Cubes of pork shoulder marinated over-night in milk and quartered oranges. A 5-gallon pot with pounds of lard and the pork chunks heated to the brink of boiling, and stirred every so often by a 3-foot, home-made wooden paddle. Pork that is extremely tender, has a slight crisp to the outside, and can easily broken [...]
Shchi da kasha, pisha nasha
November 6, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Half of a cabbage I bought for another dish – and which has been waiting in the refrigerator ever since, along with some carrots and a couple of potatoes together formed the inspiration for this evening’s meal: cabbage soup and buckwheat kasha. I know, I know – it sounds a bit drab, but this Russian staple is a great meal for a cold evening.
