot roast.

Total time: 140 min
Servings: 6
Braised veal steaks in white wine sour cream sauce, served in a terracotta casserole
meat poultry

Veal Steaks in White Wine

Tender braised veal marinated in white wine, slow-cooked in a covered casserole, and finished with a light sour cream and lemon pan sauce.

Total time: 90 min
Servings: 4