Polish Summer Dinner
Servings: 2 People
Ingredients
- cauliflower
- green or wax beans
- fava beans
- young potatoes
- fresh dill
- 1/2 cup (115g) butter
- 1/2 cup fine breadcrumbs
- fresh dill
- eggs + butter
- kefir or buttermilk to serve
- butter lettuce with cream dressing OR to serve
- mizeria (creamy cucumber salad) to serve
Instructions
- Prepare all the vegetables: Cut the cauliflower into florets, peel the core and cut it into slices. Trim the green/wax beans at them stem ends. Wash thoroughly potatoes - you don’t need to peel young potatoes or you can just slightly scrape the skin from the potatoes with a pairing knife or a sponge. Cut the potatoes into large chunks. Don’t peel fava beans just yet - you will peel them after they have been cooked.
- Cook all the vegetables: I like to steam cauliflower for 6-10 minutes. Boil potatoes for about 10-12 minutes. Cook green beans for 4-7 minutes (depending on the size). Boil fava beans for 4-5 minutes, set aside until cool enough to handle then peel from the skins (you can discard the skins).
- Make buttered fried breadcrumbs (bułka tarta): melt the butter in a medium pot then add the breadcrumbs. Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until breadcrumbs are golden brown. Take off the heat immediately (they can burn easily).
- Cook sunny-side-up eggs.
- Assemble: place your cooked vegetables / legumes on a plate. Pour fried breadcrumbs over them, you can add some more melted butter. Season generously with salt and pepper. Add sunny-side-up eggs, sprinkle generously with chopped dill.
- Serve with kefir/buttermilk/sour milk and creamy cucumber salad or butter lettuce salad.
- Enjoy!