Russian Boiled Potatoes With Pickles Food

RUSSIAN BOILED POTATOES

Steps:

• 1. Peel potatoes & cut into large chunks of somewhat equal size. Boil until tender.
• 2. Drain & toss with dill, butter, salt & pepper.
• 3. Serve & enjoy!

RUSSIAN POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Boil potatoes in water until tender, about 20 minutes; let cool.
• During last 10 minutes drop in eggs; add cocktail franks for last 5 minutes or so, drain and let cool.
• Do not forget to shock the eggs with cold or ice water, or you'll never get the shells off; separate egg whites from yolks, mash yolks, chop 1 egg white and thinly slice other for garnish if desired.
• In a large bowl, combine potatoes, franks (leave whole or chop), dill pickle, peas, onion, carrot, capers and chopped egg white.
• In a smaller bowl, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, mustard, lemon juice, and mashed egg yolks; season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Gently combine dressing with potato mixture and chill until serving time.
• If desired, serve on a bed of lettuce, surrounded by black olives, tomatoes, and egg white slices; sprinkle with fresh or dried dill, fresh parsley, and paprika, or any combination you like.

RUSSIAN BOILED POTATOES WITH PICKLES

Steps:

• Cut potatoes in small cubes, add finely chopped pickled cucumbers and onion.
• Add salt to taste and dress with oil
• Stir carefully and enjoy.

RUSSIAN FRIED POTATOES

Steps:

• Peel potatoes.
• Dice up the garlic and onion and mix them together. Then separate them into two cups of equal portions.
• Slice potatoes, but not too thick. About two or three millimenter should do it.
• Place potatoes in a large bowl.
• Pour tablespoon of salt on them and mix it up with your hands. Add more salt to make sure the potatoes are evenly salted.
• Oil two frying pans and separate the potatoes into the two frying pans. Start on medium so that it doesn't burn or start freaking out on the stove.
• Cook until the potatoes on the bottom become browned. Turn the potatoes over and repeat until slightly browned.
• Now, add the garlic and onion mixtures to each frying pan and mix it up.
• Wait until the potatoes are soft and browned.
• You're done! Enjoy!

VINEGRET (RUSSIAN WINTER BEET AND SAUERKRAUT SALAD)

Steps:

• The day before you serve the salad, cook potatoes and carrots together in a pot with enough unsalted water to cover them until done. Bring to a boil then turn down to a simmer.
• Carrots should be done around 30 minutes and potatoes should be done around 40 minutes. The vegetables should be tender and easy to pierce with fork. Take each vegetable out of the pot and chill for 1 hour. Remove skin from potato and carrots.
• When ready to make salad, chop beets, carrots, potatoes, and pickles into small cubes and mince the onion. Chop fresh dill.
• In a large serving bowl, mix beets with 1 tbsp vegetable oil. Stir to coat well. Add carrots, potatoes, pickles, sauerkraut, green peas/beans, onion and dill. Add the remaining 1 tbsp of oil and mix well. Season with salt and plenty of black pepper. Chill overnight to allow flavors to mingle.

RUSSIAN POTATO SALAD (SALAD OLIVIER)

Steps:

• You will need a large mixing bowl.
• The following items add to taste, the amounts listed above are approximate: hot dogs (depends how much meat you want); pickles (Depends how salty you want the salad. This is the only source of salt in the salad.); oregano; black pepper; white pepper; sour cream (add more if salad too dry); mayonnaise (add more if salad too dry); horseradish; hot sauce (depends how spicy you want).
• Boil potatoes, carrots, hot dogs until cooked.
• Hard boil the eggs.
• While the above are boiling, add to bowl sweet peas.
• Finely chop and add to bowl: cilantro, dill.
• Cut to small pieces (to size of a pea) and add to bowl pickles.
• Once all the boiled items are cooked: peel, chop (to size of a pea) and add them all to the bowl: potatoes, carrots, hot dogs, eggs.
• Add the rest of the ingredients to the bowl: oregano, black pepper, white pepper, sour cream, mayonnaise, horseradish, hot sauce.
• Mix well and serve or place in fridge for later use.

RUSSIAN POTATOES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onions in oil and 1/3 cup butter until softened. Stir in sugar. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook, stirring occasionally, for 40 minutes or until deep golden brown., Meanwhile, place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or until tender. Drain potatoes; transfer to a large bowl. Add 1 cup sour cream, the cream, eggs, dill and remaining butter. Beat until mashed., Spread half of potatoes into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish; layer with onions and remaining potatoes. Gently spread remaining sour cream over the top. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°.