Sunday, February 1, 2009

Cheesy Mushroom Egg Casserole (Mantar ve Peynirli Yumurta)

½ lb mushrooms, brushed and sliced
2 tbsp butter/olive oil
1-2 pairs of green onions, chopped (optional)
3 eggs, beaten
1 cup milk
½ tbsp starch
½ cup crumbled feta/ Mexican cheese
½ tsp any kind of seasoning
½ tsp salt to taste

In a skillet, sauté mushrooms with butter over medium heat, till all the water evaporates. Then stir in green onions and sauté over low medium for 1-2 minutes.
Meanwhile dissolve starch in milk and add salt, eggs and seasoning. Mix them all.
Preheat the oven to 350-375F (180-190 C) and place mushrooms in a Pyrex or baking dish and sprinkle feta/Mexican Cheese over them. Finally pour egg-milk mixture and stir gently with a fork to distribute mushrooms and cheese evenly in egg mixture.
Bake for 25-30 minutes, till the surface turns light brown.
Serve Cheesy Mushroom Egg Casserole warm.
ENJOY
TURKCE
250 gr mantar, fircalanmis ve dilimlenmis
2 yemek kasigi tereyag/zeytinyagi
1-2 tane yesil sogan, dogranmis (istege bagli)
3 yumurta, cirpilmis
1 su bardagi sut
1 cay kasigi nisasta
½ su bardagi ufalanmis beyaz peynir/ lor
1 cay kasigi herhangi bir sevdiginiz baharat karisimi
1 cay kasigi tuz

Mantarlari tereyagi ile bir tavada mantarlar suyunu cekene dek orta ateste kavurun. Ardindan yesil soganlari ilave edin ve kisik ateste 1-2 dakika cevirin.
Bu sirada bir kasede sut ile nisastayi karistirin ve icine yumurta, tuz ve baharatlari ilave edip, karistirin.
Firini 180-190 C(350-375F) isitin. Borcam tepsiye once mantarlari, sonra ufalanmis peyniri koyun ve son olarak yumurtali sut karisimini uzerine dokun. Hafifce karistirin. Uzeri kizarana dek yaklasik 25-30 dakika pisirin.
Mantar ve Peynirli Yumurtayi sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Garlic Yogurt Sauce (Sarimsakli Yogurt)

1 cup yogurt
2 cloves of garlic, minced
¼ tsp salt to taste
1 tsp olive oil
Black olives and green onion/leek pieces for garnish

Mix yogurt, salt and garlic. Drizzle olive oil on top and garnish with black olives, leek or green onions.
Garlic Yogurt Sauce is good to go over fried vegetables and meats, pastas, with patties and meat dishes.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
1 su bardagi yogurt/suzme yogurt
2 dis sarimsak, dovulmus/rendelenmis
½ cay kasigi tuz
1 tatli kasigi zeytinyagi
Suslemek icin siyah zeytin ve pirasa/yesil sogan sapi

Yogurt, tuz ve sarimsaklari karistirin. Uzerine zeytinyagi dokun ve pirasa sapi ya da yesil sogan sapi ile susleyin.
Sarimsakli yogurt; kizartmalarin ve makarnalarin uzerinde, mucver ve et yemekleri ile cok guzel olur.
AFIYET OLSUN

Leeks with Chicken Liver (Tavuk Cigerli Pirasa)

2 pairs of leek (~1 lb), washed
1-½ lb chicken liver, washed, drained and chopped
1 tomato, diced/ ½ cup crushed tomato
3 tbsp oil (preferably canola)
½ cup hot water
1 tsp salt to taste
½ tsp paprika
A pinch of black pepper (optional)

Place chicken livers in a pot and cook them over medium heat, till all the water evaporates. Meanwhile cut leaks in 4 lengthwise and chop. Add oil to livers and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Then stir in leeks and sauté for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Stir in tomatoes, salt, paprika and hot water. Close the lid and cook over low heat till the leeks are cooked (for about 10 minutes). You can sprinkle some black pepper on top before serving.
Leeks with Chicken Liver is good to go with yogurt, cacik and pickles.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 demet pirasa (~½ kg), yikanmis
300-500 gr tavuk cigeri, yikanmis, suzulmus ve dogranmis
1 domates, dogranmis/ ½ su bardagi domates puresi
3 yemek kasigi sivi yag (tercihen kanola)
½ su bardagi sicak su
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi toz kirmizi biber
Bir tutam karabiber (istege bagli)

Tencereye cigerleri koyun ve orta ateste suyunu cekene dek kavurun (3-4 dakika). Bu sirada yikanmis pirasalari uzunlamasina dorde kesip, dograyin. Cigerler suyunu cekince siviyagi ilave edin ve 2 dakika kadar daha kavurun. Ardindan dogranmis pirasalari ilave edin ve yine orta ateste pirasalar kavrulana dek karistirarak pisirin (3 dakika).
Domates, tuz, toz kirmizi biber ve sicak suyunu ilave edin. Tencerenin kapagini kapatin ve kisik ateste pirasalar pisene dek yaklasik 10 dakika pisirin. Servis yapmadan once uzerine karabiber serpebilirsiniz.
Cigerli Pirasayi yogurt, cacik ya da tursu ile servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Basil Salmon (Feslegenli Somon Baligi)

1 lb salmon fillets or steak
1 /3 cup fresh basil or ½ tsp dried basil
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
½-1tsp lemon juice
¼ tsp black pepper
1 tsp salt to taste
1/4 cup parmesan cheese (optional)

Rub fish with salt and mix all the other ingredients, but cheese in a bowl. Dip fish into this mixture. If you have time you can leave fish in the mixture for 1-2 hours in the fridge.
Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C) and place the fish into a Pyrex dish. Bake for 20-25 minutes. After baking, you can also broil at low heat for 2-3 minutes for golden brown fish. Then sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the Basil Salmon and bake for 2-3 minutes (optional).

You can serve Basil Salmon with lemon wedges, vegetables and potato salad.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ kg somon baligi
1/3 su bardagi taze feslegen, dogranmis/1 cay kasigi kuru feslegen
2 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi
½ -1 tatli kasigi limon suyu
½ cay kasigi karabiber
1 tatli kasigi tuz
½ cay bardagi bardagi parmesan peyniri/kasar peyniri, rendelenmis (istege bagli)

Once tuzu elinizle ovalayarak baliklara yedirin. Peynir haric geri kalan malzemeyi bir kasede karistirin ve baliklarin her yerine bu karisimdan surun. Eger zamaniniz varsa baliklari bu malzemenin icine yatirin ve buzdolabinda 1-2 saat bekletin.
Sonra borcam tepsiye baliklari dizin ve onceden isitilmis 200 C (400F) firinda 20-25 dakika, baliklarin uzeri kizarana dek pisirin. Firindan cikarip uzerine rendelenmis peyniri serpin ve 2-3 dakika daha pisirin (istege bagli).
Feslegenli Somon Baligi'ni limon dilimleri, sebze ya da patates salatasi ile servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Butter Beans (Kuru Fasulye)

White Beans is a very traditional and common dish in Turkey, especially when it is served with pilaf and pickles. Turkish people just love this dish.

2 cups white/butter beans
2 onions, chopped
2 tbsp oil
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 dried red pepper/green pepper, chopped
½ tsp baking soda (optional)
¼ tsp chili red pepper flakes (optional)
1 tsp salt to taste

Wash white beans, place them in a pot and cover with water (approximately 1 inch above the beans). Leave them in water overnight or for at least 12 hours. The next day, cook them with the same water till beans get soft over low heat. You could add baking soda to have softer beans quicker. When they are soft, add 1 tsp of salt.
In another pot, sauté onions with oil for 2-3 minutes over medium heat. Stir in peppers and tomato paste. Saute for 2-3 minutes and add chili red pepper flakes (optional). Transfer the cooked white beans over them. Simmer for 10-15 minutes over low heat.
Serve White Beans, with pilaf or over pilaf. Also cacik and pickled vegetables are good to go with this recipe.
ENJOY
P.S: You can also use 2 cans of white beans and skip the instructions given in the first paragraph, but it may not be as delicious as the one with dried beans. Also, you can use or mix kidney beans, black beans or pinto beans for this recipe.

***This is a vegetarian recipe.

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TURKCE
Kuru fasulye Turkiye’ nin geleneksel yemeklerinden biridir. Ozellikle pilav ve tursu ile servis yapildiginda genelde butun Turklerin sevdigi bir yemektir.

2 su bardagi kuru fasulye
2 sogan, dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 yemek kasigi domates salcasi
1 kurutulmus kirmizi biber/yesil biber, dogranmis
1 cay kasigi karbonat (istege bagli)
½ cay kasigi kirmizi pul biber (istege bagli)
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Aksamdan kuru fasulyeyi yikayin ve bir tencereye koyup uzerini 2-3 parmak kaplayacak kadar su ile doldurun. En az 12 saat bekletin. Sonra ayni su ile kuru fasulyeler yumusayana dek pisirin. Isterseniz 1 cay kasigi karbonat ilave edip fasulyelerin daha kisa surede yumusamasini saglayabilirsiniz. Pismeye yakin 1 tatli kasigi tuz ilave edin.
Diger bir tencerede yag ile sogani kavurun. Sonra salcayi ve biberleri ilave edip 2 dakika daha kavurun. Kirmizi pul biberi ilave edin (istege bagli).
Sonra pisirdiginiz kuru fasulyeleri soganlarin bulundugu tencereye transfer edin. Hafif ateste 10-15 dakika kadar pisirin.
Kuru Fasulyeyi pilav ile ya da pilav ustu servis yapin. Yaninda cacik ya da tursu ile guzel olur.
AFIYET OLSUN
NOT: Bu tarifi 2 kutu konserve kuru fasulye ile ilk paragraftaki uygulamalari atlayarak da yapabilirsiniz, fakat konserve ile yapinca aradiginiz lezzeti bulamayabilirsiniz. Ayrica bu tarif icin siyah fasulye ya da barbunya da kullanabilir veya renkli bir gorunum icin karisik da yapabilirsiniz.

***Bu bir vejeteryan yemegidir.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Friday, January 30, 2009

Cauliflower with Bechamel Sauce (Beshamel Soslu Karnibahar)

1 bunch of cauliflower, separated into florets
2 carrots, peeled and chopped
2 potatoes, peeled and chopped
½ cup sweet peas (optional)
1 tsp salt to taste
A pinch of black pepper
1/3 cup mozzarella/cheddar cheese, shredded (optional)
Bechamel Sauce:
2 cups milk
2 tbsp flour
5-6 tbsp butter/margarine
1 egg, beaten
½ tsp salt to taste

Boil the vegetables in salty water till they are soft. Do not over boil them since we do not want them to be smashed. Then drain and transfer them to a Pyrex or baking dish.
Béchamel Sauce:
Place the butter in a pot and melt. Add the flour and sauté over low heat till its color change to yellow. Then, add milk and stir continuously to make Béchamel sauce smooth and even. If flour particles don’t dissolve use a blender. Add salt and cook for 3 minutes. Finally stir in the egg and sprinkle some black pepper if you like.
Pour the Béchamel sauce evenly on top of the vegetables and sprinkle cheese. Preheat the oven to 400F (200C) and bake until its surface turns to light golden brown (about 20-25 minutes).
ENJOY

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TURKCE

1 bas karnibahar, kucuk parcalara ayrilmis
2 havuc, dogranmis
2 patates, soyulup dogranmis
½ su bardagi bezelye (istege bagli)
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1/3 su bardagi kasar peyniri, rendelenmis (istege bagli)
Beshamel Sos:
2 su bardagi sut
2 yemek kasigi un
5-6 yemek kasigi tereyag/margarin
1 yumurta, cirpilmis
1 cay kasigi tuz
Bir tutam karabiber

Sebzeleri tuz ile birlikte yumusayana dek haslayin. Fakat gereginden fazla haslarsaniz sekilleri bozulur ve dagilirlar. Suyunu suzun ve haslanmis sebzeleri firin tepsisine ya da borcam tepsiye alin.
Besamel Sos:
Bir tencerede margarini eritin ve unu ilave edip kisik ateste sararana kadar kavurun. Sonra sutu ve tuzu ilave ederek, surekli karistirin. Eger un parcalari dagilmazsa blendir ile krema kivamina getirin. Kisik ateste 3 dakika kadar pisirin. Son olarak, cirpilmis yumurtayi ilave edin ve guzelce karistirin. Isterseniz biraz karabiber serpebilirsiniz.
Hazirladiginiz besamel sosu sebzelerin uzerine esit olarak yayin ve rendelenmis kasar peynirini serpin. Onceden isitilmis 200C (400 F) firinda uzeri kizarana dek pisirin (yaklasik 20-25 dakika).
AFIYET OLSUN