Receta Cucumbers in Sour Cream - Polish Mizeria
Cucumbers in Sour Cream - Polish Mizeria
This is one of my favorite ways to eat cucumbers. A simple recipe with a little legend.
- 1 large cucumber, washed, trimmed and peeled
- Salt
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 2 tsp. red wine vinegar
- 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh dill
Run a fork down the length of the cucumber to form a pretty edge. In a small bowl, mix remaining ingredients. Add the dressing and toss with the cucumber slices.
Season to taste with salt and black pepper. Chill and sprinkle with
additional dill, if desired, before serving.
Legend has it this dish was a favorite of Queen Bona Sforza, an Italian
princess who married Polish King Sigismund I in the 16th century.
Homesick for her native Italy where cucumbers were common, everytime she
ate it, it made her cry. Hence the Polish word for "misery," derived
from the Latin.
This certainly doesn't make me cry - I could eat the whole bowl!
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