Europe Recipes, Page 2
Village recipes guarded for generations. Below are 411 authentic Europe recipes, each tied to a real country and region, with the cultural story, ingredients, and step-by-step method, adaptable to seven dietary needs.
411 recipes · showing 49 to 96
Cacio e PepeLazio (Rome), Italy · medium · 20 minJust pasta, pecorino, and black pepper, emulsified into a glossy, peppery sauce with nothing but starchy water and technique.
Cacio e Pepe MarmitakoBasque Country, Spain · easy · 1 hA Basque tuna and potato stew built on choricero pepper pulp, fishermen’s food, cooked on the boat between catches.
Marmitako Quiche LorraineLorraine, France · medium · 1 h 10 minThe original quiche: smoked bacon in a silky egg-and-cream custard, baked in buttery pastry, no cheese, the Lorraine way.
Quiche Lorraine JotaLjubljana, Slovenia · easy · 1 h 50 minA Ljubljana stew of soured sauerkraut, borlotti beans, potato, and smoked pork, winter in a pot.
Jota Tavče GravčeSkopje, North Macedonia · easy · 1 h 35 minNorth Macedonia's national dish: white beans baked in a clay pan with paprika, peppers, and mint.
Tavče Gravče RibollitaTuscany, Italy · easy · 1 h 35 minA thick Tuscan "reboiled" soup of cannellini beans, cavolo nero, and day-old bread.
Pulpo a la GallegaGalicia, Spain · medium · 1 h 15 minTender boiled octopus on soft potato, dusted with smoked paprika and coarse salt, Galicia's festival dish.
Beef StroganoffMoscow, Russia · medium · 45 minSeared strips of beef and mushrooms in a mustard-spiked sour cream sauce over noodles, 19th-century Moscow at its most elegant.
Beef Stroganoff MulgikapsadTartu, Estonia · easy · 2 h 15 minSauerkraut braised with pork and pearl barley until soft, sweet, and deeply savory, southern Estonia's pride.
Mulgikapsad Grey Peas with BaconRiga, Latvia · easy · 1 h 10 minNutty grey peas simmered soft and tossed with crisp bacon and fried onion, Latvia's unofficial national dish.
Grey Peas with Bacon Mămăligă cu BrânzăChișinău, Moldova · easy · 40 minThick cornmeal polenta layered with salty sheep's cheese and sour cream, the soul of Moldovan tables.
Mămăligă cu Brânză KačamakCetinje, Montenegro · medium · 50 minWhipped cornmeal-and-potato mash beaten with young cheese and clotted kaymak until glossy and rich.
Kačamak SheftaliaNicosia, Cyprus · medium · 50 minHerby caul-wrapped sausages of pork and onion, charcoal-grilled and tucked into pita with salad.
Sheftalia Judd mat GaardebounenLuxembourg City, Luxembourg · medium · 4 h 20 minLuxembourg's national dish: smoked pork collar simmered tender and served with a creamy broad-bean stew.
Judd mat Gaardebounen FlijaPristina, Kosovo · advanced · 2 h 30 minA patient, many-layered pancake built up batter-by-batter under live coals, served with butter and cream.
Flija DranikiMinsk, Belarus · easy · 45 minCrisp-edged potato pancakes fried golden and served with a generous spoon of sour cream.
Draniki TrinxatAndorra la Vella, Andorra · easy · 50 minMountain cabbage and potato mashed together, then crisped in a pan with bacon like a rustic Pyrenean rösti.
Trinxat KäsknöpfleVaduz, Liechtenstein · medium · 50 minSoft little dumplings tossed with melting mountain cheese and crowned with sweet fried onions.
Käsknöpfle Nido di RondineCity of San Marino, San Marino · advanced · 1 h 30 minSan Marino's "swallow's nest": pasta rolls filled with ham and cheese, sliced, and baked in tomato and béchamel.
Nido di Rondine Fettuccine alla PapalinaVatican City, Vatican City · medium · 35 minA refined Roman pasta of fettuccine with prosciutto, egg, and Parmesan, created for a pope.
Fettuccine alla Papalina Bacalhau à BrásLisbon, Portugal · medium · 45 minShredded salt cod tangled with straw-thin fried potatoes and softly scrambled egg, dotted with olives.
Bacalhau à Brás Chicken KyivPoltava, Ukraine · advanced · 1 hA breaded chicken cutlet rolled around herb-garlic butter that bursts out golden when you cut in.
Chicken Kyiv Irish StewMunster, Ireland · easy · 2 h 20 minA gentle, honest stew of lamb, potato, and onion slow-simmered into pure comfort.
Irish Stew FårikålVestland (Bergen), Norway · easy · 2 h 15 minNorway's national dish: lamb and cabbage layered with whole peppercorns and simmered until tender.
Fårikål Swiss Cheese FondueBern, Switzerland · medium · 35 minA communal pot of melted Gruyère and Emmental with white wine and garlic, for dipping bread.
Swiss Cheese Fondue Kugelis (Baked Potato Pudding)Vilnius, Lithuania · medium · 1 h 50 minA dense baked pudding of finely grated raw potato bound with egg, milk, onion and smoked bacon, browned on top and served with sour cream.
Kugelis (Baked Potato Pudding) CepelinaiVilnius, Lithuania · advanced · 1 h 30 minZeppelin-shaped potato dumplings stuffed with meat, served with bacon-onion sauce and sour cream.
KavarmaSofia, Bulgaria · easy · 1 h 35 minA slow-cooked Bulgarian clay-pot stew of meat, peppers, onions, and mushrooms in a savory sauce.
Kavarma StocafiMonaco, Monaco · medium · 1 h 40 minMonaco's stockfish stew, simmered in tomato, wine, olives, and herbs until rich and tender.
Stocafi Granita con BriocheSicily, Italy · easy · 3 h 15 minIcy lemon (or coffee, almond) granita scooped into a soft brioche col tuppo, a Sicilian summer breakfast.
Pain PerduProvence, France · easy · 22 minThick slices of day-old baguette soaked in vanilla custard and fried golden in butter, the French original of French toast.
Churros con ChocolateValencia, Spain · medium · 30 minCrisp ridged fritters dusted with sugar, for dipping into a thick cup of hot chocolate.
JajecznicaLesser Poland, Poland · easy · 15 minSoft, buttery Polish scrambled eggs with chives, served with fresh bread.
Jajecznica BougatsaCrete, Greece · medium · 55 minCrisp phyllo pastry wrapped around a warm semolina custard, dusted with sugar and cinnamon.
Bougatsa Torrada com GalãoMinho, Portugal · easy · 10 minThick toasted bread drenched in butter, served with a tall glass of milky galão coffee.
German Breakfast (Brötchen)Swabia, Germany · easy · 18 minFresh crusty rolls with butter, jam, cold cuts, cheese, and a soft-boiled egg, the German spread.
German Breakfast (Brötchen) BundáskenyérGreat Hungarian Plain, Hungary · easy · 15 minHungarian "fur-coat bread", slices dipped in seasoned egg and milk and fried golden.
Bundáskenyér SyrnikiPoltava, Ukraine · easy · 30 minLittle pan-fried cottage-cheese pancakes, golden outside and tender within, served with sour cream and jam.
Full Irish BreakfastMunster, Ireland · medium · 40 minThe great fry-up: eggs, sausage, rashers, black and white pudding, beans, tomato, and soda bread.
HavregrötSkåne, Sweden · easy · 12 minWarm oat porridge topped with lingonberry or blueberry and a splash of cold milk.
Havregröt Beans on ToastCornwall, United Kingdom · easy · 10 minSaucy baked beans piled onto hot buttered toast, the humble British comfort breakfast.
Beans on Toast WentelteefjesGelderland, Netherlands · easy · 22 minStale bread turned in cinnamon-sugar custard and fried in butter until golden, the classic Dutch way to use up an old loaf.
Wentelteefjes KoláčeBohemia, Czechia · medium · 50 minSoft sweet buns with a dimple of fruit, poppy seed, or sweet cheese filling.
Koláče Omletă ȚărăneascăTransylvania, Romania · easy · 25 minA rustic Romanian peasant omelette with tomato, pepper, onion, and salty telemea cheese.
Omletă Țărănească Norwegian Vafler (Heart Waffles)Vestland (Bergen), Norway · easy · 30 minSoft, cardamom-scented waffles cooked in a heart-shaped iron, served warm with brown cheese, jam, or sour cream.
Wiener FrühstückVienna, Austria · easy · 14 minA Viennese breakfast of a crusty Kaisersemmel, soft-boiled egg, butter, jam, and a milky Melange.
Wiener Frühstück Belgian WafflesFlanders, Belgium · medium · 40 minDeep-pocketed waffles, crisp outside and fluffy within, dusted with sugar or topped with fruit.
Belgian Waffles Hernekeitto (Finnish Pea Soup)North Karelia, Finland · easy · 2 h 45 minA thick, slow-simmered soup of dried peas and smoked pork seasoned with marjoram, Finland's traditional Thursday soup, served with mustard.
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