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Ukrainian recipes tested and adapted for the home kitchen — 9 dishes from Ukraine, each with step-by-step instructions and ingredient notes.

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Fish and Seafood Dishes

Baked Carp in Sour Cream (Ukrainian)

Baked carp in sour cream is a Ukrainian classic: a whole fish coated in a garlicky sour-cream layer on a bed of onions. Diagonal slashes along the sides let the sour cream and heat reach inside and soften the fine bones. The foil is left open on top so the skin browns while the flesh stays moist.

55 min360 kcal4 serves

🥑Keto💪High protein🌾Gluten-free

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Soups

Borscht

Borscht is a traditional Ukrainian soup made from beets, cabbage, potatoes, carrots and meat. Its deep red color and rich taste make it popular not only in Ukraine, but also in many other countries.

125 min280 kcal4 serves

🌾Gluten-free🥑Keto

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Vegetable and Mushroom Dishes

Golubtsy (Stuffed Cabbage Rolls)

Tender cabbage leaves filled with a mixture of ground meat and rice, simmered in a rich tomato-sour cream sauce until soft and juicy. A cornerstone of Slavic home cooking.

120 min500 kcal5 serves

🌾Gluten-free💪High protein

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Green Borscht

A Ukrainian spring soup whose sourness comes from sorrel rather than beets, bright and lemony. Potatoes simmer in a light chicken broth, then sorrel is wilted in at the end; it is served hot with chopped hard-boiled egg, dill, and a spoonful of sour cream.

50 min180 kcal6 serves

🌾Gluten-free

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Kapusnyak

A hearty Ukrainian sauerkraut soup, Cossack food made in one pot. Sauerkraut and millet simmer in a pork-rib broth with potatoes, onion, and carrot; sour, smoky, and filling, it is served hot with dill and a spoonful of sour cream.

75 min250 kcal6 serves

🌾Gluten-free

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Flour and Confectionery Products

Khvorost (Ukrainian Fried Pastry)

Light, crispy deep-fried pastry strips dusted with powdered sugar. The dough is rolled paper-thin and shaped into twists or roses. A splash of brandy keeps the pastry extra crunchy and prevents it from absorbing oil. A beloved tea-time treat.

90 min65 kcal10 serves

🌿Vegetarian

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Kulish

A hearty Ukrainian Cossack soup of millet cooked with salo and onion, somewhere between a soup and a porridge. Potatoes, carrot, and herbs round it out; rendered salo and golden onion give it its deep, smoky-savoury character. It is served hot with dill and cracklings.

45 min330 kcal6 serves

🌾Gluten-free🌿Vegetarian🌱Vegan

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Poppy Seed Roll

A beloved Ukrainian baked roll made from a soft yeasted dough filled with a rich, fragrant ground poppy seed and honey filling.

90 min630 kcal6 serves

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Varenyky with Cherries

Traditional Ukrainian boiled dumplings filled with juicy cherries. The unleavened dough is rolled thin and sealed around a sweet-tart cherry filling thickened with starch so it stays inside. Served with sour cream and powdered sugar.

90 min450 kcal6 serves

🌿Vegetarian

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