Our family loves baked potatoes in different variations. My favorite dish is potatoes with smoked bacon. But smoked bacon is not always in the refrigerator, but smoked or semi-smoked sausage is almost always there. And so this recipe was born. Potatoes are very tender, with a creamy taste and smoked aroma. Perfect for a hearty lunch or dinner.
Kulesh is a dish that has become widespread among the Cossacks. It was prepared in the field, it replaced the first and second. The obligatory components of the classic kulesh are millet groats and lard. The rest is what it is. Too much time has passed, and kulesh has changed, falling in love with many people. Well, what kind of May holidays without kulesh and kebabs! Unfortunately, this year it will not be possible to get out into nature (my husband is working). So I decided to cook porridge at home in a slow cooker and experiment with the components. It turned out very tasty! If you also fail with nature or the weather, try my kulesh.
This dish is from the Zaporozhye Cossacks, and maybe from the Hungarian porridge from millet keles, definitely – it is hearty and delicious. The main components of kulesh are cereals and lard, it is prepared even from the white part of the river cattail. The porridge should be thick so that “grain by grain did not run with a stick.”
Millet plus potatoes is a dish that is called differently in different localities. Grandma called this dish “Kulesh”. It is very easy and fast to feed them with this dish, which is expensive at the dacha. We will need a minimum of food and very little time – while the flakes are cooking.
The war, the front, I’m… cooking? The items seem to be difficult to match. Everyone has their own: one in the trench – breadcrumbs soaked in a stream, the other in the office – a delicacy specially brought from the capital by plane… When guns speak, the muses, apparently, must remain silent. Including Colin, the patron saint of chefs. But, as the Russian people say, as you fall, you will drown. In other words, war is war, and lunch is on schedule. And today, when interest in the culinary side of our life has increased dramatically, there is almost no one to tell that a Russian soldier, like two hundred years ago, could cook porridge even with an axe, and his gastronomic savvy was matched by the ability to beat the enemy. This is one of the most widely used recipes during the war. Kulesh is a thick soup or not very thick, but very satisfying porridge.
Kulesh (Kulish) is a dish of Zaporozhye Cossacks. A real Cossack kulesh — spring water, Sumy millet and wild garlic, and all that. Nowadays, the recipe for kulesh has changed, it is porridge with the addition of other ingredients. Any cereal is good in kulesh, but it is better if it is boiled. I decided to try to cook a low-fat mushroom kulesh with rice and vegetables, but nutritious, delicious and very fragrant.
My grandmother always said that kulesh should be cooked “with a soul and slowly.” And today I realized the secret of this delicious dish. I’ve always cooked according to this recipe, but today it turned out especially delicious. I did everything slowly and in the very warm company of our friends. My husband gave me this name. After the first spoonful he said: “This is a real kulesh!”
Of course, it does not apply to fine cuisine, but in order to diversify your diet with everyday dishes, it will fit perfectly! It is very quickly prepared, satisfying and delicious!