Dip Sauce, Pasta Sauce, Sandwich Spread and More in One Recipe | How to Make Lutenitsa

[@kathawenzel8033]

I say 41 cloves of garlic

[@Refika]

Bravo, you're the first to know! 🥳🥳

[@kathawenzel8033]

@@Refika Yayyy! 😁

[@lewisz65]

As a Bulgarian myself, I can say lyutenica is authentic Bulgarian dish with so many different variations as many households there are in the country. You can substitute the aubergine with carrots ( if you don’t like aubergine), or even using both. You can add cumin or just parsley, you can make it fine blended or more coarsely ground, you can make it very thick ( like tomato purée), or runnier ( like a sauce), also for different varieties, you can add white cheese to it, or slightly cooked chilli peppers.. Try them all and enjoy!

[@Refika]

I will definitely try these next time I make them. Thanks a lot ❤

[@albena7975]

Totally agree,every family has its own recipe.Last time I put some turmeric and Ras el hanout for flavour and the result was amazing 😊

[@Марта-й7е]

В българската лютеница няма чесън.

[@velinap]

@@Марта-й7е Има и такива с чесън. Вижте Староселска на Дерони.

[@Марта-й7е]

@@velinap Вероятно в някои региони са прибавяли чесън, но това не е типичното за лютеницата. А промишлено произведената е бледо, и често и лошо копие на домашно приготвената.

[@crannitigs5595]

Welcome back Rafika. You were missed.

[@ashleys637]

Burak held it down though. I loved seeing him.

[@ptcountrybear7813]

I made a batch of this last week and now I just used it to make the best Pasta Al Forno I and my guests have ever tasted. This stuff is magic!

[@dianneiverson5402]

Another Canadian loves your cooking, but mainly I love your enthusiasm, your honesty, and your joyfulness, even during such anxious world times.

[@ku4ence]

As a Bulgarian I grew up with homemade lutenitsa. But in our home we dont put garlic in it. Meat balls with lutenitsa and white bean and onion salad is a classic we could not resist

[@alexam.9033]

In Romania we call this zacusca, many do that for winter. But they also add onions, fried together with the grilled veggies.

[@jenikalcheva2255]

Интересно. На български zakuska означава закуска. Вашата информация само потвърждава колко сме свързани балканците. Като шарено кълбо прежда. :)

[@GherasimCity]

South Romania we do roasted tomatoes with some roasted spicy chillies and loads of garlic , that's it. It's a barbecue dip

[@andreyhristov203]

@@jenikalcheva2255 В румънския има доста български думи.

[@velinap]

Aaaah lyutenitsa!!! Лютеница in Bulgarian! I love this spread from my home country. You can also add just a bit of spicy peppers (any variety you like) to give it a bit of spice. That is my favorite type. And the best way to eat it from my childhood - spread on a freshly baked slice of bread, topped with crumbled feta! ❤❤❤

[@elisabetta4478]

This must be a hell of work buy worth a million. One needs to have patience and passion in order to do. When you showed us the women of the village doing it collectively, it reminded me of a video that I had watched, women and men making Kimchi in a remote mountain village of South Korea. Thank you, Refika, Burak, Bahar, and the rest of the staff ❤ Buona domenica ❤

[@bberdan6603]

My guess is 30 cloves in the bottle before you took out the 18. What a wonderful tradition to help each household make this for the winter and solidify the community. Past year recipes and funny stories would make great conversations during the coldest evenings. Looking forward to trying this recipe. Thank you.

[@tiajoah1185]

wishing with you Refika 'for the humanity to wake up" . Thanks for sharing your knowledge and heritage.

[@notsomuchthankyou]

Where have you been???? I missed you. Though I'm always happy to see Burek and Bahar videos too! You were missed, that's what I'm saying. Lutenitsa looks delicious and I'll see if I can find some good veggies to make it. Also I'm guessing 30 cloves of garlic. I hope you're all doing well! 🫶

[@silviapetrova6311]

Thank you Refika for sharing our Bulgarian traditional Lutenitza. As the folks below mentioned there are a variety of recipes across the country. Let me share mine: I always take out the seeds of the peppers before I bake them - it is easier after that ;), I also add carrots as a natural sweetener, and at the end, I add cumin, basil, and thyme and these 3 actually do the magic ;).

[@blenderbenderguy]

I want to spend the Winter with you!!!

[@Zorbarela]

Hi Refika! I've been watching you with pleasure for years. Thank you for sharing a Bulgarian recipe! I want to add that eggplant can be omitted for people who can't eat it. In many areas we do not roast the tomatoes. They pass through a tomato grinder, but this way the cooking is longer. We also first clean the peppers from the stalks and seeds, then roast and peel them. It's easier. Also, no one puts oil at the end, but maybe it tastes better that way... There is a variant with cumin, but I don't like it... My grandmother used to put boiled carrots and potatoes - the irreplaceable taste of childhood🍅🫑🍆🥕🧅🧄🥔👍

[@mommahowdoi44]

23 garlic... Also... SO glad to see you again. We love watching all of you every Saturday morning.

[@sr2291]

I love your channel. ❤

[@pattyadamcak7521]

Love you Refika! Pray for peace!

[@thinkpositive550]

It's so good to see you again and hear your beautiful accent, even though I love seeing and hearing Baruk too❤. Thanks for all the work you put into making videos to share your life with me, Refika! God bless you and your loved ones! 🙏

[@Refika]

Thank you very much, it is nice to be with you again!❤

[@jeaniegobin1375]

56 cloves. Thank you Refika glad to see you again. I made something similar but I froze it in bags for later use. I roasted all in the oven. Because of pests I used green peppers and red. I am grateful for you and the recipes you share. God bless humanity. I bless humanity.

[@jeenamas]

We were in beautiful Turkey mid September and I found a fellow Refika fan in our group ! 💕Simit is my favorite bread!!!

[@lynnoorman2144]

Oh such a yummy looking dish. It is interesting that it keeps without immersing it in a bath etc. Thank you.

[@kingusing]

the exact same preserved aubergines are made all around balkan. winter's best summer memories food. lovely!

[@angellestone9160]

Good to see you again. This is just delicious looking. Thanks for sharing with us. Praying for peace in this world.

[@albenadimova4028]

I'm Bulgarian and this is exactly how my grandmother used to prepare it. Lutenitsa goes perfectly with white cheese. Warm greetings! The channel is great!

[@ashleys637]

We just moved so we couldn't do a garden this year, but I'm totally making this next year with some of my veggies. LOVE Turkish food. So underappreciated.

[@amateurepicurean8168]

Refika! How nice to see the return of your lovely smile!! The timing of this video demonstration is perfect, as is always the case on your channel. We're not familiar with this kind of preserve but it looks so delicious. We read a few of the comments and notice some suggest adding onions and/or spicy peppers, so I think that's what we'll try. Also, thank you for the serving suggestions. To us, the serving suggestions are almost as important as the recipe itself. Finally, thanks to your most talented team. They all do great work and are as appreciated as you are!! Be well and stay safe!!

[@lisamolinar]

Thank you so much for sharing this delicious fantastic recipe.I most definitely will share with my friends and I want to wish you a very happy and prosperous weekend.And I pray for peace for our country.Your country in the whole world.Thank you rifica for all that you put forward

[@normatamayo9736]

Thank you Rekica and the whole team! I wish everything will be well soon!! We need love 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️😘😘😘

[@margaretreginasaunders8202]

Love your work and Need your smile!!

[@rkhan3546]

You are telling things in very detail , and effectivel way , very nice sharing, may you be blessed ameen

[@TiffinyMacrae-t9o]

I love how you present your material!

[@robertmelius2025]

As a young boy growing up in central Pennsylvania, every summer we canned and pickled all sorts of vegetables and fruits for the winter!

[@buketkeen1275]

The best sauce I have ever eaten thanks Refika 👍😋💐🇹🇷

[@gladysobrien1055]

🌟🌟🌟Just reading the recipe makes my mouth water‼This sounds so delicious‼Thank you‼ Gladys🇨🇦Toronto🇨🇦Canada🇨🇦

[@cherieburger15]

Definitely would eat this...❤ thank you!

[@cyndifoore7743]

You’re so right about green peppers being bitter, I only eat them raw. Red ones are so much sweeter when cooked.

[@kumarishomecookingandvlogs8341]

Super cool outdoor cooking.

[@pinnaclepottery635]

This looks delicious! I fell in love with your food a couple years ago. I grew up knowing my family came from Athens Greece but then later learned that some of the family came from Turkey. I love everything you cook! Wishing you and your family and friends love and all the best! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@teestube]

I absolute love your channel. I learn so much from you and your team. I continue to pray for our world to bring peace and economic relief for us all. ☮️♥️✝️🌅

[@donnavorce8856]

Yummy. Just roasted a basket of Marconis. Your recipe is a good place for them ❤

[@ulrikegeith4556]

34 cloves of garlic. Fantastic recipy. Mersi!

[@cherylfelton4030]

I say 40 cloves of garlic. the Lutenitsa looks amazing!

[@jodietheaccidentalhomestea2846]

I’m so glad to see you again-I just put your cookbook in my new book cabinet! 💖 I guess 29 cloves of garlic were in the jar. 😊

[@anniegiguere5714]

You are a great cook but I think an even greater human. Love your videos!

[@suraelias6160]

Absolutely love it 💕💕💕❤️❤️❤️ used to see my mum and anneanne make it 🫶🫶🫶🤗🤗🤗

[@ahvinju]

My guess is 45 cloves of garlic. Love the recipe, will surely make it! ❤ from the Netherlands

[@chrisd8795]

45 garlic cloves. This looks so delicious. I am definitely adding to my list for the 2025 garden harvest preservation. ❤

[@dodlette]

I will make this! Keep some and gift some! Thank you!

[@lindawentink2725]

Love the intro😊 lyutenitsa looks heavenly . So healthy too😋🍆🍅🌶

[@karenhorstmann7130]

Enjoyable show today, not rushed. Prayers for all of Mideast

[@Elene_55]

It's scrumptious!

[@melodieduperron1252]

Looks delicious im sure there are many variations as with any dish the beautiful thing about cooking is you can make it your own by adding things you like or deleting things you do not like thanks for the great recipe i am definitely going to try this

[@melodieduperron1252]

From Canada

[@naswihaabdalla3906]

Mashaaallah. You have a beautiful home. So open and lovely. Can only imagine how tasty meals come out of there

[@susanproctor7512]

Best of all is the plea for sanity and peace.

[@iaskosam]

Balkan smell of autumn is liutenitza. Anyway put some butter on a slice of bread, some liutenitza and break white cheese on top, could as well be my final meal.

[@HeatherPearson-lb2hl]

Welcome back, glad to have you back. However you have a marvellous team. Thanks for the fabulous videos.

[@esra9324]

Thank you verry much Refika ❤ for everything 🕊️

[@ladybuggriffis2299]

You and Borek work well together and you recipe looks so amazing . I love watching your videos . This recipes looks delicious looks like about 30 garlic cloves in your jar. Be safe and many blessings.🦬🐞🪶🐢

[@Refika]

Stay tuned from the community, we will soon share how many garlic there are!

[@ornellaap5029]

Thank you i did not know this way of preserving pepper and aubergine love from london

[@jelenavucic1675]

Hi! :) In Serbia, we are also making Ljutenica. But just a little bit different: we add some hot green paprika chopped in small pieces and parsley. And, we are cooking it with sunflower oil. And we love it! It is great!

[@ahvinju]

Is this much different from what I know as ajvar? To me they look quite similar, each really yummy 🤤🤤🤤

[@jelenavucic1675]

@@ahvinju Hi :) This is different from ajvar, a lot. But both are delicious :)

[@OSheaDean]

The best blend of veges ❤

[@debbybrady1246]

Looks delicious. I’ll make it next year when my tomatoes are ready.

[@rahulbose4323]

Brilliant as always

[@shirinst.laurent2161]

Love & Thanks for sharing this wonderfully made food and video! Peace be with all!

[@MsDeniselima]

Your video is amazing Thank you ❤️❤️❤️❤️ From San Antonio Tx

[@danielamircheva9658]

My favorite Bulgarian jar dish ! Lyutenica is the best homemade bread’s friend! Greetings

[@teresaobrien663]

32 garlic cloves and this looks delicious!

[@barbaracombs9280]

This sauce looks absolutely delicious. I also can every year. I will try this recipe. Love your shows and Turkish food.

[@annamariaayyad2891]

I am going to try and make this. Looks so good.

[@CrazyCatLadySimona]

Thank you for this recipe, in Romania we have the zacuscă , which is very resembling , we don’t put garlic in it. It is very good . And yes, I think it will be a hard winter , the car making industry here in Romania is suffering already 😢. It is very stressful.

[@andreyhristov203]

Hmm, zacuscă which in Bulgarian will mean just breakfast :) . Kusam, pull apart or eat with a spoon.

[@johannaliceaga5936]

I missed Refika 😊 I’ve never tired this but I know I’m going to like it for sure because I love anything with grilled eggplant, thank you for the recipe ❤

[@melissacirillo4938]

I love all your recipes !!! They have helped me a lot! Please please do a Kete recipe video. I married a Turkish guy, his parents are from Kars, every time we visit they make Kete for us it is my favorite!!!

[@СпасЯнков-э2ч]

Thanks for making Bulgarian lyutenitsa

[@kimslyffnow11]

38 garlic, This dish looks so good. I don’t have any peppers or eggplant this year, but will definitely do next year if I can’t get any this year from the Farmer’s Market

[@kimbakimba6241]

Thank you for sharing. I have never had eggplant in it but this time I am looks yummy definitely going to make this one

[@Refika]

We are looking forward to your comment after trying it!

[@Eriugena8]

i'm gonna like before digestion, like every youtube video

[@monicazaharia7174]

It is messy but insanely good. I will definitely make it. Thank you for sharing the recipe.

[@maisy4675]

That looks amazing! Thank you for sharing this recipe ❤

[@ShannonHassouneh-gg9gn]

Thank you- looks absolutely delicious 😋

[@senseofawemusic]

Beautiful! Blessed 🙏🏻💗

[@floramesantiago7996]

I miss watching ur videos since am back to work ❤

[@casabanila4056]

Very good recipe! Thanks!❤

[@Refika]

You're welcome

[@johnsimpson9753]

Look amazing once again

[@johnwhale3774]

Thank you Refika this was amazing, the ways of cooking, & measurements thank you again 💕💕🥰👍

[@marisahimid8191]

Thank you guys and stay bless ❤❤❤ greetings from Zanzibar island Tanzania 🎉❤❤❤

[@elle-xu3ep]

Love yalls content..52 cloves of garlic.

[@WildPeonies26]

This looks so tasty, definitely going on my to make list. Love your channel, Thanks for posting. 🥰

[@sharlenejames1118]

That looks sooooo amazing! I plan to try this fantastic recipe!❤🇨🇦

[@parulmalik208]

Thank YOU so much 🙏❤

[@Gabrielarielle]

Love your recipes. Yummy

[@storytimewithtantepaula8530]

Thank you so much for the recipe. I'll definitely try it and than share with friends. I was thinking about 35 cloves of garlic.

[@hellegilbert3000]

Delicious. Thank you for sharing this recipe. I must try this sauce.

[@vienna77]

Thank you, Refika!

[@Refika]

You're welcome

[@andreacontreras2278]

Fantastic!

[@SOFISINTOWN]

Thank you Refika! So good to see you! 😍

[@Refika]

😍

[@СпасЯнков-э2ч]

You could even make lyutenitsa green with green peppers and green tomatoes the recipe used to come from Trakiya region in Turkey

[@19OJ78]

Im excited to make this. I now make my own hummus from your video. Why have I been buying it? Lol

[@teddycabana]

Helloooooo sweet Lady ☺️🤠👋🏽❤❤❤❤ please try making Iraqi yellow dumplings with potatoes rice & beef .. called kuba safra ( yellow) & it has another name & story behind it.. you will love it possibly way more than the other fried kibbeh

[@fatimasajjad6901]

In Lahore Pakistan winter is coming so we can try this. Autumn is in the air.