North Croatian Dill Sauce Food

NITKO'S SOUR CREAM AND CHIVE (DILL) FISH SAUCE

Steps:

• Put the sour cream in a pot; add lemon juice, nutmeg and chive. Cook on gentle fire until cream becomes liquid, like milk. That means the sauce is done.
• Pour the sauce over already arranged fish and potato and serve. Don't panic, the sauce must become hard again. The best is with fresh water fish.
• You can make the same sauce using same amounts of fresh dill. The procedure is the same.

FRESH DILL SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the mayonnaise, sour cream, yogurt, cream cheese, scallions, dill, parsley, lemon zest, lemon juice, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Puree for a few seconds, until well mixed. Add the cucumber and puree for another few seconds, until combined. Pour into a container and refrigerate for a few hours to allow the flavors to develop.

NORTH CROATIAN DILL SAUCE

Steps:

• Sauté finely minced onion on butter and when transparent add flour. Sauté for 2 more minutes and add water and make creamy sauce.
• Mince dill and add into sauce. Season it with salt and pepper. Add some water and cook 10 to 15 minutes.
• Mix yolk, lemon juice and sour cream. Before serving cool sauce to 70°C and add sour cream mixture. Stir and serve.

NORTH CROATIAN BEEF CUTLET

Steps:

• Put grounded beef and pork into large glass bowl. Soak bread in cold water and after few minutes squeeze bread with hand to extract water; than put bread into meat.
• Add egg, salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce.
• Cut leek into very thin pieces up to green parts (before it become full green) and add into meat.
• Very finely mince garlic and put into meat. Now, mix really well to make a smooth meat pile.
• Make cutlets with a tablespoon (approx. 100 to 150 g each) and shape them with hands, put into breadcrumbs to cover the cutlet. Now they are ready to fry. You can also make smaller meat balls and do what ever you want to do.

NORTH CROATIAN SIMPLE TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil and add flour. Fry until slight brown (or 1-2 minutes). Add gently some water and make creamy liquid.
• Add all tomato juice, salt, sugar and celery sprig. Add the rest of the water.
• It is cooked after 20 minutes, but you can cook more if you want (do not burn it). Remove celery sprig before serving.

CROATIAN DILL SOUP

Steps:

• Sauté finely minced onion on 20 g butter until soft. Add flour and sauté it 2 minutes. Add water and make creamy liquid. Add the rest of the water making sure you don't have small flour clods.
• Mince the whole dill (including stem - but very finely) and put it into soup. Season with salt and pepper and cook it for about 30-40 minutes.
• In the meantime cut bread slices into small cubes and fry it on butter until dry and crispy. Put aside.
• When the soup is ready to serve add (in hot soup) sour cream mixed with yolk and lemon.
• If you want really full soup you can add egg-white mixing hard the moment you put it inches.
• Serve with bread cubes (put them in soup).

CROATIAN BBQ BURGER (PLJESKAVICA)

Steps:

• Take twice grounded beef. Very finely mince garlic and onion and put them into meat. Season it with salt, pepper and paprika. Add water. Mix well with hand and let it stay in refrigerator for 2-3 hours.
• Make burgers and put them on fire. They must be rose inside, do not overdo it.
• Serve with fresh salted onion and bread.
• Grate goat cheese and sprinkle over warm pljeskavica and serve.