Culinary region

Balkan recipes

South-east European cooking of grilled minced meats, filo pies, stuffed cabbage, roasted-pepper relishes, fresh white cheese and yogurt, shaped by centuries of Ottoman rule.

FriendsPantry has 28 Balkan recipes, mostly main courses, pizza & savoury pies and grills & kebabs, from Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria and Greece. Popular dishes include Ćevapi, Pljeskavica and Cheese burek.

28 recipes · associated with Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Greece · Balkan cuisine: history, staples and spices

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Signature dishes

Ajvar
Balkan · 2 h 15 min · 85 kcal · Vegan
Banitsa
Bulgarian · 1 h 15 min · 468 kcal · Contains egg
Begova čorba (Bey's soup)
Bosnian · 1 h 35 min · 456 kcal
Bosanski lonac (Bosnian pot)
Bosnian · 3 h 35 min · 361 kcal
Bosnian meat burek
Bosnian · 1 h 25 min · 577 kcal
Byrek me spinaq (Albanian spinach pie)
Albanian · 1 h 25 min · 398 kcal · Contains egg
Ćevapi
Balkan · 1 h 32 min · 659 kcal
Cheese burek
Balkan · 1 h 15 min · 416 kcal · Contains egg
Fërgesë (peppers, tomatoes and cheese)
Albanian · 1 h 10 min · 259 kcal · Vegetarian
Gibanica
Serbian · 1 h 10 min · 477 kcal · Contains egg
Kačamak
Montenegrin · 50 min · 435 kcal · Vegetarian
Kavarma (pork and vegetable clay pot)
Bulgarian · 1 h 55 min · 623 kcal
Klepe (Bosnian meat dumplings)
Bosnian · 1 h 35 min · 630 kcal
Lamb peka
Croatian · 2 h 40 min · 764 kcal
Mish-mash (Bulgarian peppers, tomatoes and eggs)
Bulgarian · 45 min · 364 kcal · Contains egg
Njeguški steak
Montenegrin · 45 min · 777 kcal
Pastrmajlija
Macedonian · 1 h 40 min · 801 kcal
Pljeskavica
Serbian · 1 h 25 min · 429 kcal
Prebranac (baked beans with onions)
Serbian · 14 h 40 min · 422 kcal · Vegan
Priganice (fried dough puffs)
Montenegrin · 1 h 35 min · 367 kcal · Vegetarian
Sarma (sour cabbage rolls)
Serbian · 4 h 5 min · 406 kcal
Selsko meso (village-style pork)
Macedonian · 1 h 50 min · 600 kcal
Shopska salad
Balkan · 15 min · 241 kcal · Vegetarian
Tarator
Balkan · 40 min · 216 kcal · Vegetarian