Showing posts with label breakfast. Show all posts
Showing posts with label breakfast. Show all posts

Monday, February 27, 2017

Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole (Patatesli Kahvalti Kaserolu)

4 eggs
½ cup milk
3 cups shredded potatoes (hash browns)
2 greens onion, sliced
2 turkey franks, sliced
2 Tbsp butter
½ tsp sea salt to taste
A pinch of black pepper
1 cup mild cheddar/Monterey cheese, shredded

Wash the shredded potatoes under cold water and pat dry. Take the butter in a large oven safe pan and cook the hash browns flipping halfway through for 10 minutes. Stir in green onions, turkey franks, salt and pepper. Cook for 2-3 minutes over medium heat.
Stir together eggs and milk. Pour egg and milk mixture over hash brown mixture. Top the cheddar/Monterey cheese. Use a wooden spoon to incorporate the egg and cheese into the hash brown mixture.
Bake at 375°F (190°C) 10-15 minutes uncovered, or until casserole is set when you try and wiggle it and a toothpick comes out "clean".
Let the breakfast casserole sit for 5 minutes or so to let it harden up a bit.
Cut into wedges and serve. Serves 6 people.
ENJOY

TURKCE
4 yumurta
½ su bardagi sut
3 su bardagi rendelenmis patates
2 yesil sogan, dogranmis
2 hindi sosis, dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi tereyagi
½ tatli kasigi deniz tuzu
Bir tutam karabiber
1 su bardagi cedar/Monterey peyniri, rendelenmis

Rendelediginiz patatesleri yikayin ve kagit havlu yardimiyla kurulayin. Tereyagini genis bir firinda kullanabilen tavaya alin. Rende patatesleri ekleyin ve orta ateste 10 dakika arada ters duz ederek pisirin. Yesil sogan, hindi sosis, tuz ve karabiberi ilave edin. Orta ateste 2-3 dakika pisirin.
Yumurta ve sutu bir kasede cirpin. Karisimi pisen patates karisimina esit olarak dokun. Uzerine rendelenmis cedar/Monterey peynirini ilave edin ve tahta kasik yardimiyla patateslerin icine dogru yayin.
Onceden isitilmis 190°C (375°F) firinda uzeri acik sekilde 10-15 dakika ya da kaserol sertlesene dek pisirin. Tavayi hafifce sarsinca sert gorunuyorsa, ya da kurdan batirinca temiz cikiyorsa pismistir.
Yaklasik 5 dakika kadar dinlendirin ve pasta dilimleri seklinde dilimleyip sicak servis yapin. 6 kisiliktir.
AFIYET OLSUN

Friday, February 6, 2015

Eggs Florentine (Florentin Usulu Yumurta)

2 English muffins, split and toasted
1 Tbsp softened unsalted butter
2 cups packed spinach leaves, chopped or whole
2 eggs
1 tsp vinegar

Hollandaise Sauce:
2 egg yolks
1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp water
Pinch of salt to taste
2 pinches of freshly ground pepper
6-8 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted


For the sauce, set over a pot of barely simmering water in a heatproof bowl, combine the egg yolks, lemon and water and whisk constantly until the mixture begins to thicken, then continue whisking for about 1 minute more. Remove the bowl from over the pan as soon as the mixture thickens. Add the salt and pepper. Blend the mixture with a stick blender while slowly pouring in the melted butter in a thin stream until incorporated, about 2 minutes. Cover and keep warm over very low heat until ready to serve. 

Lightly spread the cut side of each muffin with 1/2 tsp of the softened butter. Melt the remaining 1 tsp butter in a sauté pan over medium heat. Add the spinach and cook until slightly wilted, about 2-4 minutes. Keep them warm until served. Fill a deep pan with 1/2 inch water to poach the eggs, leave the pan over medium heat and bring to a simmer. Crack the eggs into the simmering water. Cover and cook until the whites are firm and the yolks are glazed over but still soft, about 3 minutes, or until done to your liking. Transfer the eggs to a warmed plate.

Top each muffin half with some of the spinach, an egg and generous amount of the sauce. Serve immediately.

ENJOY

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TURKCE
4 Ingiliz muffini, ikiye ayrilmis ve kizartilmis
3 yemek kasigi tereyagi, yumusamis
2 su bardagi ispanak yapragi, dogranmis ya da butun
2 yumurta
1 tatli kasigi sirke

Hollandez Sosu:
2 yumurta sarisi
1 yemek kasigi taze limon suyu
1 tatli kasigi su
Bir tutam tuz
2 tutam taze ogutulmus karabiber
6-8 yemek kasigi tereyagi, erimis

Sos icin; isiya dayanikli icinde kaynar su olan buyuk bir kabin icine bir tencere ya da kap yerlestirin. Yumurta sarilari, su ve limon suyunu icine koyun ve surekli cirparak pisirin. Koyulasmaya baslayinca 1 dakika kadar daha pisirin. Kaynar sudan cikarin tuz ve karabiber ilave edin. El blendiri ile karisimi cirparak yavasca erimis tereyagini ekleyin (yaklasik 2 dakika). Uzerini kapatin ve hafif ateste bekletin.
Her muffinin kesik tarafini hafifce ½ tatli kasigi yumusak tereyagi ile yaglayin. Bir tatli kasigi tereyagini tavaya alin ve ispanaklari hafifce soteleyin (2-4 dakika). Servis edene dek hafif ateste bekletin. Derin bir tencereye yaklasik 1 ½ cm derinlikte olacak kadar su koyun ve sirkeyi ilave edin. Kaynayinca orta atese alin ve icine yavasca yumurtalari kirin. Kapagini kapatin ve yumurta aklari sertlesene dek ama sarilari hala rafadan oldugunda (yaklasik 3 dakika ya da arzuya gore) pisirin. Yavasca yumurtalari isitilmis bir tabaga alin.
Her muffin yarisina biraz ispanak, bir yumurta ve bolca hollandez sosu ilave edin ve hemen servis edin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Swiss Chard and Eggs (Yumurtali Pancar Yapragi)

1 bunch Swiss chard, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
2-3 eggs
1 tomato, diced
½ tsp tomato paste (optional)
2 Tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Saute the onions with olive oil over high heat until the onions are caramelized. Then, add the stems of Swiss chard and saute for 2-3 minutes. Add tomato paste and tomatoes. Cook over medium heat until the stems are soft. Stir in the leaves and cook until they are softened. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Make room for the eggs and crack the eggs. Sprinkle some salt on top. Cook until the egg whites get solid without disturbing the egg yolk.
Serve warm.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 demet pancar yapragi, dogranmis
1 kucuk sogan, dogranmis
2-3 yumurta
1 domates, dogranmis
½ tatli kasigi domates salcasi
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
Tuz ve karabiber

Sogani zeytinyaginda pembelesene dek kavurun. Pancar yapraginin sadece sap kisimlarini ilave edin ve 2-3 dakika soteleyin. Domates salcasi ve domatesi ilave edin. Sap kisimlari yumusayana dek orta ateste pisirin. Pancar yapragini da ilave edin ve hepsi yumusayana dek pisirin. Tuz ve karabiber serpin.
Tavanin dibinde yumurtalar icin yer ayirin ve yumurtalari kirin. Uzerine biraz tuz serpin ve yumurtlalarin beyazi sertlesene dek pisirin.
Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Eggs with Pastrami (Pastirmali Yumurta)

3-4 eggs
½ cup pastrami, torn into pieces
1-2 Tbsp butter (optional)
A pinch of salt
A pinch if paprika

Take the butter over the skillet and melt over medium heat. Then, tear the pastrami into small pieces and sauté in butter for 2 minutes. Crack the eggs carefully and sprinkle with salt and paprika. You may either close the lid and cook over low heat without disturbing the eggs, or give a gentle stir folding the eggs and cook until eggs are done.
Serve hot.
ENJOY
 
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TURKCE
3-4 yumurta
½ su bardagi pastirma, parcalanmis
1-2 yemek kasigi tereyagi (istege bagli)
Bir tutam tuz
Bir tutam kirmizi toz biber
 
Pastirmalari ufak parcalara bolun. Tavaya tereyagini alin ve orta ateste eritin. Pastirmayi ilave edin ve 2 dakika kadar cevirin. Yumurtalari dikkatlice kirin. Uzerine tuz ve kirmizi biber serpin. Isterseniz dokunmadan uzerine kapak kapatarak dusuk ateste pisirin, isterseniz de bir kac defa karistirarak yumurtalari cok fazla dagitmadan yumurtalar sertlesene dek pisirin.
Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN
 

Friday, March 15, 2013

Egg in a Basket (Ekmek Ici Yumurta)

2 eggs
2 slices of bread, any kind
2-3 Tbsp butter
Salt and pepper to taste
 
Use a small cup or cookie cutter to cut a hole (or any shape) in the middle of the slice. Place 1 Tbsp of butter in a pan and place it over medium heat. Then, place the slice in the pan and put 1 tsp of butter inside the hole. Crack the egg into a small cup and then release the egg into the bread hole gently. Or you may crack the egg directly into the hole. Sprinkle some salt and pepper. Cook for 1-2 minutes. Carefully lift up the edge and see if the bottom is nice and solid maybe a little bit of golden brownness. Flip it with a wooden spatula. Add some more butter to the pan. You should see the egg has been cooked nicely on side one and into the edges of the bread nicely. Again sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook the second side about a minute or so. The second side takes a little bit less time to cook, but check and feel if the firmness is to your taste. Flip back over as the first side is typically the pretty side, and place it on your plate. Repeat the same steps for the other slices.
ENJOY
 
 
TURKCE
2 yumurta
2 dilim ekmek, herhangi bir cesit
2-3 yemek kasigi tereyagi
Tuz ve karabiber
Kucuk bir bardak  ya da kurabiye kalibi kullanarak (istediginiz sekilde) ekmek diliminin ortasinda bir delik acin. Tavaya 1 yemek kasigi tereyagi alin ve orta atese alin. Sonra, dilimin ortasindaki bosluga 1 tatli kasigi kadar tereyagi koyun. Yumurtayi bir bardaga nazikce kirin ve ekmegin ortasindaki bosluga birakin. Ya da yumurtayi direk olarak ekmegin icine kirabilirsiniz. Biraz tuz ve karabiber serpin. Yaklasik 1-2 dakika pisirin. Tahta bir spatula ile dikkatlice cevirin ve tavaya biraz daha tereyagi ilave edin. Ekmegin icindeki yumurtanin pistigini ve ekmek kenarlarina dogru sertlestigini goreceksiniz. Cevirdiginiz tarafa tekrar tuz serpin ve yaklasik 1-2 dakika kadar pisirin. Ikinci taraf daha kisa surede pisecektir, fakat siz yine de arzu ettiginiz miktarda pisirin. Servis tabagina alirken ilk pisirdiginiz tarafi uste gelecek sekilde koyun, genelde ilk taraf daha guzel gorunur.
Diger ekmek dilimleri icinde ayni islemleri tekrarlayin.
AFIYET OLSUN
 

Monday, February 4, 2013

Grape Tomato Frittata (Kiraz-Ceri Domatesli Italyan Omleti)

1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
2-3 green onions, thinly chopped
1 cup grape tomatoes
½ tsp sea salt
4-5 eggs, lightly beaten
1 Tbsp fresh basil leaves or ½ tsp dried basil
½ cup cheddar, grated
 
Take olive oil in a 8-10-inch ovenproof nonstick skillet, sauté onions and tomatoes, add salt and cook about 4-5 minutes over low medium heat. Preheat oven to 425F (220C). Add eggs and cheese, season with basil leaves and stir to combine. Cook undisturbed, until edges are set (about 2 minutes). Then, transfer skillet to oven and bake until top of frittata is just set, 8- to 10 minutes.
Slide or invert frittata onto a serving plate and cut into 6 wedges. Serve warm.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
1 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi
2-3 yesil sogan, ince dogranmis
1 su bardagi kiraz/ceri domates
1 cay kasigi deniz tuzu
4-5 yumurta, cirpilmis
1 yemek kasigi taze feslegen yapragi/1 cay kasigi kuru feslegen
½ su bardagi cedar peyniri, rendelenmis
 
Zeytinyagini firina dayanikli yapismaz bir tavaya  alin; sogan ve domatesleri orta ateste yaklasik 4-5 dakika sote edin. Tuzu ilave edin. Firini 220C (425F)’ye isitin. Yumurta, cedar peyniri ve feslegen yapraklarini ilave edin ve guzelce karistirin. Yaklasik iki dakika boyunca hic dokunmadan kenarlari  sertlesene dek kisik ateste pisirin. Sonra, onceden isittiginiz firinda yaklasik 8-10 dakika yada yumurta pisip omlet iyice sertlesene dek pisirin.
Omleti ister ters cevirerek isterseniz de siyirarak servis tabagina alin. Pasta dilimi sekline 6’ya kesin  ve sicak/ilik servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Muhammara (Red Pepper Walnut Dip)

1-1 ½  cup roasted red peppers, drained
1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs
1/3 cup walnuts, finely chopped
2-3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 Tbsp pomegranate molasses
½-1 tsp ground cumin
½ tsp hot red pepper flakes (optional)
2-3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
½ tsp salt to taste

Blend all the ingredients but the olive oil in a food processor blend until mixture is smooth. You may also leave it a little chunky if you like it that way. Stir in oil gradually. Transfer muhammara to a serving bowl and if desired, garnish with fresh parsley/mint. Serve it with crudities, pita triangles or fresh bread. May be refrigerated for up to 24 hours.
Serve at room temperature.
Muhammara is also very good at breakfasts.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
1 su bardagi kozlenmis kirmizi biber, suzulmus
1/3 su bardagi ceviz ici, ufalanmis
2-3 dis sarimsak, dovulmus
1 yemek kasigi taze limon suyu
1 yemek kasigi nar eksisi
½-1 tatli kasigi kimyon
1 cay kasigi aci kirmizi pul biber (istege bagli)
2-3 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi
1 cay kasigi tuz

Zeytinyagi haric butun malzemeleri mutfak robotunda puruzsuz hale gelene dek pure haline getirin. Istege bagli olarak iri parcali da birakabilirsiniz.Zeytinyagini da yavas yavas karistirin. Servis tabagina alin ve arzu ederseniz taze maydanoz/nane ile susleyin. Taze ekmek, pitaucgenleri ya da sebze ile servis edebilirsiniz. Buzdolabinda 24 saate kadar saklayabilirsiniz. Oda sicakliginda servis edin. Muhammara kahvalti sofralariniza da cok iyi yakisacaktir.
AFIYET OLSUN

Friday, June 15, 2012

Muska Boregi (Triangle Borek)

1 yufka (Turkish pastry)
¼ lb (100 gr) ricotta/feta cheese
1 egg
1tsp butter, at room temperature
1 cup canola oil for frying

Whisk the egg in a small bowl and add butter and cheese. Mix well. Cut the yufka in half and place them on top of each other. Then, starting from the wide part cut 1 ½ inch strips in width. Place one tsp of the cheese filling on the wide side of each strip. Then, fold from side to side to form a triangle. Keep folding until the end of the strip. Then, wet the edge with water and stick to the triangle. Fold all the pieces the same way.  Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry both sides of the triangle boreks.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 yufka
100 gram lor peyniri/beyaz peynir
1 yumurta
1 tatli kasigi tereyag, oda sicakliginda
Kizartmak icin 1 su bardagi kanola yagi

Yumurtayi kucuk bir kaseye alin ve cirpin. Tereyagi ve peyniri ilave edin, guzelce karistirin.
Yufkayi  ortadan ikiye kesin ve ust uste koyun. Enine dogru yaklasik 4 parmak genisliginde seritler kesin. Her parcanin genis kismina peynirli icten yaklasik 1 tatli kasigi kadar koyun ve ucgen seklinde saga sola dogru katlayarak muska seklinde katlayin. Son kismini suya batirin ve borege yapistirin. Butun parcalari bu sekilde katlayin.
Kizgin yagda her iki taraflari kizarana kadar kizartin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Monday, April 16, 2012

Vegetable Frittata (Sebzeli Italyan Omleti)

1 red bell pepper, chopped
½ onion, chopped
½ lb spinach, chopped
4-5 eggs, whisked
½ cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
¼ cup milk
1 Tbsp olive oil
½ tsp salt
½ tsp dried mint
Black pepper

Saute onions with olive oil over medium heat for 3-4 minutes. Add bell pepper and spinach. Saute for 3-4 more minutes. Then, in a bowl, combine whisked eggs, milk, salt, mint and cheese.
Preheat oven to 400 F (200 C) and grease a round pyrex. Transfer the cooked vegetables and then add the egg-milk mixture. Gently give a toss for an even frittata. Sprinkle some black pepper on top. Bake for about 5 minutes and then broil for 3-4 minutes or until the eggs settle.
Slice and serve hot.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
1 tane buyuk kirmizi biber, dogranmis
½ sogan, dogranmis
250 gr ispanak, dogranmis
4-5 tane yumurta, cirpilmis
½ su bardagi kasar peyniri, rendelenmis
¼ su bardagi sut
1 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 cay kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi nane
Karabiber

Zeytinyaginda sogani 3-4 dakika sote edin. Sonra, biber ve ispanagi ilave edip 3-4 dakika daha soteleyin. Cirpilmis yumurtaya sut, tuz, nane ve rendelenmis kasar peyniri ilave edin. Harmanlayin.
Firini onceden 200 C (400 F)’ye isitin. Borcam tepsiyi yaglayin ve sebzeleri dibine yayin. Uzerine cirpilmis yumurta karisimini ilave edin. Hafifce karistirarak sebzeleri esit olarak yaymaya calisin. Uzerine karabiber serpin ve firina verin. 5 dakika kadar pisirin ve sonra sadece ustten kizartma yaparak 3-4 dakika ya da yumurta sertlesip iyice pisene dek firinda birakin.
Dilimleyin ve sicak servis edin.
AFIYET OLSUN