Foods are the most important thing live. We need food in order to do activities and the work of the organ. Some people can’t cook by themselves, especially a man. Cooking is somehow important skill we should at least know how to do, because it maybe a time when we need to cook ourselves. Just like when you are a bachelor in a foreign country or you wife is outside the city for works, you should cook yourself. In this article we will discuss about Russian Dishes that are easy to cook, especially for men, there are:
1. Student Salad
From the name we can understand that this dish is something that will easy to cook by anybody. Beside, this dish are cheap and easiest dish to prepare. It also doesn’t require many tools like knife and cutting board. The ingredients you need to make one of most favorite recipes for Russian People are:
- 1 can of Corn
- 1 can of beans (any kinds suitable with your preferences)
- 2 bags of Croutons
- 3 tbsp Mayonnaises
How to make:
Just mix all the ingredients and wait until the croutons become softer. Then you may eat that as your breakfast or late night snacks because it easy to cook.
2. Fried Potatoes
Even the name is a common name, but it totally is different dish with French fried. This dish also has a better taste than the French fries. This is one of the best snacks made only in Russian. What you need to cook this simple dish are:
- 3-4 potatoes
- 1 onion
- 2 tbsp oil
- 20g butter
How to Make:
- Heat the frying pan, add oil, and add the potatoes when the oils are heated.
- Fry the potatoes on high heat constantly until the curst brown
- Add chopped onions, pepper, salt, and spice. Then fry until the onions turn gold.
- Put on a low heat, cover it and fry another 15 – 20 minutes, + 5 minutes before you done cooking, add some butter to the heated dish.
- The potatoes are ready to eat.
It is easy right? Just try this Russian Fried Potatoes for you meals when you have no time to buying stuff.
3. Sausage with Peas
You can guess from the name, that this dish is something really cheap and easy to cook. You just need a couple of sausage and a can of peas. What you need to do is fry or boil the sausage as you wish that add the peas on the end. This dish may be not the dish you will find in the popular late night restaurant in St Petersburg; this is the one that popular among the students in Russia. It also have a good nutrition even this dish only contains sausage and peas.
4. Macaroni with canned meat
This dish similar to meat pasta in Italian dish that also simple to prepare and cook. What you need are macaroni and canned meat. First, you need to cook the meat macaroni based on the instruction of the product, after it cooked well add butter and mix with your favorite canned meat. For you who have much time and skill for cooking, you may fry the meat for a better taste. If you won’t order a dish from 24 hours food delivery in Russia, you may cook this dish yourself.
5. Hot Sandwich
Russian called it buterbrot, is a dish with bread as the main ingredient. The ingredients you need for making this dish are:
- Bread
- Ketchup
- Sausage/ham/bacon
- Cheese
How to make:
Take a slice of bread, cover it with ketchup and add the sausage, ham or other meat that you have and cheese. Then microwave it for two minutes. Finally it’s ready to eat. You may also take this dish with you when you are working, just wrap it in a foil and take it with you.
6. Fried Pelmeni
Pelmeni is ingredients that always in on the Old Russian Cuisine as part of their culture. You may find Pelmeni almost all of the Russian Cuisine. It also consider as the most favorite foods among the students in Russia. You only need Pelmeni and Butter or oil. You may fry the pelmeni in a heated pan or boil it first that fry the pelmeni until you get the crispy Pelmeni. This is the most favorite food in Russia.
7. Yesterday Dinner with Eggs
This is the dish that at least cooked once by the Russian men. What you needs are leftovers from yesterday and 2-3 eggs. Just mix everything you have in your fridge, such as pelmeni, potatoes or even macaroni. Then fry them or let them be. And for the finishing, add the fried eggs. You get the tasty and simple food. You don’t need ordering foods from 24 hours food delivery in Russia.
8. Russian Cabbage Pie
The next dish is the most popular dish in Russia. The ingredients are quite simple. You just need fresh cabbage, butter, boiled eggs and fresh dill. Mixed all the ingredients then oven it for about 40 to 45 minutes until it become golden brown. It is an easy recipe yet delicious for your meal.
9. Sweet Russian cabbage Soup
The last dish is a cabbage soup with a simple recipe. What you needs are
- Ground lean beef
- Tomatoes
- Tomato sauce
- Beef
- Onion
- Garlic
- Cabbage
How to make:
Crumble the beef, add the ingredients and boil them with water for about 40 minutes.
That’ the 9 Russian dishes that are easy to cook. You may cook any Russian dish based on what you have in your fridge or what leftover you have from the day before. So if you a bachelor or students lived in Russia, don’t worry about your meals.