Cuisine

Croatian recipes

7 Croatian recipes, from the everyday to the ambitious.

The 7 recipes cover 3 of the site’s categories, among them 4 dinners, 2 desserts and 1 bake. Of these, one is ready in 30 minutes or less, start to finish. For one of them, the method times a wait such as rising, chilling or marinating, and the time at the top of the recipe includes it. By difficulty: 3 easy and 4 medium.

As written, 2 are vegetarian, 1 gluten-free and 2 dairy-free. Another recipe meets a diet label only with a swap the recipe names, and the recipe says which.

All 5455 recipes

Croatian recipes — all 7 recipes

Burek
Croatian
Prep
40m
Cook
40m
Serves
8
Quick view
Baking

Burek

A Croatian spiral pie of paper thin pastry filled with spiced minced beef and onion, baked for 40 minutes until crisp.

80 min+ · Medium
Pasticada
Croatian
Prep
30m
Cook
150m
Serves
6
Quick view
Dinner

Pasticada

Dalmatian beef braised for 2 hours 30 minutes in red wine, prunes and spices until tender, the classic dish for…

3 hr · Medium
Crni Rizot
Croatian
Prep
15m
Cook
35m
Serves
4
Quick view
Dinner

Crni Rizot

Croatian black risotto coloured with squid ink, with squid pieces and garlic, cooked for 35 minutes.

50 min · Easy
Brudet
Croatian
Prep
15m
Cook
40m
Serves
4
Quick view
Dinner

Brudet

A Dalmatian fish stew of mixed fish simmered with tomatoes, onions, garlic and white wine, served with polenta.

55 min · Easy
Fritule
Croatian
Prep
15m
Cook
10m
Serves
12
Quick view
Desserts

Fritule

Small Croatian fried dough balls with raisins, rum and lemon zest, rolled in icing sugar, ready in 25 minutes.

25 min · Easy
Kremsnita
Croatian
Prep
40m
Cook
25m
Serves
12
Quick view
Desserts

Kremsnita

A Croatian cream slice of crisp puff pastry layered with vanilla custard and whipped cream, chilled for 1 hour.

2 hr+ · Medium
Punjene Paprike
Croatian
Prep
30m
Cook
60m
Serves
6
Quick view
Dinner

Punjene Paprike

Croatian peppers stuffed with minced meat and rice and simmered in a sweet tomato sauce for 1 hour.

90 min · Medium