Family Recipes
Simple, delicious dishes for everyday family meals
12 recipes
Albanian Stuffed Peppers
Tender sweet peppers filled with juicy ground beef, rice, tomatoes and herbs, slow-baked to a rich homemade flavor.
Albanian Kofte
Tender oval meatballs made from lamb, onion and fragrant herbs, fried to a golden crust and served with bread, salad or yogurt.
Spinach Börek
Crispy Albanian börek with juicy spinach, eggs and salty feta, rolled into golden spirals.
Jani me Fasule (Albanian White Bean Soup)
A hearty Albanian soup made with tender white beans, a tomato sofrito, and fresh herbs — a simple, warming dish with rich homemade flavor.
Albanian-Style Beef and Potato Stew
A hearty braised beef and potato stew with garlic, paprika and tomatoes — a simple, filling dinner in the spirit of traditional Albanian home cooking.
Meat Pite
A traditional Albanian pie with a juicy beef, potato and paprika filling layered between sheets of crispy phyllo dough.
Tavë Dheu
A rich Albanian beef, sweet pepper and cheese stew, baked in hot clay pots until it forms a golden crust.
Tavë Dheu with Beef
An Albanian baked clay-pot dish with beef, tomatoes, onion, chili, and cottage cheese.
Tavë Kosi (Albanian baked lamb with yogurt)
Tave Kosi
Tres Leches Cake
A delicate Albanian sponge cake soaked in three kinds of milk and topped with glossy salted caramel.
Fërgesë with Peppers, Tomatoes and Gjizë Cheese
Traditional Albanian fërgesë combines sweet peppers and ripe tomatoes with delicate fresh gjizë cheese in a thick, velvety vegetable sauce.
Flija
Thin golden layers of flija, brushed with a butter-yogurt mixture, come together into a delicate, fragrant Albanian dish perfect for a leisurely family table.