Ukrainian Meat On A Stick Food

UKRAINIAN PATYCHKY MEAT ON A STICK

Steps:

• Cut veal and pork into 1-inch cubes and place cubes in a large bowl.
• Chop garlic.
• In a small bowl, mix garlic, water, wine vinegar, salt, and pepper.
• Pour over meat cubes and stir.
• Marinate meat cubes for at least 3 hours, or overnight, to allow flavours to blend.
• Leaving about 2 inches at the bottom of each skewer, arrange pork and veal cubes alternately on wooden skewers.
• Squeeze cubes together.
• Continue to add meat until all the meat is used. You should fill 12 skewers.
• In a shallow bowl, combine breadcrumbs, curry powder, salt, and pepper.
• In a second shallow bowl, beat eggs.
• Dip skewered meat cubes in breadcrumbs.
• Coat with egg, then dip in crumbs again.
• Gently squeeze sticks with hands to make breadcrumbs flat and sticks more rounded.
• In a large skillet, heat about 1 inch of cooking oil.
• Fry skewers of meat cubes, a few at a time, until meat is lightly browned.
• Combine onions and butter and spread in a large shallow baking dish.
• Place meat sticks on top of onions.
• Bake in a 275 degree Fahrenheit oven for about 45 to 60 minutes, or until meat is no longer pink.

PATYCHKY

Steps:

• Place pork, garlic and beer in a storage bag, squeeze out as much air as you can and seal.
• Place in fridge for at least 4 hours, over night works the best. I have even frozen at this point and taken out of freezer the day before making.
• Drain liquid from meat.
• Skewer cubed pork on wooden skewers leaving 1 inch at bottom, squeeze meat tightly together. Place a cookie sheet and continue until all meat has been used.
• Prepare 3 stations, 1 with flour, 1 with eggs for egg wash and 1 with bread crumbs, paprika, dill, salt and pepper.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Clean celery and place it rib side down in a roaster or large pan.
• Put oil in a large skilled 2 inches deep.
• Dredge skewers in flour and shake off excess, then in egg wash and then in bread crumb mixture squeezing bread crumb tightly around meat.
• Fry a few at a time for 2 to 3 minutes or until golden brown and then flip to do the other side. Add more oil if and when you need to.
• Place on the bed of celery in you roaster or pan. Continue until all skewers have been fried. You can place skewers on top of each other if you do not have enough room for only 1 layer.
• Bake in pre heated oven for 60 to 90 minutes or until meat is no longer pink.

UKRAINIAN MEAT IN ASPIC KHOLODETS

Steps:

• Scrub pig's foot in cold water and scrape off any bristles.
• Combine meats, vegetables peppercorns, and bay leaf in large kettle or pressure cooker.
• Cook covered in water until very well done (about 3 hours in kettle or 45 minutes at 15 pounds pressure in pressure cooker).
• When meat is loose from bones, uncover and cool.
• Pour off broth, skim off fat, and reserve broth.
• Remove meat from bones, discarding turkey skin and fat and vegetables.
• Chop meat into bite-size pieces and place in an oblong pan.
• Add peeled and crushed garlic, salt, and pepper.
• Soften gelatin in 1 cup hot broth and add to meat.
• Pour enough remaining broth to cover meat by at least 1/2 inch.
• Taste broth and adjust seasoning.
• Cover with plastic wrap and chill overnight.
• Keeps refrigerated up to 1 week.
• Serve in 1 inch slices sprinkled with flavoured vinegar or lemon juice.
• Garnish with parsley and lemon slices.