Monday, November 16, 2009

Sauteed Chicken (Tavuk Sote)

1 lb boneless chicken breast or thighs, in chunks
1 tomato, diced or 2/3 cup crushed tomatoes
1-2 banana peppers, chopped
1 onion, chopped
2 tbsp canola oil
¼ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp cumin (optional)
¼ cup hot water (optional)
1 tsp salt to taste

In a saucepan or in a stainless steel pot, place the chopped chicken and close the lid properly. Cook till the water evaporates (10-18 min) at low heat, stirring occasionally.When all the water evaporates, add the oil, salt and onions. Sauté for 2-3 minutes over low-medium heat. Then, stir in the pepper and tomatoes. If desired add ¼ cup of hot water. Cook for 6-8 minutes on low heat.Finally add the spices.
Serve it warm. This dish goes well with yogurt or ayran.

NOTE: If you add the salt at the beginning the chicken may be hard to chew.

ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ kg kemiksiz tavuk eti, kusbasi dogranmis
1 domates, dogranmis ya da 2/3 su bardagi ezilmis domates
1-2 yesil biber, dogranmis
1 sogan, dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi
½ cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi kimyon (istege bagli)
¼ su bardagi sicak su (istege bagli)
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Tava ya da celik tencereye dogranmis tavuk etini koyup kapagini guzelce kapatin. Dusuk ateste suyunu tamamen cekinceye dek pisirin (10-18 dakika).Butun su buharlastigi zaman sivi yagi, tuzu ve soganlari ilave edin, 2-3 dakika boyunca orta ateste kavurun. Sonra biberleri ve domatesleri ilave edin. Arzu ederseniz ¼ su bardagi sicak su ilave ederek su miktarini arttirabilirsiniz. Ara sira karistirarak dusuk ateste 6-8 dakika pisirin.Son olarak baharatlari ilave edin.
Sicak servis yapin.

NOT: Eger tuzu baslangicta ilave ederseniz, piserken cabuk yumusamaz, sert kalir.

AFIYET OLSUN

Friday, November 13, 2009

Chick peas with Beef (Etli Nohut Yemegi)

1 lb beef, in chunks
1 onion, chopped
1+1 tbsp canola oil
2 cups chick peas, cooked/canned
3-4 cups water
1 tbsp salt to taste
1 ½ tbsp tomato paste

Soak the chick peas in water at least for 5-6 hours. Drain and cook with 3-4 cups of water till they get soft. Drain and leave aside. If using canned chick peas, just drain.
In a big pot, sauté meat chunks with 1 tbsp of canola oil. Stir in 4 cups of water and simmer over medium heat till meats are tender (approximately 18-20 minutes). Once meat gets softer add salt.
Meanwhile, sauté onions with 1 tbsp canola oil and stir in tomato paste. Cook for a few minutes.
Add sautéed onions and cooked chick peas to the pot which you cooked the meat inside. Cook them all for an additional 5-7 minutes.
ENJOY

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TURKCE

250 gr dana/koyun eti, kusbasi
1 sogan, dogranmis
1+1 yemek kasigi kanola yagi
2 su bardagi nohut, pismis/konserve
3-4 su bardagi su
1 yemek kasigi tuz
1 ½ yemek kasigi domates salcasi

Nohutlari bir gece onceden ya da 5-6 saat boyunca suda bekletin. Sonra suyunu suzun ve 3-4 bardak suda yumusayana dek pisirin. Pisen nohutlarin suyunu suzun ve bir kernara ayirin. Nohut konservesi kullaniyorsaniz, konservenin suyunu suzun.
Once etleri 1 yemek kasigi kanola yagi ile buyukce bir tencere kavurun. Sonra 4 su bardagi suyu ilave edin ve kisik ateste etler yumusayana dek pisirin (yaklasik 18-20 dakika). Etler yumusamaya baslayinca tuzu ilave edin.
Bu sirada 1 yemek kasigi kanola yaginda sogani kavurun ve sonra salcayi ilave edip bir kac dakika daha kavurun.
Sonra etlerin oldugu tencereye kavurdugunuz salca sogan ve pismis nohutlari ilave edin. Yaklasik 5-7 dakika daha pisirin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Red Cabbage Salad (Kirmizi Lahana Salatasi)

½ head/2-3 cups red cabbage, chopped finely
1 big carrot, grated
2-3 tbsp feta cheese, crumbled
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp vinegar
1 tsp salt to taste
Fresh mint leaves for garnish

Mix all the ingredients, but feta cheese in a bowl. Then transfer to a salad plate and strew crumbled feta cheese on top. Garnish with mint leaves.
Red Cabbage Salad goes with any kind of dish.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ bas/2-3 su bardagi mor lahana, dogranmis
1 buyuk boy havuc, rendelenmis
2-3 yemek kasigi beyaz peynir, ufalanmis
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 tatli kasigi sirke
1 tatli kasigi tuz
Taze nane yapraklari

Beyaz peynir ve nane haric butun malzemeleri genis bir kapta karistirin. Servis tabagina aktarin ve uzerine ufalanmis beyaz peynir serpin. Son olarak nane yapraklariyla susleyin.
Kirmizi Lahana Salatasi, her turlu yemek cesidine yakisan pratik bir salatadir.
AFIYET OLSUN

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Tarhana Soup (Tarhana Corbasi)

3 tbsp tarhana
2 tbsp crushed/grated tomatoes
2 tbsp butter
3-4 cups chicken broth/water+bouillon
1 tsp salt to taste
Croutons/feta cheese for garnish

Place the tarhana and 1/2 cup of water in a bowl. Leave it alone for 1-2 hours for tarhana to dissolve a bit stirring occasionally. In a pot, take butter and tomatoes. Saute over medium heat. Then, add in the rest of the ingredients. Cook over low-medium heat stirring constantly. Adjust consistency of the soup as you like by adding more water if you prefer.You can serve Tarhana Soup with crumbled feta cheese or croutons on top.
ENJOY

Click for information about Tarhana

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TURKCE
3 yemek kasigi tarhana
2 yemek kasigi domates, ezilmis/rendelenmis
2 yemek kasigi tereyagi
3-4 su bardagi tavuk suyu/su+bulyon
1 tatli kasigi tuz
Uzeri icin, kizarmis ekmek/beyaz peynir


Tarhanayi ½ su bardagi su ile birlikte bir kaseye alin. Ara sira karistirarak cozulmesi icin en az 1-2 saat bekletin. Bir tencerede tereyagi ile domatesi orta ateste kavurun. Sonra, geri kalan malzemeleri ilave edin ve kisik ateste surekli karistirarak pisirin. Corbanin kivamini arzu ettiginiz gibi su ekleyerek ayarlayabilirsiniz.
Tarhana Corbasi’ni uzerinde kizarmis ekmek parcalari ya da beyaz peynir rendesi ile servis edebilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Tarhana hakkinda bilgi edinmek icin tiklayin.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Broccoli Casserole (Brokoli Guveci)

1 lb broccoli, chopped
1 can/cup cream of mushroom soup
1 onion, chopped
2 tbsp canola oil
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
¼ cup butter, melted
½ tsp black pepper
½ cup bread/cracker crumbs
1 tsp salt to taste

First cook the broccoli for 5-6 minutes in salty water. Saute onions with canola oil over medium heat. Drain cooked broccoli and stir them in. Saute for 4-5 minutes.
Transfer them into a Pyrex dish and add cream of mushroom soup, cheddar cheese and black pepper. Mix them all. Drizzle melted butter over bread/cracker crumbs and strew them all over the casserole.
Bake in the preheated 350 F (180 C) oven for 30 minutes or till the surface gets lightly brown.
ENJOY
***This is a vegetarian dish.

TURKCE
½ kg brokoli, dogranmis
1 su bardagi kremali mantar corbasi
1 sogan, dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi
1 su bardagi cedar peyniri, rendelenmis
¼ su bardagi tereyagi, eritilmis
1 cay kasigi karabiber
½ su bardagi ekmek/kraker, kiriklanmis
1 tatli kasigi tuz


Once brokoliyi tuzlu suda 5-6 dakika kaynatin ve suyunu suzun. Soganlari kanola yaginda kavurun. Brokoliyi ilave edin ve 4-5 dakika orta ateste kavurun.
Brokoliyi borcam/firin tepsisine bosaltin. Uzerine mantar corbasi, cedar peyniri ve karabiberi ilave edin. Hepsini guzelce karistirin. Tereyagini kiriklanmis ekmek/krakerlerin uzerinde gezdirin ve tepsinin uzerine esit olarak serpistirin.
Onceden isitilmis 180 C (350 F) firinda uzeri kizarana dek yaklasik 30 dakika pisirin.
AFIYET OLSUN
***Bu bir vejeteryan yemegidir.


Ana Sayfaya Don

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Chicken Patties (Tavuk Koftesi)

1 lb ground chicken
1 cup bread crumbs
1 onion, grated
1 egg
1/3 cup parsley, chopped
½ tsp black pepper
½ tsp paprika
1 tsp curry
1 tsp salt to taste
1/3 cup canola oil for frying

Mix all the ingredients but the canola oil in a big bowl. Then continue mixing with your hands for 3-4 minutes to make sure all the ingredients get together.
Grab egg size or any size you like pieces, and using your palms round them to make patties. Sizzle canola oil in a frying pan and fry both sides of Chicken Patties over medium heat.
Serve Chicken Patties warm.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ kg tavuk kiymasi
1 su bardagi ufalanmis ekmek
1 sogan, rendelenmis
1 yumurta
1/3 su bardagi maydanoz, dogranmis
1 cay kasigi karabiber
1 cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber
1 tatli kasigi kori
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1/3 su bardagi kanola yagi, kizartmak icin

Genisce bir kasede butun malzemeleri karistirin ve elinizle 3-4 dakika yogurarak kiyma malzemelerinin birbiriyle butunlesmesini saglayin. Sonra, avuc icinizi kullanarak yumurta buyuklugunde ya da istediginiz buyuklukte parcalar alarak kofte seklini verin.
Kizartma tavasinda kanola yagini kizdirin. Orta ateste koftelerin her iki tarafini da kizartin.
Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN