Super Bowl Recipe - Turkish Burger (Turk Burgeri)

Pita bread/hamburger buns

Lettuce leaves

Tomato, sliced

Onion rings

For the burger:

1 lb lean ground beef

1 small onion, diced finely/processed

¼ tsp black pepper

¼ tsp chili pepper

¼ tsp cumin

1 egg

½ cup bread crumbs (optional)

1 tsp salt to taste

2 Tbsp canola oil for frying

Take all the burger ingredients in a bowl and mix them all using your hands. Knead as you do dough for a few minutes and give it a ball shape. Then, cover and keep in the fridge at least 2-3 hours. Grab egg size or bigger pieces of ground beef mixture and give it a flat round burger shape using your palms. Do the same with the remaining mixture.

Heat up the canola oil in a skillet and fry both sides of Turkish burgers.

Immediately fill the Turkish burgers inside the breads and the other ingredients as well. Serve warm.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

Pita ekmegi/burger ekmegi

Marul/kivircik

Domates, dilimlenmis

Sogan, dilimlenmis

Kofte icin:

½ kg yagsiz kiyma

1 kucuk sogan, kucuk dogranmis/rendelenmis

1 yumurta

½ cay kasigi karabiber

½ cay kasigi kimyon

½ su bardagi ufalanmis ekmek (istege bagli)

1 tatli kasigi tuz

½ cay kasigi pul biber

2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi, pisirmek icin

Koftelik malzemeleri karistirin ve elinizle hamur yogurur gibi yogurun ve yuvarlak bir top yaparak birakin. Buzdolabinda agzi kapali olarak en az 2-3 saat dinlendirin. Sonra, yumurta ya da daha buyuk parcalar koparin ve yuvarlak kofte seklini verin. Geri kalan kiymadan da ayni sekilde kofte yapin.

Kanola yagini kizartma tavasina alin ve kizdiktan sonra kofteleri her iki tarafi da kizarana dek pisirin. Bekletmeden, ekmek arasina kofteyi ve diger malzemeleri resimdeki gibi doldurun. Sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Adana Kebab (Adana Kebabi)

1 lb lean ground mutton

50 gr fat from lamb tail, finely chopped

1 tsp crushed red pepper

½ tsp black pepper

½ tsp cumin

1 tsp salt to taste

Skewers or chop sticks

Leave the crushed red pepper in ½ cup of water for about 2-3 hours, to get them softened. Then drain.

Mix all the ingredients with your hands. Grab a fist size mixture and skewer it. Squeeze it on the skewer until it gets smooth and lengthens to acquire the shape shown in the picture. Cook on a grill or oven. You can grill some vegetables as well on the side. Refrigerate the skewered Adana Kebab overnight to get a better flavor.

Serve with warm pita bread and Side Salad for Kebabs

ENJOY

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TURKCE

500 gr yagsiz koyun kiymasi

50 gr kuyruk yagi, cok ince kiyilmis

1 tatli kasigi pul biber

1 cay kasigi karabiber

1 cay kasigi kimyon

1 tatli kasigi tuz

Metal ya da cop sis

Kirmizi pul biber yarim su bardagi su icinde yaklasik 2-3 saat bekletin. Boylece pul biber yumusayacak ve pisirisken yanmayacaktir.

Butun malzemeleri cukur bir kabin icinde iyice yogurun. Yumruk buyuklugunde bir parca alip, sise gecirin. Avucunuzla sikarak, asagi yukari hareket ettirerek resimdeki sekile benzer kebaplar yapin. Bir aksam boyunca buzdolabinda bekletin. Mangal/izgara ya da firinda pisirin. Yaninda cesitli sebzeleri de izgara yapip kebap ile ikram edebilirsiniz.

Adana kebabi sicak lavas ya da pide (pita) ve Kebap Salatasi  ile servis yapin.

Afiyet Olsun

Ana Sayfaya Don

Stuffed Bell Peppers with Ground Beef (Kiymali Biber Dolmasi)

2 lb (~1kg) bell/large peppers

1 cup rice, washed and drained

½ lb ground beef

1 onion, finely chopped

1 tomato, petite diced

1 tsp tomato paste

½ cup olive oil

1-2 cups hot water

1 Tbsp salt

½ tsp black pepper

1- ½ tomato, sliced in pieces for tops (optional)

Wash the bell/large peppers, cut the tops off, and remove seeds. In a bowl, place all the stuffing ingredients, but water. Mix them all and with a spoon fill the peppers up to 2/3 with the mixture. If desired, place one slice of tomato as a cap on top of each pepper. In a large saucepan or pot, place the stuffed bell peppers and add hot water, enough to almost cover half height of the peppers.

Close the lid and cook on low-medium heat, until the peppers get soft and rice is cooked, for about 20-30 minutes. Serve hot or warm.

ENJOY

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~1kg dolmalik/buyuk uzun biber

1 su bardagi pirinc, yikanip suzulmus

200-250 gr kiyma

1 sogan, ince dogranmis

1 domates, dogranmis

1 tatli kasigi domates salcasi

½ su bardagi zeytin yagi

1-2 su bardagi sicak su

1 yemek kasigi tuz

1 cay kasigi karabiber

1- ½ domates, dilimlenmis (biberlerin uzerine koymak icin)-istege bagli

Biberleri yikayin ve tepesini duzgunce kesin (ya da saplarini cikarin), cekirdeklerini temizleyin. Genis bir kaseye butun ic malzemelerini (su haric) alin ve hepsini guzelce karistirin. Bir kasik yardimiyla biberlerin icini 2/3’u dolu olacak sekilde doldurun. Her biberin uzerine dilimlediginiz domatesten bir parca koyun(istege bagli). Genis bir tava ya da tencere dibine doldurdugunuz biberleri yerlestirin. Biberlerin yuksekliginin yarisina cikacak kadar sicak su ilave edin.

Kapagini kapatip, kisik ateste biberler ve pirincler pisene dek yaklasik 20-30 dakika pisirin. Sicak ya da ilik servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Eggplant Mousaka (Patlican Musakka)

½ lb ground beef
1 lb eggplant

3 medium potatoes

2 tomatoes, diced

1 big onion, chopped

2 Tbsp canola oil

2 green peppers, chopped

1 Tbsp tomato paste

2-3 cloves of garlic, chopped

½ cup hot water

¼ tsp black pepper

¼ tsp cumin

1 tsp salt to taste

1 cup canola oil for frying

Peel eggplants and slice in ½ inch wheels. Leave them in salty water for about 15-20 minutes. Peel potatoes and slice them in 1/3 inch thick wheels as well.

Take canola oil in a frying pan and fry both sides of potatoes lightly. Place them over a Pyrex or oven tray. Sprinkle with salt. Dry eggplants with paper towel and fry them as well. Place fried eggplants over potatoes and sprinkle with salt.

Take 2 Tbsp of canola oil and ground beef in another pan and cook for about 2-3 minutes over medium heat. Stir in onion and cook for 3 minutes. Add tomato paste and tomatoes. Cook for about 5 minutes over low-medium heat. Add pepper, garlic, salt and spices. Cook for 1-2 minutes and add hot water.

Transfer this mixture all over the Pyrex/oven tray evenly. Make sure the eggplants and potatoes are covered with the mixture. Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C) and bake for about 35-45 minutes.

Serve hot/warm.

ENJOY

I definitely encourage anyone who is taking  holidays to Turkey to try this meal in Turkey. It's one of my favorites and the taste is fantastic with the scorching heat.

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TURKCE

250 gr kiyma

½ kg patlican

3 orta boy patates

2 domates, kup seklinde dogranmis

1 buyuk boy sogan, dogranmis

2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi

2 yesil biber, dogranmis

1 yemek kasigi salca

2-3 dis sarimsak, dogranmis

½ su bardagi sicak su

1 tatli kasigi tuz

½ cay kasigi karabiber

½ cay kasigi kimyon

1 su bardagi kanola yagi (kizartmak icin)

Patlicanlari soyun ve bir parmak kalinliginda halkalar seklinde dilimleyin. Tuzlu suda yaklasik 15-20 dakika bekletin. Patatesleri soyun ve onlari da 1cm kalinliginda enine halka seklinde dilimleyin.

Kizartma tavasina kanola yagini alin ve patatesleri her iki tarafi da hafifce kizaracak sekilde kizartin. Genis bir borcam ya da firin tepsisinin dibine dizin ve uzerine tuz serpin. Patlicanlari kagit havlu ile kurulayin ve onlari da ayni sekilde kizartin. Patateslerin uzerine dizin ve tuzlayin.

Baska bir tavaya kiymayi ve 2 yemek kasigi kanola yagini alin. Orta ateste 2-3 dakika kavurun. Sogani ilave edin ve yine 3 dakika kadar kavurun. Salca ve domatesi ilave edin. Yaklasik 5 dakika kadar pisirin. Biber, sarimsak, tuz ve baharatalari ilave edin. Bir iki dakika cevirin. Son olarak, sicak suyu ilave edin.

Bu karisimi tepsinin uzerinde gezdirerek esit olarak yayin. Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda yaklasik 35-45 dakika kadar pisirin.

Sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

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

Sweet Peas with Meatballs (Kofteli Bezelye)

2 lb sweet peas
2 tomatoes, diced
1 tsp tomato paste
1 big carrot, sliced round
1 big potato, cut in cubes
1 Tbsp salt to taste
½ cup hot water

For the meatballs:
½ lb ground beef
1 egg
1/3 cup bread crumbs
1 small onion, finely chopped
½ tsp salt to taste
½ tsp black pepper

Mix the meatball ingredients in a bowl. Grab pieces smaller than walnut and make little meatballs using your palms. Cover and keep them in fridge prior to use.
Meanwhile, take potatoes, sweet peas and carrots in a Pyrex dish. Sprinkle with salt and mix. Dissolve tomato paste in hot water. Take the meatballs out of the fridge and place over the vegetables. Pour the hot water with tomato paste over and add the tomatoes evenly as well.
Bake in preheated 400 F (200 C) oven for about 30-40 minutes or until meatballs and potatoes are cooked.
Serve warm.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 kg bezelye
2 domates, dogranmis
1 tatli kasigi domates salcasi
1 buyuk boy havuc, yuvarlak kesilmis
1 buyuk boy patates, dogranmis
1 yemek kasigi tuz
½ su bardagi sicak su

Kofteler icin:
250 gr kiyma
1 yumurta
1/3 su bardagi ekmek ici
1 kucuk boy sogan, kucuk dogranmis
1 cay kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi karabiber

Koftelik malzemeleri bir kapta karistirin. Cevizden biraz daha kucuk parcalar koparin ve yuvarlak kofteler yapin. Uzerlerini ortun ve buzdolabina kaldirin.
Diger yandan bezelye, dogranmis patates ve havuclari bir borcam tepsiye alin. Tuzlayarak harmanlayin.
Salcayi ½ su bardagi sicak suyun icinde cozundurun. Kofteleri buzdolabindan cikarip sebzelerin uzerine yerlestirin. Salcali suyu ve domatesleri esit olarak tepsinin uzerinde gezdirin.
Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda yaklasik 30-40 dakika kadar kofteler ve patatesler pisene dek pisirin.
Sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Meatballs in Sour Sauce (Eksili Kofte)

1 cup yogurt
1 Tbsp flour, heaping
1 egg
5-6 cups cold water
½ lemon’s juice
1 Tbsp salt to taste
½ tsp dried mint
2+2 Tbsp canola oil
½ tsp paprika

For the meatballs:
~ ½ lb ground meat
¼ cup rice
½ tsp black pepper
½ tsp dried mint
½ tsp salt to taste

In a bowl, mix all the meatball ingredients using your hands. Grab smaller pieces than walnuts and make small meatballs. Set aside.
Place 2 Tbsp canola oil and flour in a pot. Then, sauté over medium heat till flour turns pinkish. Stir in cold water. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Add meatballs and salt. Cover the lid halfway and cook for about 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, mix yogurt, lemon juice and egg. Pour two ladles of hot soup into this mixture stirring constantly. Cook for an additional 2-3 minutes.
In a small frying pan sizzle the remaining canola oil and stir in dried mint and paprika. Once you smell the nice combination of mint and paprika turn the heat off.
Drizzle the mixture over the soup and serve hot.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 su bardagi yogurt
1 yemek kasigi un, tepeleme
1 yumurta
5-6 su bardagi soguk su
½ limon suyu
1 yemek kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi nane
2+2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi
1 cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber

Kofteler icin:
300 gr kiyma
¼ su bardagi pirinc
1 cay kasigi karabiber
1 cay kasigi nane
1 cay kasigi tuz

Bir kapta koftelik malzemeleri iyice yogurarak karistirin. Cevizden biraz daha kucuk parcalar koparip yuvarlayarak toplar yapin ve bir kenara ayirin.
Bir tencereye 2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi ve unu alin. Un sararana dek orta ateste kavurun. Sonra soguk suyu karistirarak ilave edin. Ara sira karistirarak kaynamasini bekleyin. Kaynadiktan sonra, kofteleri ilave edin. Kapagini hafif aralik birakin ve tuzu da ilave edip, koftelerin pismesini bekleyin (yaklasik 15 dakika).
Ayri bir kapta; yogurt, yumurta ve limon suyunu guzelce cirpin. Corbanin suyundan iki kepce alin ve yavasca yogurtlu sosun icine cirpmaya devam ederek dokun. Sonra, sosu corbanin icine yavasca karistirarak ilave edin. Yaklasik 2-3 dakika kadar pisirin ve ocagin altini kapatin.
Kucuk bir tavada geriye kalan 2 yemek kasigi kanola yaginda kirmizi biber ve naneyi hafifce yakin ve corbanin uzerine gezdirerek servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Baked Meatballs and Potatoes (Izmir Kofte)

1 lb ground beef
4 potatoes
2 cups tomato, petite diced
1 tsp tomato paste
½ cup + 1-2 tbsp canola oil
½ tsp sugar
½ cup bread crumbs
2 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
½ cup hot water
1+1 tsp salt to taste
½ tsp black pepper

Mix ground meat, onion, 1 tsp salt, black pepper, bread crumbs and parsley in a bowl (feel free to use your hands for better mixing). Grab egg size pieces and make finger shaped meatballs. If have time, leave the meatballs in the fridge for about 1-2 hours.
Meanwhile, peel the potatoes and cut them like apple slices. Fry them lightly in ½ cup of canola oil and place over a round oven tray. Sprinkle 1 tsp salt over. Leave the middle of the tray for the meatballs.
In a saucepan, place canola oil, tomatoes and tomato paste. Saute for a couple of minutes then, add hot water. Cook for about 5-6 minutes. Stir in the remaining salt and sugar.
Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C). Place the meatballs in the middle of the tray and pour the tomato sauce all over the tray. Bake till potatoes and meatballs are cooked (for about 30-45 minutes).
ENJOY

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½ kg kiyma
4 patates
2 su bardagi domates, kucuk dogramis
1 tatli kasigi domates salcasi
½ su bardagi +1-2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi
1 cay kasigi seker
½ su bardagi ekmek ici, kiriklanmis
1 sogan, ince dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi maydanoz, ince dogranmis
½ su bardagi sicak su
1+1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi karabiber

Kiyma, sogan, 1 tatli kasigi tuz, karabiber, ekmek ici ve maydanozu bir kapta guzelce karistirarak yogurun. Yumurta buyuklugunde alin ve parmak seklinde kofteler yapin. Zamaniniz varsa kofteleri buzdolabinda 1-2 saat dinlendirin.
Diger yandan patatesleri soyun ve elma dilimi seklinde dilimleyin. Yarim su bardagi kanola yaginda hafifce kizartin. Yuvarlak bir firin tepsisinin kenarlarina uzunlamasina patates dilimlerini dizin ve uzerlerine 1 tatli kasigi tuzun yarisini serpistirin.
Diger yandan 1-2 yemek kasigi kanola yagina domates, domates salcasi ve sicak suyu ilave edin. Yaklasik 5-6 dakika kadar pisirin. Geri kalan tuzu ve sekeri ilave edin.
Kofteleri tepsinin ortasinda kalan bosluga yerlestirin. Domates sosunu tepsinin uzerinde gezdirin. Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda kofteler ve patatesler pisene dek pisirin (yaklasik 30-45 dakika).
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Chimichurri Steak (Cimicuri Biftek)

1-2 lb Ribeye Steak
Salt and pepper to taste
2-3 tbsp canola oil

Chimichurri Sauce:
1 ½ cup parsley, finely chopped
4-5 cloves of garlic, minced
3 tbsp fresh oregano leaves, chopped (optional)
3 tbsp red/white vinegar
½ cup olive oil
½ tsp salt to taste
½ tsp red pepper flakes
¼ tsp ground black pepper

Place all the sauce ingredients in a bowl and mix them all. Set 2/3 of the sauce for serving with steak. Marinade the steaks with the remaining sauce in the refrigerator for 5-6 hours.
Remove from the refrigerator 1 hour before cooking. So, it gets close to the room temperature before cooking. Wipe off marinade from the steaks and sprinkle salt and pepper.
In a pan, sizzle canola oil and cook the steaks over medium heat till they get tender. Check with a cooking thermometer to make sure they are safely cooked. For rare; 120 F, Medium Rare; 130 F, Medium; 140-145 F
When it’s cooked cover the steaks with aluminum foil for about 5-10 minutes to keep them juicy and tender.
Serve with the remaining Chimichurri Sauce on top.
ENJOY

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½-1 kg Biftek
Tuz ve karabiber
2-3 yemek kasigi kanola yagi

Cimicuri Sosu:
1 ½ su bardagi maydanoz, ince dogranmis
4-5 sarimsak, ezilmis
3 yemek kasigi taze keklik otu, dogranmis (istege bagli)
3 yemek kasigi sirke
½ su bardagi zeytinyagi
1 cay kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi kirmizi pul biber

Sos malzemelerini bir kaba alin ve hepsini karistirin. Sosun 2/3 unu daha sonra biftek ile servis yapmak icin bir kenara ayirin. Geri kalan sos ile biftekleri marine edin ve buzdolabinda 5-6 saat bekletin.
Pisirmeden 1 saat once biftekleri buzdolabindan cikarin ve oda sicakligina gelmesini saglayin. Bifteklerin uzerindeki marineyi siyirin. Tuz ve karabiber serpin.
Kizartma tavasinda kanola yagini kizdirin ve biftekleri orta ateste hafifce kizarana dek her iki tarafini da pisirin. Ateste fazla tutup kurumalarina izin vermeyin.
Pistikten sonra biftekleri aluminyum folyo ile guzelce sarin ve yaklasik 5-10 dakika kadar bekletin. Boylece hem daha yumusak hem de lezzetli olacaklardir.
Bifteklerin uzerine, onceden ayirmis oldugunuz Cimicuri Sosu’ndan koyarak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Chick peas with Beef (Etli Nohut Yemegi)

1 lb beef, in chunks
1 onion, chopped
1+1 tbsp canola oil
2 cups chick peas, cooked/canned
3-4 cups water
1 tbsp salt to taste
1 ½ tbsp tomato paste

Soak the chick peas in water at least for 5-6 hours. Drain and cook with 3-4 cups of water till they get soft. Drain and leave aside. If using canned chick peas, just drain.
In a big pot, sauté meat chunks with 1 tbsp of canola oil. Stir in 4 cups of water and simmer over medium heat till meats are tender (approximately 18-20 minutes). Once meat gets softer add salt.
Meanwhile, sauté onions with 1 tbsp canola oil and stir in tomato paste. Cook for a few minutes.
Add sautéed onions and cooked chick peas to the pot which you cooked the meat inside. Cook them all for an additional 5-7 minutes.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
250 gr dana/koyun eti, kusbasi
1 sogan, dogranmis
1+1 yemek kasigi kanola yagi
2 su bardagi nohut, pismis/konserve
3-4 su bardagi su
1 yemek kasigi tuz
1 ½ yemek kasigi domates salcasi

Nohutlari bir gece onceden ya da 5-6 saat boyunca suda bekletin. Sonra suyunu suzun ve 3-4 bardak suda yumusayana dek pisirin. Pisen nohutlarin suyunu suzun ve bir kernara ayirin. Nohut konservesi kullaniyorsaniz, konservenin suyunu suzun.
Once etleri 1 yemek kasigi kanola yagi ile buyukce bir tencere kavurun. Sonra 4 su bardagi suyu ilave edin ve kisik ateste etler yumusayana dek pisirin (yaklasik 18-20 dakika). Etler yumusamaya baslayinca tuzu ilave edin.
Bu sirada 1 yemek kasigi kanola yaginda sogani kavurun ve sonra salcayi ilave edip bir kac dakika daha kavurun.
Sonra etlerin oldugu tencereye kavurdugunuz salca sogan ve pismis nohutlari ilave edin. Yaklasik 5-7 dakika daha pisirin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Uzbek Pilaf (Ozbek Pilavi)

2 cups rice, washed and drained
½ lb beef, in chunks
2-3 tbsp canola oil
3 big carrots, julienne cut
1 onion, chopped
3 cups beef stock
1 tbsp salt to taste
¼ tsp cumin
¼ tsp black pepper

Cook beef chunks in 3-4 cups of water. Once they are about to get soft add 1 tsp of salt and continue cooking over medium heat (for about 20 minutes). Drain and leave aside the beef broth for using later.
In a large saucepan, take canola oil and onions. Saute over medium heat and stir in julienne cut carrots. Saute for more 2-3 minutes. Stir in cooked beef chunks, rice and spices. Cook for about 3-4 minutes.
Add 3 cups of beef stock, you leave aside before. Stir in the remaining salt and once it gets bubbling, close the lid. Cook over low heat till rice is cooked and absorbs all the water (for about 30 minutes).
Once it is cooked, rest for at least 15 minutes without opening the lid. Stir well before serving and serve Uzbek Pilaf warm.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
2 su bardagi pirinc, yikanip suzulmus
250-300 gr dana/koyun eti, kusbasi
2-3 yemek kasigi kanola/sivi yagi
3 buyuk boy havuc, julyen kesilmis
1 sogan, dogranmis
3 su bardagi et suyu
1 yemek kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi kimyon
½ cay kasigi karabiber

Bir tencereye kusbasi dogranmis etleri alin ve 3-4 su bardagi suda pisirin. Etler yumusamaya baslayinca 1 tatli kasigi tuz ilave edin ve kisik ateste pisirmeye devam edin (yaklasik 20 dakika). Etin suyunu daha sonra kullanmak uzere ayirin.
Diger bir tencerede sogani kanola yagi ile orta ateste kavurun. Sonra julyen (kibrit copu seklinde) kesilmis havuclari ilave edip, 2-3 dakika daha kavurmaya devam edin. Pirinc, et ve baharatlarida ilave edip 3-4 dakika kavurun.
Ayirmis oldugunuz et suyundan 3 su bardagi et suyu ve geri kalan tuzu ilave edin. Hepsini guzelce karistirin ve kaynamaya baslayinca altini kisin. Kapagi kapali olarak pirincler pisip suyunu tamamen cekene dek pisirin (yaklasik 30 dakika).
Pistikten sonra en az 15 dakika boyunca kapagi kapali olarak dinlendirin. Servis yapmadan once guzelce karistirin ve sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Potato Mousaka (Patates Musakka)

6 potatoes, cut into round slices
½ lb ground beef
2 onions, chopped
2 tbsp canola oil
2 tomatoes, sliced round
1 tomato, diced
3 green peppers, chopped or whole
1 tsp salt to taste
½ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp cumin

Sauce:
1 cup hot water
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 tbsp canola oil
½ tsp salt to taste

Lightly fry the potato slices and take them into a large Pyrex dish. Cover the bottom with potatoes and sprinkle some salt. Then set aside the rest of the fried potatoes.
Meanwhile, cook ground beef over medium heat in a skillet. Once it absorbs its own juice stir in oil and onions. Saute for 3-4 minutes. Add 1 diced tomato and salt. Cook for a couple of minutes, add the spices and turn the heat off.
Spread half of the ground beef mixture over the potatoes and place the remaining potato slices over (see the picture). Spread the rest of the mixture all over evenly. Place the tomato slices and peppers on top.
Mix the sauce ingredients in a small bowl and pour all over the Mousaka. Bake it in a preheated 350F (180C) oven for about 35-40 minutes.
Serve Potato Mousaka warm.
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6 patates, yuvarlak kesilmis
250 gr kiyma
2 sogan, dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi sivi yag
2 domates, halka halka dilimlenmis
1 domates, zar seklinde dogranmis
3 sivri/yesil biber, dogranmis/butun
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi kimyon

Sos:
1 su bardagi sicak su
1 yemek kasigi domates salcasi
1 cay kasigi tuz
1 yemek kasigi sivi yag

Patatesleri kizgin yagda hafifce kizartin ve genis bir borcam tepsinin dibine dizin. Uzerlerine tuz serpin. Kalan kizarmis patates dilimlerini kenara ayirin.
Bu sirada bir tavada kiymayi suyunu cekene dek orta ateste pisirin. Sivi yagi ve sogani ilave edin. 3-4 dakika soteleyin. Tuz ve 1 tane dogranmis domatesi ilave edin. Bir kac dakika daha pisirin ve baharatlari ilave ettikten sonra atesten alin.
Firin tepsisindeki patateslerin uzerine kiyma karisiminin yarisini yayin. Uzerine, kalan patatesleri yayin ve kiyma karisiminin diger yarisini esit olarak dagitin (resime bakiniz). Uzerine domates ve biberleri yerlestirin.
Bir kasede sos malzemelerini guzelce karistirin ve sosu tepsinin uzerinde gezdirin.
Onceden isitilmis 180C (350F) firinda yaklasik 35-40 dakika kadar pisirin.
Patates Musakka’yi sicak servis yapin.
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Ana Sayfaya Don

Wedding Stew (Dugun Yahnisi)

1 lb lamb/beef, cut into bite sizes
2 onions, chopped
1 tomato, skinned and diced
1 tbsp tomato paste
4-5 tbsp canola oil
4-5 cups boiling +1 cup cool water
½ tsp black pepper
½ tsp paprika
½ tsp summer savory/thyme
1 ½ -2 tbsp flour
1 tbsp salt to taste

Cook meat in a pot adding the oil, over medium heat till it absorbs its own juice. Stir occasionally. Add 4-5 cups of boiling water and simmer for about 30-40 minutes over low heat. Stir in onion, tomato, salt and tomato paste (dilute tomato paste in a 1/3 cup water). Cook for about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook flour in a pan stirring continuously till it turns to a light yellow color. Add 1 cup of cold water and stir well to obtain a thick and smooth mixture. Add this mixture into the pot stirring continuously. Then, stir in paprika, black pepper and summer savory/thyme. Cook the Wedding Stew over low heat, till the meat gets soft.
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½ kg koyun/dana eti, dogranmis
2 sogan, dogranmis
1 domates, kabuklari soyulup dogranmis
1 yemek kasigi domates salcasi
4-5 yemek kasigi sivi yag
4-5 su bardagi kaynar +1 su bardagi soguk su
1 cay kasigi karabiber
1 cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber
1 cay kasigi sater/kekik
1 ½ -2 yemek kasigi un
1 yemek kasigi tuz

Bir tencerede etler suyunu cekene dek sivi yag ile orta ateste ara sira karistirarak pisirin. Uzerine 4-5 su bardagi kaynar su dokun. Yaklasik 30-40 dakika kadar kisik ateste pisirin. Sonra tuz, sogan, domates ve sulandirilmis salcayi ilave edin. Yaklasik 10 dakika kadar pisirin.
Bu sirada, bir tavada unu orta ateste hafif sararana dek cevirin. Uzerine 1 su bardagi soguk su ilave edin. Bu karisimi yavasca karistirarak yahniye ilave edin. Sonra, kirmizi toz biber, karabiber ve sater/kekik ilave edin. Dugun Yahnisini kisik ateste etler yumusayana dek pisirin.
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Turkish Meatballs (Kofte)

2 lb ground beef/ beef and lamb mix
1 big onion, grated
1 egg
½ cup dry bread crumbs
1/3 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped (optional)

1 tsp summer savory
½ tsp cumin
½ tsp black pepper
1 tbsp salt to taste

Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl using your hands. Then knead it like dough to bring all the ingredients together. Grab egg size pieces and round them in your hands like a hamburger or make finger shape meatballs as seen in the picture.
Grill or fry them in a pan with some canola oil till both sides turn golden brown.
Serve Turkish Meatballs with fried potatoes, shepherd salad or kidney bean salad.
This recipe makes about 20 meatballs.
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TURKCE
1 kg kiyma (dana ve koyun karisik olabilir)
1 buyuk sogan, rendelenmis
1 yumurta
½ su bardagi ufalanmis bayat ekmek ici
1/3 su bardagi taze maydanoz, ince kiyilmis (istege bagli)

1 tatli kasigi sater
1 cay kasigi kimyon
1 cay kasigi karabiber
1 yemek kasigi tuz

Butun malzemeleri buyuk bir tepsi ya da kasede elinizle karistirin. Malzemelerin butunlesmesi icin hamur yogurur gibi karisimi bir sure yogurun. Sonra yumurta buyuklugunde parcalar alin ve elinizle yuvarlak kofte ya da uzun parmak kofte seklini verin.
Kofteleri izgarada ya da tavada bir miktar sivi yag (tercihen kanola) ile her iki tarafi kizarana dek pisirin.
Kofteyi yaninda kizarmis patates, coban salatasi ya da piyaz ile servis yapabilirsiniz.
Bu tariften yaklasik 20 tane kofte cikar.
AFIYET OLSUN

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Meat Balls with White Sauce (Beyaz Soslu Kofte)

2/3 lb ground beef
1 small onion, grated/finely chopped
3-4 tbsp oil
4 tbsp flour
¼ cup rice, washed and drained
¼ +1 tsp salt to taste
¼ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp cumin
¼ tsp red pepper flakes
6 cups water (1 cold+5 hot)
½ cup yogurt (for the sauce)

In a bowl mix ground beef, rice, half of the onion, ½ tsp salt and the spices. And then, grab ½ egg size pieces and round them in your palms (see the picture). Leave them aside.
In a pot, sauté the remaining onion with oil. Then stir in flour and cook over medium heat, till the mixture turns yellow (for about 2-3 minutes). Add 1 cup cold water, stir and add the remaining hot water while stirring.
Bring to a boil, add 1 tsp salt and the meat balls in. Simmer over low-heat for about 10 minutes. And then, whisk the yogurt in a small bowl and laddle some mixture from the pot and pour slowly into the yogurt bowl stirring continuously. Then, stir the mixture in the pot while stirring. Simmer over low-heat till the meat balls are cooked (about 10 minutes).

Serve warm with black pepper on top.
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TURKCE
300 gr kiyma
1 kucuk boy sogan, rendelenmis/ince dogranmis
3-4 yemek kasigi sivi yag
4 yemek kasigi un
¼ su bardagi pirinc, yikanip suzulmus
½ +1 cay kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi kimyon
½ cay kasigi pul biber
6 su bardagi su (1 soguk+5 sicak)
½ su bardagi yogurt (sos icin)

Bir kasede; kiyma, pirinc, soganin yarisini, ½ cay kasigi tuz ve baharatlari guzelce karistirin. Gerekirse elinizle yogurun. Sonra, bir yumurtanin yarisi buyuklugunde parcalar alip elinizde yuvarlayarak kofteler yapin (resime bakiniz). Yaptiginiz kofteleri bir kenara ayirin.
Geri kalan soganin yarisini bir tencerede sivi yag ile kavurun ve unu ilave edin. Orta ateste karisim sararana kadar, yaklasik 2-3 dakika kadar soteleyin. Sonra, once bir su bardagi soguk su ilave edin ve karistirarak geri kalan soguk suyu ilave edin.
Kaynamaya baslayinca, 1 cay kasigi tuz ve kofteleri ilave edin. Yaklasik 10 dakika kadar dusuk ateste pisirin. Sonra bir kasede yogurdu guzelce cirpin ve tencereden bir kepce alip yogurdun icine yavasca dokerek karistirin. Son olarak elde ettiginiz karisimi tencereye karistirarak dokun. Dusuk ateste kofteler pisene dek yaklasik 10 dakika kadar pisirin.

Uzerine karabiber serperek sicak olarak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Sweet Peas with Ground Beef (Kiymali Bezelye)

2 lb peas, frozen/fresh
½-2/3 lb (250-350 gr) ground beef

1 big onion, chopped

2 carrots, cut in cubes

2 medium potatoes, chopped in cubes

1 tomato, diced
1 tsp tomato paste

2 tbsp canola/vegetable oil

1 tbsp salt to taste

1-1½ cup hot water
Black pepper to taste

Cook ground beef with canola/vegetable oil over medium heat in a pot (4-5 minutes). Stir in onion and sauté for 3 minutes. Then, add tomato paste and carrots, cook for 2-3 minutes over medium heat. Then, add tomato, potato and peas. Cook for 4 additional minutes and stir in water and salt. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat. Close the lid and cook till the vegetables get soft (for about 20 minutes).
Sprinkle black pepper on top and serve Sweet Peas with Ground Beef warm.

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1 kg bezelye, taze/dondurulmus
250-350 gr kiyma

1 buyuk boy sogan, dogranmis

2 havuc, kup kup dogranmis

2 orta boy patates, kup seklinde dogranmis

1domates, dogranmis
1 tatli kasigi domates salcasi

2 yemek kasigi sivi yag

1 yemek kasigi tuz

1-1 ½ su bardagi sicak su

Karabiber

Genis bir tencerede sivi yag ve kiymayi orta ateste yaklasik 4-5 dakika pisirin. Sogani ilave edip, 3 dakika kadar sote edin. Sonra domates salcasini ve havucu ilave edin, 2-3 dakika cevirin. Sonra domates, bezelye ve patatesi ilave edin. Yaklasik 4 dakika kadar pisirin. Son olarak su ve tuzu ilave edin, kaynamaya baslayinca hafife alip, kapagini kapatin. Sebzeler yumusayana dek pisirin (yaklasik 20 dakika).

Uzerine karabiber serpin ve Kiymali Bezelye’yi sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Grilled Turkish Meat Balls (Izgara Kofte)

2 lb lean ground beef
1 big onion, grated or minced
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp cumin (optional)
1 egg
1 tbsp salt to taste

Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl. Knead with your hands for about 5-10 minutes. Leave it in the fridge at least for 2-3 hours.
Grab egg size pieces and make round shaped thin meat balls. Repeat this until you use all the mixture. Then cook them over a barbecue or electric grill, till both sides get lightly brown.
Serve them while still hot.
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1 kg yagsiz kiyma
1 buyuk boy sogan, rendelenmis
2 cay kasigi kara biber
2 cay kasigi karbonat
1 cay kasigi kimyon (istege bagli)
1 yumurta
1 yemek kasigi tuz

Butun malzemeleri genis bir kapta karistirin ve elinizle yaklasik 5-10 dakika kadar yogurun. Kiyma karisimini buzdolabinda en az 2-3 saat bekletin.
Kiyma karisimindan yumurta buyuklugunde parcalar alin, yuvarlak ve ince kofte sekli verin. Butun kiymadan kofte yapin. Sonra tercihen mangal ya da izgarada her iki taraflari da kizarana dek pisirin.
Sogutmadan sicak sicak yiyin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Grilled T-Bone Steak (T-Kemikli Biftek Izgara)

2 lb T-bone steak

3-4 tbsp yogurt

½ tsp cumin

1 tbsp salt

2 tbsp lemon juice

½ tsp thyme

¼ tsp black pepper

Combine all the ingredients, but the steak. Then, rub the steak with this marinade sauce. Place the steak into the remaining sauce and leave at least 2 hours, preferably one night in the fridge. Then, you can cook the steak over grill or electric grill over medium heat, till the both sides are golden brown and its tender inside.

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1 kg T-kemikli biftek

3-4 yemek kasigi yogurt

1 cay kasigi kimyon

2 yemek kasigi limon suyu

1 yemek kasigi tuz

1 cay kasigi kekik

½ cay kasigi karabiber

Et haric butun malzemeleri bir kapta karistirin ve elde ettiginiz marine sosunu ellerinizle ovarak ete yedirin. Eti, marine sosunun icine yatirin ve en az 2 saat, tercihen 1 gece boyunca buzdolabinda birakin. Sonra biftegi; mangalda ya da elektrikli izgarada her iki tarafi kizarip ici pisene dek orta ateste pisirin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Leeks with Beef (Etli Pirasa)

2-3 pieces of leek, washed and cut in chunks
1-2 carrots, sliced round
150 gr beef, cut in cubes
2 tbsp canola/olive oil
1 cup water
1 tbsp flour
1 tsp salt to taste
Pepper

Sauce:
1egg
2 tbsp lemon juice

Cook the meat cubes in a pot with their own juice, till they get soft over low-medium heat. Then stir in oil and flour, cook for 1-2 minutes stirring occasionally. Add leek chunks, carrots and salt, cook for an additional 2-3 minutes. Then stir in water and bring to a boil. Then close the lid and simmer over low heat till the leeks and carrots get soft (16-20 minutes).
In a small bowl, whisk egg and lemon juice and pour a few spoons of juice of the leek dish into the bowl and mix with the sauce. Then slowly pour the sauce into the pot stirring continuously. Simmer for 2-3 minutes. Sprinkle some black pepper if desired and serve Leeks with Beef warm.
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2-3 tane pirasa, yikanmis ve 1 ½ cm kalinliginda dogranmis
1-2 tane havuc, yuvarlak kesilmis
150 gr dana eti, kusbasi dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi kanola/zeytinyagi
1 su bardagi su
1 yemek kasigi un
1 tatli kasigi tuz
Karabiber

Sos:
1 yumurta
2 yemek kasigi limon suyu

Bir tencerede once eti kendi suyu ile kisik ateste pisirin. Et yumusayinca kanola/zeytinyagini ve unu ilave edip karistirarak 1-2 dakika cevirin. Sonra pirasa, havuc ve tuzu ilave edin. Orta ateste 2-3 dakika kavurun. Suyu ilave edin ve kaynamaya baslayinca kisik atese alip kapagini kapatin. Havuc ve pirasalar pisene dek yaklasik 16-20 dakika pisirin.
Kucuk bir kasede yumurta ve limon suyunu iyice cirpin. Yemegin suyundan bir kac kasik alip sosun icine karistirin. Sonra yavasca sosu yemege karistirarak dokun. Bir kac dakika daha pisirin.
Arzu ederseniz uzerine karabiber serpin ve Etli Pirasa’yi sicak olarak servis yapin.
Afiyet Olsun

Ana Sayfaya Don

Lady's Thigh Kofte (Kadinbudu Kofte)

1 lb ground beef
1big onion, chopped
½-1 bunch of fresh parsley, chopped
½ cup rice, washed and drained
1 cup hot water
1 tsp+ ½ tsp salt to taste
½ tsp cumin
½ tsp black pepper

For Frying:
½ cup canola oil
2 eggs, beaten
¾ cup flour

Boil rice in a cup of hot water and add ½ tsp salt. Leave it to cool.
Cook 2/3 of ground beef in skillet till its color turns to brown over medium heat. Then, stir in onion and the remaining salt. Cook till onions get soft over low heat (3-4 minutes). Finally, stir in the parsley and the spices and turn the heat off.
In a large bowl mix the cooked ground meat mixture, rice and the remaining raw ground beef. You can knead with your hands if you like.
Cover the mixture and leave in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
Take egg size pieces and make egg shapes and flatten with your hands (the shape in the picture). In a frying pan, sizzle oil. Place flour in a wide plate. In another plate beat the eggs. First dip the koftes in flour, make sure the koftes to be covered evenly with flour. Then dip into egg and fry both sides until they get lightly golden brown.
For a thicker coating; after dipping into egg, again dip into the flour and then fry.
This recipe makes about 10-14 Lady’s Thigh Kofte.
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TURKCE
½ kg kiyma
1 buyuk boy sogan, dogranmis
½-1 demet maydanoz, dogranmis
½ su bardagi pirinc, yikanip suzulmus
1 su bardagi sicak su
1 tatli kasigi+1 cay kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi kimyon
½ cay kasigi karabiber

Kizartmak icin:
½ su bardagi sivi yag (tercihen kanola yagi)
2 yumurta, cirpilmis
¾ su bardagi un

Bir bardak sicak suda pirinci pisirin. Bir cay kasigi tuz ilave edin. Sogumaya birakin.
Kiymanin 2/3 unu bir tavada rengi kahverengiye donene dek orta ateste pisirin. Sonra sogan ve geri kalan tuzu ilave edin. Soganlar pisene dek 3-4 dakika kisik ateste pisirin. Son olarak maydanoz ve baharatlari ilave edip atesten alin. Onceden ayirdiginiz cig kiymayi ve pirinci de ilave edip hepsini buyuk bir kasede karistirin. Isterseniz elinizle yogurabilirsiniz.
Kofte karisiminin uzerini kapatin ve buzdolabinda sogumasi icin 30 dakika kadar bekletin.
Kiyma harcindan yumurta buyuklugunde ve seklinde kofteler yapin ve elinizle bastirarak duzlestirin.
Kizartma tavasinda sivi yagini kizdirin. Genis bir tabaga unu koyun. Ayri bir tabakta yumurtalari cirpin. Kofteleri once una bulayin, sonra yumurtaya batirip her iki tarafini da guzelce kizartin. Koftenin disinin daha kalin olmasini istiyorsaniz yumurtaya batirdiktan sonra tekrar una bulayip kizartabilirsiniz.
Bu tariften yaklasik 10-14 Kadinbudu Kofte cikiyor.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don