Panagyurishte-Style Eggs

  • Boil a water with 1 table spoon of salt  in a deep pot
  • When the water reaches the boiling point add 3 table spoons of vinegar
  • Turn down the heat so the water is not bubbly
  • Remove the eggshell and very carefully put the egg’s content into the water from a close distance
  • Wait 30 seconds to a minute to give time the egg white to form
  • Do the same with the next egg, etc.
  • You can place 6 eggs or more depending on the size of the pot.
  • Boil for 5 to 10 minutes, depending on how runny you like your eggs.
  • Remove the eggs from the water and place them into a plate. If you have 6 eggs use 3 plates and put 2 eggs in each.
  • Crushed 1 clove of garlic garlic and mix it with some yogurt. The exact amount depends on your taste and the size of the plate but usually you need enough to cover the lower half of the egg.
  • Add the yogurt mix to the plate.
  • In a small metal pan put 3 table spoons of cooking oil. Heat it on the stove and add a 0.5 tea spoon of paprika. Stir well until. Turn off the stove and pour the mix over the eggs ensuring you place equal amount in each plate.
  • If you have parsley add some at the top

That’s it – enjoy!

Lentil soup

  • In a pressure cooker put 1.5 cups of lentil. Often the lentil has small rocks – make sure to remove these in advance.
  • Use a food processor to mill 1 onion and 3-4 carrots. Add them to the pressure cooker.
  • add 6 table spoons of cooking oil
  • add 12 cups of water
  • close and seal the lid and put on the stove to boil (knob to 6)
  • when the steam from the cooking pot starts to go out turn the stove knob to 4
  • let it cook for another 15 minutes
  • open the valve to release the steam from the pressure cooker
  • when there is no more steam coming out from the cooker open the lid
  • add 3 cups of tomatoes (milled in a food processor) and 3 table spoons of salt.
  • Place the lid back but do not seal it.
  • let it cook for 15 minutes
  • open the lid
  • add two chopped cloves of garlic
  • add 3 table spoons of savory
  • stir everything well, put the lid on, turn off the stove and leave the cooking pot on the stove.
  • let it cool off  to a temperature at which it can be consumed.
  • add a some parsley when serving

This is it – enjoy!

Variant 2

  • In a regular pot put 2 cups of lentil. Often the lentil has small rocks – make sure to remove these in advance and wash it.
  • Use a food processor to mill 1 onion and 3-4 carrots. Add them to the pot.
  • add 6 table spoons of cooking oil
  • add 9 cups of water
  • close the lid of the pot and put on the stove to boil (knob to 6)
  • when it reaches boiling point, turn the stove knob to 4
  • let it cook for another 20 to 30 minutes
  • add 2 cups of tomatoes (milled in a food processor) and 3 table spoons of salt.
  • Place the lid back.
  • let it cook for 5 minutes
  • open the lid
  • add two chopped cloves of garlic
  • add 3 table spoons of savory
  • stir everything well, put the lid on, turn off the stove and leave the cooking pot on the stove.
  • let it cool off  to a temperature at which it can be consumed.
  • add a some parsley when serving

This is it – enjoy!