Description
Traditional Polish Christmas Eve dinner featuring a variety of dishes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 kg carp (cleaned and cut into portions)
- 500g sauerkraut
- 200g dried mushrooms
- 2 onions (chopped)
- 4 potatoes (peeled and boiled)
- 100g poppy seeds
- 100g honey
- 1 liter vegetable broth
- 2 tbsp butter
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Soak dried mushrooms in warm water for 30 minutes.
- Boil potatoes until tender, then mash with butter.
- Sauté onions in a pan until golden.
- Cook sauerkraut with mushrooms and onions for 20 minutes.
- Grind poppy seeds and mix with honey.
- Fry carp portions in a pan until crispy.
- Serve all dishes together on Christmas Eve.
Notes
- Traditionally starts when the first star appears.
- Includes 12 dishes symbolizing the 12 apostles.
- Meat is avoided except for fish.
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Category: Holiday
- Method: Boiling, Frying
- Cuisine: Polish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
Keywords: Wigilia, Polish Christmas Eve dinner, traditional holiday meal