Oral meals in the Orthodox kitchen

With the onset of Lent in the life of the Orthodox begins a special period of abstinence, repentance and humility. This applies to the kitchen. These days, most families prepare lenten dishes, which are not only tasty, but also useful.

The modern traditions of religion have changed somewhat, but at the same time, they have become stronger, attracting an increasing number of people. They return to the origins of the culture of Orthodoxy, in which the meal was always given a special place.

In the Orthodox cuisine, not only the festive dinner table is varied, but the simple lenten dishes are extremely nutritious, tasty and useful. We offer to get acquainted with several dishes that you already know and, nevertheless, are prepared somewhat differently.

Lenten dishes: barley porridge with mushrooms in pots

We will need (six servings)

• Two glasses of pearl barley;
• Four hundred grams of mushrooms;
• Three onions.

In addition, you will need oil for frying (a little vegetable and creamy).

Croup should be thoroughly rinsed in cold running water and pour boiling water, leaving for five hours.

Chopped mushrooms (large) fry in oil (vegetable).

Passer on the butter onions.

Drain the cereals water, add prepared onions and mushrooms, stir and salt (spices can be added if desired).

Pots filled with cooked mass half and pour water (boiled) so that it covers the contents of two fingers.

We bake the porridge in the oven, heated to 180 degrees (forty minutes).

Almost all familiar and favorite pancakes from potatoes are also meatless dishes.

Potato pancakes (pancakes, deruny)

We will need:

• Half a kilo of potatoes;
• Three onions;
• Tea boat of soda (food);
• Flour (wheat, sifted).

In addition, oil (vegetable) for frying.

Pre-polished potatoes are cut in half and one-half rubbed on a grater (shallow).

The other half must be welded in water with the addition of salt.

Onion, sliced in small cubes, fry.

Mix all the ingredients: grated potatoes, boiled (mashed potatoes), onions, adding soda and a little flour (add the spices and salt to taste)

We form out of the cooked mass of pancakes and fry them from both sides in a frying pan.

Serve this delicious food on the table, lightly sprinkled with dill or parsley.

Stuffed peppers are hard to imagine without the usual minced meat. We propose to prepare a slightly different version of a familiar dish.

Lenten dishes: pepper stuffed with tomato sauce

We will need:

• A kilogram of sweet pepper;
• A glass of rice;
• Three onions;
• Two carrots;
• Tomato paste.

In addition, a little greens and nutmeg.

Gently clean the pepper, take out the seeds, trying not to damage the pod, and dip it for two minutes into boiling water (blanch), then throw it back in a colander or strainer.

We prepare the filling from rice and vegetables (carrots, eggplants, etc.). For this, rice boil and add the vegetables, plus the chopped onion (and, if desired, the root of the celery).

Fill the filling with peppers (loose) and put them in deep dishes.

Prepare the sauce. Grind two cloves of garlic, add it to tomato paste, plus nutmeg and salt.

Pour the peppers sauce and simmer on low heat.

On the table we serve this amazing dish, decorated with finely chopped dill.

Even on holidays, when there are only lenten dishes on the table, it is impossible to do without hot food. Favorite borscht can also be prepared according to a special recipe.

Lenten soup

We will need:

• 240 g of beet;
• 120 grams of cabbage (sauerkraut);
• Flour - 2 tsp;
• Dried mushrooms (50 g);
• 2 peas of black pepper;
• bulb;
• carrot;
• vegetable oil);
• Tomato paste.

In addition, greens, bay leaves, salt.

Dried mushrooms are washed and cooked until soft.

Vegetables finely cut into strips and passeruem in oil, at the end adding flour.

The resulting mixture is poured with broth from mushrooms and add pasta and spices.

Mushrooms are crushed and fried in oil (lean). Add to borsch

We cook for thirty minutes. A few minutes before the end, add the beet, bringing to a boil.

Borscht is ready! Fast and tasty. Bon Appetit!