Fatañones: A traditional meat dish

Fatányéros, Transylvanian mixed grill platter with bacon

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Discover this Transylvanian recipe featuring pieces of pork, veal, and beef, seasoned with paprika and served with French-style potato fries.

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Fatañones are a traditional dish originating in Transylvania. This mixture of meats is seasoned with paprika and served with vegetables and French fries.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying
  • Estimated cost$11.20 $1.87 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Low lactose

Ingredients

6 people
  • $2.15
  • $2.15
  • $1.95
  • $0.38
  • $0.08
  • $0.84
  • $0.04
  • $2.07
  • $1.54

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cut the meat into pieces of about 60g each, season with salt, sprinkle with paprika, and then coat with flour. Brown the pieces in hot oil.
  2. Cut the bacon into 4 pieces and make 2 cm deep cuts on each piece at three different points. Grill them – they will open up like a rooster’s comb.
  3. Cover a large wooden board with red cabbage, bell pepper, tomato, cucumber, and beetroot. ≈ 3 min
  4. Place the sautéed apples in the center, spread the meat over them, and finish with the bacon arranged in a criss-cross pattern. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Fatányéros, Transylvanian mixed grill platter with bacon

  • 250 g of pork loin$2.15
  • 250 g of beef tenderloin$2.15
  • 160 g of smoked bacon$1.95
  • ground paprika$0.38
  • 50 g of flour$0.08
  • 2 deciliters of oil$0.84
  • salt$0.04
  • Vegetables: red cabbage, bell pepper, tomato, cucumber, and cooked beetroot$2.07
  • Pan-fried apple$1.54

Total$11.20

that's $1.87 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 250 g of pork loin
  • 250 g of veal
  • 250 g of beef tenderloin
  • 160 g of smoked bacon
  • ground paprika
  • 50 g of flour
  • 2 deciliters of oil
  • salt
  • Vegetables: red cabbage, bell pepper, tomato, cucumber, and cooked beetroot
  • Pan-fried apple

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