Old Bohemian Mushroom Crupeto

Last Updated on August 26, 2024

This dish is similar to a mushroom cube, the basis of the croupet is cooked groats and dried mushrooms, then onions, carrots, peas, but also bacon, crackling, smoked meat, just what is left in the pantry. In the past it was a poor man’s dish, today it is a modern dish, where croup is served in better restaurants as a side dish with roast meat, rabbit or poultry.

Ingredients:

300 g of cooked grits 100 g sterilised peas 10 g dried mushrooms 2 pcs garlic cloves 1 pk onions 1 pc carrots marjoram lard cumin pepper salt

Procedure:

Fry onion in lard until golden brown, add pre-soaked mushrooms, season with salt and pepper, saute until soft.

To the sauteed mushrooms add diced carrots, sterilized peas and add cooked groats, mix everything.

Season the dish with salt, pepper, marjoram, crushed garlic, let it warm up.

Recommendation:

Serve sterilized cucumbers with the grits. Recipe for cooking grits can be found here: Cooking Grits

Note:

Text and photo: D.Marounek