Four Russian Foods that Take the Longest Time to Cook
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VIVA – Many Russian foods are actually quite simple to make. Many dishes have to be boiled in the oven at low temperatures or fermented for a long time in a cold place. But the ingredients they use to cook the food are very simple. However, there are some Russian dishes take the longest time to make, as follows, reported by various sources.
1. Pastila (8 Hours)
Pastila, Masakan Rusia
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Pastila is one of the must-try Russian dishes, as it is the healthiest dessert imaginable. The main ingredients are apple puree and whipped egg whites. It sounds easy to make.
First, the apple mixture should be dried in the oven at 80-100 degrees, avoiding higher temperatures. Put it in the oven for 4-5 hours first, opening the oven door every 30 minutes. Then put whipped egg whites on top and dry it for another 3-4 hours. The result is simply amazing. Overall, the duration of making Pastila is about 8 hours.
2. Buzhenina (15 Hours)
Buzhenina, Masakan Rusia
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Russian ‘buzhenina’ is a large piece of meat cooked in spices, which is served as a cold appetizer. Usually, this food is made out of pork tenderloin or joint, but you can also use fatty beef, lamb.
Buzhenina can be baked or boiled, but the result will be equally tasty. For baking, mix pepper, salt, garlic, and olive oil (optional), spread the mix evenly over the piece of meat, then wrap it in foil and put it in the fridge overnight. Take it out in the morning and, without unwrapping the foil, put it in the oven for a couple of hours, depending on how thick the meat is.
Then, cool it for an hour and serve. If you choose the boiling option, first you need to marinate the meat in a brine with spices (see ingredients above) for a night, wrap a string around it (so it doesn’t fall apart later), boil the meat for one or two hours, and then put it in the fridge for 10 more hours to “ripen”. The total duration to make this dish is around 15 hours.
