ROLLED DUMPLINGS IN A SOUP

In Eastern part of Slovenia called Styria traditional dish "štruklji" or rolled dumplings are prepared in a different way. They cut the hole roll into portions and cook them directly in salted boiling water. They serve them like a soup.

Rolled dumplings in a soup

VERY RICH BEAN SOUP WITH PASTA

Big variety of vegetable soups with many different ingredients, all depending on the season and what you have in the fridge, can be a delicious starter to lunch or dinner. Very often we make a thicker soup like stew and serve it as a complete one pot meal together with bread and dessert afterwards. This recipe is one of that kind. It is easy to make and delicious to eat!

Thick bean soup-stew with pasta.

DELICIOUS CHICKEN STEW

Chicken meat is probably the most common meat in our diet. It can be prepared in many different ways. We higly appriciate chicken soup, especially if good home groven chicken is available. We often make chicken roast stuffed with some tasty filling - link, we fry it coated with eggs and bread crumbs etc. 
If you have enough of roasted or fried chicken then try this recipe. You will be nicely surprised with the flavour of this delicious chicken stew. 

Chicken stew

RIČET - TRADITIONAL SLOVENIAN BARLEY SOUP

Is one of many thick soups,  stews or hot pots in Slovenian cuisine that used to be on our menus often, at least once a week.  It is becoming very popular again. It is actually very healthy and nutritious dish that can be made as a completely vegetarian dish. Traditionally it is made with a nice peace of smoked pork or "Kranjska klobasa - Carniola sausage" that adds  to a reach flavour and of course, calories. 

Traditional Barley thick soup, stew with Carniola sausage.

MASHROOMS SOUP

Slovenia is a country covered with forests. Hiking through in the woods and picking up mushrooms is one of the most common hobbies of Slovenian people. We are preparing mushrooms in many different ways. Very traditional mushroom dish is a mushroom soup. It is usually served in restaurants as a starter, but it can also be served as a main dish together with buckwheat spoon bread, see the recipe. 

Mushroom soup

JOTA

Jota is like a hotpot, thick soup or a vegetable-meat stew. This very traditional dish comes from Western part of Slovenia, Primorska Region. It can be made with sour cabbage or sour turnips and potatoes, beans and a beat of ham or sausages. It is what we call a real winter dish.

Jota, traditional Slovenian thick soup.