Feeling sad that you did not have enough time to try these famous Czech dishes? Or you tried them and now you just simply can’t get enough? Don’t worry we got you covered! We found 5 easy Czech recipes that you can try at your home.
Breaded Fried Cheese (Smažený sýr)
My personal favourite. The best Czech junkfood ever!
Serves: 2
Total time: 30 min.
Ingredients:
0.6 lb. Monterey Jack, Eidam or Edam cheese
1/2 cup all purpose flour
2 eggs
pinch salt
2 Tbsp milk
1 cup breadcrumbs
oil for frying
Video recipe:
Tartar Sauce Czech Style (Tatarka)
Almost no Czech can imagine fried cheese without “tatarka”. Here is how you can make it.
Makes: 5 oz.
Serves: 4
Time: 15 min.
Ingredients:
1 small dill pickle
1/4 small onion
2 pinches of salt
pepper
1/4 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp yellow mustard
1/3 cup mayo
Video recipe:
Beef Goulash (Guláš)
Although it takes a long time to prepare goulash, it is not that hard! Just don’t burn the onion in the beginning.
Prep: 30 minutes
Cook: 2 hours 15 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours 45 minutes
Serves: 8
Ingredients:
Goulash
2 pounds (900 g) beef stew (chuck or round)
2 large onions
1⁄4 cup (60 ml) oil
2 teaspoons caraway seeds
3 teaspoons granulated sugar
3 teaspoons Hungarian paprika
4 garlic cloves
3 ounces (85 g) tomato paste
1 1⁄2 tablespoons salt
Dash of pepper
8 cups (1⁄2 gallon / 1,9 l) water
1 cup (140 g) plain breadcrumbs
2 teaspoons marjoram
Topping
1 finely chopped or sliced large onion
Video recipe:
Open-Faced Fancy Sandwiches (Chlebíčky)
There’s no proper Czech party without chlebíčky. Get yourself in a festive mood with these little pieces of heaven.
Ingredients:
czech spread (vlašský salát) (recipe here)
thinly sliced ham
thinly sliced cheese (baby swiss)
hardboiled eggs
pickles
peppers
french bread
cheese for grating
Video recipe:
Potato Pancakes (Bramboráky)
Feeling like all those recipes above are little too complicated for you? Or you don’t have all the ingedients? Keep calm and try bramboraky. I bet you will have all the ingredients in your kitchen!
Makes: About 10 larger ones
Prep: 10 min.
Cook/Fry: 30 min.
Total: 40 min.
Ingedients:
2 lb. potatoes
1 egg
1 tsp salt
1 tsp marjoram
1/2 tsp caraway seeds (optional)
2 cloves garlic
1/3 cup all purpose flour
oil for frying
Video recipe:
If you do try any of the recipes don’t forget to send us a picture of your attempts! 🙂 Good luck and dobrou chuť!