Cauliflower Soup (Karnibahar Corbasi)

1 lb cauliflower, divided into florets

1 onion, chopped

1 potato, chopped

1 Tbsp flour

2 Tbsp olive oil

¼ tsp cumin

¼ tsp paprika

1 cup milk

3 cups water

Salt and pepper to taste

Sauté onions in olive oil for about 4-5 minutes. Stir in flour and sauté until flour turns yellow. Add potatoes and cauliflower. Cook for an additional 3-4 minutes. Add salt and spices and water. Bring to a boil. Finally, add milk and cook for about 15-20 minutes or until the potatoes get soft.

Use blender to smoothen the soup. Then, cook for an additional 5 minutes. Adjust the consistency with adding either water or milk.

Serve hot with fresh or dried mint on top.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

½ kg karnibahar, ciceklerine ayrilmis

1 sogan, dogranmis

1 patates, dogranmis

1 yemek kasigi un

2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

1 cay kasigi kimyon

1 cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber

1 su bardagi sut

3 su bardagi su

Tuz ve karabiber

Once, soganlari zeytinyaginda yaklasik 4-5 dakika kavurun. Unu ilave edin ve renk degistirene dek kavurmaya devam edin. Patates ve karnibaharlari ilave edin. 3-4 dakika daha kavurun. Tuz ve baharatlarini attiktan sonra suyu ilave edin. Kaynamaya baslayinca sutu ilave edin. Yaklasik 15-20 dakika ya da patatesler yumusayana dek pisirin.

Blendir yardimi ile corbayi puruzsuz bir hale getirin. Yaklasik 5 dakika kadar daha pisirin, kivamini ayarlamak icin sut veya su ilave edebilirsiniz.

Uzerinde taze ya da kuru nane sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Turkish Style Beef Shanks (Firinda Dana Incigi)

4 beef shanks,

1 onion, chopped

½ cup celery, chopped

1 carrot, chopped

4-5 bay leaves

2 Tbsp canola oil

Salt and pepper to taste

For baking:

1-2 carrots, chopped round

1 big potato, chopped

½ cup sweet peas

Place canola oil in a braising pot and sear each beef shank 3-4 minutes each side. Place all the remaining ingredients in and fill with hot water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 60 to 75 minutes, or until the beef gets tender.

Then, take each beef shank over a piece of aluminum foil and divide the raw vegetables you prepared for baking in four and transfer to each aluminum foil. If desired remove the cooked vegetables from the braising pot and add them as well. Wrap up the foil around the beef shanks and place over an oven tray. Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C) and bake for about 45-60 minutes.

Serve either hot or warm.

ENJOY

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TURKCE
4 tane dana incik,

1 sogan, dogranmis

½ su bardagi kereviz sapi, dogranmis

1 havuc, dogranmis

4-5 defne yapragi

2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi

Tuz ve karabiber

Firinlamak icin:

1-2 havuc, yuvarlak dogranmis

1 buyuk boy patates, dogranmis

½ su bardagi bezelye

Kanola yagini buyuk bir tencereye alin ve her bir dana incigini hafifce kizartin (iki tarafini da 3-4 dakika olacak sekilde). Sonra, diger malzemeleri ilave edin ve sicak su ile doldurun. Kaynadiktan sonra kisik ateste yaklasik 60-75 dakika kadar kapagi kapali olarak pisirin. Etlerin yumusayip yumusamadigi kontol edin.

Pistikten sonra, her bir kuzu incigini genisce birer aluminyum folyo uzerine alin ve onceden firinlamak icin hazirladiginiz cig sebzeleri dorde paylastirarak etlerin yanina koyun. Arzu ederseniz, tenceredeki pismis sebzeleri de etlerin yanina paylastirabilirsiniz. Folyoyu guzelce bohca gibi kapatin ve firin tepsisine yerlestirin. Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda yaklasik 45-60 dakika pisirin.

Sicak veya ilik olarak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Apple Tart (Elmali Tart)

150 gram butter/margarine, room temperature

2 Tbsp yogurt

1 egg

½ cup sugar

¼ cup canola oil

1 tsp baking powder

2 ½ cups flour

2-3 apples, shredded,

4 Tbsp sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

½ cup crushed walnuts

Powdered sugar for garnish

Take shredded apples and 4 Tbsp sugar into a pot and cook until the water is absorbed and the mixture gets viscous. Stir in cinnamon and walnuts. Turn the heat off. Let it cool.

Meanwhile, in a kneading bowl start mixing sugar and butter/margarine with your hands. Add yogurt, canola oil and other ingredients, respectively.

Knead the dough until it turns out as soft as cookie dough. Take the half of it and place over a greased oven pan. Fit the dough into the pan by flattening it. Pour the apple mixture over. Then, take the other half of the dough and grab grape size random pieces and throw randomly over the tart. Try to use all the dough evenly on all over the tart. Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C) and bake until the top gets pink (for about 30-40 minutes).

Take the apple tart out of the oven and let it cool. Garnish with powdered sugar with a swifter. Slice in squares and serve.

ENJOY

P.S: I substituded 1 cup of the flour with whole wheat flour.

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TURKCE

150 gram margarin, oda sicakliginda

2 yemek kasigi yogurt

1 yumurta

½ su bardagi seker

½ cay bardagi kanola yagi

½ paket kabartma tozu

2 ½ su bardagi un

2-3 elma, rendelenmis

4 yemek kasigi seker

1 tatli kasigi tarcin

½ su bardagi ufalanmis ceviz ici

Uzeri icin pudra sekeri

Once elma marmeladi icin, rendelenmis elma ve 4 kasik sekeri tencereye alin. Orta ateste koyulasip suyunu cekene dek pisirin. Marmelat kivamina gelince tarcini ve cevizi ilave edin, karistirin ve atesten alin. Sogumaya birakin.

Hamuru icin once margarin ve sekeri elinizle iyice yogurun. Kurabiye hamuru hazirlar gibi sirayla yogurt, kanola yagi ve diger malzemeleri ilave ederek yogurun.

Yumusak bir hamur elde ettikten sonra, hamurun yarisini ayirin. Diger yarisini yaglamis oldugunun tepsiye elinizle mumkun oldugunca esit yayin. Uzerine elma karisimini yayin. Geri kalan hamurdan elinizle ufak parcalar kopararak uzerine serpistirin. Goruntu olarak karmasik olabilir, ama pistikten sonra degisecektir.

Onceden isitilmis 180 C (350 F) firinda uzeri pembelesene dek pisirin (yaklasik 30-40 dakika).

Pistikten sonra, biraz soguduktan sonra, ufak bir elek yardimi ile uzerine pudra sekeri serpin. Dilimleyerek ikram edin.

AFIYET OLSUN

NOT: Ben 1 su bardagi kepekli un ile normal unu karistirarak kullandim.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Asparagus Mushroom Stir Fry (Mantarli Kuskonmaz)

1 cup red bell pepper, julienne cut

1 cup mushroom, chopped

1 cup asparagus, cut in 2 inches

1 carrot, cut in round

2-3 Tbsp olive oil

1Tbsp soy sauce (optional)

A pinch of salt to taste

Peel the carrot and chop in rounds. Clean asparagus and cut into two inches long. Then, boil them in salty water for about 3 minutes. Rinse under cold water and let them drain.

Meanwhile, take olive oil in a wide skillet and add peppers. Saute over medium heat until they become soft. And then, stir in mushrooms and cook for 2 more minutes. Add boiled carrots and asparagus. Add salt and soy sauce if desired. Continue cooking over medium heat until they reach your desired softness (for about 3-4 minutes).

ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 su bardagi kirmizi biber, julyen kesilmis

1 su bardagi mantar, iri dogranmis,

1 su bardagi kuskonmaz, 3 cm uzunlugunda dogranmis

1 havuc, yuvarlak dogranmis

2-3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

1 yemek kasigi soya sosu (istege bagli)

Bit tutam tuz

Havucun disini kaziyin ve yuvarlak dograyin. Kuskonmazi temizleyin ve 3 cm uzunlugunda dograyin. Her ikisini birden hafif tuzlu kaynar suda yaklasik 3 dakika haslayin. Soguk su altina tutun ve durulayin. Suyunun suzulmesini bekleyin.

Bu sirada genisce bir tavaya zeytinyagini ve biberleri alin. Orta ateste biberler yumusayana dek ara sira karistirarak kavurun. Sonra, mantarlari ilave edin 2 dakika kadar daha kavurduktan sonra haslanmis havuc ve kuskonmazi ilave edin. Tuz ve istege gore soya sosunu ilave edin ve sebzeler arzu ettiginiz yumusakliga gelene kadar orta ateste pisirin (yaklasik 3-4 dakika).

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Roasted Cod with Lima Beans (Firinda Bakla Icli Morina Baligi)

4-6 pieces cod

1 ½ cup lima beans, fresh/frozen

2-3 Tbsp olive oil

4 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley

1 tsp salt to taste

¼ tsp ground black pepper

Place 4 sheets of aluminum foil on a work surface. Divide the lima beans among the foil sheets (about 3/4 cup per sheet). Place 1 tsp of olive oil 1 Tbsp of chopped parsley, and a pinch of salt and freshly ground black pepper on each pile of beans and gently toss to combine. Sprinkle salt and black pepper on each cod and rub with your hands. Place one piece of cod over each pile of beans. Pour remaining olive oil over each. Seal up the foil packets.

Preheat the oven to 375 F (190 C). Place the foil packets on a baking sheet. Bake for 20-30 minutes until fish get tender and flaky. Gently transfer the beans and fish to a serving plate and serve with lemon wedges if desired.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

4-6 parca morina baligi

1 ½ su bardagi bakla ici, taze/donmus

2-3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

4 yemek kasigi taze maydanoz, dogranmis

1 tatli kasigi tuz

½ cay kasigi taze karabiber

Tezgahin uzerine 4 tane genisce aluminyum folyo yayin. Bakla iclerini dordune birden esit olarak paylastirin. Uzerlerine 1 tatli kasigi zeytinyagi ve 1 yemek kasigi maydanoz ilave edin. Bir tutam tuz ve karabiber serpin ve nazifce harmanlayin. Baliklara tuz ve karabiber serperek, elinizle yedirin. Her aluminyum folyoya bir-iki tane morina baligi gelecek sekilde, baliklari bakla iclerinin uzerine koyun. Geri kalan zeytinyagini baliklarin uzerine dokun. Aluminyum folyolari koselerinden yukari dogru paket seklinde kapatin.

Firini onceden 190 C (375 F)’ye isitin. Yaklasik 20-30 dakika, baliklar yumusayana dek pisirin. Balik ve bakla iclerini servis tabagina alin ve arzuya gore yaninda limon dilimleri ile servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Stuffed Kadaifi (Kadayif Dolmasi)

1 lb kadaifi

150 grams butter

1 cup walnuts/pecans, in chunks

For the Syrup:

3 cups water

2 ½ -3 cups sugar

1 tsp lemon juice

First mix sugar and water in a pot and boil the syrup for about 5 minutes. Stir in lemon juice and let it cool.

Melt butter and drizzle all over the kadaifi. Using your hands, try to mix the butter with kadaifi evenly. If the kadaifi pieces are too long, break them into smaller pieces with your hands. After tossing the kadaifi, take a small Turkish coffee cup and fill half of it with kadaifi and make a hole in the middle. Place about 1 tsp walnuts/pecans inside and fill the rest of the cup with more kadaifi. Gently press on top of the cup. Grease an oven tray and flip the cup upside down on the tray. Make sure to press on top of the kadaifi before flipping, otherwise the shape won’t come out well. Use the same procedure for all the kadaifi left.

Bake it at 350 F (180 C) preheated oven until they get light brown. Pour the cold syrup over the hot stuffed kadaifi right after taking out of oven. Let it absorb the syrup for at least 3-5 hours.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

½ kg tel kadayif

150 gr tereyagi

1 su bardagi ceviz ici, ufalalanmis

Surubu icin:

3 su bardagi seker

2 ½ -3 su bardagi seker

1 tatli kasigi limon suyu

Once surubu hazirlayin. Su ve sekeri karistirarak genis bir tencerede yaklasik 5 dakika kadar kaynatin. Icine limon suyunu ilave edin ve sogumaya birakin.

Tereyagini eritin ve tel kadayifin uzerinde gezdirin. Ellerinizi kullanarak, tereyagini kadayifin her yerine yedirmek sartiyla guzelce harmanlayin. Eger kadayifin telleri uzunsa, elinizle kopararak daha ufak parcalara ayirin.

Ufak bir kahve fincaninin yarisina kadar kadayiftan doldurun ve orta kismini cukurlastirin. Cukur kismina sigdirabildiginiz kadar ceviz koyun (yaklasik 1 tatli kasigi kadar). Bol cevizli olunca daha lezzetli oluyor. Sonra uzerine tekrar finacin agiz kismina kadar kadayif koyarak, ustten hafifce bastirin. Yaglanmis firin tepsisine fincani ters cevirin. Eger fincanin icindeki malzemeyi ustten hafifce bastirmazsaniz tepsiye ters cevirdiginizde sekli bozuk cikacaktir.

Butun kadayif malzemesini ayni sekilde yaparak sekil verin.

Onceden isitilmis 180 C (350 F) firinda uzeri kizarana dek pisirin.

Firindan cikan sicak kadayifin uzerine soguk serbeti dokun. Yaklasik 3-5 saat boyunca surubun emilmesini bekleyin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Cabbage with Tomatoes (Domatesli Lahana)

1 head of white cabbage, chopped

1 onion, chopped

2-3 Tbsp olive oil

1 Tbsp tomato paste

½ cup crushed tomatoes

½ tsp crushed chili pepper

1 tsp salt to taste

½ cup hot water if necessary

In a pot, sauté onions with olive oil. Then add tomato paste and tomatoes, sauté over medium heat for 2-3 minutes. Stir in chopped cabbage and cook over low heat covered for about 20 minutes. Then, add salt, chili pepper, and hot water if necessary. If there is no juice left in the pot then go ahead and add hot water. Close the lid and simmer over low heat until cabbage is cooked (about 20-25 minutes).

Serve with either plain or garlic yogurt on top.

ENJOY

***This is a vegetarian dish.

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TURKCE

1 bas beyaz lahana, dogranmis

1 sogan, dogranmis

2-3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

1 yemek kasigi domates salcasi

½ su bardagi domates, rendelenmis

1 cay kasigi pul biber

1 tatli kasigi tuz

½ su bardagi sicak su, ihtiyac olursa

Bir tencerede sogan ile zeytinyagini kavurun. Sonra domates salcasi ve domatesi ilave edin ve orta ateste 2-3 dakika daha kavurup dogranmis beyaz lahanayi ilave edin. Bir sure kavurduktan sonra, kapagini kapatin ve kisik ateste yaklasik 20 dakika pisirin.

Son olarak tuz, pul biber ve gerekirse suyu ilave edin. Eger tencerenin dibinde su kaldiysa tekrar su ilave etmenize gerek yoktur. Kapagini kapatarak kisik ateste lahana yumusyana dek pisirin (yaklasik 20-25 dakika).

Servis onerisi olarak; sade ya da sarimsakli yogurt ile servis yapabilirsiniz.

AFIYET OLSUN

***Bu bir vejeteryan tarifidir.

Ana Sayfaya Don