photo taken by In Praise of Sardines, on December 7, 2005, CC licensing

Preparation:
To prepare two of our three inter-related classic recipes, you must start with perfect Chicken Fat.

Check the fat to see that nothing green is in it (mine was perfect, and fresh - no odor at all). I managed to put together a pound of chicken fat for this.

photo taken by amygwen, on January 8, 2009, CC licensing

photo taken by Julia Frost, on October 13, 2011, CC licensing

Ingredients:
- ½ kg of okra
- 3 large tomatoes, cored, seeded,peeled, then grated
- 1 onion, grated
- 1 cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoonful of sugar
- white wine vinegar
- salt
- lemon

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photo taken by sweetbeetandgreanbean, on December 29, 2011, CC licensing

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photo taken by wintersoul1, on June 10, 2010, CC licensing

Ingredients:
- 2 large eggs
- 2 or 3 tablespoons white wine
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 small pinch kosher salt
- 1/4 cup unsalted matzo meal
- 2 sheets of unsalted matzo, each broken into 6 approximately 2" x 31/2" rectangles
- 3 cups canola oil
- 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

photo taken by Another Pint Please..., on October 9, 2012, CC licensing

This is so tasty, and a fairly unique way to make leeks. This is a good companion dish for anything broiled: fish, chicken or beef.

Ingredients:

- 1 lb./500 gr. leeks

- 4 fluid oz./120 ml. milk

- 2 oz./60 gr. butter

- 4 fluid oz./120 ml. sour cream

- 1 oz./30 gr. grated cheddar or parmesan cheese

photo taken by Diana Schnuth, on October 12, 2012, CC licensing

photo taken by Craig Dugas, on January 25, 2009, CC licensing

This is quite an unusual soup garnish. It is in the Austro-Hungarian cooking tradition, but different from other Austrian or Hungarian recipes I know. I love the texture and the nice ginger flavor of these biscuits in beef-vegetable soup or other meat soups. Sprinkle chopped parsley around the biscuit slices in the soup and you will have an interesting, elegant, yet easily prepared dish.