Family Recipes
Simple, delicious dishes for everyday family meals
109 recipes
Hrechanyky (Buckwheat and Meat Patties)
Juicy patties made from ground meat and buckwheat porridge, pan-fried and then simmered in a delicate tomato-sour cream sauce — a beloved hearty dish of Ukrainian cuisine.
Buckwheat Pancakes with Mushroom Gravy
Thin pancakes with the nutty flavor of buckwheat, served hot with a delicate creamy gravy of button mushrooms and onion.
Huslianka
Huslianka is a traditional Hutsul fermented milk drink from the Carpathians: thick, mildly tangy and smooth, cultured on homemade sour cream according to an age-old highlanders' recipe.
Deruny
Crispy golden potato pancakes made with grated potatoes and onion — a beloved Ukrainian dish served hot with sour cream.
Deruny (Potato Pancakes)
Crispy grated potato pancakes with a tender center and a golden crust.
Homemade Ryazhanka
A silky, velvety homemade ryazhanka made from milk slow-baked in the oven and cultured with sour cream — with a subtle caramel note in both flavor and color.
Uzhhorod Beef Rolls
Juicy rolls of thinly pounded beef stuffed with pickled cucumber, pork fatback, egg and potato — a traditional Transcarpathian dish that's seared and then braised in its own sauce until tender.
Braised Sauerkraut with Wheat Groats
A thick, hearty Ukrainian dish where the tang of sauerkraut is mellowed by wheat groats, sour cream and golden fried onion.
Braised Turkey with Rice
A hearty homestyle dish of tender braised turkey and fluffy rice, cooked in one pot with carrots, onion and paprika.
Kapusniak
A hearty Ukrainian kapusniak made with pork broth, sauerkraut and millet — a thick, slightly tangy soup that tastes even better after it sits for a while.
Mashed Potatoes with Mushroom Gravy
Creamy buttery mashed potatoes with golden mushrooms in a rich onion gravy — a simple, comforting Ukrainian home-style dish.
Mashed Potatoes with Homemade Cutlets
Silky, buttery mashed potatoes with juicy homemade cutlets and a simple meat gravy — a cozy Ukrainian dish for a family dinner.
Mashed Potatoes with Chicken Cutlet
Creamy mashed potatoes with warm milk and butter, served with a juicy chicken cutlet in a golden crust.
Mashed Potatoes with Liver Gravy
Smooth, creamy mashed potatoes served with a thick homemade gravy of chicken liver, onion, carrot and sour cream.
Mashed Potatoes with Fish Cutlets
Creamy mashed potatoes with warm milk and butter, served with juicy fish cutlets in a golden crust.
Mashed Potatoes with Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
Tender meat and rice meatballs, braised in a thick sweet-and-sour tomato sauce, served with creamy mashed potatoes.
Potato Patties with Mushroom Gravy
Golden potato patties made from tender dough, served hot with a rich gravy of dried porcini mushrooms, sour cream and milk.
Potato Galushki
Tender homemade dumplings made from potato dough, boiled in salted water and generously topped with fried onion and sour cream.
"Druzhba" Rice and Millet Porridge with Milk
A delicate milk porridge made with round-grain rice and millet, where the two grains complement each other with a soft texture and a light creamy flavor.
Rye Bread Kvass Starter
A traditional Ukrainian rye bread kvass made with rye croutons, yeast, and raisins — a refreshing sweet-and-sour drink that also works as a sour base for borsch or cold soup.
Fermented Beets
Crisp, tangy-salty beets naturally fermented in a brine with garlic and spices — a handy homemade staple for borsch, vinegret, and appetizers.
Kendiukh
A juicy homemade kendiukh — a pig's stomach stuffed with an aromatic mixture of pork belly, ground meat, garlic and marjoram, roasted to a golden crust and chilled under a light weight for even, hearty slices.
Cracklings Corn Cakes
Golden homemade savory cakes made from kefir dough with crispy cracklings and lard — a hearty snack to serve with borsch or hot tea.
Chicken Kyiv
Juicy chicken breast wrapped around fragrant garlic-dill butter and fried to a crisp golden crust — a signature dish of Ukrainian cuisine that "bursts" with fragrant butter when cut into.
Cornmeal Porridge with Bryndza
A smooth, thick cornmeal porridge with butter and salty bryndza cheese — a simple dish with real Carpathian character.
Cornmeal Porridge with Mushroom Gravy
Thick, tender cornmeal porridge topped with sautéed mushrooms and onions in a rich homemade gravy.
Kulish
Hearty Cossack kulish — a thick millet stew with crispy pork fatback (salo) cracklings, potatoes, and vegetables, once cooked in a kettle over an open fire by Zaporozhian Cossacks and chumaks on their travels.
Braised Chicken with Dumplings
Tender chicken in a rich sour cream sauce with fluffy homemade dumplings — a cozy everyday dish.
Potato Lezhni
A tender roll of potato dough with a juicy filling of stewed cabbage or mushrooms — an authentic dish from the Vinnytsia region, served hot with sour cream.
Lemishka
Lemishka is an old peasant dish made from toasted buckwheat flour: a thick, aromatic porridge baked with onion and cracklings until golden-crusted, served hot with sour cream.