Bitkas
"This is traditional Polish beef dish. I recommend to prepare it in the evening, do first heating, go to bed, and finish on the day after. Meat needs to be hammered thoroughly. The dish is time consuming, but all your guests will pronounce you the king of the cooks! My serving suggestion: Put some buckwheat cereals on 1/3 of the plate, 2 to 3 bitkas on next 1/3 of the plate, and pour some sauce over the cereals. Leave last 1/3 of the plate free for the vegetable salad of any kind. I like sour cabbage combined with carrots and apples. The meat just melts in your mouth, and you will hear the quiet sighs of contentment around the table. Suddenly all guests stop talking and they START EATING. The dish is rather spicy, (I do it medium, our kids are 10 and 8), but it leaves a very light sweetish taste afterwards on your tongue. The dish goes perfectly with cold beer, preferably lager. The kids get peach juice."
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Beef | 100g cooked | 250 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Honey | 1 tbsp (21g) | 64 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Shiitake | 1/2 cup (73g) | 34 |
| Mushroom | 1/2 cup sliced (35g) | 15 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Bay Leaf | 1 leaf (0.6g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Prune | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds round steak, cut into thin strips on the diagonal
- 2 onions, cut into 1/3-inch slices
- 3 teaspoons salt
- ground black pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons Hungarian sweet paprika
- 4 cups water
- 4 bay leaves
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 4 dried shiitake mushrooms
- 4 prunes, pitted and chopped
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 2 cloves garlic, halved