Turkish Food and Recipes

Turkish Butcher's Meatballs (Kasap Kofte)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Sun, 12 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000

2 lb ground beef

1 tsp salt to taste

1 onion, grated

2-3 cloves of garlic, smashed

½ cup fresh parsley, finely chopped

½ tsp thyme

½ tsp cumin

½ tsp black pepper

½ tsp crushed red pepper

Combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl. Knead until the ground beef absorbs the ingredients.

Grab egg size or bigger pieces and make balls rolling them in between your palms. Then, flatten the meat balls as seen in the picture.

Cook both sides over the grill until they get browned. Serve with salad and/or greens.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

1 kg dana kiyma

1 tatli kasigi tuz

1 sogan, rendelenmis

2-3 dis sarimsak, ezilmis

½ su bardagi maydanoz, ince dogranmis (istege bagli)

1 cay kasigi kekik

1 cay kasigi kimyon

1 cay kasigi karabiber

1 cay kasigi kirmizi pul biber

Butun malzemeleri genis bir karistirma kabinda guzelce karistirin. Elinizle guzelce yogurarak baharatlarin kiyma ile ozdeslesmesini saglayin. Yumurta buyuklugunde ya da daha buyuk parcalar koparin ve avuc iclerinizde yuvarlayarak esimde gorulen kofte seklini verin. Her iki taraflari da kizarana dek izgarada pisirin. Yaninda yesil salata ile servis edin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Okra with Olive Oil (Zeytinyagli Bamya)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Mon, 06 May 2013 03:19:00 +0000

1 lb okra

1 cup tomato, finely diced

2 carrots, julienne cut

1 big onion, sliced thin

½ lemon’s juice

1/3 cup olive oil

1 tsp salt to taste

½ tsp black pepper

½ tsp sugar

½ cup hot water

Place the carrot on the bottom of a pot and cover with the cleaned okra. Then cover the okra with thinly sliced onions. Add the tomatoes, lemon juice and olive oil. Season with salt, sugar, and black pepper. Pour the hot water and cook over low heat covered (for about 20 minutes or until the vegetables are cooked).

Serve either warm or cold.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

½ kg bamya

1 su bardagi domates, kup kup dogranmis

2 havuc, julyen kesilmis

1 buyuk boy sogan, ince dilimlenmis

½ limonun suyu

1/3 su bardagi limon suyu

1 tatli kasigi tuz

½ tatli kasigi karabiber

½ tatli kasigi seker

½ su bardagi sicak su

Havuclari tencerenin dibine dizin ve uzerine temizlenmis bamyalari dizin. Daha sonra, uzerine soganlari ve domatesleri ekleyin. Limon suyu ve zeytinyagini dokun. Tuz, seker ve karabiberi de ekleyin. Sicak suyu ilave ederek kisik ateste kapagi kapali olarak yaklasik 20 dakika ya da sebzeler pisene dek pisirin.

Ilik ya da soguk servis edebilirsiniz.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Blackened Halibut (Tavada Kizarmis Halibut)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:30:00 +0000

1 lb halibut steaks/fillets

½ tsp paprika

¼ tsp cumin

1 clove of garlic, minced

¼ tsp dried thyme

½ tsp salt to taste

2 Tbsp canola oil, for frying

To prepare fish, combine paprika, cumin, thyme and salt. Rub with minced garlic. Sprinkle fish evenly with seasoning mixture. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add fish to pan; sauté 4-6 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork or until desired degree of doneness. Serve with lemon.

ENJOY

Benefits of Fish

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TURKCE

½ kg halibut dilim/fileto

1 cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber

½ cay kasigi kimyon

1 dis sarimsak, rendelenmis

½ cay kasigi kekik

1 cay kasigi tuz

2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi, kizartmak icin

Oncelikle toz biber, kekik, tuz ve kimyonu karistirin. Halibut baligi parcalarini sarimsak ile ovun. Sonra da karistirdiginiz baharatlarla kaplayin. Kanola yagini yuksek ateste kizdirin ve baliklari tavaya alin. Her tarafini yaklasik 4-6 dakika ya da baliklara catal batirinca kolayca ayrilana dek iyice pisirin. Limon ile servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Baligin Faydalari

Ana Sayfaya Don

Stuffed Artichokes with Olive Oil (Zeytinyagli Enginar Dolmasi)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:44:00 +0000

4 fresh whole artichokes

1 cup rice, washed and drained

1 onion, finely chopped

2 Tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped

3-4 pieces green onions, chopped

1 tsp salt

½ tsp cumin

½ tsp dried mint

¼ tsp black pepper

1 lemon’s juice

1/3 cup olive oil

Cut the stalks of the artichokes and remove the tips of the leaves with scissors. Remove the bottom layer of the leaves as well. Open the middle of the artichokes and remove the purple hairy part with a teaspoon. Drizzle some lemon juice in the middle part to prevent browning.

Mix all the stuffing ingredients and fill the artichokes starting from the middle and going towards the outer leaves. Open up the leaves and try to fill in each leaf even though it is not much. Place them in a pot and fill it with hot water until the half of the artichokes. Add some salt and lemon into the water. Bring to a boil and cook for about 1-1 ½ hours. Occasionally, spoon some water and pour over the artichokes to prevent them from drying.

Serve them either hot or warm. Start eating from the outer leaves and go toward the middle. Place each leaf in between your teeth, pull out and eat the bottom part.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

4 tane enginar

1 su bardagi pirinc, yikanmis

1 tane sogan, ince dogranmis

2 yemek kasigi maydanoz, dogranmis

3-4 dal yesil sogan, dogranmis

1 tatli kasigi tuz

1 cay kasigi kimyon

1 cay kasigi nane

½ cay kasigi karabiber

1 tane limonun suyu

1/3 su bardagi zeytinyagi

Enginarlarin sapini kesin ve makas yardimiyla yapraklarinin uc kisimlarini kesin. En alt kismindaki yapraklari koparip atin. Enginarlarin ortasini eliniz yardimiyla acin ve ortasindaki morumsu tuylu tabakayi tatli kasigi yardimiyla oyun ve atin. Ayikladiginiz enginarlarin orta kismina kararmayi onlemek icin bir kac damla limon damlatin.

Diger butun ic malzemeleri karistirin. Enginarlarin ortasini iyice acip, pirincli icten koyun. Elinizle yapraklari actirarak aralarina ic malzemeden koyun. Her yaprak arasina az da olsa ic malzemeden koymaya calisin. Genis bir tencereye yerlestirin. Enginarlarin yarisina cikacak kadar sicak su ilave edin. Suya biraz tuz ve limon suyu ilave edin. Su kaynamaya baslayinca kisik atese alin ve yaklasik 1- 1 ½ saat kadar pisirin. Arada enginarlarin suyundan kasik ile alip uzerlerinde gezdirerek uzerlerinin kurumasini engelleyin.

Sicak veya ilik servis edin. Yerken dis yapraklarindan baslayarak ortasina dogru ilerleyin. Yapraklarinin dip kisimlarini dislerinizin arasinda siyirarak keyifle yiyin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Eggs with Pastrami (Pastirmali Yumurta)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 03:01:00 +0000

3-4 eggs

½ cup pastrami, torn into pieces

1-2 Tbsp butter (optional)

A pinch of salt

A pinch if paprika

Take the butter over the skillet and melt over medium heat. Then, tear the pastrami into small pieces and sauté in butter for 2 minutes. Crack the eggs carefully and sprinkle with salt and paprika. You may either close the lid and cook over low heat without disturbing the eggs, or give a gentle stir folding the eggs and cook until eggs are done.

Serve hot.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

3-4 yumurta

½ su bardagi pastirma, parcalanmis

1-2 yemek kasigi tereyagi (istege bagli)

Bir tutam tuz

Bir tutam kirmizi toz biber

Pastirmalari ufak parcalara bolun. Tavaya tereyagini alin ve orta ateste eritin. Pastirmayi ilave edin ve 2 dakika kadar cevirin. Yumurtalari dikkatlice kirin. Uzerine tuz ve kirmizi biber serpin. Isterseniz dokunmadan uzerine kapak kapatarak dusuk ateste pisirin, isterseniz de bir kac defa karistirarak yumurtalari cok fazla dagitmadan yumurtalar sertlesene dek pisirin.

Sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Soft Potato Pogaca (Patatesli Yumusacik Pogaca)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:00:00 +0000

2 medium potatoes, boiled and peeled

2 eggs

150 g butter at room temperature

2 ½ cups flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt to taste

1 egg yolk for egg wash

Sesame seeds or nigella seeds for top

For filling:

1 cup ricotta cheese

1 cup feta cheese, crumbled

1 cup black olives, sliced

Grate boiled and cooled potatoes. Then, combine all the dough ingredients in a big mixing bowl. Knead the dough and make it soft and elastic. Then, grab walnut size or bigger dough pieces and flatten them using your palms. Place 1 tsp of filling type you’ve chosen and close the edges in the middle making a closed ball. Then, invert the smooth part facing up and place over a greased oven tray. Brush each of them with egg wash and sprinkle with either sesame or nigella seeds or both. Bake at 400F (200C) preheated oven for about 20-25 minutes or until the tops turn golden brown. Serve hot/warm.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

2 orta boy patates, haslanmis ve soyulmus

2 yumurta

150 gram tereyag, oda sicakliginda

2 ½ su bardagi un

1 tatli kasigi kabartma tozu

1 tatli kasigi tuz

Uzeri icin bir yumurta sarisi

Uzeri icin susam ya da corek otu

Ic malzeme:

1 su bardagi lor peynir

YA DA

1 su bardagi beyaz peynir, ufalanmis

YA DA

1 su bardagi siyah zeytin, ince dilimlenmis

Sogumus olan haslanmis patatesleri rendeleyin. Butun hamur malzemelerini derin bir kapta karistirin. Kulak memesi yumusakliginda esnek ve yumusak bir hamur yogurun. Daha sonra, cevizden biraz daha irice hamur parcalari alin ve elinizle acarak ortasina arzu ettiginiz ic malzemeden 1 tatli kasigi koyun. Hamurun kenarlarindan ortaya dogru toplayin ve torba agzi gibi sikica kapatip yapistirarak yuvarlak pogacalar yapin. Ters cevirip duzgun taraflari uste gelecek sekilde yaglanmis firin tepsisine aralikli olarak dizin. Cirpilmis yumurta sarisini firca ile butun pogacalarin uzerine surun. Son olarak, susam ya da corek otu serpin. Onceden isitilmis 200C (400F) firinda yaklasik 20-25 dakika veya uzerleri kizarana dek pisirin. Sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Meatballs in Tomato Sauce (Domatesli Sulu Kofte)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:00:00 +0000

½ onion, chopped finely

3-4 Tbsp canola oil

3 Tbsp flour

2 Tbsp tomato paste

½ cup crushed tomato

5-6 cups water

1 tsp salt to taste

For the meatballs:

~1 lb ground beef

½ onion, chopped finely

¼ cup rice, washed

½ tsp salt to taste

¼ tsp black pepper

¼ tsp cumin

A pinch of crushed red pepper

Mix all the meatball ingredients with your hands and grab cherry size or bigger pieces and make meatballs using your palms. Keep them in refrigerator.

Take onion and canola oil over a pan and sauté over medium heat. Add flour and keep sautéing for about 2 minutes until it changes color. Then, add tomato paste stirring continuously. Once the tomato paste is dissolved, add water and crushed tomato. Bring to a boil and add the meatballs. Simmer over low heat until the meatballs are cooked (about 15-20 minutes).

ENJOY

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TURKCE

½ sogan, kucuk dogranmis

3-4 yemek kasigi kanola yagi

3 yemek kasigi un

2 yemek kasigi domates salcasi

½ su bardagi rendelenmis domates

5-6 su bardagi su

1 tatli kasigi tuz

Koftesi icin:

400 gr kiyma

½ sogan, kucuk dogranmis

¼ su bardagi pirinc, yikanmis

1 cay kasigi tuz

½ cay kasigi karabiber

½ cay kasigi kimyon

Bir tutam aci pul biber

Koftelik malzemeleri guzelce elinizle yogurun ve cevizden biraz daha kucuk toplar yapin. Buzdolabina dinlenmeye alin.

Tencereye sogani ve kanola yagini alin ve orta ateste sote edin. Unu ilave edin ve rengi degisene dek yaklasik 2 dakika kadar cevirin. Sonra salcayi ilave edin ve karistirmaya devam edin. Salca dagildiktan sonra domatesi ve suyu ilave edin. Kaynamaya baslayinca kofteleri ilave edin. Kisik ateste kofteler pisene dek yaklasik 15-20 dakika pisirin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Egg in a Basket (Ekmek Ici Yumurta)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:00:00 +0000

2 eggs

2 slices of bread, any kind

2-3 Tbsp butter

Salt and pepper to taste

Use a small cup or cookie cutter to cut a hole (or any shape) in the middle of the slice. Place 1 Tbsp of butter in a pan and place it over medium heat. Then, place the slice in the pan and put 1 tsp of butter inside the hole. Crack the egg into a small cup and then release the egg into the bread hole gently. Or you may crack the egg directly into the hole. Sprinkle some salt and pepper. Cook for 1-2 minutes. Carefully lift up the edge and see if the bottom is nice and solid maybe a little bit of golden brownness. Flip it with a wooden spatula. Add some more butter to the pan. You should see the egg has been cooked nicely on side one and into the edges of the bread nicely. Again sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook the second side about a minute or so. The second side takes a little bit less time to cook, but check and feel if the firmness is to your taste. Flip back over as the first side is typically the pretty side, and place it on your plate. Repeat the same steps for the other slices.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

2 yumurta

2 dilim ekmek, herhangi bir cesit

2-3 yemek kasigi tereyagi

Tuz ve karabiber

Kucuk bir bardak ya da kurabiye kalibi kullanarak (istediginiz sekilde) ekmek diliminin ortasinda bir delik acin. Tavaya 1 yemek kasigi tereyagi alin ve orta atese alin. Sonra, dilimin ortasindaki bosluga 1 tatli kasigi kadar tereyagi koyun. Yumurtayi bir bardaga nazikce kirin ve ekmegin ortasindaki bosluga birakin. Ya da yumurtayi direk olarak ekmegin icine kirabilirsiniz. Biraz tuz ve karabiber serpin. Yaklasik 1-2 dakika pisirin. Tahta bir spatula ile dikkatlice cevirin ve tavaya biraz daha tereyagi ilave edin. Ekmegin icindeki yumurtanin pistigini ve ekmek kenarlarina dogru sertlestigini goreceksiniz. Cevirdiginiz tarafa tekrar tuz serpin ve yaklasik 1-2 dakika kadar pisirin. Ikinci taraf daha kisa surede pisecektir, fakat siz yine de arzu ettiginiz miktarda pisirin. Servis tabagina alirken ilk pisirdiginiz tarafi uste gelecek sekilde koyun, genelde ilk taraf daha guzel gorunur.

Diger ekmek dilimleri icinde ayni islemleri tekrarlayin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Stuffed Zucchini (Zeytinyagli Kabak Dolmasi)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 14:30:00 +0000

2 lb zucchini

1½ cups rice

1 medium onion, chopped finely

½ cup parsley, chopped

1 Tbsp dried mint

1 tsp salt to taste

½ tsp black pepper

1/3 cup olive oil

1 Tbsp tomato paste

2-3 tomatoes, sliced (for covering tops)

Hot water

Wash the rice and drain. Chop the onions finely and mix all the ingredients but hot water and the zucchinis. Then, wash the zucchinis and make scratches or parallel marks with fork or you may peel them in stripes. Cut the stems. If the zucchinis were long enough cut them in half lengthwise. Then, scrape inside of each piece of zucchini using a small spoon, making them hollow. You may sprinkle with salt inside.

Then, stuff each hollow zucchini with the rice stuffing, leaving about ¼ inch part on top. Cover each stuffed zucchini either with a slice of tomato or stems of the zucchinis. Place them in a pot leaving no room in between. Add hot water about 1 inch to cover the zucchinis and cook over medium-low heat about 30 minutes or until the rice is cooked. Take them over serving plate and serve with either plain or garlic yogurt. You may garnish with dill.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

1 kg dolmalik sakiz kabagi

1½ su bardagi pirinc

1 orta boy sogan, ince dogranmis

½ su bardagi maydanoz, dogranmis

1 yemek kasigi kuru nane

1 tatli kasigi tuz

1 cay kasigi karabiber

1/3 su bardagi zeytinyagi

1 yemek kasigi domates salcasi

2-3 domates, dilimlenmis (uzeri icin)

Kaynamis su

Pirinci yikayin ve suzun. Soganlari kucuk kucuk dograyin. Sonra butun ic malzemeyi bir kapta karistirin. Kabaklari yikayin ve uzerlerini catal ile cizin veya alacali soyabilirsiniz. Kabaklarin sap kisimlarini duzgunce kesin. Eger kabaklar uzun ise boyuna ortadan iki esit parcaya bolun. Her bir parcanin icini cay kasigi yardimi ile diplerini delmemeye gayret gostererek oyun. Oydugunuz kabaklarin icine tuz serpebilirsiniz.

Hazirladiginiz icten kabaklarin uzerinde bir parmak kadar bosluk kalana dek doldurun. Uzerlerine birer dilim domates ya da kestiginiz kabaklarin saplarini yerlestirin. Tencereye bosluk kalmayacak sekilde dizin. Tencerenin tabanindan 2 parmak yukseklige cikacak kadar kaynamis su ilave edin ve kisik ateste yarim saat kadar kabaklar ve pirincler pisene dek pisirin.

Servis tabagina alin ve uzerlerine ya da yanina sade veya sarimsakli yogurt koyarak servis yapin. Dere otu ile de susleyebilirsiniz.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Roasted White Asparagus (Firinda Beyaz Kuskonmaz)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

1 lb white asparagus, trimmed

2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

½ tsp paprika

½ tsp salt to taste

½ tsp dried thyme

2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice (optional)

Steam asparagus spears in 1 cup salty boiling water until they are soft (5 minutes in microwave). Then, rinse under cold water and drain. Preferably cut them in half.

Take the cooked asparagus over an oven tray layered with baking paper. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil; add paprika and thyme. Toss gently to cover them all. Roast them in the preheated 450F (230C) for about 8-10 minutes.

Take over the serving plate and drizzle with fresh lemon juice (optional).

ENJOY

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TURKCE

½ kg beyaz kuskonmaz, temizlenmis

2 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi

½ tatli kasigi toz kirmizi biber

1 cay kasigi tuz

1 cay kasigi kuru kekik

2 yemek kasigi taze limon suyu (istege bagli)

Kuskonmazlari 1 su bardagi kaynar tuzlu su icinde yumusayana dek buharda pisirin (mikrodalgada 5 dakika). Soguk su altinda durulayin ve suyunu suzun.

Pismis beyaz kuskonmazlari yagli kagit sermis oldugunuz firin tepsisine alin. Uzerine zeytinyagini, kirmizi toz biber ve kekigi serpin. Nazikce harmanlayin ve onceden isitilmis 230C (450F) firinda yaklasik 8-10 dakika pisirin. Servis tabaklarina alin ve uzerlerine limon suyu serpistirin (istege bagli).

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Pumpkin Pudding (Bal Kabakli Muhallebi)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:30:00 +0000

2 cups milk

2 Tbsp flour

2 Tbsp starch

1 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla

2 Tbsp butter

1 cup pumpkin puree

For the pumpkin puree, chop about 1 lb pumpkin and barely cover with water and add 1 Tbsp sugar. Cook until soft and drain. Puree with blender. Let it cool. Alternately, you may use canned pumpkin puree/filling.

Take milk, flour, starch and sugar in a pot and mix them all. Place over the stove and cook stirring gradually (preferably with mixer) over medium heat. Once it starts boiling, stir in butter, pumpkin puree and vanilla. Cook for about 2-3 minutes over low heat stirring gradually.

Pour into individual serving cups and let them cool either at room temperature or in the refrigerator.

Garnish generously with crushed walnuts.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

2 su bardagi sut

2 yemek kasigi un

2 yemek kasigi nisasta

1 su bardagi seker

1 tatli kasigi vanilya

2 yemek kasigi tereyagi

1 su bardagi bal kabagi puresi

Bal kabagi puresi icin, kabagi dograyin, uzerini gecmeyecek kadar su ve 1 yemek kasigi seker ile haslayin, suzun. Blendirdan gecirin.

Tencerede sut, un, nisasta ve sekeri iyice karistirin. Sonra, ocaga alin ve surekli karistirark, tercihen cirpici yardimi ile pisirin. Kaynamaya başladığında, tereyag, kabak puresi ve vanilyayi koyarak karistirin. Yaklasik 2-3 dakika kisik ateste kaynatin.

Ocaktan alin ve servis kaselerine bosaltin. Ilimasini bekleyin ya da buzdolabinda sogutabilirsiniz.

Uzerine kiriklanmis ceviz koyarak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Stir Fried Ginger Shrimp in Spaghetti Bed (Spagetti Yataginda Zencefilli Karides)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:00:00 +0000

1 lb spaghetti
¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped
1 Tbsp grated lemon zest
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 tsp fresh ginger, grated

1/3 cup celery, chopped
1 shallot, thinly sliced
1-2 garlic clove, minced
¼ tsp crushed red pepper
1 lb large shrimp, shelled and deveined
1/2 cup onion, thinly chopped
½ tsp salt

1 Tbsp sesame seeds
¼ cup low-sodium chicken broth
1/3 cup soy sauce
1 Tbsp lemon juice

Cook the spaghetti according to package directions. Drain; set aside. Meanwhile, combine the ½ Tbsp of the parsley, and 1 Tbsp of the zest in a small bowl; set aside.
Heat the oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add the shallot, onions, celery, garlic, and red pepper. Cook stirring until the shallots are soft, about 1 minute. Add the shrimp and the salt, and cook, over medium high heat, turning occasionally, until the shrimp are opaque, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in the broth, soy sauce, ginger and lemon juice. Bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute, then reduce the heat to medium. Stir in the remaining 3 Tbsp parsley, ½ Tbsp zest and sesame seeds, tossing to coat well; remove from the heat.
Take spaghetti over the serving plate and top with the cooked shrimp. Or you may stir in the spaghetti to the shrimp while still over the heat. Then, transfer to a serving plate. Serve hot/warm.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

½ kg spagetti

¼ su bardagi taze maydanoz, dogranmis

1 yemek kasigi rendelenmis limon kabugu

1 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 tatli kasigi taze zencefil, rendelenmis

1/3 su bardagi kereviz sapi, dogranmis

1 yesil sogan, ince dogranmis

1-2 dis sarimsak, ezilmis

½ cay kasigi kirmizi pul biber

½ kg buyuk boy, karides, soyulmus ve temizlenmis
1/2 su bardagi sogan, ince dogranmis

1 cay kasigi tuz

¼ su bardagi az tuzlu tavuk suyu

1/3 su bardagi soya sosu

1 yemek kasigi limon suyu

1 yemek kasigi susam

Spagettiyi paketin uzerindeki tarife gore pisirin, suzun ve kenara alin. Bu sirada, ½ yemek kasigi maydanoz ve 1 yemek kasigi limon kabugu rendesini kucuk bir kapta karistirin ve kenara ayirin.

Buyuk ve derin bir tavada zeytinyagini isitin ve sogan, kereviz sapi, sarimsak ve kirmizi pul biberi ilave edin. Yesil soganlar yumusayana dek 1 dakika kadar pisirin. Karides ve tuzu ilave edin ve orta ateste karistirarak karidesler yumusayip renk degistirene dek yaklasik 1-2 dakika pisirin. Sonra, soya sosu, zencefil, tavuk suyu ve limon suyunu ilave edin. Kaynayinca bir dakika kadar pisirin, orta atese alin. Geri kalan maydanoz, limon kabugu rendesi ve susamlari ilave edin ve iyice karistirin. Ocaktan alin. Pisen spagettiyi tabaga alin ve uzerine pisen karidesi ilave edin. Ya da spagettiyi karideslere ilave edin ve guzelce harmanlayin. Sonra, servis tabagina alin ve sicak/ilik servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Lemon Bars (Limonlu Kareler)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:30:00 +0000

For the crust:

½ lb butter, at room temperature
½ cup granulated sugar
2 cups flour
A pinch of sea salt

For the lemon layer:

4 large eggs at room temperature
1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
1-1 ½ grated lemon zest (3 to 4 lemons)
2/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
2/3 cup flour

½ cup confectioners’ sugar, for dusting

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C) and grease a 9x13x2 inch oven tray lined with baking sheet.

For the crust, mix the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light. Combine flour and salt and, with the mixer on low, add to the butter until just mixed. Take the dough onto a well floured board and gather into a ball. Flatten the dough with floured hands and press it into the greased baking sheet, building up a ½ inch edge on all sides. Bake the crust for about 15 to 20 minutes, until very lightly browned. Let cool on a wire rack and leave the oven on.

For the lemon layer, whisk together the eggs, sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, and flour. Pour over the crust and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or about 5 minutes beyond the point where the lemon filling is set. Let cool to room temperature.

Cut into rectangles/squares and dust with confectioners’ sugar.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

Tabani icin:

250 gr tereyag, oda sicakliginda

½ su bardagi seker

2 su bardagi un

Bir tutam tuz

Uzeri icin:

4 buyuk boy yumurta, oda sicakliginda

1 2/3 su bardagi seker

½ rendelenmis limon kabugu (3-4 limon)

2/3 su bardagi taze sikilmis limon suyu

2/3 su bardagi un

Uzerine serpmek icin ½ su bardagi pudra sekeri

Firini onceden 180°C (350°F)’ye isitin ve yaklasik 22x32x5 cm boyutlarinda bir borcam tepsiyi yaglayin veya yagli kagit serin. Tabani icin, tereyagi ve sekeri mikser ile karistirarak krema haline getirin. Baska bir yerde, un ve tuzu karistirin ve mikser ile dusuk seviyede tereyagi karisimina karistirarak yedirin. Hamuru unlanmis temiz bir zemine alin ve top haline getirin. Unlanmis elleriniz yardimiyla hamuru acip duzlestirin ve hazirlamis oldugunuz tepsiye bastirarak yerlestirin. Kenarlarinda yaklasik 1-1.5 cm yuksekliginde hamur olacak sekilde ayarlayin. Firina verin ve yaklasik 15-20 dakika ya da uzeri hafifce kizarana dek pisirin. Sogumaya alin ve firini calisir sekilde acik birakin.

Limonlu ust kisim icin, yumurta, seker, limon suyu, limon kabugu rendesi ve unu mikserle cirpin. Karisimi tabanin uzerine esit sekilde yayarak dokun ve yaklasik 25-30 dakika veya ust kismi sertlesmeye basladiktan sonra 5 dakika daha pisirdikten sonra firindan alin. Oda sicakligina gelene dek sogumaya birakin.

Kare veya dikdortgen seklinde dilimleyin ve uzerine elek ile pudra sekeri serpin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Shallow Fried Horse Mackerel (Palamut Tava)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 18:03:00 +0000

1 lb horse mackerel, cleaned and sliced in 1 cm thick pieces

½ cups corn flour

1 tsp sea salt

½ cup canola oil, for frying

Lemon wedges for serving

Dip the horse mackerel sliced into the corn flour and shake the excess flour. Heat canola oil in a frying pan and shallow fry the horse mackerel slices in both sides until they are nicely browned.

Take them over a paper towel to get rid of the excess oil.

Then, take them over a serving plate and serve hot with lemon wedges and preferably lettuce.

ENJOY

Benefits of Fish

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TURKCE

½ kg palamut baligi, temizlenip dilimlenmis

½ su bardagi misir unu

1 tatli kasigi deniz tuzu

½ su bardagi kanola yagi, kizartmak icin

Dilimlenmis limon, servis icin

Temizlenmis ve 1 cm kalinliginda dilimlenmis palamutlari tuzlayin ve her birini misir ununa bulayin. Fazla unu silkeleyin. Kizartma tavasinda kanola yagini kizdirin ve orta ateste palamut dilimlerini onlu arkali guzelce kizartin. Kagit havlu uzerine alin.

Yaninda limon dilimleri ve yesillik ile sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Baligin Faydalari

Ana Sayfaya Don

Grape Tomato Frittata (Kiraz-Ceri Domatesli Italyan Omleti)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:00:00 +0000

1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

2-3 green onions, thinly chopped

1 cup grape tomatoes

½ tsp sea salt

4-5 eggs, lightly beaten

1 Tbsp fresh basil leaves or ½ tsp dried basil

½ cup cheddar, grated

Take olive oil in a 8-10-inch ovenproof nonstick skillet, sauté onions and tomatoes, add salt and cook about 4-5 minutes over low medium heat. Preheat oven to 425F (220C). Add eggs and cheese, season with basil leaves and stir to combine. Cook undisturbed, until edges are set (about 2 minutes). Then, transfer skillet to oven and bake until top of frittata is just set, 8- to 10 minutes.

Slide or invert frittata onto a serving plate and cut into 6 wedges. Serve warm.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

1 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi

2-3 yesil sogan, ince dogranmis

1 su bardagi kiraz/ceri domates

1 cay kasigi deniz tuzu

4-5 yumurta, cirpilmis

1 yemek kasigi taze feslegen yapragi/1 cay kasigi kuru feslegen

½ su bardagi cedar peyniri, rendelenmis

Zeytinyagini firina dayanikli yapismaz bir tavaya alin; sogan ve domatesleri orta ateste yaklasik 4-5 dakika sote edin. Tuzu ilave edin. Firini 220C (425F)’ye isitin. Yumurta, cedar peyniri ve feslegen yapraklarini ilave edin ve guzelce karistirin. Yaklasik iki dakika boyunca hic dokunmadan kenarlari sertlesene dek kisik ateste pisirin. Sonra, onceden isittiginiz firinda yaklasik 8-10 dakika yada yumurta pisip omlet iyice sertlesene dek pisirin.

Omleti ister ters cevirerek isterseniz de siyirarak servis tabagina alin. Pasta dilimi sekline 6’ya kesin ve sicak/ilik servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Sesame Paste (Tahini) & Walnut Cookies (Tahinli&Cevizli Kurabiye)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:14:00 +0000

1 cup sesame paste (tahini)

1 cup sugar

1 cup walnuts, crushed/ground

3 cups all purpose flour

½ cup whole wheat flour

100 grams butter at room temperature

½ cup canola oil

1 tsp vanilla extract/powder

1 tsp baking powder (optional)

Take tahini (sesame paste), canola oil, butter and sugar in a mixing bowl. Mix them well and add walnuts, vanilla and baking powder (optional). Knead while adding flour slowly. Dough should be a little sticky, make sure it is not hard. Grab walnut size pieces and give them shape them in balls with your palms. Place them over a greased baking tray leaving some room in between. Bake them in a preheated 340F (175C) oven until they start getting cracks (for about 30 minutes). Take them out before they get pinkish/brownish. Let them cool and be careful while taking them from the tray, because they crumble easily.

ENJOY

P.S: This recipe makes about 35-40 pieces.

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TURKCE

1 su bardagi tahin

1 su bardagi seker

1 su bardagi ceviz, iri kirilmis ya da ogutulmus

3 su bardagi cok amacli un

½ su bardagi tam bugday unu

½ su bardagi kanola yagi

100 gram tereyagi, oda sicakliginda

1 tatli kasigi vanilya

1 tatli kasigi kabartma tozu (istege bagli)

Tahin, sivi yag, oda sicakligindaki tereyagi ve sekeri genis bir kapta karistirin. Cevizi, vanilya ve kabartma tozunu (istege bagli) ilave edin. Karistirarak unu azar azar ekleyerek yogurun. Hamurun kivami sert olmamali. Hafif ele yapisir gibi yumusak bir hamur elde edin. Hamurdan ceviz buyuklugunde parcalar alin ve elinizde yuvarlayarak yaglanmis firin tepsisine araliklarla dizin. Onceden isitilmis 175C (340F) firinda kurabiyeler catlamaya baslayincaya dek, yaklasik 30 dakika pisirin. Uzerleri kizarmadan firindan cikarin. Tepsiden alirken dikkatli olun cunku cok kolay dagiliyorlar.

AFIYET OLSUN

NOT: Bu tariften yaklasik 35-40 kurabiye cikiyor.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Stuffed Roasted Yellowtail Snapper (Firinda Mercan Baligi/Levrek Dolmasi)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:43:00 +0000

½-2 lbs whole yellowtail snapper (cleaned, head and tail intact)

2-3 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

½-1 cup spinach, cleaned and chopped

2-3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice

1 tsp salt

½ tsp freshly ground black pepper

2 Tbsp onion, julienne cut

1-2 rosemary sprigs or ½ tsp dried rosemary

Preheat oven to 400F (200C) and score skin of each fish with 3-4 diagonal cuts. Rub inside and outside flesh of each fish with olive oil and drizzle each fish with lemon juice. Sprinkle flesh evenly with salt and black pepper. Place fish on a greased baking sheet. Meanwhile mix the rest of the ingredients in a bowl (onion, spinach and rosemary sprigs) and place them inside each fish.

Roast for 30 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. You may broil it for a couple of minutes for a brownish top as well.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

~1 kg butun mercan baligi/levrek (kafasi ve kuyrugu ile temizlenmis)

2-3 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi

1/2-1 su bardagi ispanak, temizlenmis ve dogranmis

2-3 yemek kasigi taze limon suyu

1 tatli kasigi tuz

1 cay kasigi taze ogutulmus karabiber

2 yemek kasigi sogan, julyen dogranmis

1-2 dal biberiye/1 cay kasigi kuru biberiye

Firini onceden 200C (400F)’ye isitin. Temizlenmis baliklarin dis kismina enine 3-4 tane derince kesik atin. Her baligin hem icini hem disini zeytinyagi ile ovun ve limon suyu serpin. Yine her yerine tuz ve karabiber serpin. Hazirlanan baliklari yaglanmis pisirme kagidi uzerine alin. Bu sirada bir kasede geri kalan malzemeleri; ispanak, sogan ve biberiyeyi karistirin. Her baligin icini bu malzeme ile doldurun.

Firinda yaklasik 30 dakika ya da baliklar catal ile kolayca ayrilana dek pisirin. Istege bagli olarak bir kac dakika ustten kizartma da yapabilirsiniz.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Baligin Faydalari

Sekerpare

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:30:00 +0000

250 grams butter (at room temperatue)

2 eggs
½ cup semolina
½ cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract/powder
3 ½ -4 cups flour
Walnut quarters or almond/hazelnut for top

Syrup:
3 cups sugar
4 cups water
1 Tbsp lemon juice

First prepare the syrup by boiling sugar and water for 3-5 minutes. Then, stir in lemon juice and leave aside to cool.

Meanwhile, mix softened butter, sugar, eggs and semolina. Then, add flour slowly and knead at the same time. Add baking powder and vanilla. The dough should be soft and non sticky as cookie dough. Take walnut size pieces and make round ball shapes using your palms. Arrange them over a greased baking tray and press gently over each one sticking a piece of walnut/almond/hazelnut. Bake them in a preheated 350F (180C) oven until they turn light brown for about 30-40 minutes.
Pour the cooled syrup over hot Sekerpares right after taking them out of the oven. Use either a spoon or ladle for uniform distribution. Leave the Sekerpares inside the syrup for at least 4-5 hours before serving. You may cover them with another tray to decrease the absorption time.
ENJOY

P.S: Makes about 35-40 pieces.

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TURKCE
250 gram tereyagi (oda sicakliginda)
½ su bardagi seker
½ su bardagi irmik
1 tatli kasigi kabartma tozu
1 tatli kasigi vanilya
3 ½ -4 su bardagi un
Uzeri icin badem/findik ya da ceviz

Surup icin:

3 su bardagi seker
4 su bardagi su
1 yemek kasigi limon suyu

Surubu hazirlamak icin genis bir tencereey seker ve suyu alin ve iyice kaynatin. Yaklasik 3-5 dakika kaynadiktan sonra limon suyunu ilave edin ve altini kapatin. Bir kenarda sogumaya birakin.

Yumusak olan tereyagi, seker, irmik ve yumurtayi karistirip birbirine yedirin. Yavas yavas unu ekleyerek yogurmaya baslayin. Kabartma tozu ve vanilyayi ilave edin. Yumusak ve ele yapismayan bir kurabiye hamuru elde edene dek yogurun.
Ceviz buyuklugunde parcalar alin ve elinizle yuvarlayip yaglanmis tepsiye uzerlerinden hafifce bastirarak aralikli olarak dizin. Her sekerparenin uzerine bir parca ceviz/findik/badem batirin. Onceden isitilmis 180C (350F) firinda uzerleri kizarana dek pisirin (30-40 dakika).
Firindan cikan sicak sekerparelerin uzerine ilik/soguk surubu gezdirerek hepsine esit olarak dagitin. Puf noktasi, sekerpare sicak, surup ilik ya da soguk olmalidir. Servisten once en az 4-5 saat surubun cekmesini bekleyin. Isterseniz tepsinin uzerine baska bir tepsi kapatarak surubun cekmesini hizlandirabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

NOT: Yaklasik 35-40 tane sekerpare cikiyor.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Baked Meat Balls (Firin Kofte)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 04:16:00 +0000

1 lb ground beef

1 onion, grated

1 tsp cumin

1 tsp sea salt to taste

½ tsp fresh ground pepper

½ tsp crushed red pepper

4 Tbsp olive oil

Mix all the ingredients, but the olive oil. Then, knead for a couple of minutes for an even distribution of the ingredients. Grab egg size or bigger pieces and make circular patties. Place them over an oven tray greased with olive oil. Brush the tops of the meat balls with olive oil.

Bake them in a preheated 400F (200C) for about 25-30 minutes or until they get lightly brown.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

½ kg kiyma

1 sogan, rendelenmis

1 tatli kasigi kimyon

1tatli kasigi deniz tuzu

1 cay kasigi taze karabiber

1 cay kasigi kirmizi pul biber

4 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

Zeytinyagi haric butun malzemeleri genis bir kapta karistirin ve bir sure elinizle yogurarak malzemelerin kiyma ile iyice butunlesmesini saglayin. Sonra, yumurta buyuklugunde ya da daha buyuk parcalar alin ve elinizle yuvarlak ve yassi kofteler yapin. Zeytinyagi ile yagladiginiz firin tepsisine dizin.
Uzerlerini zeytinyagi ile yaglayin ve onceden isitilmis 200C (400F) firinda yaklasik 25-30 dakika ya da uzerleri kizarana dek pisirin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Snap Beans-Mushroom Stir Fry (Mantarli Araka Bezelye)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:13:00 +0000

1 lb fresh snap beans, trimmed and washed

1 white onion, julienne cut

5-6 medium mushrooms, cut in 6 pieces

2 Tbsp fresh dill, chopped

2 Tbsp olive oil

1 tsp salt

Fresh black pepper

Saute onions in olive oil over medium heat. Then, stir in mushrooms and sauté for 1-2 minutes. Add snap beans and cook for 3-4 minutes stirring occasionally. Add salt and dill. Cook over low heat (preferably lid closed) for about 5-8 minutes.

Serve either hot or cold.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

½ kg taze araka bezelye (kabuklu), temizlenmis ve yikanmis

1 beyaz sogan, uzun kesilmis

5-6 orta boy mantar, 6’ya kesilmis

2 yemek kasigi taze dereotu, dogranmis

2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

1 tatli kasigi tuz

Karabiber

Oncelikle zeytinyagi ve sogani bir tavaya alin ve orta ateste soteleyin. Ardindan mantarlari koyun ve 1-2 dakika cevirin. Son olarak temizlenmis araka bezelyeleri ilave edin. Orta ateste 3-4 dakika cevirin. Tuzunu ve dere otunu ilave edin. Yaklasik 5-8 dakika kisik ateste, tercihen kapagi kapali olarak pisirin.

Sicak veya soguk servis yapilabilir.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Glazed Pecans (Soslu Pikan Cevizi)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 19:00:00 +0000

1 lb pecan halves

1 egg white

1 pinch salt

½ cup powdered sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

1 Tbsp water

Beat the egg white with water and salt until foamy. Add powdered sugar and cinnamon and beat well. Stir in pecans halves. Pour in a baking tray layered with baking paper. Bake 30 minutes stirring every 10 minutes at 350F (180C).

ENJOY

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TURKCE

½ kg pikan cevizi (yarim sekilde)

1 yumurta beyazi

Bir tutam tuz

½ su bardagi pudra sekeri

1 tatli kasigi tarcin

1 yemek kasigi su

Yumurta aki, tuz ve suyu guzelce kopuk olana dek cirpin. Pudra sekeri ve tarcini ilave edin ve guzelce karistirin. Pikan cevizlerini ilave edin. Firin tepsisine yagli kagit serin ve uzerine soslu pikan cevizlerini yayin. 180C (350F) firinda 10 dakika araliklarla karistirarak yaklasik 30 dakika pisirin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Pumpkin Cake with Tea Biscuits (Bal Kabakli Biskuvili Pasta)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:30:00 +0000

2 cups milk

2 Tbsp flour

2 Tbsp starch

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

2 Tbsp butter

1 cup pumpkin puree

1 package (½ lb) Petit Beurre Petit or social thin tea biscuits

Walnuts for garnish, coarsely crushed

For the pumpkin puree, chop some pumpkin and take it into a small pot with water almost half of the pumpkins covered. Add 1 Tbsp sugar and cook until they are soft. Drain and blend in a food processor.

Mix milk, flour, starch, egg and sugar in a pot. Take it over medium heat and stir continuously (preferably with a mixer/ immersible blender). Once it boils, stir in butter and vanilla. Simmer over low heat for about 2-3 minutes. Add pumpkin puree and mix well. Let it cool for a while.

Cover the bottom of a square/rectangular Pyrex dish or a deep baking tray with the tea biscuits and pour some pumpkin mixture generously and spread evenly. Again cover it with arranging biscuits side by side and continue pouring the mixture and layering with tea biscuits until forming 3-4 layers of biscuits. Pour the remaining mixture on top and spread evenly. Cover and keep in the refrigerator for 4-5 hours.

Put generous amount of crushed walnuts on top, slice and serve.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

2 su bardagi sut

2 yemek kasigi un

2 yemek kasigi nisasta

1 su bardagi seker

1 yumurta

1 tatli kasigi vanilya

2 yemek kasigi tereyagi

1 su bardagi bal kabagi puresi

1 paket Petit Beurre biskuvi

Uzeri icin kiriklanmis ceviz

Bal kabagi puresi icin, kabagi dograyin, uzerini gecmeyecek kadar su ve 1 yemek kasigi seker ile haslayin, suzun. Blendirdan gecirin.

Tencerede sut, un, nisasta, yumurta ve sekeri iyice karistirin. Sonra, ocaga alin ve surekli karistirark, tercihen cirpici yardimi ile pisirin. Kaynamaya başladığında, tereyag ve vanilyayi koyarak karistirin. Yaklasik 2-3 dakika kisik ateste kaynatin. Son olarak kabak puresini ilave edin ve guzelce karistirin.

Ocaktan alin ve ilimasini bekleyin. Biskuvileri dikdortgen veya kare orta boy bir borcam ya da tepsinin dibine dizin. Uzerine hazirlamis oldugunuz bal kabakli kremadan bolca dokun. Sira ile biskuviler bitene kadar ya da tepsinizin yuksekligine gore 3-4 kat biskuvi olacak sekilde ayni isleme devam edin. Uzerine kalan kremayi dokup esit olarak yayin. Uzeri kapali sekilde buzdolabinda 4-5 saat dinlendirin.

Uzerine kiriklanmis ceviz koyun ve dilimleyerek servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Roasted Kohlrabi (Firinlanmis Alabas)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 18:19:00 +0000

1 lb fresh kohlrabi, ends trimmed, thick green skin sliced off with a knife
1Tbsp olive oil
1 tsp garlic, minced (optional)

½ tsp paprika

½ tsp summer savory/thyme
½ tsp salt

1-2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar

Set oven to 450F (230C). Cut kohlrabi in finger shape rectangular pieces. Toss them, with olive oil, paprika, summer savory, garlic and salt in a bowl. Spread evenly on a rimmed baking sheet and put into oven and roast for 30 - 35 minutes, stirring every five minutes after about 20 minutes. Sprinkle with balsamic vinegar (probably at the table so the kohlrabi doesn't get squishy).

ENJOY

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TURKCE

½ kg alabas, saplari kesilmis, etrafindaki kalin yesil kabuk kesilmis

1 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

1 tatli kasigi sarimsak, ezilmis (istege bagli)

1 cay kasigi toz kirmizi biber

1 cay kasigi zater otu/kekik

1 cay kasigi tuz

1-2 yemek kasigi balsamic sirke

Firini 230C (450F)’a isitin. Alabasi uzun uzun parmak seklinde dilimleyin. Genis bir kaseye alin ve zeytinyagi, tuz, sarimsak, kirmizi biber ve zater out/kekik ile harmanlayin. Tercihen yagli kagit serilmis firin tepsisine yayin ve yaklasik 30-35 dakika pisirin. 20. dakikadan sonra, her 5 dakikada bir karistirin. Terchinen alabaslarin yumusamamasi icin balsamik sirkeyi servis sirasinda serpin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Pumpkin Filled Pastry (Kabakli Borek)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:02:00 +0000

3 Turkish pastry leaves (yufka)

1 ½ cups sugar

300-350 grams pumpkin, shredded

½ cup walnuts, crushed (optional)

¼ cups milk

2-3 Tbsp canola oil

1 tsp cinnamon (optional)

Grease a wide oven tray and place a pastry leave covering the bottom with no overlapping. Try to make the pastry as flat as possible. If using cinnamon, mix sugar with cinnamon. Spread about half of the shredded pumpkin over the pastry and do the same with sugar. If desired add crushed walnuts for more flavor. Then, cover it with another pastry leaf making a flat layer. Continue with pumpkin, sugar and walnuts. If your tray is not large enough to accommodate all the pastry leaf, you may always tear the pastry leaf to fit the tray and use the torn parts for making another layer. Finally, cover the top with the last pastry leaf (yufka). Mix milk and canola oil and spread it all over the top evenly. Sprinkle with some sugar for a crispy top.

Bake the Pumpkin Borek in the preheated 400 F (200 C) oven for about 30-40 minutes or until the top gets light brown. Slice it into squares and serve either hot or cold.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

3 yufka

1 ½ su bardagi toz seker

300-350 gr balkabagi, rendelenmis

½ su bardagi ufalanmis ceviz (istege bagli)

½ cay bardagi sut

2-3 yemek kasigi kanola yagi

1 tatli kasigi tarcin (istege bagli)

Genis bir tepsinin dibini yaglayin ve ilk yufkayi buzusturmeden tam olarak yayarak yerlestirin. Uzerine kabak rendesinden bir miktar alin ve esit olarak serpistirin. Tarcin kullaniyorsaniz seker ile tarcini karistirin. Sekerden yarim su bardagi kadar kabaklarin uzerine serpistirin. Arzuya gore biraz ceviz de ilave edebilirsiniz. Uzerine diger yufkayi yine buzusturmeden iyice yayarak kapatin. Eger tepsi yeterince buyuk degilse, yufkalari yirtip yeni bir tabaka olusturarak da kullanabilirsiniz. Yine kabak rendesi, seker ve ceviz (istege bagli) koyarak son yufkaya kadar isleme devam edin. Son yufkayi da yine iyice yayarak uzerine kapatin. Sut ve kanola yagini karistirin ve boregin uzerine esit olarak gezdirin. Son olarak uzerine bir miktar toz seker serpistirin.

Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda yaklasik 30-40 dakika ya da boregin uzeri kizarana kadar pisirin. Dilimleyin ve ister sicak isterseniz de soguk servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Focaccia Bread (Baharatli Italyan Pidesi)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 06:11:00 +0000

1 Tbsp instant dry yeast

1 cup warm water

2 Tbsp sugar

3 ½ - 4 cups flour

1 Tbsp sea salt

1 tsp dry rosemary/Mediterranean spice blend

¼ cup olive oil

Toppings:

2 Tbsp olive oil

2 cloves of garlic, minced (optional)

1-2 Tbsp shredded parmesan

¼ cup shredded Mozzarella

½ tsp sea salt

1 Tbsp rosemary

Place the lukewarm water, sugar and the yeast into a bowl. Stir gently to dissolve. Add the salt, olive oil, rosemary and flour; knead for 10 minutes, until dough becomes elastic. The more you knead the better your bread will be. Cover the dough with a plastic wrap or a clean cloth (see the picture) and let it rest for 1-2 hours in a warm place, until it rises up to double its volume (see the picture). Coat a sheet pan or baking tray with a little olive oil. Place dough on the counter and punch to release air. Roll and stretch the dough out to an oblong shape about ½ inch thick. Lay the flattened dough on the pan and cover with plastic wrap. Let rest for 30-45 minutes.

Preheat oven to 400 F (200 C). Uncover the dough and dimple with your fingertips. Brush the surface with more olive oil and then garlic, salt, cheese and rosemary. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.

After taking it out of the oven cover with a clean cloth or towel to keep the bread soft.

ENJOY

P.S: Do not use metal container when kneading or resting the dough. Metal spoils the texture of dough.

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TURKCE

1 yemek kasigi instant toz maya

1 su bardagi ilik su

2 yemek kasigi seker

3 ½ - 4 su bardagi un

1 yemek kasigi deniz tuzu

1 tatli kasigi kuru biberiye/akdeniz baharat karisimi

¼ su bardagi zeytinyagi

Uzeri icin:

2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

2 dis sarimsak, ezilmis (istege bagli)

1-2 yemek kasigi Parmesan peyniri, rendelenmis

¼ su bardagi kasar peyniri, rendelenmis

1 cay kasigi deniz tuzu

1 yemek kasigi biberiye

Ilik suyu ve mayayi bir kaseye alin, icine sekeri ilave edin ve sekerle maya cozunene kadar iyice karistirin. Sonra un, zeytinyagi, biberiye ve tuzu ilave ederek, 10 dakika hamur elastik olana dek yogurun. Hamuru ne kadar cok yogurursaniz o kadar guzel ekmek elde edersiniz. Uzerini seffaf film ya da temiz bir bez ile ortun (resime bakiniz) ve sicak bir ortamda, hamur iki kati kadar kabarana dek, yaklasik 1-2 saat bekleyin (resime bakiniz). Hamuru tezgahin uzerine alin ve havasini indirmek icin uzerinden bastirin. Dikdortgen bir borcam ya da firin tepsisini yaglayin ve hamuru oval sekilde yaklasik 1-1 ½ cm kalinliginda acin. Uzerini temiz bir bez ya da seffaf film ile ortun ve hamur iki kati buyuyene kadar yaklasik 30-45 dakika bekletin (Vaktiniz varsa 1 saat bekletin).

Ekmegin uzerini parmak uclarinizla aralikli olarak bastirin ve uzerine zeytinyagi, sarimsak, tuz ve rendelenmis peynirleri koyun.
Firini onceden 200 C (400F) ye isitin, ekmegi uzeri kizarana dek 15-20 dakika pisirin. Yumusacik bir ekmek icin, firindan cikarinca, tepsinin uzerini temiz bir mutfak bezi ya da havlu ile ortup hava almasini engelleyin.

AFIYET OLSUN

NOT: Hamuru yogurmak ya da dinlendirmek icin metal kap kullanmayin. Metal, hamurun yapisina zarar verir.

Ana Sayfaya Don