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Rus: Zakuski the Appetizers of the Rus - Part 2 - Page 2

© Dr. Donald R. Houston

1 lb Mushrooms cut into thin slices
½ ts Salt or to taste
½ c Walnuts shelled
1 tb Fresh coriander, chopped
1 tb Fresh flat-leaf Italian parsley chopped
1/4 c Red-wine vinegar
1 tb Fresh dill chopped

Heat oil in a pan, add mushrooms & salt, & saute over low heat for 3 mins.
Chop walnuts & garlic together rather fine.
Mix this w/ coriander, parsley, & vinegar.
Add to mushroom & simmer over low heat for 5 mins.
Serve warm & garnished w/dill.

ORIGIN: Lev Ioseffshvili, Tbilisi-Georgia, circa 1995

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Title: Gutap - Kazakh Deep-Fried Herb Fritters
Categories: Kazakh, Bread, Appetizer, Ethnic, Asian
Yield: 10 Servings

-FILLING-
3 tb Dill freshly minced
3 tb Parsley fresh minced
1 tb Garlic minced
9 tb Scallions minced
1 tb Black pepper fresh ground
8 tb Butter
1 ½ ts Salt

DOUGH-
1 ½ c All purpose flour
½ ts Salt
4 tb Butter softened
2/3 c Luke warm water

SAUCE-
1 ts Cider vinegar
1/4 c Sour cream
2 tb Butter
½ ts Flour
6 tb Finely minced onion
½ ts Sa t
1 ts Black pepper fresh ground
1 tb Lemon or lime juice fresh squeezed & strained

DOUGH:
Place flour into a deep mixing bowl. Make a hollow in center.
Add water into hollow, salt, & 2 T of butter. Stir slowly until ingredients are well mixed & water is totally absorbed.
Beat vigorously with a large spoon until a firm, stiff dough is formed.
Gather dough into a ball. On floured surface roll dough ball out into a rectangle approx. 16"x18".
Brush dough with remaining butter, fold into quarters, then roll out as thinly as possible.
Cut into a 16" x 18" rectangle then cut that into 48 each 2" squares.
FILLING:
Combine salt, pepper, scallions, garlic, parsley, & dill.
Cut butter into tiny bits & chill until dough is ready.
Place 1 ts of filling mix onto center of each square, add a piece of butter to each.
Draw up corners and pinch them together firmly thus closing the filling into the dough.
Heat enough oil in a deep pot. Heat to 375 deg-F. & drop in 4-6 of filled squares.
Cook for 4 mins., remove from oil, drain & serve warm.

SAUCE:
Melt butter, add chopped onions, salt, pepper, & vinegar.

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