Family Recipes
Simple, delicious dishes for everyday family meals
20 recipes
Bramboráky
Crispy Czech potato pancakes with garlic and marjoram, fried in oil until golden brown.
Buchty with Plum Jam
Fluffy yeast buns baked snugly side by side, filled with juicy homemade plum jam and a hint of rum — a beloved Czech pastry to enjoy with coffee.
Vepřo-knedlo-zelo
Juicy braised pork with sauerkraut and fluffy dumplings in a fragrant gravy — the signature dish of Czech cuisine.
Czech-style beer goulash
A hearty Czech beef goulash, braised in dark beer with onion, garlic, caraway and marjoram until the meat is tender and the sauce is thick and fragrant.
Spanish Birds
Juicy beef roulades made from thin, pounded beef, stuffed with bacon, smoked sausage, pickles and hard-boiled egg, then slow-braised in a rich onion-mustard sauce — a legendary Sunday dish of Czech cuisine.
Potato Dumplings
Traditional Czech dumplings made from grated boiled potatoes, flour and semolina — a light, fluffy side dish that soaks up meat gravy beautifully.
Bread Dumplings
Fluffy Czech dumplings made from yeast dough with cubes of stale white bread — boiled as a roll in salted water, sliced, and traditionally served as a side dish for sauces like beef tenderloin sauce or goulash.
Poppy Seed Kolaches
Fluffy yeasted kolache buns with a dimpled center filled with delicate poppy seed filling, lemon zest, and berry jam, topped with blanched almonds — a traditional Czech pastry for a festive table or Sunday coffee.
Dill Sauce (Koprová Omáčka)
A classic Czech dill sauce — a delicate creamy dill sauce on a light butter-and-flour base, mildly sweet-and-sour, served hot with boiled beef or hard-boiled eggs.
Kulajda
Kulajda is a creamy South Bohemian soup with mushrooms, potatoes and dill on a roux base, given a gentle tang with vinegar and topped with a poached egg.
Moravian Sparrow
Juicy chunks of pork, roasted with garlic and caraway until golden-brown, served in their own gravy with stewed sauerkraut.
Czech-style Vegetable Soup with Dumplings
A hearty Czech vegetable soup made with root vegetables — carrots, celeriac and parsley root — with tender homemade noodle-dumplings from an egg-and-flour batter, a simple and warming homemade lunch.
Rajská Omáčka
A velvety sweet-and-sour tomato sauce made from a traditional Czech recipe — with boiled beef, root vegetables, and fragrant spices, classically served with dumplings.
Svíčková na Smetaně (Beef in Cream Sauce)
Tender beef braised until soft in a velvety sauce of root vegetables, cream and a hint of lemon tang — a signature dish of Czech cuisine, traditionally served with bread dumplings.
Fried Cheese
Crispy golden breading with gooey melted cheese inside — a beloved Czech street-food snack, served hot with tangy tartar sauce and fried potatoes.
Utopenci
Spicy smoked sausages "drowned" in a piquant vinegar marinade with onion, garlic and chili — an iconic cold appetizer from Czech pubs that needs to mature in the fridge for at least a week.
Garlic Soup Česnečka
A hearty Czech soup made with broth, potatoes and plenty of garlic, seasoned with marjoram and caraway, served hot with crispy garlic croutons.
Czech Sour Lentils with Egg
Traditional Czech "sour" lentils — a hearty dish with a gentle tang from vinegar and a delicate onion roux, served with fried eggs, pickles and pan-fried sausage.
Czech Goulash
A rich Czech goulash made with beef and plenty of onions, seasoned with caraway and marjoram — thick, fragrant, and perfect with bread dumplings.
Czech-style apple strudel
A crisp puff pastry roll with a juicy filling of apples, raisins and walnuts, seasoned with cinnamon — a classic Czech dessert served warm, dusted with powdered sugar.