Top Chef Sadeta

Hailed as a Top Chef. Not affiliated with Top Chef. Homemade Bosnian American Fusion from the Heartland and the Heart.

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UŠTIPCI BITES 

A lighter reiteration of Uštipci (uuh-schtee-ptzi) to go with the West Coast Air - this time with a greek yoghurt and cottage cheese base, homemade tomato and avocado salsa, lemony arugula leaves, fresh herbed mozzarella, and sprinkles of paprika, garlic, and cilantro. 

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BOSNIAN FRITTATA

California inspired frittata recipe reinterpreted in Bosnian (sans the eggs) with broccoli and eggplants marinated and seasoned in a Vegeta mixture, then made into a savory thin cake along with peppery arugula. Topped with organic cottage cheese that is sprinkled with oregano, bay leaves, and some slight ginger in tender combination with fresh mozzarella balls. 

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WILL MOSGROVE VS. BOSNIAN TREATS

Three layers of Bosnian treats meet their match in the charming ingenious enigma that is Will Mosgrove; Director of Graduate Photography at the Academy of Art, modern Renaissance Man, bold experimenter and collector of the substantial and the sublime, and inspiring iconoclast. 

Thank You Will!

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Endlessly curated guitars and S.W.O.R.D.S amongst a never before used oven. Pita in San Francisco never looked so good.   

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PLETENICA

Pletenica (Play-tay-knee-tza) means braid in Bosnian and refers to the method of braiding bread into beautiful wreaths as well as various other shapes. Variations in taste range from sweet to zesty to savory to spicy and many others. 

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ŽARA AND VEAL

Žara (jea-raw) is a type of plant native to Bosnia that can be cooked into a creamy, almost buttery, consistency which melts inside of ones mouth alongside organic milk, cream cheese, and olive oil. Paired with herbed mashed potatoes made with brie and tender veal cutlets slowly cooked in a secret sauce. 

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UŠTIPCI SANDWICH 

Uštipci (uuh-schtee-ptzi) are donut fried golden brown balls of dough with a soft airy bread like center. They are paired in sandwich form with herbed sautéed white+champignon mushrooms along with mladi bijeli luk (mmm-lah-dee bee-yay-lee look), which is a deliciously creamy medley of green garlic, spring onions, and almond milk further intermingled within slight notes of garlic.

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BOSNIAN PITAS

Pita is not only a traditional Bosnian food, but a much beloved staple that is eaten and enjoyed for all meals and occasions. It is a homemade phyllo pastry called jufka (you-fff-kah) that can be created with a variety of fillings. Its origins stem from the Anatolian Provinces of the Ottoman Empire and have since been delightfully adopted and fused into countless cultural flavors and varieties.

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JUFKA

Jufka (you-fff-kah) is a homemade thinly stretched sheet of dough -phyllo- used to make traditional Bosnian savory dished such as Pita, along with other sweet concoctions. 

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PITAS PRIOR TO BAKING

Carefully encasing the different Pita fillings inside of the various fine layers of jufka (you-fff-kah) prior to baking ensures tiers of well-made savory variety to bite into later on, as it ranges from crispy to delightfully melty.

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PITA KROMPIRUSA

Krompirusa (krom-pee-rue-sha) is a Bosnian Pita with a soft, buttery, almost creamy potato filling surrounded by flakey, baked homemade Bosnian phyllo dough. It is a staple amongst Bosnian comfort food, yet still retains a light and airy quality to bite into as it coat one's taste buds in melty bliss.

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BUREK PITA

Burek (boo-ray-kh) is a Bosnian Pita with a savory filling of seasoned organic lean ground beef alongside spiced minced onions which are all rolled inside of homemade Bosnian phyllo dough, resulting in tempting tender tastiness wrapped inside of a bite-sized pocket of crisp delight. 

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PITA SIRNICA

Sirnica (sear-knee-tzaaa) is a Bosnian Pita with creamy, melty, soft ricotta+kaşar+white brine sirene+raw milk cheese filling contained inside delicate layers of perfectly salted homemade Bosnian phyllo dough. 

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GRAH

Bosnian Grah (Grrrr-ahhhh-hhhh) is a blend of a soup and stew. The main ingredient is beans, that are soaked to the ideal textural consistency for at least day, as well as a cacophony of other more subtle underlying vegetable flavors that are also seasoned with Hungarian Paprika. The end result is a very comfort food type of meal with various and varying degrees of vegetable flavors galore. 

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BOSANSKA JANJETINA

A traditional staple in Bosnian cuisine is pečena janjetina (pay-che-gnaw yawn-net-tin-aaah) which is roasted lamb. Since making the meat involves methodical preparation in order to yield tender savory perfection, it is often times served alongside homemade bread and shallots for special occasions.

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BOSANSKA SARMA

Sarma is a savory dish where beef is spiced and seasoned alongside rice and pieces of Bosnian smoked meat that are then delicately encased and cooked in pickled cabbage leaves. 

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GRAŠAK SOUP

Grašak (Graw-shah-kh) is a type of pea that is simmered and cooked in a special sauce. The soup is made with Ajvar (Aye-wh-arrr) -a red pepper relish with eggplant, bell peppers, black pepper, garlic, and chilli- and infused with hints of oregano, basil, and rosemary.