Saturday, June 26, 2010

Fried Milk-White Brittle Gill (Kizarmis Sutluce Mantari)

                           
1 lb milk-white brittle gill mushroom
½ tsp salt to taste
½ tsp paprika
½ cup flour
½ cup canola oil for frying

Wash milk-white brittle gill mushrooms and pat dry. Cut the stalks and salt them all. Sprinkle with paprika.
Take canola oil into a frying pan and let the oil get hot over high heat. Dip the mushroom caps and stalks into flour. Shake them to remove excess flour. Fry each side of caps and stalks. Take over a paper towel.
After frying them all, take over a serving plate and serve with any kind of greens you like (dill, arugula, etc.)
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ kg sutluce mantari
1 cay kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi toz kirmizi biber
½ su bardagi un
½ su bardagi kanola yagi, kizartmak icin

Sutluce mantarlarini yikayin ve kurulayin. Saplarini kesin ve hepsini tuzlayip uzerlerine kirmizi toz biber serpin.
Kizartma tavasina kanola yagini alin ve yuksek ateste yagin kizmasini bekleyin. Mantarlari una batirarak her yanini unlayin ve fazla unu silkeleyin. Kizgin yagin icinde mantarlari ve saplarini her taraflari kizaracak sekilde kizartin. Kagit havlu uzerine alin.
Butun mantarlar kizarinca, servis tabagina alin ve yesil yaprakli sebzeler ile (roka, dere otu gibi) susleyerek servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN



Sunday, June 20, 2010

Artichoke Salad (Enginar Salatasi)

                                  
4 artichokes (½ lb)
3 Tbsp lemon juice
4 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
½ salt to taste
1 tomato, sliced
2 tbsp fresh dill, finely chopped

Boil artichokes in salted water until they get tender. Drain and let them cool. Chop them in bite sizes.
In a small bowl, mix olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and dill. Mix this sauce with artichokes and take them over a serving plate. Garnish with tomato slices and dill.
ENJOY

                           
TURKCE
4 tane enginar (250 gr)
3 yemek kasigi limon suyu
4 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi
4 dis sarimsak, dovulmus
1 cay kasigi tuz
1 domates, dilimlenmis
2 yemek kasigi taze dereotu, ince dogranmis

Enginarlari tuzlu suda yumusayana dek haslayin. Suyunu suzun ve sogumaya birakin. İstediginiz buyuklukte dograyin.
Kucuk bir kasede, zeytinyagi, limon suyu, sarimsak ve dere otunu karistirin. Dogranmis enginarlari ilave edin ve hepsini harmanlayin. Servis tabagina alin ve tabagin cevresine domates dilimlerini dizerek dere otu ile susleyin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Quince Jam (Ayva Receli)

2 lb quince
2 lb sugar
2 cups water
2 Tbsp lemon juice

Wash quinces and grate. Take them into a pot and add water. Bring to a boil. Then, cook over medium heat until they are softened (5-10 minutes). Stir in sugar and cook for additional 15-20 minutes or until it gets thick enough. Stir in lemon juice and turn the heat off.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 kg ayva
1 kg seker
2 su bardagi su
2 yemek kasigi limon suyu

Ayvalari yikayin ve rendeleyin. Rendelediginiz ayvalari bir tencereye alin ve suyu ilave edin. Yuksek ateste kaynayana dek pisirin. Ayvalar yumusayana dek (5-10 dakika) orta ateste pisirin. Sekeri ilave edin ve karistirin. Seker eriyip recel koyulasana dek (yaklasik 15-20 dakika), ara sira karistirarak orta ateste pisirin. Limon suyunu ilave edin, karistirin ve atesten alin.
AFIYET OLSUN

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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Stir Fried Chicken Cubes (Kizarmis Kusbasi Tavuk)

1 lb boneless chicken breast
1/2 cup flour
½ tsp paprika
¼ tsp cumin (optional)
1 tsp salt to taste
½ cup canola oil

Cut chicken breasts into cubes. Take them over a tray or a wide, flat plate. Sprinkle with salt and paprika. Mix them all.
Meanwhile, take canola oil in a skillet and turn the heat on. Dip chicken cubes in flour, making sure they are all covered with flour. Then, shake the excess flour and fry in hot canola oil. Stir fry completely until they turn light brown. Take stir fried chicken cubes over a paper towel. Do the same procedure for the remaining chicken cubes. Place them all over a serving plate and serve warm/hot.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ kg kemiksiz tavuk gogsu
½ su bardagi un
1 cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber
½ cay kasigi kimyon (istege bagli)
1 tatli kasigi tuz
½ su bardagi kanola yagi

Tavuk gogsunu kusbasi dograyin. Genis bir tepsi ya da tabaga alin uzerine tuz ve kirmizi biberi serpin. Guzelce harmanlayin.
Bu sirada, tavaya kanola yagini alin ve ocagin altini acin. Diger taraftan tavuklari unun icinde yuvarlayin ve iyice una bulayin. Fazla unu silkeleyin ve kizgin yagin icinde ara sira cevirerek guzelce kizartin. Kizarttiginiz tavuklari kagit havlu serilmis bir tabag alin. Butun tavuklar bitene dek ayni islemi tekrarlayin. Servis tabagina alin ve sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Friday, June 4, 2010

Chicken Spinach Soup (Tavuklu Ispanak Corbasi)

1 onion, chopped
3 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp flour, heaping
1 lb spinach, washed and chopped
1 chicken breast
1 tomato, diced
1 carrot, shredded
½ cup rice, washed and drained
2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1 lemon’s juice
1 Tbsp salt to taste
5 cups chicken broth

Boil chicken breast and let it cool. Then, cut into small cubes and set aside. Keep the chicken broth for the soup. Take olive oil into a pot and sauté onions over medium heat (for about 3 minutes). Stir in flour and sauté for additional 3 minutes. Add garlic and carrot, cook for a while. Finally, stir in spinach and tomato. Cook for about 5-6 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add chicken and 5 cups of chicken broth. Bring to a boil. Stir in rice and salt to taste. Simmer over low-medium heat for about 10-12 minutes or until rice cooks.
Stir in the lemon juice before serving and serve hot or warm.
ENJOY

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TURKCE

1 sogan, dogranmis
3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 yemek kasigi un, tepeleme
1 tavuk gogsu
½ kg ispanak, yikanmis ve dogranmis
1 domates, dogranmis
1 havuc, rendelenmis
2 dis sarimsak, kucuk dogranmis
½ su bardagi pirinc, yikanmis
1 limonun suyu
1 yemek kasigi tuz
5 su bardagi tavuk suyu

Tavuk gogsunu haslayin ve soguduktan sonra kucuk kucuk dograyin. Suyunu corbada kullanmak uzere ayirin. Tencereye zeytinyagi ve sogani alin. Orta ateste soganlar pembelesene dek kavurun (yaklasik 3 dakika). Unu ilave edin ve surekli karistirarak 3 dakika kadar daha kavurun. Havuc ve sarimsaklari ilave edip bir kac dakika cevirin. Ispanak ve domatesi de ilave ettikten sonra yakalsik 5-6 dakika kadar kavurun.
Dogradiginiz tavuklari ve 5 su bardagi tavuk suyunu ilave edin. Ocagin altini yukseltin ve kaynamasini bekleyin. Kaynayinca pirinc ve tuzu ilave edin . Kisik ateste pirincler pisene dek yaklasik 10-12 dakika pisirin.
Servis yapmadan once limon suyunu ilave edin, karistirin ve sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN