Cooking in Warsaw and other places

Cooking in Warsaw and other parts of Europe can be a daunting task, especially if you are new to it. Here are some dishes that you can consider if you are out of ideas. Everything can be bought from a Carrefour or a nearby supermarket.

Things you should bring:

  • Sauces like light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, etc. Try to have different people bringing different sauces, so that you have a variety to choose from. 
  • Bring chili padi! Lots if you can. They are expensive in Europe and most places don't even have them.
  • Rice cooker (someone should really bring this) 


Marinate to me is just adding flavor to the meat by adding light soy sauce, pepper and sesame oil. You can add other sauces if you want to enhance the taste.

Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce and Pork/Beef
Easy Peasy. Take Spaghetti, boil and drain. Fry garlic, onions, mushrooms, meat, add tomato sauce and stir till it is done.

Pork/Chicken Stew with Potatoes
Boil potatoes and carrots first. Then garlic, onions, meat, potatoes, carrots. Add dark soy sauce and some water.

Pork Steak 
Marinate the pork overnight, adding cumin powder if you have. Melt butter, add garlic, add the meat and serve.

Cabbage/Cauliflower in Oyster Sauce
Add garlic, cabbage/cauliflower, stir fry until cook and add oyster sauce and light soy sauce.

Penne ala Vodka
Penne, boil and drain. Garlic, onions, mushrooms, meat, add tomato sauce. Then add 80ml of vodka and let it simmer. After 10-15 mins, add heavy cream till the color turns orangey. Add red pepper powder and serve. Google the recipe for this if you need help.

Steamed Chicken
Basically you just need a steamer/rice cooker. Steam till it is done and serve with chili sauce/pepper/salt/light soy sauce.

Pan-seared Salmon
Marinate overnight with Kikkoman teriyaki sauce. Pan sear the salmon with some garlic and onions. Put on a plate once it is done. Heat up some more teriyaki sauce and pour over the salmon and serve.

Egg with onions
Beat egg in a bowl with light soy sauce. Fry onion till caramelized. Then add the egg in and flip it once it is cooked.

Minced Pork Thai Style
Fry garlic and minced pork. Add some oyster sauce, light soy sauce and chili padi. Top it up with fresh basil if you have.

Beef Stew
Follow this: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/old-time-beef-stew-recipe.html

Fried egg/omelette
Don't think that I need to explain this



 

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Welcome to Dobo's Travel Page! I am Do and my SO is...Bo.

So this blog started out documenting my exchange in Europe, but subsequently I decided to document all the places that I have gone to. I aim to give as much information as I can about the places that I go in hope that it will be useful to anyone that is planning their next trip.

Good luck with your planning!