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🇭🇷 Traditional dishes from Croatia

3 dishes people actually cook in Croatia: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Cevapi

30 min · medium · 9 ingredients

Cevapi, a traditional dish from Croatia

Savor the smoky flavors of these grilled sausages!

  • 500 g ground beef
  • 250 g ground pork
  • 1 onion
  • 3 garlic
  • 1 tbsp paprika
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 50 ml water

Crni rizot

45 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Crni rizot, a traditional dish from Croatia

Savor the rich flavors of this delicious black risotto.

  • 300 g arborio rice
  • 400 g squid
  • 1 onion
  • 2 garlic
  • 1 fish stock
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp black cuttlefish ink
  • 20 g parsley
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper

Pasticada

180 min · medium · 11 ingredients

Pasticada, a traditional dish from Croatia

Savor the rich flavors of this Croatian beef stew.

  • 800 g beef chuck
  • 500 ml red wine
  • 2 onions
  • 2 carrots
  • 4 garlic
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 150 g prunes
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste

What do people eat in Croatia?

The three dishes from Croatia documented in Copper are Cevapi, Crni rizot and Pasticada. Garlic and onion each appear in more than one recipe. Two of the three are fried. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 22 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Croatia?

The three recipes need 22 ingredients between them, of which 3 are shared by more than one dish. Copper's atlas covers 588 dishes from 196 countries, and these three are the Croatia entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Croatia take?

Cevapi is the quickest at 30 minutes. Pasticada is the longest at 180 minutes, most of it unattended. The median is 45 minutes — a weeknight, not a project.

Which dish from Croatia is easiest to make at home?

None of the dishes from Croatia here is rated easy, but every one has the full method written out step by step, free to read. Cevapi is the shortest way in.

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