Menu suggestions for a Polish/Scottish night.

I finally managed to palm the menu for the cafe onto someone else (I don't like cakes so don't know Polish ones but thanks for all your help in the other thread).

So now it's down to planning a menu for a Polish/Scottish night at the end of the month.

Here's what we have so far:

Polish Menu

golabki
pierogi
bigos
(all the usual suspects)

Scottish Menu

haggis neeps and tatties (of course)
mince and tatties.

I thought about adding Scotch Broth to the Scottish menu but I am not keen on it.

Anyway, could you give me some further suggestions for the Polish one? No cakes or puddings because we won't be having them. Any kind of soup or "main course" is fine though.

Thanks.

PD :)

you must have 'schabowy z nóżką'...

good luck and have fun :)

Thanks. :) It will be fun (I'm one of the cooks so there might be some casualties ;)

Any recipe for that?

Most Polish people I speak to aren't that keen on Scottish food.

How about some "fusion" cuisine?

A Scotch Pie filled with Bigos.

Golombki filled with Haggis.

Pierogi z mince

Deep fried Kapusty??????

Good suggestion szkotja2007 :)

I especially like:


I think I'll put that to my Polish fellow cook and see what she thinks.


Yes this is problem which is why we made it Polish/Scottish. Some Scottish friends are not keen on Polish food so we thought, something for everyone and you can try a bit of the other.

BREADED PORK CUTLETS with a bone (as rączka;))

1 lb. pork cutlets
4 tbsp. flour
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 beaten egg
4 tbsp. milk
1 tsp. cajun seasoning
1 c. fine dry bread crumbs
3 tbsp. corn oil

Cut meat into 6 portions. Coat meat with a mixture of the flour, salt, and pepper. Combine egg and milk.
Dip cutlets into egg mixture, then into the mixture of bread crumbs and cajun seasoning. Cook cutlets in a large skillet in hot oil for 3-4 minutes per side. Serves 4.

i screwed up the name... it should be with 'rączka' and it's breaded pork cutlet with bone... :)

Aaaah. I see.

Thanks for the recipe. Seems easy enough (reading it ;)

Well... (golabki bigos, and any other kind of kapusta dish) cabbage and stomach don't get along, so it might be tricky - too much at a party.. especially if you add some % to it. I don't want to sound like a boor but really, a group farting ain't the best thing to happen at a party.

:) You don't sound like a boor. One of the reasons I am looking for other dishes is because a lot of Scottish people think ALL Polish food contains cabbage. Trying to make the party as less flammable as possible just in case someone lights a cigarette. ;)

If you are not a fan of Scotch Broth then how about Cock-a-Leekie?

Good idea. Potato and leek is my speciality but I could give the cock-a-leekie a bash this week and see how I get on. I think I might take pierogi off the menu.


The answer is...Yes! Now I'll have to try that out first too :D

I would have thought pierogi with haggis would have been nicer than gołąbki, i can't imagine the cabbage going as well with the haggis. That's just my opinion though.

Cock-a-leekie is nice, similar texture to Scotch Broth but a bit lighter.

I worked in a Scottish resaurant for 5 years so I will rack my brains and think of anything that would combine nicely with polish food or would be something appealing to the polish palete.

I know it's a christmas eve dish but maybe you should try Barszcz z Uszkami? Chleb ze smalcem is a nice addition if you have a lot of drinking planned - people won't get pissed that quickly while eating some good old chleb ze smalcem ;) of course with beer..

how interesting but it makes me think no one would eat any of it.. i could be wrong but that's my thought since the earlier statements on dislikes of others' food.



schnitzel


lot's of "na zdrowie" will take care of that problem. ;)


borscht? red or white
krupnik?
ogórkowa?

Why not do a platter which consists of the best of both.
Also you should try pierogi stuffed with haggis, it is soooo good:)

do soup in a bun:

there can't be that many scots who've eaten soup in a bun.

It's pretty normal practice in the UK, though it's a good idea:)

You can't have a Polish menu without pierogi!!!

potato pancakes: Polish style/ local style.

how about some sides, too
sałatka jażynowa
sałatka śledziowa



[we make it differently (layer order)than in the pic]

In my opinion everyone will love this soup. If you want to make a good impression, this is the one. ;)

I'd like to try both. It's not me who is cooking the pierogi but I'm sure me friend will try it if I ask nice enough. :)


Fantastic. Thanks. :)


OK, noted and thank you. :)


I prefer white myself so yes I think so.


Hopefull we'll aim for that. I am really liking these ideas of mixing things up like haggis golabki although I take on board the negative sides of that, and haggis pierogi.


My friend mentioned that but neither of us have done it. It's a good idea and I think I'll let her do it. Her Mum can give her some tips on it. :)


It's true. So it's going back on. ;)


How could I forget potato pancakes! Of course.


Yes I think that's a good one. I'll have to make sure it's made without peas, I don't like them but love the dish! :}


OK, I'll put it on the list. Last time I had that it was out a tin. :/

Tattie Scones !

Best buy your booze now tho before the price goes up ;-)

I think the problem is that Haggis and Cabbage just don't go together that well. I made some peirogi with haggis and chedder cheese, and it was nice.

You need to accompany the haggis with something that will take the spice away, or give it an extra depth of flavour.

Of course! :)


Hopefully I'm going to convince my boss to buy some of it. He owes me one. Actually he owes me several ones. Anyway, if not I'll take the cheap route and make it BYOB. :D


Yes that could be a bother. I think I will try it this week though, just to see the effects... ;)


I was thinking - what about simply having bread?

Bread is a good idea, yogurt with chives is another i tried and tested, was quite good.

I wouldn't have thought of that. It's interesting indeed.

Just a tiny amount of it on the haggis will clear the pallet of spicy haggis, gotta think about the Poles too, spicy food ain't big here :)

Good idea. :) So maybe that's why my friends boyfriend said of my last golabki "They were nice...but not how my Mum makes them." Too spicy...oops :| :)

This is why i don't like gołąbki idea, it may be a little too much Haggis for one sitting, unless of course you made mini versions:) That i think sounds a good idea:)