Thursday, October 21, 2010

Baked Cheese Penne (Firinda Peynirli Kalem Makarna)

1 package Penne ~1lb
3 eggs
1 cup ricotta/ feta cheese
1 cup mozzarella, shredded
1 cup milk
½ tsp black pepper
½ tsp thyme
½ tsp crushed red pepper (optional)
½ cup fresh parsley, finely chopped (optional)
1 tsp salt to taste

Cook Penne in salty water according to the instructions on the package (for about 8-10 minutes). Wash under cold water and drain.
Beat eggs in a large bowl. Leave ½ cup of shredded mozzarella for top and mix the rest of the ingredients with the eggs. Gently stir this mixture in cooked Penne. Take it over a greased Pyrex or oven tray. Sprinkle with the remaining shredded mozzarella. Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C) and bake for about 30-40 minutes or until it turns lightly brown.
Serve hot/warm.
ENJOY

TURKCE
1 paket Kalem (Penne) makarna
3 yumurta
1 su bardagi lor/beyaz peynir
1 su bardagi kasar peyniri, rendelenmis
1 su bardagi sut
1 cay kasigi karabiber
1 cay kasigi kekik
1 cay kasigi pul biber (istege bagli)
½ su bardagi maydanoz, ince dogranmis (istege bagli)
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Kalem makarnayi paketin uzerindeki talimatlara gore tuzlu suda yaklasik 8-10 dakika haslayin. Suyunu suzun ve soguk su altindan gecirin.
Genis bir kasede yumurtalari cirpin. Kasar peynirin yarisini ( ½ su bardagi) en sonunda uzerine koymak uzere ayirin. Geri kalan butun malzemeleri cirptiginiz yumurta ile karistirin. Bu karisimi haslanmis makarnaya ilave edin. Nazikce harmanlayin ve yaglanmis borcam ya da firin tepsisine bosaltin. Ayirdiginiz kasar peyniri uzerine serpin. Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda uzeri kizarana dek yaklasik 30-40 dakika pisirin.
Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is a great comfort food. I especially like when you bake it and the pasta gets a little crispy on the top.

turkishfoodandrecipes said...

I like the crispy parts too!! Yumm......