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The national dish of Moldova - Mamaliga

Recipe: The national dish of Moldova - Mamaliga

Cook Time 1 min
Total Time 1 min
Course Main Course, Main Dish, Side Dish
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

Guvech

  • 2 carrots
  • 1 onion
  • 2 eggplants
  • 3 red bell pepper
  • 100 ml oil
  • 150 ml tomato sauce extract the tomato juice from it
  • salt
  • black pepper

Mamaliga

  • 100 g polenta corn grits
  • 300 ml water
  • 50 g butter

Garlic emulsion

  • 1 onion
  • 5 garlic cloves
  • 100 g butter
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • salt

Garnish

  • 100 g feta cheese

Instructions
 

Guvech

  • Cut the peppers into halves and remove the seeds.
  • Bake the peppers in the oven, 180⁰C for 40 minutes, until the skin is burned black.
  • Put the peppers in a bowl, cover with film and let them cool before peeling off the skin.
  • Cut the carrots in thin stripes. Dice the aubergines and onion.
  • Sauté the onion in oil, then add the carrots, aubergines, salt and pepper. Cook on low heat until the vegetables are soft.
  • Add the pepper to the stew and cook for a few minutes.
  • Add the tomato juice and turn off the heat.

Mamaliga

  • Bring the water to a boil then add the polenta flour little by little. Stir constantly for about 10-15 minutes. Add the butter, stir well and leave on the stove.

Garlic sauce

  • Chop the onion and finely chop or mince the garlic
  • Sauté the onion in butter until soft. Add the garlic and let cool
  • Put the fried onions into a blender and mix until smooth in texture
  • Serve the Mamaliga with Guvech, garlic sauce and bites of feta cheese.
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