Semolina Halvah with Ice-Cream (Dondurmali Irmik Helvasi)

1 cup semolina

2 Tbsp butter

1 cup sugar

1 cup water

½ cup milk

2 Tbsp pine nuts (optional)

1 lb ice cream

Cinnamon (optional)

Take butter and pine nuts (optional) in a pot and sauté over medium heat until the pine nuts turn pinkish. Stir in semolina and sauté until it goes yellow.

Then, stir in sugar, water and milk. Bring to a boil and close the lid. Simmer over low-medium heat until the water is absorbed. Let it cool for a while.

While the semolina halvah is still warm, fill a small bowl’s bottom and sides with semolina halvah. And then, fill it up with ice-cream. Cover the top of the bowl with semolina halvah. Immediately turn the bowl upside down over a serving plate. Serve with cinnamon on top.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

1 su bardagi irmik

2 yemek kasigi tereya

1 su bardagi seker

1 su bardagi su

½ su bardagi sut

2 yemek kasigi cam fistigi (istege bagli)

~500 gr dondurma

Tarcin (istege bagli)

Tencereye tereyagini ve cam fistiklarini alin. Orta ateste cam fistiklari pembelesene dek kavurun. Irmigi ilave edin ve sararmaya baslayana dek kavurun.

Sonra, seker, su ve sutu ilave edin. Kaynamaya baslayinca karistirin ve kapagini kapatin. Kisik ateste suyunu cekene dek pisirin. Biraz sogumaya birakin.

Irmik helvasi daha ilik iken kucuk bir kasenin dibini ve kenarlarini irmik helvasi ile doseyin ve icini dolduracak sekilde dondurmadan koyun. Uzerini yine irmik helvasi ile kapatin ve bekletmeden kaseyi ters cevirerek servis tabagina kapatin. Uzerine tarcin serperek servis yapabilirsiniz.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Pan Fried Walleye Pike (Tavada Walleye Pike)

1 lb walleye pike fillets

1 egg

½ cup flour

½ tsp salt to taste

¼ tsp black pepper

1/3 cup canola oil for frying

Lemon wedges

Rinse Walleye Pike fillets under cold water and dry with paper towels. Rub them with salt and pepper.

Take canola oil in a frying pan and heat it up. In a wide bowl, beat the egg with a pinch of salt. Take flour over a flat plate. Then, dip the fillets first in flour and then in egg.

Fry until both sides are evenly cooked. Fry all the remaining fillets in the same way. Serve hot with lemon wedges.

ENJOY
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TURKCE

½ kg Walleye pike (Sander vitreus) fileto

1 yumurta

½ su bardagi un

1 cay kasigi tuz

½ cay kasigi karabiber

1/3 su bardagi kanola yagi, kizartmak icin

Limon dilimleri

Walleye pike filetolarini soguk su altinda yikayin ve kagit havlu ile kurulayin. Tuz ve karabiber serpin ve elinizle yedirin.

Bir kizartma tavasina kanola yagini alin ve kizdirin. Genis bir kasede yumurtayi bir tutam tuz ile cirpin. Genis bir tabaga unu alin ve filetolari once unun icinde yuvarlayin. Fazla unu silkeleyin.

Sonra yumurtaya batirin ve kizgin yagda her iki taraflari da kizarana dek kizartin.

Butun filetolari ayni sekilde kizartin ve limon dilimleriyle servis yapin.

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Baligin faydalari icin tiklayin.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Roasted Lamb (Firinda Kizarmis Kuzu)

2 lbs lamb leg

2 Tbsp canola oil

1 tsp paprika

1 tsp salt to taste

½ tsp thyme

3-4 potatoes, cut into wedges

Cut the lamb leg into pieces or use the whole leg (it will take longer to cook). Salt the lamb rubbing with your hands. Mix canola oil, thyme and paprika in a small bowl. Then, cover all the lamb with this mixture.

Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C) and grease an oven tray. Place all the potatoes and lamb. Bake for about 45-60 minutes or until the lamb is cooked.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

1 kg kuzu bacagi

2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi

1 tatli kasigi kirmizi toz biber

1 tatli kasigi tuz

½ tatli kasigi kekik

3-4 patates, dorde bolunmus

Kuzu etini istediginiz sekilde parcalayin ya da butun olarak da pisirebilirsiniz, fakat pisirme suresi uzayabilir. Elinizle etlere tuzu yedirin. Sonra bir kapta kanola yagi, kirmizi toz biber ve kekigi karistirin. Karisimi etlerin her yerine surun.

Patatesleri soyun ve elma dilimi seklinde dilimleyin. Bir miktar tuz serpin ve karistirin. Bir firin tepsisini yaglayin ve patateslerle etleri yerlestirin.

Onceden isitmis oldugunuz 200 C (400 F) firinda etler pisene dek veya 45-60 dakika arasi pisirin. Sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Pinto Bean Stew (Zeytinyagli Barbunya)

2 lb pinto beans

1 big onion, chopped

1 ½ cup tomatoes, diced

2 carrots, cut into cubes

1/3 -½ cup olive oil

1-2 green pepper, chopped

1 Tbsp salt to taste

3-4 cups hot water

Fresh parsley or dill for top

Take onion and olive oil in a pot and sauté over medium heat for about 3 minutes. Then, stir in peppers and cook for a few minutes. Add carrots and sauté for 3-4 minutes.

Stir in tomatoes and cook for about 3-4 minutes or until they get crushed. And then, add pinto beans. Cook for about 5-6 minutes stirring occasionally. Add hot water and salt to taste. Bring to a boil and close the lid. Cook over low-medium heat until pinto beans are soft.

Take Pinto Bean Stew into serving plates and serve with fresh parsley or dill on top.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

1 kg barbunya

1 buyuk boy sogan, dogranmis

1 ½ su bardagi domates, kup seklinde dogranmis

2 havuc, kup seklinde dogranmis

1/3-1/2 su bardagi zeytinyagi

1-2 yesil biber, dogranmis

1 yemek kasigi tuz

3-4 su bardagi sicak su

Uzeri icin taze maydanoz ya da dereotu

Tencereye zeytinyagi ve sogani alin. Orta ateste yaklasik 3 dakika kadar sote edin ve biberleri ilave edin. Bir kac dakika soteledikten sonra havuclari ilave edin. Yaklasik 3-4 dakika soteleyin ve domatesleri ekleyin.

Domatesler ezilene dek yaklasik 3-4 dakika pisirin. Barbunyayi ilave edin ve ara sira karistirarak 5 -6 dakika kadar pisirin. Sicak su ve tuzu ilave edin. Kaynayinca kapagini kapatin ve kisik ateste barbunyalar yumusayana dek pisirin.

Servis tabaklarina alin ve uzerini maydanoz ya da dereotu ile susleyerek servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Kunefe

500 gr (~1lb) shredded dough

4 Tbsp butter

300 gr unsalted cecil cheese (mozzarella works too)

3 cups sugar

3 cups water

Ground pistachio for garnish

In a pot, prepare the syrup mixing 3 cups of sugar and 3 cups of water. Bring to a boil. Then turn the heat off and let it cool.

Melt the butter and pour all over the shredded dough. Mix it using your hands and make sure they get mixed up well. Meanwhile, split the shredded dough into small pieces by pulling them apart with your fingers. Grease a middle size oven tray or Pyrex. Then, spread half of the shredded dough and press down using your hands. Slice unsalted cecil cheese or Mozzarella (about ¼ inch thick). Place sliced cheese over the shredded dough evenly and then, cover with the remaining half of the shredded dough. Again press down to compress using your hands.

Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C) and bake Kunefe until the top turns light brown. Then, take it out of the oven and turn upside down with the help of a flat tray. Again bake until the other side turns light brown. Pour the cooled syrup all over the hot Kunefe and set aside for 5-7 minutes before serving.

After the syrup is absorbed slice the Kunefe as you like and garnish with ground pistachio.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

500 gr tel kadayif

4 yemek kasigi tereyag

300 gr tuzsuz cecil peyniri

3 su bardagi seker

3 su bardagi su

Ogutulmus antep fistigi (uzeri icin)

Bir tencerede, 3 su bardagi seker ve suyu kaynatin, sogumaya birakin.

Tereyagini eritin ve tel kadayifin uzerinde gezdirin. Elinizi kullanarak tereyaginin kadayif icinde guzelce karismasini saglayin. Bu sirada, elinizle tel kadayiflari cekerek mumkun oldugunca kucuk parcalara bolun. Orta boy bir tepsiyi yaglayin ve tel kadayifin yarisini tepsinin dibine doseyin. Elinizle ustten bastirarak tel kadayiflari iyice sikistirin. Dilimlediginiz tuzsuz cecil peynirini (yaklasik ½ cm kalinliginda) tepsideki tel kadayifin uzerine esit sekilde doseyin. Son olarak tel kadayifin diger yarisini peynirlerin uzerine yayin ve yine uzerinden elinizle bastirarak sikistirin.

Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda uzeri kizarana dek pisirin. Uzeri kizardiktan sonra firindan cikarin ve duz bir tepsi yardimiyla kunefeyi alt ust edin. Tekrar firina verin ve ters cevirdiginiz yuzu de kizarana dek pisirin. Firindan cikardiginiz sicak kunefenin uzerine soguk serbeti gezdirerek dokun. Yaklasik 5-7 dakika sonra suyunu cekecektir. Istediginiz sekilde dilimleyin ve uzerine cekilmis antep fistigi serperek servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Rice with Tomatoes (Domatesli Pirinc)

1 medium onion, finely chopped

3-4 Tbsp olive oil

3 big ripe tomatoes, finely chopped/crushed (2 cups)

3 banana peppers, chopped (optional)

1 cup rice, washed and drained

1 tsp salt to taste

½ tsp sugar

3 cups hot water

Fresh basil or dill for top

Take olive oil and onion in a pot. Saute over medium heat for about 2-3 minutes. Stir in peppers and saute for additional 2-3 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook over medium heat until they get soft, stirring occasionally.

Stir in hot water and bring to a boil. And then, add rice, salt and sugar. Cover and simmer over low heat until the rice is cooked.

Let it rest for 10-15 minutes before serving. Garnish either with fresh basil leaves or dill.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

1 orta boy sogan, kucuk dogranmis

3-4 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

3 iri olgun domates, kucuk dogranmis/rendelenmis (2 su bardagi)

3 yesil biber, dogranmis (istege bagli)

1 su bardagi pirinc, yikanmis

1 tatli kasigi tuz

1 cay kasigi seker

3 su bardagi sicak su

Uzeri icin taze feslegen ya da dereotu

Tencereye zeytinyagi ve sogani alin, orta ateste 2-3 dakika soteleyin. Biberi ilave edin ve 2-3 dakika daha sote edin. Domatesleri ilave edin ve ara sira karistirarak yumusayana dek orta ateste pisirin.

Sicak suyu ilave edin ve kaynamaya birakin. Pirinc, tuz ve sekeri ilave edin. Kapagini kapatip kisik ateste pirincler pisene dek pisirin.

Servis etmeden once 10-15 dakika dinlendirin. Uzerini taze feslegen ya da dereotu ile susleyerek servis edin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don