North Croatian Cucumber Stew (“cuspajz Od Krastavaca”)
"This is one of my favorite spring stews. It is also my grandmother’s recipe from her booklet. It is also side dish to meat and potato."
photo by nitko
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
4 portions
- Serves:
- 4
ingredients
- 1000 g cucumbers
- 30 g lard (or oil)
- 20 g flour (all purpose)
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 teaspoon paprika (red, dry)
- 1 tablespoon vinegar (red wine vinegar)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
- 50 g sour cream
directions
- Peel the cucumbers and cut them as for salad. Salt it and put aside for 10 minutes.
- Melt lard and add finely minced garlic and flour and sauté it until flour become brownish. Add paprika and stir well. Add cold water and make creamy liquid.
- Squeeze cucumbers with hand to extract bitter liquid and add cucumbers into the pot. Add vinegar, salt and pepper and cover with water.
- Cook not more than 30 minutes. Before serving add sour cream and stir.
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Reviews
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My husband is Croatian from Varazdin and we had good harvest of cucumbers in our garden this year. He suggested cooking them and I was very sceptical as I have never eaten a cooked cucumber in my life. Tried this dish and it was delicious, my kids loved it! I forgot to add the sour cream which I will do next time, can imagine it will taste even better. Thanks for the recipe!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
nitko
Croatia
