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Creamy mushroom sauce with sour cream in a small white saucepan, garnished with fresh parsley, on a linen cloth
vegetables preserves

Mushroom Sauce with White Wine

A silky Central European mushroom sauce with white wine, zapraška roux, and sour cream — works equally well with fresh or dried mushrooms.

Total time: 40 min
Servings: 4
Roasted partridge in cabbage served on a rustic ceramic dish, quartered to show the black rice stuffing inside
meat poultry

Partridge in Cabbage

Whole partridge stuffed with black rice and liver, wrapped in bacon, then slow-roasted inside a hollowed cabbage head for deep, earthy flavor.

Total time: 120 min
Servings: 2
Two golden roasted pigeons on a serving plate, surrounded by rich pan sauce, garnished with parsley
meat poultry

Pigeons Roasted on a Spit with Sauce

Young pigeons marinated for two days, larded with bacon, spit-roasted over a sardine-onion pan sauce, and finished with sour cream and lemon.

Total time: 75 min
Servings: 4
Small ceramic bowl of pale golden piquant sauce with visible capers and parsley, beside a plate of sliced cold roast beef on a linen cloth
vegetables preserves

Piquant Sauce for Pickles, Cold Meats and Boiled Fish

A sharp, emulsified cold sauce of mustard, white wine, capers, gherkin, and olive oil — a bold accompaniment to boiled fish, cold roasts, and aspic.

Total time: 15 min
Servings: 6–8
Golden rabbit pieces in a deep pan surrounded by caramelized onions, served in a rustic ceramic bowl
meat poultry

Rabbit Roasted with Onion

Rabbit thighs and back slow-fried in lard with caramelized onion — a simple, deeply flavourful Central European stovetop roast.

Total time: 90 min
Servings: 4
Braised rabbit pieces in a deep earthenware pot with pan juices, lemon slices, and fresh parsley on a rustic wooden table
meat poultry

Rabbit "On Dalmatian"

Slow-braised rabbit larded with bacon, finished in olive oil, white wine, lemon, garlic, and abundant parsley — a bold Dalmatian coast classic.

Total time: 160 min
Servings: 4
Sliced stuffed veal rolls in lemon sour cream sauce on a white ceramic plate, garnished with fresh parsley
meat poultry

Steaks Stuffed with Kale

Tender veal steaks rolled sarma-style around a kale, tomato, and egg filling, pan-fried golden, then finished in a lemon-sour cream sauce.

Total time: 80 min
Servings: 4
Two stuffed veal ears arranged upright on a cream ceramic plate, surrounded by a pale golden onion-cream sauce, garnished with parsley
meat poultry

Stuffed Calf Ears

Veal ears filled with minced veal, ham and egg, tied and braised for 3 hours in a rich onion-cream sauce — a forgotten Central European delicacy.

Total time: 250 min
Servings: 4
Deep bowl of tender veal honeycomb tripe pieces in a creamy pale sauce with visible root vegetables, served with crusty bread on the side
meat poultry

Tripe in Cognac Sauce

Tender veal tripe slow-braised with root vegetables, finished with sour cream and cognac for a rich, warming Central European classic.

Total time: 240 min
Servings: 4
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