Petrov post - food calendar by day in 2022

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Peter's Lent is a many-day summer fast established in honor of the memory of the supreme apostles Peter and Paul. In 2022 it will start on June 20 and end on July 11. For every Orthodox, it is important to know the basic rules of fasting, it is advisable to have a food calendar at hand in order to compose a fasting menu every day.

Petrov post - rules

In Orthodoxy, fasting always implies compliance with certain rules and church canons:

• refusal from animal products - all types of meat, dairy products and eggs;
• you cannot drink alcohol during fasting, with the exception of Saturdays and Sundays, as well as Orthodox holidays - on these days you can drink a little red wine;
• you can not attend entertainment events, it is better to celebrate all holidays in a quiet family circle;
• it is worth limiting watching TV and using the Internet;
• it is forbidden to guess, to conduct magic rituals;
• according to church canons, you cannot get married during fasting, and spouses should refrain from intimate relationships.

The main thing is that during fasting you should not "nag" your loved ones, that is, swear, feel anger, and commit acts that can destroy peaceful relations between people.

Peter's fast is not very strict and if you look at the food calendar in 2022, you can cook fish on Tuesday, Thursday and weekends. On Monday you can eat hot food, but no oil. Dry eating days fall on Wednesday and Friday.

Lenten menu with recipes

You cannot eat meat and dairy products during fasting, but you can cook fish. This is the summer fast when the gathering of fruits and vegetables begins. Also, the list of permitted foods includes all types of cereals, legumes, nuts and mushrooms. Therefore, you can create a simple menu with recipes for lean, tasty and healthy dishes.

Ajapsandal - Lean Vegetable Stew

Petrov post is summer, which means that you can cook various lean dishes from vegetables. For example, ajapsandal is very popular in Transcaucasia. This is a vegetable stew, which turns out to be very tasty, spicy, which will especially appeal to those who love savory dishes. In fasting, stew can be served as an independent dish, and on any other day - as a side dish for meat.

Ingredients:

• tomatoes;
• eggplant;
• carrot;
• potato;
• Bell pepper;
• hot chilli pepper;
• garlic;
• onion;
• cilantro and basil;
• vegetable oil;
• sugar;
• salt and black pepper.

Step by step recipe:

Cut the blue ones into 2-3 cm pieces, put them in a bowl, sprinkle with salt, mix well and leave for 10-15 minutes

At this time, we will prepare other vegetables. Tomatoes need to be peeled. To do this, make incisions on the fruits, pour boiling water for a couple of minutes

Cut the peeled potato tubers into the same pieces as the eggplants

• Drain the hot water from the tomatoes, pour in cold water and let them stand for another minute.
• Cut the carrots into slices 5 mm thick.

We peel off the peel from the tomatoes, cut out the stalks and cut into large pieces

Cut the onion and bell peppers into large cubes

• Cut hot pepper into small strips, chop the garlic.
• We cut all the greens, rinse the eggplants under cold water, squeeze out excess moisture and go to the stove.

In a deep saucepan with a thick bottom, heat the oil and fry all the vegetables separately over high heat. First, potatoes and eggplants until golden, then onions with the addition of carrots, bell peppers, and half of the garlic and hot pepper

• As soon as the garlic gives off flavor, add the tomatoes, stir and return the eggplants and potatoes to the stewpan.
• Next, pour the remaining garlic with hot pepper, herbs, add sugar, salt with black pepper to taste. We mix everything.

Simmer the stew over medium heat, covered for no more than 15 minutes, so that the vegetables do not lose their shape and turn into caviar. Before serving, the dish should be well infused, for at least an hour

Instead of basil and cilantro, you can use parsley, and ground coriander as an additional spice.

Lean vegetable salad

Different salads can be prepared from vegetables for Petrov post. We suggest preparing one of these healthy dishes. The salad is so delicious that you should definitely include it on the menu with lean recipes.

Ingredients:

• 2 tomatoes;
• any salad greens;
• 50-100 g of walnuts;
• 1 clove of garlic;
• 2 tbsp. l. olive oil;
• 0.5 tsp vinegar;
• salt and pepper to taste.

Step-by-step cooking recipe:

1. Cut the tomatoes into small pieces.
2. Put the nuts in the blender bowl, immediately put the garlic, you can use a fresh clove or a spoonful of dried. We also pour in oil and vinegar, interrupt everything into crumbs.
3. We send greens to the salad bowl, lay out slices of tomatoes and nut dressing on top.

Absolutely any vegetables are suitable for such a salad, be it cucumbers or bell peppers, you can even use canned corn.

Fish cutlets

You can diversify the lean menu with recipes for fish dishes. The food calendar at Petrov Lent is not so strict: fish is allowed on Tuesdays, Thursdays and weekends. It can be fried, baked or very tender and tasty cutlets from ordinary canned fish can be made.

Ingredients:

• canned fish;
• 1 cup rice
• 3 potato tubers;
• 1 onion;
• salt to taste;
• flour for breading;
• frying oil.

Preparation:

• Chop the onion into small cubes and pour boiling water to remove excess bitterness.
• Mash canned saury or sardines with a regular fork.

Peel the potatoes, boil until tender with the addition of salt, and then grind in mashed potatoes

• Boil the rice until cooked in salted water and cook so that it turns out to be viscous.
• Now add fish, rice and onions to the crushed potatoes, knead everything thoroughly.

We make cutlets from minced meat, bread in flour and fry in butter on both sides until golden

For those who do not like raw onions in cutlets, you can lightly fry them in vegetable oil.

Chashushuli from mushrooms and potatoes

During the fast, you can cook dishes from various cereals, vegetables and mushrooms. For fans of Georgian cuisine, we suggest cooking lean chashushuli, which is cooked in Georgia during the season of young potatoes.

Ingredients:

• 700 g of young potatoes;
• 500 g of champignons;
• 6 cloves of garlic;
• 1 pod of hot pepper;
• 2 onions;
• 50 g of fresh herbs;
• 2 tomatoes;
• salt and pepper to taste;
• 1 tsp hops-suneli;
• vegetable oil for frying.

Preparation:

• We wash the young potatoes well, do not peel the skin off, send them to the pan with heated oil. Fry under the lid until tender, about 15-20 minutes.
• We put another frying pan on the stove, also heat the oil in it and lightly sauté the onion cut into half rings. Then add finely chopped garlic to it.

We cut the champignons into plates and fry together with onions and garlic

As soon as the mushrooms start juice, add the tomatoes, cut them into smaller pieces. Also, do not forget about hot peppers, you must first grind it

We shift the potatoes to the mushrooms, add salt, spices and herbs, mix everything and remove the finished dish from the heat

According to the classic recipe, such a Georgian dish is prepared with beef. Chashushuli is meat stewed in its own juice and spicy tomato sauce.

Greek baked zucchini

We suggest including delicious Greek zucchini in the lean menu. This dish is sure to please those who love easy and simple recipes.

Ingredients:

• 500 g potatoes;
• 1 zucchini;
• 2 tomatoes;
• 2 onions;
• 60 ml olive oil;
• ½ cans of tomatoes in their own juice;
• salt and pepper to taste;
• parsley.

Step by step recipe:

Cut the peeled potato tubers into thin slices

• Cut the zucchini in half, then divide each half in half and cut into thin slices.
• We send potatoes with zucchini in a mold, followed by onion chopped into small cubes, tomatoes cut into small pieces and chopped parsley.
• Add canned tomatoes, salt, pepper and olive oil to vegetables.

Mix the vegetables well, add a little water and put in the oven for 90 minutes (temperature 200 ° C)

For aroma, you can add Provencal herbs, and for piquancy, a clove of garlic.

Lean carrot cake

Even during fasting, you can cook pastries, especially when there are such wonderful recipes. Carrot cake turns out to be very tasty, tender and crumbly.

Ingredients:

• 120 g sugar;
• 1 carrot;
• 200 ml of any fruit juice;
• 8 tbsp. l. vegetable oil;
• a pinch of salt;
• 150 g flour;
• 10 g baking powder;
• 1-2 handfuls of walnuts.

Preparation:

1. To begin with, in a bowl, mix the sugar with the addition of vegetable oil and a pinch of salt.
2. Pour in the juice and stir everything well.
3. Add finely grated carrots to the mixture.
4. Sift the flour with baking powder and knead the dough.
5. Add chopped nuts, mix and pour the dough into a mold.
6. We send the cake to the oven and cook for 40 minutes at 180 ° C, and sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.

We use a sweet variety of carrots for baking. In addition to nuts, raisins and any other dried fruits can be added to the dough.

It is not necessary for the laity to strictly follow the dietary calendar of Petrov Lent in 2022: for example, on dry-eating days you can eat, but the food should be simple and modest. The main thing in fasting is to pay attention to the soul, because its basis is repentance, humility, prayer and reading of spiritual books.