Latvian Pork In Creamy Sauce – Kurzemes Stroganoff. Recipe by Always Yummy!

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: creme fraiche

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and often less expensive than beef.

Cut the pork, bacon, bulb onion and pickled cucumber into thin strips, mince the garlic.

Heat a pan over high heat with the vegetable oil and fry the meat for 3-4 minutes until golden in two equal parts.

Take the meat out into a bowl.

In the same pan fry the bacon for 2-3 minutes over medium heat.

Add the chopped bulb onion and pickled cucumber into the pan and fry over medium heat for 4 minutes stirring occasionally.

Add the garlic and wheat flour and keep frying for another minute over medium heat.

Add the sour cream, water, salt, pepper and a bay leaf and stir carefully.

Bring to a boil, lay out the fried meat, cover with a lid and braise over low heat for 15 minutes.

Serve the kurzemes with a mashed potato, vegetable side dish, rice or pasta.

Cooking Techniques

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