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Ukrainian recipes

Beetroot, dill and soups built to last the winter. 10 Ukrainian recipes, from the everyday to the ambitious.

The 10 recipes cover 6 of the site’s categories, among them 3 dinners, 2 bakes, 2 holiday dishes, 1 breakfast, 1 drink and 1 healthy dish. None of them is ready in 30 minutes or less, start to finish. For 9, the method times a wait such as rising, chilling or marinating, and the time at the top of the recipe includes it. By difficulty: 1 easy, 7 medium and 2 hard.

As written, 8 are vegetarian and 2 dairy-free. Another recipe meets a diet label only with a swap the recipe names, and the recipe says which.

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Ukrainian recipes — all 10 recipes

Chicken Kiev
Ukrainian
Prep
30m
Cook
25m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Chicken Kiev

A chicken breast wrapped around a core of garlic and herb butter, breadcrumbed and fried so the butter is still…

4.5 hr · Medium
Ukrainian Borscht
Ukrainian
Prep
25m
Cook
60m
Serves
6
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Healthy

Ukrainian Borscht

A deep crimson beetroot soup with a sour edge from vinegar and a sweetness from slow-cooked roots, finished with a…

105 min · Medium
Kutia
Ukrainian
Prep
20m
Cook
90m
Serves
8
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Holiday Specials

Kutia

Wheat berries simmered soft and dressed with poppy seed milk, honey and walnuts — the first of the twelve dishes of…

11 hr · Medium
Bread Kvass
Ukrainian
Prep
20m
Cook
20m
Serves
8
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Drinks

Bread Kvass

Rye bread, water, sugar and yeast left to work for two days into a dark, faintly sour, barely alcoholic drink that…

45–69 hr · Medium
Varenyky
Ukrainian
Prep
45m
Cook
15m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Varenyky

Ukrainian dumplings filled with sour cherries, boiled and served with soured cream and sugar. Sweet, and a main…

2 hr · Hard
Nalysnyky
Ukrainian
Prep
20m
Cook
35m
Serves
6
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Breakfast

Nalysnyky

Thin Ukrainian crepes rolled around a sweet farmer's cheese filling with vanilla and lemon, then fried in butter…

85 min · Medium
Pyrizhky
Ukrainian
Prep
40m
Cook
22m
Serves
12
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Baking

Pyrizhky

Soft, golden yeast buns filled with mashed potato, fried onion and cheese, brushed with egg and baked. A Ukrainian…

2.5 hr · Medium
Paska
Ukrainian
Prep
60m
Cook
50m
Serves
12
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Holiday Specials

Paska

A tall, rich, domed Easter bread flavoured with vanilla, lemon and raisins, decorated with a cross of dough and…

4 hr · Hard
Pampushky (Ukrainian Garlic Buns)
Ukrainian
Prep
30m
Cook
20m
Serves
12
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Baking

Pampushky (Ukrainian Garlic Buns)

Soft, golden yeast buns, baked until puffy and brushed while hot with a garlic, dill and oil dressing. Ukraine's…

2.5 hr · Medium
Draniki
Ukrainian
Prep
15m
Cook
20m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Draniki

Crisp Ukrainian potato pancakes of finely grated potato and onion, fried in oil and served with sour cream.

35 min · Easy