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Fatañones: A traditional meat dish

Fatañones: A traditional meat dish

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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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Recipe from JopkeB, De Wikischim, Erik Baas (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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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$12.72 $2.12 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

6 people
  • $5.72
  • $4.45
  • $0.30
  • $0.07
  • $0.84
  • $0.05
  • $1.29

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cut the meat into pieces of about 60 grams each, season with salt, and coat with breadcrumbs. ≈ 8 min
  2. Fry them in hot oil.
  3. Cut the bacon into 4 pieces and make deep incisions of about 2 cm on three spots on each piece. ≈ 8 min
  4. Fry the bacon.
  5. A large wooden platter filled with red cabbage, bell peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, and beets. ≈ 3 min
  6. In the center, roasted root vegetables are piled high, and the remaining meat is arranged on top. ≈ 3 min
  7. Finally, a layer of bacon is placed on top, like a chicken’s feather. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Fatañones: A traditional meat dish

  • 250 g of beef steak$5.72
  • 160 g of smoked ham$4.45
  • Ground paprika powder$0.30
  • 50 g of flour$0.07
  • 2 dl of oil paint$0.84
  • salt$0.05
  • French-style potato fries$1.29

Total$12.72

that's $2.12 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 250 g of pork
  • 250 g of veal
  • 250 g of beef steak
  • 160 g of smoked ham
  • Ground paprika powder
  • 50 g of flour
  • 2 dl of oil paint
  • salt
  • Salad (red cabbage, bell pepper, tomato, cucumber, and cooked beetroot)
  • French-style potato fries

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