Shynka (baked ham) is a traditional Ukrainian dish. It is cooked of piece of meat (chiefly of pork) seasoned with salt, pepper, minced garlic and other spices before baking it in the oven.
As many Ukrainian dishes, the shynka has it overseas analogues. Therefore, Austria and Germany boasts Schweinsbraten, and Quebec has rôti de porc, which literally means “baked pork”. In Russia, it is made of mutton or even bear meat and it is called buzhenina.
The shynka is traditionally baked in aluminum foil. Therefore the meat is wholly steamed; then it is baked soft and almost melts in the mouth. Some housewives prefer to cook shynka in the pastry.
It tastes best both hot and cool.
Roast is traditional Ukrainian meat dish that has no analogues in the world. Its main ingredients are meat and vegetables. Roast is regularly made from pork, because, contrary to other kinds of meat, it makes the broth rich enough.
Roast recipes are not many - basically it's cooked identically all over Ukraine, having variations only in serving. Roast's peculiarity is that it is cooked in earthen pots, which adds special taste to the dish.
In old times roast was cooked not in pots, but in bread. The duff was partially cut out and all ingredients were put in this newly created 'vessel'. Thanks to this, roast absorbed incredible aroma of wheat and meat. Today this cooking technique is hardly used. However, there is a trick that helps to render original taste of roast in bread: the earthen pot is tightly closed with dough (instead of lid) and put in oven. In this way cooking tradition and unforgettable taste are preserved.
Roast is usually served as second course for supper. It perfectly suits both, festive and everyday diet. It should be noted that being very nourishing, roast is easily digested at the same time.
The hrechaniks with meat are soft, tender cutlets made with buckwheat and mince meat. So it can be served as a main course or a side dish. You can use any mince meat to your taste. The dish is usually served with either tomato or garlic sauce, and salad.
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