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🇺🇦 Traditional dishes from Ukraine

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

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Chicken kyiv

60 min · medium · 11 ingredients

Chicken kyiv, a traditional dish from Ukraine

Deliciously crispy chicken with a buttery herb center.

  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 100 g butter
  • 2 tbsp fresh parsley
  • 1 tbsp fresh dill
  • 2 garlic
  • 100 g flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 150 g breadcrumbs
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 500 ml oil

Ukrainian borscht

90 min · medium · 13 ingredients

Ukrainian borscht, a traditional dish from Ukraine

A hearty and vibrant Ukrainian classic to warm your soul.

  • 500 g beetroot
  • 300 g cabbage
  • 200 g potato
  • 100 g carrot
  • 100 g onion
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 vegetable broth
  • 2 garlic
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 10 g dill
  • 100 g sour cream

Varenyky

30 min · medium · 9 ingredients

Varenyky, a traditional dish from Ukraine

A delicious Uruguayan classic with a twist!

  • 600 g beef cutlets
  • 4 eggs
  • 200 g breadcrumbs
  • 100 g flour
  • 200 ml oil
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 4 fried eggs
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper

What do people eat in Ukraine?

The three dishes from Ukraine documented in Copper are Chicken kyiv, Ukrainian borscht and Varenyky. Breadcrumbs and eggs each appear in more than one recipe. All three are fried. One of the three needs an oven. Between them they use 25 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Ukraine?

The three recipes need 25 ingredients between them, of which 4 are shared by more than one dish. Breadcrumbs and flour are the hardest to find: of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas, 7 use breadcrumbs and 25 use flour. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Ukraine take?

Varenyky is the quickest at 30 minutes. Ukrainian borscht is the longest at 90 minutes. The median is 60 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Ukraine is easiest to make at home?

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

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