Prairie Recipes
Prairie home cooking from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba: perogies, Saskatoon berry pie, flapper pie and Calgary ginger beef.
6 recipes
PrairiesPrairie Flapper Pie
Graham crust, vanilla custard and a tall meringue: the Prairies' beloved old-fashioned pie.
PrairiesCalgary Ginger Beef
Crispy strips of beef tossed in a sticky, sweet-spicy ginger sauce, born in Calgary.
PrairiesClassic Caesar Cocktail
Canada's national cocktail: vodka, Clamato, Worcestershire and hot sauce over ice in a celery-salt-rimmed glass.
Classic Canadian Saskatoon Berry Pie
A delightful double-crusted pie bursting with sweet and slightly tart Saskatoon berries, a true taste of the Canadian Prairies.
Saskatoon Berry Crisp
A Prairies summer classic: jammy Saskatoon berries under a buttery oat crumble.
Prairie Perogies with Bacon & Onion
Potato-cheddar perogies pan-fried with bacon and onion — a Prairie Ukrainian-Canadian classic.
Prairie kitchen classics
Prairie cooking reflects the families who settled Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Ukrainian, Polish and German traditions gave the region perogies and cabbage rolls, while Saskatoon berries, wheat and beef shaped the rest of the table.
You'll also find newer Prairie inventions here, like Calgary's ginger beef and the Caesar cocktail, also created in Calgary.