174 polish recipes

Ceregi are traditional Polish deep-fried pastry twists made from egg yolk dough with a splash of whiskey. Crispy, delicate, and dusted with powdered sugar.

Traditional Polish cwikla: pickled beets layered with fresh horseradish, whole cloves, and caraway seeds in a tangy vinegar brine. Ready after 24 hours.

Homemade kielbasa sausage: traditional Polish pork-and-beef sausage seasoned with garlic, marjoram, allspice, and brown sugar. Stuffed into casings and rested overnight for deep flavor.

Kapuska with kielbasa and bacon simmered in beer with sauerkraut. A rustic Polish-German cabbage stew with smoky sausage and a pinch of sugar to balance the tang.

Kolachkies are flaky Polish cream cheese cookies with thumbprint centers filled with apricot jam. A buttery holiday tradition that melts in your mouth.

Apple pierogi filling: grated fresh apples with cinnamon and sugar. Traditional Polish dessert pierogi served with sour cream, buttered crumbs, and a final cinnamon dust.

Creamy potato soup with crispy bacon, sauteed cabbage, egg noodles, and a finishing splash of cream and milk. A hearty Polish-style chowder where every spoonful has bite, broth, and richness.

Cherry filling for pierogies takes pitted dark sweet cherries and a squeeze of lemon for a fresh fruit filling. Polish dessert dumpling stuffing that comes together in 20 minutes.

Warsaw chrusciki, the crisp Polish bow-tie cookies known as angel wings. An egg-yolk-rich dough spiked with rum, rolled paper-thin, twisted, fried light, and dusted with powdered sugar.

Penne alla vodka tosses tubular pasta with a quick sauce of butter, vodka, hot pepper, puréed plum tomatoes, cream, and Parmigiano-Reggiano. A 20-minute Italian-American classic.

Polish nalesniki are delicate egg-white pancakes rolled around a lemon-vanilla sour cream pudding, baked until warm, then dusted with powdered sugar. An old-world dessert.

Pecan smoked chicken breast plated with peach-strawberry tequila salsa and maple Monterey Jack spoon bread, finished with a balsamic lime reduction. A Southern-Southwest fusion entree with real restaurant polish.

Red cabbage apple casserole braised with onions, butter, and white wine, then baked with nutmeg. A German-Polish style side dish for pork roast, sausages, or holiday roast goose.

Fanky (faworki) are Polish deep-fried pastry diamonds made with egg yolks, sour cream, wine, and butter, dusted with powdered sugar. Thin, crispy, and addictive.

Polish mushrooms in sour cream sauce with sauteed onions, butter, and paprika. A rich and velvety Eastern European side dish ready in under 30 minutes.

Sherried cheddar cheese dip with sour cream, sherry, jalapeno, hot sauce, and garlic. A sharp, slightly boozy cheese dip for vegetables, melon, or Polish sausage.