🇷🇺Russian Recipes

Explore Russian cuisine — borscht, beef stroganoff, blini, Olivier salad, pelmeni dumplings, and hearty Slavic comfort food.

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Russian cuisine is built on hearty soups (borscht, shchi, solyanka), dumplings (pelmeni, vareniki), grains (buckwheat kasha), rye bread, and preserved vegetables for long winters. Festive tables feature Olivier salad, herring under a fur coat, blini with caviar or sour cream, and zakuski (appetizer spreads). Smetana (sour cream) and dill are signature finishing touches.

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Smetana (sour cream)DillBeetsCabbageBuckwheat (kasha)Rye flourPotatoesPickled cucumbersBay leafSunflower oil

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Russian · Main Courses
Kurnik (Курник) — Russian Layered Chicken and Blini Pie
Kurnik is a Russian celebration pie with a golden pastry dome enclosing chicken, mushrooms, and rice with eggs. Thin blini separate the fillings, while smetana enriches the pastry and keeps the chicken succulent.
180 min 10 640 cal

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Russian · Soups

Okroshka (Окрошка) — Chilled Russian Kvass Soup

Okroshka is a Russian summer soup of finely diced vegetables, eggs, and cooked meat in chilled, tart kvass. Smetana, dill, and mustard bring richness and freshness to this traditional, refreshing family meal.

115 min 4 425 cal

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Kurnik (Курник) — Russian Layered Chicken and Blini Pie

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Okroshka (Окрошка) — Chilled Russian Kvass Soup

Authentic Russian Borscht (Soop Resi Roosi) — Deep crimson beet-and-beef soup

Chicken Olivier Salad (Салат Оливье) — Festive Slavic potato salad with smoky chicken

Soop Resi Roosi (سوپ رسی روسی) — Russian Borscht Soup

Borscht (Борщ) — Russian Beet and Beef Soup