Saturday, January 30, 2010

Roasted Eggplant Salad (Kozlenmis Patlican Salatasi)

2 medium eggplants
1-2 bell peppers (green/red/yellow)
1 tomato
1-2 cloves of garlic, minced
¼ cup olive oil
½ lemon’s juice
2-3 sprigs parsley, chopped
1 tsp salt to taste

To prepare the sauce, place lemon juice, olive oil and minced garlic in a wide bowl. Mix them all.
Roast the eggplants and bell peppers over the stove or in the oven till they get soft. If desired roast the tomato too. Then, remove the skins. Cut them all in cubes. If you do not roast the tomato, also cut it into cubes. Place them into the sauce and add parsley. Sprinkle salt over and with a wooden spoon stir slowly making sure not to crush the vegetables.
Take them over a serving plate and if desired serve with lettuce, arugula or other greens.
ENJOY
***This is a vegetarian dish.

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TURKCE
2 orta boy patlican
1-2 dolmalik biber (yesil/kirmizi/sari)
1 domates
1-2 dis sarimsak, dovulmus
¼ su bardagi zeytinyagi
½ limonun suyu
2-3 dal maydanoz, dogranmis
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Once sosunu hazirlayin. Bir kabin icine, limon suyu, zeytinyagi ve dovulmus sarimsagi alin. Guzelce karistirin.
Patlican ve biberi ocak uzerinde ya da firina vererek yumusayip kabugundan ayrilana dek kozleyin. Arzu ederseniz domatesi de kozleyebilirsiniz. Kozlediktan sonra hepsinin kabuklarini soyun ve kup kup dograyin. Domatesi kozlemediyseniz direk dograyin. Hepsini sosun icine alin ve dogranmis maydanozu ilave edin. Uzerine tuz serpin ve tahta kasikla ezmeden karistirin.
Servis tabagina alin ve arzu ederseniz kivircik, roka gibi yesilliklerle susleyerek servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN
***Bu bir vejeteryan tarifidir.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Pan Seared Snapper (Levrek Tava)

3-4 snapper or firm white fish fillets
2 tbsp olive oil
Lime wedges
1 tsp salt to taste
¼ tsp black pepper

Sauce:
1 tbsp parsley/cilantro, finely chopped
1 ½ tbsp butter, softened
½ tbsp green onion, finely chopped
½ tsp lime rind, grated
¼ tsp ground ginger

Mix all the sauce ingredients and cover. Leave in the refrigerator for at least one hour.
Heat up olive oil in a frying pan. Rub Snapper or other white fish you have with salt and sprinkle black pepper to taste. Shallow fry them turning both sides till they get lightly brown and fluffy.
Spread the sauce you were keeping in the fridge over the cooked fillets and serve hot with lemon wedges.
Garnish with radishes if desired.
ENJOY
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Limon dilimleri
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 tatli kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi karabiber
Sos:
1 yemek kasigi maydanoz/kisnis yapragi, ince dogranmis
1 ½ yemek kasigi tereyag, yumusak
½ yemek kasigi yesil sogan, ince dogranmis
1 cay kasigi limon rendesi
½ cay kasigi zencefil tozu

Once sos malzemeleri kucuk bir kapta karistirin ve buzdolabinda en az 1 saat bekletin.
Kizartma tavasinda zeytinyagini kizdirin . Levrek ya da beyaz balik filetolarini tuz ile ovun ve karabiber serpin. Kizgin yagda her iki taraflari da kizarana dek pisirin.
Buzdolabinda bekletilen sosu baliklarin uzerine surunve limon dilimleriyle sicak servis yapin.
Arzu ederseniz kucuk kirmizi turplar ile susleyebilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN
Baligin faydalari icin tiklayin

Ana Sayfaya Don

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Poached Eggs with Mornay Sauce (Morney Soslu Yumurta)

2-3 eggs
2 cups boiling water
1 tbsp vinegar
Mornay Sauce
1 tbsp butter
½ tsp paprika
A pinch of salt

Take water and vinegar in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Let it simmer over medium heat. Crack one egg making sure getting the egg as close as possible to the saucepan. If you crack the egg too high, it will disperse in water. Simmer over medium heat till the egg white hardens and gets white, for about 4-5 minutes. Transfer the cooked egg into a bowl of salty lukewarm water (see the picture). Poach the other eggs following the same way. Take all poached eggs into salty lukewarm water.
Meanwhile, prepare Mornay Sauce. Click for the Mornay Sauce Recipe.
Take poached eggs over a serving plate and pour the Mornay Sauce over.
In a small pan melt butter and once it starts spitting stir in paprika and a pinch of salt. Give a stir and turn the heat off. Drizzle it over the Poached Eggs with Mornay Sauce.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
2-3 yumurta
2 su bardagi kaynamis su
1 yemek kasigi sirke
Morney sosu
1 yemek kasigi tereyag
1 cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber
Bir tutam tuz

Kucuk bir tencerede icine sirke ilave ettiginiz suyu kaynatin ve kaynayinca orta atese alin. Tencerenin agiz kismina yaklasarak yumurtayi yavasca sicak suyun icerisine birakin. Yumurtanin dagilmamasi icin, olabildigince alcaktan kirmaya calisin. Yumurtanin beyazi katilasip iyice kar beyaz olana dek yaklasik 4-5 dakika orta ateste pisirin ve icine tuz ilave ettiginiz ilik su dolu bir kabin icine alin (resime bakiniz). Diger yumurtalari da ayni sekilde kirip pisirin. Hepsini ilik tuzlu su icine alin.
Bu sirada Morney Sosu’nu hazirlayin. Morney Sosu icin tiklayin.
Yumurtalari servis tabagina alin ve uzerine Sicak Morney Sosu’nu dokun.
Kucuk bir tavada tereyagini kizdirin ve icine kirmizi toz biber ve tuzu ekleyin. Karistirin ve Morney Soslu Yumurta’nin uzerinde gezdirin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Mornay Sauce (Morney Sosu)

1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp flour
1 cup milk
3 tbsp Swiss or Gruyere cheese, grated
1 tbsp Parmesan cheese, grated
½ tsp salt to taste

In a saucepan melt the butter and stir in the flour. Cook stirring constantly till it gets pinkish over medium heat. Stir in milk slowly. Then, add grated cheese and salt to taste. Cook over low heat for about 5-6 minutes stirring constantly.
ENJOY
Mornay Sauce can substitute for Bechamel Sauce.

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TURKCE
1 yemek kasigi tereyag
1 yemek kasigi un
1 su bardagi sut
3 yemek kasigi Isvicre ya da Gruyere peyniri, rendelenmis
1 yemek kasigi PBoldarmesan peyniri, rendelenmis
1 cay kasigi tuz

Genis bir tavada tereyagini eritin ve unu ilave edin. Orta ateste un pembelesene dek kavurun. Sutu yavas yavas karistirarak ilave edin. Peynir ve tuzu da ilave edip surekli karistirarak kisik ateste 5-6 dakika pisirin.
AFIYET OLSUN
Morney Sosu’nu besamel sos yerine kullanabilirsiniz.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Quinoa Pilaf (Kinoa Pilavi)

1 cup quinoa, rinsed
1 small onion, chopped
1 banana/green pepper, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
1 tbsp vegetable oil
2 cups hot vegetable/chicken broth
¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
3-4 cherry tomatoes for garnish (optional)
1 tsp salt to taste

Heat oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Saute onions for about 5 minutes or until translucent. Stir in carrot and pepper, cook for 3 minutes more. Add quinoa and vegetable/chicken broth and salt to taste. Bring to a boil.
Reduce to simmer, cover and cook 15 to 20 minutes, or until the quinoa is tender and fluffy. Toss with parsley and garnish with cherry tomatoes if desired.
Serve hot or at room temperature.
ENJOY



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TURKCE
1 su bardagi quinoa (kinoa), yikanmis
1 kucuk boy sogan, dogranmis
1 yesil/carliston biber, dogranmis
2 havuc, dogranmis
1 yemek kasigi sivi yag
2 su bardagi sicak sebze/tavuk suyu
¼ su bardagi taze maydanoz, dogranmis
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Sivi yagi kucuk bir tencere ya da pilav tavasina alin. Sogani orta ateste yaklasik 5 dakika ya da seffaf olana dek sote edin. Havuc ve biberi ilave edin, yaklasik 3 dakika pisirin. Quinoa (kinoa) ve sebze/tavuk suyunu ve tuzu ilave edin. Kaynamasini bekleyin.
Kaynayinca altini kisin ve kapagi kapali olarak yaklasik 15-20 dakika ya da quinoa (kinoa) yumusayana dek pisirin. Maydanoz ya da minik domates ile susleyerek servis yapabilirsiniz.
Sicak ya da oda sicakliginda servis yapiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN



Monday, January 18, 2010

Creamy Sweet Potato Soup (Kremali Tatli Patates Corbasi)

2-3 sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 tbsp canola oil
1 large onion, chopped
2 tsp ground cumin
3-5 cup chicken broth
1 ½ cup yogurt
2 tbsp parsley/cilantro, chopped
¼ cup toasted pumpkin seeds (optional)

Saute onions with canola oil and cumin over medium heat for about 3-4 minutes. Add cubed potatoes and chicken broth. Simmer for about 20-25 minutes. Puree soup and add one cup yogurt and parsley/cilantro.
Serve soup with a dollop of remaining yogurt and a sprinkle of pumpkin seeds or parsley if desired.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
2-3 tatli patates, soyulup kup seklinde dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi
1 buyuk boy sogan, dogranmis
2 tatli kasigi kimyon
3-5 su bardagi tavuk suyu
1 ½ su bardagi yogurt
2 yemek kasigi maydanoz/kisnis yapragi, dogranmis
¼ su bardagi kavrulmus kabak cekirdegi (istege bagli)

Soganlari kanola yagi ve kimyon ile birlikte 3-4 dakika orta ateste soteleyin. Dogranmis patates ve tavuk suyunu ilave edin. Kisik ateste yaklasik 20-25 dakika boyunca pisirin. Blendir ile corbayi pure haline getirin ve bir su bardagi yogurt ile maydanoz/kisnis yapragini ilave edin. Guzelce karistirin.
Corbaya kalan yogurttan bir miktar ilave edin ve arzu ederseniz kabak cekirdegi ya da maydanoz ile susleyerek servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Friday, January 15, 2010

Garlic Mashed Potatoes (Sarimsakli Patates Puresi)

2 lb potatoes, peeled
5-6 cloves of garlic, minced
1-½ cup milk
¼ cup parmesan cheese, grated
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp salt to taste
½ tsp black pepper to taste

Broil potatoes in salty water and drain. Puree them in a food processor or with a blender. Then add the rest of the ingredients and mix them all.
Serve garlic mashed potatoes with a sprinkle of black pepper or parsley.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 kg patates, soyulmus
5-6 dis sarimsak, ezilmis
1- ½ su bardagi sut
¼ su bardagi parmesan peyniri, rendelenmis
2 yemek kasigi tereyag
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi karabiber

Patatesleri tuzlu suda haslayin ve suyunu suzun. Genis ve derin bir kaba alin. Blendir ya da mutfak robotu ile pure haline getirin. Geriye kalan malzemeleri ilave edin ve guzelce karistirin.
Sarimsakli patates puresini uzerine maydanoz ya da karabiber serperek ikram edebilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don