Albanian vegetable stew, thick, rich and creamy is a colorful satisfying meal that you can make it in any season. There are many individual variations in Mediterranean dish, but all feature summer vegetables like eggplants, zucchini, butternut squash, string beans, tomatoes, peppers, carrots, onion, garlic and basil. In Albania vegetable stew is called Gjelle Turli, in southern Italy Ciambotta and France it is called Ratatouille.
Albanian Vegetable Stew (Gjellë me Perime – Turli)
Oven Baked Chicken and Rice (Pilaf me Mish Pulë në Tavë)
Cooking oven baked Chicken and Rice in a ovenproof dish will allow you to easily move it from stove-top to oven. In this recipe I am using Le Creuset cast iron Dutch oven pot (12 inch wide).
Homemade Chicken Broth (Lëng Pule Shtëpie)
Easy homemade chicken broth made with only four ingredients: chicken, onion, peppercorns and salt. Homemade chicken broth is a staple in so many delicious dishes. Usually when I am cooking chicken pilaf or chicken lemon soup I use this broth recipe.
Poached Egg Over Rice Spinach (Burani me Spinaq dhe Vezë)
Poached Egg Over Rice Spinach or Burani is the traditional dish with eggs poached on top. Healthy and nutritious, this dish is a one pot meal that is very easy and quick to make.
Albanian Soda Bread For Stuffing (Kulaç Për Përshesh)
Soda bread or kulaç is a type of quick bread traditionally made in Albania. It is usually made from flour, baking soda, salt, milk, oil and eggs. Traditionally Albanian soda bread or kulaç is mostly used to make stuffing for turkey on New Year Eve.
No Knead Bread (Bukë e Thjeshtë)
No Knead Bread (Bukë e Thjeshtë)