Western PA Ethnic Cooking - Part 6 - Ukranians - RECIPES, PHOTOS AND VIDEOS

WIKI ON THE UKRAINE

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine

Ukraine:

Hungarians (or Ruthenians)
Provinces of Ruthenia and Eastern Galicia) which fell under Austro-Hungarian empire till 1918.
Came to US as strike breakers because uneducated and taken advantage of. Many of the other immigrants to the area hated them because of the strike breaking activities but the money they sent home caused more and more Ukranians to come to US.

Pre-World War 1 - western Pa - Pittsburgh, Homestead, McKeesport, McKees Rocks, Butler, New Castle and Johnstown. After WWI a few moved on to Erie county while others established small businesses in immigrant communities like the South Side of Pittsburgh.

A few favorites:

Chicken Kiev with Mushroom Sauce
Ukrainian Nut Torte
Sour Cream Cookies
Ukrainian Apple Squares

  

Chicken Kiev recipe links

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/chicken-kiev-2

http://natashaskitchen.com/2010/01/06/chicken-kiev-recipe/

http://www.bhg.com/recipe/chicken/chicken-kiev/

Chicken Kiev VIDEOS LINK (several videos)

http://www.ehow.com/videos-on_1026_chicken-kiev-recipe.html

  

NUT TORTE LINKS

http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Opas-Walnut-Torte

LINK TO 48 NUT TORTE RECIPES

http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-0,nut_torte,FF.html

NUT TORTE VIDEO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcxcygT9tL4

  

Sour cream cookies LINKS

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/sour-cream-cookies-ii/

http://food52.com/recipes/14879-old-fashioned-sour-cream-cookies

http://www.food.com/recipe/sour-cream-cookies-343828

SOUR CREAM COOKIE VIDEO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6pOh_m-ND4

  

Ukrainian Apple Squares

Link to several apple square recipes

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/ukrainian-apple-cake-yabluchnyk/morerecipeslikethis.aspx

Apple squares VIDEO

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/ukrainian-apple-cake-yabluchnyk/