Showing posts with label cheese. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cheese. Show all posts

Monday, September 24, 2012

Peppers with Milk and Cheese (Lorlu-Sutlu Biber ) Rumeli-Trakya

2 lbs sweet banana peppers
3-4 lbs ricotta cheese (preferably fresh)
3-4 cups milk
Salt to taste
 
Bring the milk to boil and add some salt to ricotta if you like. Let the milk cool aside (it should be a little cooler than the milk for yogurt making, 33-37 C). Chop the peppers about 1 inch long and put them in 1L or any size you like glass jars. Make sure to fill half of the jars. Then, fill the ¾ of the jars with ricotta cheese, covering the peppers almost 1 inch. Once the milk gets to the right temperature (33-37 C), fill the jars with milk to the top. Close the lids tight and place the jars upside down over a blanket or any other thick cloth, just as you make yogurt. Wrap the blanket around the jars tightly and let them ferment for 2 days. You may check sometime to see if there are any spills. Take them to the refrigerator when they get as thick as yogurt, or maybe thicker.
Let them rest in the fridge for 10 days and then they are ready to eat. The longer they stay in the fridge the thicker and more acidic they become as in pickles. They will have a more sour and strong taste.
ENJOY
 
TURKCE
1 kg carliston biber
1.5-2 kg taze tam yagli lor
3-4  bardak sut
Tuz
 
Sutu iyice kaynatin. Lor peynirinin tuz oranına gore arzu ettiginiz oranda tuz ilave edin. Sut bir kenarda sogumaya birakilir. (Yogurt mayalanacak sutten biraz daha ilik olmalidir). Biberleri 2-3 cm uzunlugunda dograyin ve 1 litrelik ya da kullandigiz herhangi bir boyuttaki kavanozun yarisina kadar doldurun. Kavanozdaki biberlerin uzerini bir-iki parmak gececek kadar (kavanozun 4’te 3u) lor peynirle doldurun. Sut, yogurt yapimi icin tercih edilen sicakliktan biraz daha ilik olunca, kavanozlarin agzina kadar doldurun. Kavanozlari sikica kapatin.Yogurt mayalar gibi, bir battaniye uzerine kavanozlari ters sekilde koyun ve etrafini battaniye ya da baska bir kalin ortuyle sikica sarin ve yaklasik 2 gun mayalamaya birakin. Arada kontrol ederek kavanozlarin sizinti yapmadigindan emin olun. Yogurt kivamindan daha sert bir kivama geldiklerinde kavanozlari buzdolabina alabilirsiniz.
Buzdolabinda 10 gun bekletttikten sonra tuketebilirsiniz. Buzdolabinda bekleme suresi arttikca kivami ve lezzeti artacak, ayni tursu gibi daha asidik, keskin ve eksimsi bir tad alacaklardir.
AFIYET OLSUN
 

Friday, August 24, 2012

Sopska Salata (Bulgaria)

2 tomatoes, chopped
1 cucumber, chopped in cubes
1 small onion, chopped
1-2 green or red peppers, roasted or raw, chopped (optional)
1/2 cup Bulgarian sirene cheese or feta cheese, shredded/crumbled
2-3 Tbsp oil (traditional: sunflower, lux: extra virgin olive oil)
1-2 Tbsp vinegar (traditional: red wine vinegar, lux: balsamic)
Salt to taste
 
Place tomatoes, cucumber, peppers and onion in a large bowl and toss. Mix oil, vinegar and salt to taste in a small bowl until blended. Toss dressing with vegetables, transfer into a serving bowl. Top with crumbled cheese. Serve fresh.
ENJOY
 
TURKCE
2 domates, dogranmis
1 salatalik, dogranmis
1 kucuk boy sogan, dogranmis
1-2 yesil ya da kirmizi biber, kozlenmis ya da cig, dogranmis (istege bagli)
1 cay bardagi Bulgaristan sirene peyniri/beyaz peynir, rendelenmis
2-3 yemek kasigi sivi yag (geleneksel: aycicek yagi, luks: sizma zeytinyagi)
1-2 yemek kasigi sirke (geleneksel: uzum sirkesi, luks: balsamic sirke)
Tuz
 
Domates, salatalik, sogan ve biberleri genis bir kasede harmanlayin. Kucuk bir kasede; tuz, sirke ve siviyagi iyice karisana dek karistirin. Salata sosunu sebzelerin uzerine dokun ve nazikce karistirin. Servis tabagina alin ve uzerine rendelenmis sirene/beyaz peyniri koyun. Bekletmeden servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN
 

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Banitsa (Bulgarian Cheese Pie)

Banitsa (banica and banitza) is a traditional Bulgarian pastry. Traditionally, some lucky charms are put into the pastry on some of the national holidays or other occasions including; Christmas Eve, the first day of Christmas, New Year's Eve, etc.

1 package phyllo (filo) dough (1 lb)
3 eggs

1 lb Bulgarian(sirene) cheese/ feta cheese
5-6 Tbsp butter
1 cup of milk or yogurt

Beat the eggs in a bowl and combine the crumbled cheese, yogurt/milk and eggs together. Cheese should be lumpy so don't over mix. Melt the butter in a cup. Butter the bottom of a Pyrex or oven tray. Lay one sheet of filo dough and spread some melted butter with a brush all over. Then continue layering and spreading butter until 5-6 sheets one after another. Spread some of the cheese mixture on top, and distribute evenly. Then repeat layering and spreading butter in between for another 3-4 sheets. Pour some cheese mixture and repeat layering until all mixture is used. Lay the last 3-4 sheets on the top with no butter in between. Spread the rest of the butter on top. Cut in portion sized pie slices or squares and bake in the preheated 400 F (200 C) oven until golden (for about 30 minutes).
ENJOY

Banitsa is served for breakfast, brunch or any time with plain yogurt, ayran or boza. I would recommend Turkish tea with Banitsa. Served hot or cold, it is always tasty.
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TURKCE
Banitsa (banica and banitza) geleneksel bir Bulgaristan hamur isidir. Banitsa yapilirken geleneksel olarak icine bazi kismetler koyulur ve Noel ve Yeni yil gibi ozel gunlerde ya da  bayramlarda servis edilir.

1 paket filo dough (hazir yufka)
3 yumurta
½ kg Bulgaristan peyniri (sirene)/ feta peyniri
5-6 yemek kasigi tereyagi
1 su bardagi yogurt ya da sut

Yumurtalari bir kasede cirpin ve uzerine yogurt/sut ve ufalanmis peyniri ilave edin. Peynir parcalarini cok dagitmadan nazikce karistirin.Tereyagini eritin ve bir kaseye alin. Borcam ya da firin tepsisinin dibini yaglayin. Bir parca yufkayi tepsiye yayin ve uzerini erimis tereyagi ile fircalayin. Sonra, ust uste 5-6 yufka olana dek yaglama islemine devam edin. Peynirli karisimin bir miktarini uzerine esit olarak dagitin. Tekrar tek tek yufkalari 3-4 tane olana dek tereyag ile yaglamaya devam edin. Yine peynirli karisimdan biraz koyun ve dagitin. Butun peynirli karisim bitene dek ayni islemi tekrarlayin. Son 3-4 parca yufkayi aralarina tereyegi surmeden en uste yerlestirin ve kalan tereyagini uzerine guzelce surun. Arzuya gore kare veya ucgen dilimler kesin ve onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda yaklasik 30 dakika ya da uzeri kizarana dek pisirin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Banitsa kahvalti, cay saati ve gunun her ani sade yogurt, ayran veya boza ile ikram edilir. Benim tavsiyem yaninda Turk cayidir. Her turlu cok lezzetli oldugu icin sicak ya da soguk servis edilebilir.

Saturday, June 30, 2012

Panera's Broccoli Cheese Soup (Panera Brokoli Corbasi)

3 Tbsp butter
½ medium onion, chopped
¼ cup flour
2 cups milk
2 cups chicken stock
½ lb fresh broccoli, chopped
1 cup carrot, shredded
¼ tsp nutmeg
1-2 cups cheddar cheese, grated
 ½ cup corn starch
Salt and pepper

Sauté onion in butter over medium heat. Stir in flour and cook for 3-5 minutes. Stir constantly and add chicken stock and milk. Add broccoli and carrots. Simmer for 20-25 minutes. Add salt and pepper. Dissolve starch in water and add into the soup. Stir frequently until the soup thickens. If desired, can be puréed in a blender. Return to heat and add cheese. Stir in nutmeg.
Serve hot with bread.
ENJOY
 
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TURKCE
3 yemek kasigi tereyagi
½ orta boy sogan, dogranmis
¼ su bardagi un
2 su bardagi sut
2 su bardagi tavuk suyu
250 gram brokoli, dogranmis
1 su bardagi havuc, rendelenmis
½ cay kasigi muskat (kucuk hindistan cevizi)
1-2 su bardagi cedar peyniri, rendelenmis
½ su bardagi misir nisastasi
Tuz ve karabiber

Tereyagini tencerede eritin ve sogani orta ateste pembelesene kadar soteleyin. Unu ilave edin ve 3-5 dakika pisirin. Surekli karistirarak tavuk suyu ve sutu ilave edin. Brokoli ve havuclari ilave edin. Yaklasik 20-25 dakika kisik ateste pisirin. Tuz ve karabiber ilave edin. Bir miktar su icinde nisastayi cozun ve corbaya yavasca ilave edin. Corba koyulasana kadar surekli karistirin. Arzu ederseniz blendir ile pure haline getirin. Ocaga alin ve cedar peynirini ilave edin. Son olarak muskati ilave edin ve ocaktan alin. Yaninda ekmek ile sicak servis edin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Jalapeno Poppers (Peynir Dolgulu Jalapeno Biber)

12 jalapeno peppers
½ cup cream cheese
1/3 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
¼ cup flour
1 egg, whisked
½ cup bread crumbs
1 cup canola oil for frying
 
Wash and dry the jalapenos. Cut one side in lengthwise without damaging the cap. Remove the seeds. Mix cheddar and cream cheese. Fill the jalapenos with this cheese mixture and try to close the cut side as in whole jalapeno.
Dip the jalapenos in flour and cover evenly. Then, dip them in whisked egg and then cover with bread crumbs. Fry in heated canola oil. If desired, they can be roasted in the oven rather than frying. Serve hot.
ENJOY
TURKCE
12 tane jalapeno biberi
½ su bardagi krem peynir
1/3 su bardagi cedar peyniri, rendelenmis
¼ su bardagi un
1 yumurta, cirpilmis
½ su bardagi galeta unu/kiriklanmis ekmek
1 su bardagi kanola yagi, kizartmak icin
 
Jalapeno biberlerini yikayin ve kurulayin. Biberleri sadece bir taraftan uzunlamasina boydan boya kesin, fakat ikiye ayirmayin ve sapini koparmayin. Icinden cekirdeklerini temizleyin. Diger bir yerde cedar ve krem peyniri bir kasede karistirin. Jalapeno biberlerini kesik kismindan peynir karisimi ile doldurun ve butun biber gibi kapatin.
Sonra, her jalapeno biberini once unun icinde yuvarlayin ve ardindan cirpilmis yumurtaya batirin. Son olarak, galeta unu/ekmek kirintilari ile kaplayin. Kizdirilmis kanola yaginda biberleri guzelce kizartin. Arzu ederseniz, hazirladiginiz jalapeno biberlerini firinda da kizartabilirsiniz. Sicak servis edin.
AFIYET OLSUN
 

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Baked Pasta with Ground Beef (Kiymali Firin Makarna)

500 gr Penne/Ziti
½ cup olive oil
2 lbs ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
1 cup tomato puree
3 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
2 eggs, beaten
½ tsp ground allspice
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
½ cup hot water
3 Tbsp breadcrumbs
1 Tbsp salt to taste
½ tsp ground black pepper to taste
½ cup unsalted butter (1 stick)

Heat olive oil in a large saute pan. Add ground beef and cook over medium heat until pink color disappears (about 5 minutes). Add onions and cook until they are translucent (about 5 minutes more).
Add tomato sauce, hot water, parsley, allspice, cinnamon, salt, and pepper. Allow sauce to simmer over low heat for 8-10 minutes. Meanwhile, boil the pasta in lightly salted water. Drain and rinse under cold water to cool them slightly. Stir in breadcrumbs to meat sauce to absorb excess liquid and remove from heat.
Melt butter in pasta pot and return cooked pasta to the pot. Stir in half of grated cheese, beaten eggs and toss gently. Use a roughly 12 x 18 x 3 inches deep pan/tray. Grease the bottom and sides of the pan with olive oil. Layer the bottom with half the pasta and press down so that they are somewhat flat. Add the meat filling in an even layer to the pasta. Top with remaining pasta and flatten top layer as best you can.
Pre-heat the oven to 350 F (180 C) while you prepare the bechamel sauce. Double up the ingredients. Click for the béchamel sauce recipe. Pour the bechamel over the pasta making sure to pour sauce down in to the corners as well. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup of grated Parmesan cheese. Bake for approximately 35-45 minutes or until the top turns a nice golden color.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
500 gr Penne/Ziti
½ su bardagi zeytinyagi
1 kg kiyma
1 buyuk boy sogan, dogranmis
1 su bardagi domates puresi
2 yumurta, cirpilmis
3 yemek kasigi taze maydanoz, dogranmis
1 cay kasigi yenibahar
1 tatli kasigi tarcin
1 su bardagi Parmesan peyniri, rendelenmis
½ su bardagi sicak su
3 yemek kasigi kiriklanmis ekmek
1 yemek kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi karabiber
½ su bardagi tereyagi

Zeytinyagini bir tavaya alin ve kiymayi ilave edin. Orta ateste kiyma renk degistirene dek kavurun (yaklasik 5 dakika). Soganlari ilave edin ve yaklasik 5 dakika kadar pisirmeye devam edin.
Domates sosu, sicak su, maydanoz, yenibahar, tarcin, tuz ve karabiberi ilave edin. Sosu yaklasik olarak 8-10 dakika pisirin. Bu sirada, makarnayi hafif tuzlu suda pisirin. Suyunu suzin ve soguk sudan gecirin. Kiymali domates sosuna ekmek kirintilarini ilave edin. Boylece sosun fazla suyu ekmek kirintilari tarafindan emilecektir. Atesten alin.
Tereyagini makarnayi hasladiginiz tencerede eritin ve makarnayi geri bosaltin. Rendelenmis Parmesan peynirinin yarisini ve cirpilmis yumurtayi ilave edin. Nazikce karistirin. Yaklasik olarak 7-8 cm derinliginde ve 30 x 45 cm boyutlarindaki tepsinin dibini ve kenarlarini yaglayin. Dibine makarnanin yarisini doseyin. Uzerinden hafifce bastirarak duzleyin. Kiymali domates sosu esit olarak uzerine dagitin. Geri kalan makarnayi ilave edin ve duzlestirin.
Beshamel sosu hazirlayin. Beshamel sos tarifi icin tiklayin. Hazilarken beshamel sosunu iki doz yapin. Makarnanin uzerine beshamel sosu dagitin, tepsini koselerinden dibe dogru dokmeyi ihmal etmeyin. Geri kalan Parmesan peynirini uzerine sepristirin. Onceden isitilmis 180 C (350 F) firinda yaklasik 35-45 dakika ya da uzeri hafice kizarana dek pisirin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Friday, August 5, 2011

Water Borek (Su Boregi)

5 eggs
2 Tbsp yogurt
1 Tbsp salt to taste
4 Tbsp water
Flour

For boiling:
1 Tbsp salt to taste
¼ cup olive oil
1 pot cold water
1 pot boiling water

For filling and top:
½ lb ricotta/ feta cheese
1 egg
150 gr butter, melted
1 Tbsp yogurt
1 Tbsp olive oil

Mix all the dough ingredients, adding flour slowly. Knead until the dough becomes as soft as your ear lobes. Leave the dough for a rest for about 30 minutes. Then knead again and divide into 10 equal pieces. With the help of a rolling pin flatten each piece as thin as you can go.
Fill up the 2/3 of a big pot and add 1 Tbsp salt and ¼ cup olive oil. Bring to a boil. Meanwhile prepare a big pot of cold water. Place each piece of flattened dough into boiling water and boil for 10-15 seconds. Immediately place the boiled flattened dough inside the cold water pot. Rinse and squeeze gently in your hands. If the cold water gets warm change it with cold water regularly.
Grease a big Pyrex dish and place the cold flattened dough and spread it evenly over the Pyrex. Brush all over it with melted butter and place the other piece on top and do the same procedure for 4 pieces. After brushing the fourth piece, spread half of the cheese evenly and continue doing the previous procedure until the seventh piece. Brush the seventh piece with butter and spread the remaining cheese all over. Place the remaining 3 dough pieces and brush them with butter as well.
Mix the egg, yogurt and olive oil. Spread this mixture all over the top of the water borek. Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C) and bake for until the top gets light brown (for about 30-40 minutes). When it’s baked take it out and let it cool for a few hours.
Serve it either warm or cool.
ENJOY
TURKCE
5 yumurta
2 yemek kasigi yogurt
1yemek kasigi tuz
4 yemek kasigi su
Aldigi kadar un

Kaynatmak icin:
1 yemek kasigi tuz
¼ su bardagi zeytinyagi
1 tencere soguk su
1 tencere kaynar su

Uzeri ve ici icin:
250 gr lor/beyaz peynir
1 yumurta
1 yemek kasigi yogurt
1 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

Hamur malzemelerini genis bir kaba alin ve unu azar azar ekleyerek kulak memesi yumusakliginda bir hamur elde edin. Yaklasik 30 dakika dinlendirin. Sonra tekrar yogurun ve hamuru 10 esit parcaya ayirin. Her parcayi tek tek oklava ile olabildigince ince yufkalar seklinde acin.
Genis bir tencereye 3’te ikisi kadar su koyun. Tuz ve zeytinyagi ilave edin ve kaynatin. Her yufkayi kaynayan suya daldirin ve yaklasik 10-15 saniye haslayin. Bu sirada genis bir baska tencereye soguk su doldurun. Hasladiginiz yufkalari bekletmeden soguk suya daldirin, durulayin ve suyunu elinizle suzun. Soguk su iliklasir ve bulaniklasirsa yenisi ile degistirin.
Genis bir tepsiyi yaglayin ve yufkalari tek tek yerlestirerek uzerlerine erimis tereyagi surun.Toplam dort tane yufka koyduktan sonra peynirin yarisini uzerine yayin. Uerine 3 tane daha yufkya koyarak her katina tereyagi surun. Geri kalan peyniri uzerine yayin. Diger yufkalari da ayni sekilde uzerlerine yerlestirin.
Uzerine yumurta, yogurt ve zeytinyagi karisiminidokun ve esit sekilde yayin.
Onceden isitilmis 180 C (350 F) firinda uzeri kizarana dek pisirin (yaklasik 30-45 dakika). Pistikten sonra yaklasik 1-2 saat sogutun.
Ilik ya da soguk olarak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Eggplant Parmigiano (Italyan Usulu Parmesanli Patlican)

¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for oiling the baking sheet
2 eggplants, about 1 lb
2 cups basic tomato sauce, recipe follows
1 bunch fresh basil leaves
½ lb fresh mozzarella, sliced thin
¼ cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
¼ cup fresh bread crumbs, lightly toasted under broiler
Salt and pepper

Preheat the oven to 450 F (250 C). Oil a baking sheet with the extra-virgin olive oil.
Slice each eggplant into pieces about 1 inch thick. Lightly season each disk with salt and pepper and place on the oiled sheet. Bake the eggplant until the slices begin turning deep brown on top, about 12-14 minutes. Remove the slices from the baking sheet and place them on a plate to cool.
Lower oven temperature to 350 F (200 C). In an 8 by 12-inch Pyrex dish, place the largest eggplant slices evenly spaced apart. Over each slice, spread 1/4 cup of tomato sauce and sprinkle with a teaspoon of basil. Place one slice of mozzarella over each and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon grated Parmigiano. Place the smaller slices of eggplant over each of the disks and repeat with tomato sauce, basil, and the 2 cheeses. Repeat the layering, until all the ingredients are used.
Sprinkle the toasted bread crumbs over the top of the eggplant dish, and bake uncovered until the cheese is melts and the tops turn light brown, about 15-20 minutes. Serve over pasta if desired.

Basic tomato sauce:
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 onion, finely diced
4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
3 Tbsp fresh thyme/basil leaves, chopped (1 Tbsp dried)
½ carrot, finely grated
3-4 cups tomatoes, crushed
1 tsp salt to taste

In a saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until soft and light golden brown, about 8 minutes. Add the thyme/basil and carrot and cook 5 minutes more, until the carrot is quite soft. Add the tomatoes and bring to a boil, stirring often. Lower the heat and simmer for 30 minutes until as thick as hot cereal. Season with salt and serve.
ENJOY

P.S: This sauce holds 1 week in the refrigerator or up to 6 months in the freezer.

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TURKCE
¼ su bardagi sizma zeytinyagi, arti biraz daha yaglamak icin
2 patlican, ½ kg
2 su bardagi domates sosu, tarifi asagida
1 tutam taze feslegen yapragi
100 gr mozzarella/kasar peyniri, ince dilimlenmis
¼ su bardagi Parmesan peyniri, rendelenmis
¼ su bardagi ekmek kirintisi, hafifce kizartilmis
Tuz ve karabiber

Firini 250 C (450 F)’ isitin. Zeytinyagi ile pisirme kagidini yaglayin ve tepsiye yayin.
Patlicanlari yaklasik 2 cm kalinliginda dilimleyin ve hafifce tuzlayip karabiber serpin. Yagladiginiz kagidin uzerine yerlestirin. Firinda uzerleri hafifce kahverengiye donene dek yaklasik 12-14 dakika pisirin. Firindan alin ve sogumaya birakin.
Firini 200 C (350 F)’a ayarlayin ve 20-30 cm lik bir borcam tepsinin dibine en buyuk patlicanalri diizn. Her parcanin uzerine ¼ su bardagi domates sosu yayin ve 1 tatli kasigi feslegen serpistirin. Birer dilim mozzarella/kasar peyniri koyun ve 1 tatli kasigi kadar parmesan peyniri rendesi serpistirin. Geri kalan pelican dilimlerini uzerine disin ve ayni islemi patlicanlar bitene dek uygulayin.
Uzerine ekmek kirintilarini serpin ve peynirler eriyip uzeri kizarana dek yaklasik 15-20 dakika pisirin. Arzuya gore makarna uzerinde servis yapilabilir.
Sicak servis yapin.

Domates Sosu:
¼ su bardagi sizma zeytinyagi
1 sogan, ince dogranmis
4 dis sarimsak, ince dilimlenmis
3 yemek kasigi kekik/feslegen , dogranmis (1 yemek kasigi kuru)
½ orta boy havuc, rendelenmis
3-4 su bardagi domates, ezilmis/rendelenmis
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Orta boy bir tencereye zeytinyagini alin. Sogan ve sarimsagi orta ateste yaklasik 8 dakika pembelesene dek pisirin. Havuc ve kekik/feslegeni ilave edin ve 5 dakika daha havuclar yumusayana dek pisirin. Domatesi ilave edin ve kaynadiktan sonra ara sira karistirarak kisik ateste 30 dakika kadar pisirin. Tuz ilave edin ve koyulasinca atesten alin.
AFIYET OLSUN

NOT: Sosu buzdolabinda 1 hafta, buzlukta 6 aya kadar saklayabilirsiniz.

Friday, December 17, 2010

Turkish Panini (Sucuklu-Sebzeli Tost)

1 long sandwich bread
4 slices of sujuk
½ cup spinach, washed
¼ onion, julienne cut
2-3 slices of Mozzarella/Swiss Cheese (any amount)
2-3 slices of tomato
1-2 Tbps olive oil
Salt to taste

Cut the sandwich bread in half and brush both inner sides with olive oil. Stuff with Mozzarella/ Swiss cheese, onion, tomatoes, sujuk and spinach. Sprinkle with salt to taste.
Heat the gridler/Panini maker up. Then, press gently the Panini until the cheese is melted or 2-3 minutes (do not press hard).
Serve hot.
ENJOY

TURKCE
1 tane uzun sandivic ekmegi
4 dilim sucuk
½ su bardagi ispanak, yikanmis
¼ sogan, uzun dilimlenmis
2-3 dilim kasar peyniri/Mozzarella (isteginiz miktarda)
2-3 dilim domates
1-2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
Tuz

Sandivic ekmegini ortadan ikiye ayirin ve zeytinyagi ile her iki tarafini da yaglayin. Uzerine sucuk, domates, kasar peyniri , ispanak ve sogani yerlestirin. Tuz serpistirin.
Bu sirada tost makinesini isitip kullanima hazir konuma getirin. Hazirladiginiz tostu tost makinasina alin ve uzerinden hafifce bastirarak (cok bastirilmayacak) kasar peynir eriyene dek 2-3 dakika pisirin.
Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

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

Friday, August 27, 2010

Ricotta Stuffed Red Peppers (Lor Dolgulu Kirmizi Biber)

½ lb ricotta cheese
10 big red peppers, roasted
1 egg
1 tsp salt to taste
1-2 eggs for egg wash
½ cup canola oil for frying

Take out the skins and stalks of roasted peppers. Remove the seeds. In a bowl; mix ricotta cheese, one egg and half of the salt. Take 2-3 Tbsp of this mixture and fill in the peppers. Gently press over peppers to spread the mixture evenly inside. Fill all the peppers in the same way. Sprinkle with the remaining salt. Adjust the amount of ricotta mixture as you like.
Meanwhile, whisk 1-2 eggs in a wide plate. Take canola oil in a frying pan and heat it up. Dip stuffed peppers into egg wash and fry both sides over high heat.
Serve hot/warm.
ENJOY

TURKCE
250-300 gr lor peyniri
10 tane buyuk kirmizi biber, kozlenmis
1 yumurta
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1-2 yumurta, pisirmek icin
½ su bardagi kanola yagi, kizartmak icin

Kozlenmis biberlerin kabuklarini soyun ve saplarini cikararak cekirdeklerini temizleyin.
Bir kapta; lor peyniri, 1 yumurta ve tuzun yarisini karistirin. Bu karisimdan biberlerin icine yaklasik 2-3 yemek kasigi olacak sekilde doldurun . Biberlerin uzerinden hafifce bastirarak lor karisiminin icerde esit olarak yayilmasini saglayin. Butun biberleri bu sekilde doldurun. Geri kalan tuzu uzerlerine serpin. Lor miktarini istediginiz gibi ayarlayabilirsiniz.
Ote yandan, 1-2 yumurtayi genis bir kapta cirpin. Kizartma tavasina kanola yagini alin ve kizdirin. Birberleri yumurta karisimina daldirin ve kizgin yagda her iki tarafi da kizarana dek pisirin.
Butun biberleri ayni sekilde kizartin ve sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Fava Beans with Feta (Beyaz Peynirli Bakla)

1 lb fava beans
4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp fresh dill, chopped
50 gr (2 oz) feta cheese, diced in cubes
Salt and pepper

Boil fava beans for about 2-3 minutes and drain. Get them cooled and remove the outer skins.
Combine olive oil and lemon juice, salt and pepper. Pour over the beans and then, add dill and stir gently.
If serving hot; add feta, toss gently and sprinkle with extra dill. Serve immediately.
To serve cold, remove from refrigerator 10 minutes before serving to bring to room temperature.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ kg ic bakla
4 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi
1 yemek kasigi limon suyu
1 yemek kasigi taze dereotu, dogranmis
50 gr beyaz peynir, kup seklinde dogranmis
Tuz ve karabiber

Bakla icini yaklasik 2-3 dakika kaynatin ve suzup bir kenarda sogumasini bekleyin. Dis kabuklarini temizleyin.
Sizma zeytinyagi , limon suyu, tuz ve karabiberi kucuk bir kapta karistirin. Baklayin uzerinde gezdirin ve dereotunu ilave edin. Hepsini karistirin.
Sicak servis yapiyorsaniz; beyaz peyniri ilave edin ve nazikce karistirin. Geri kalan dereotunu serpistirin ve hemen servis yapin.
Soguk servis yapmak icin; hazirladiginiz baklayi servis yapmadan 10 dakika once buzdolabindan alin ve oda sicaklagina ulastiktan sonar servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Poached Eggs with Mornay Sauce (Morney Soslu Yumurta)

2-3 eggs
2 cups boiling water
1 tbsp vinegar
Mornay Sauce
1 tbsp butter
½ tsp paprika
A pinch of salt

Take water and vinegar in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Let it simmer over medium heat. Crack one egg making sure getting the egg as close as possible to the saucepan. If you crack the egg too high, it will disperse in water. Simmer over medium heat till the egg white hardens and gets white, for about 4-5 minutes. Transfer the cooked egg into a bowl of salty lukewarm water (see the picture). Poach the other eggs following the same way. Take all poached eggs into salty lukewarm water.
Meanwhile, prepare Mornay Sauce. Click for the Mornay Sauce Recipe.
Take poached eggs over a serving plate and pour the Mornay Sauce over.
In a small pan melt butter and once it starts spitting stir in paprika and a pinch of salt. Give a stir and turn the heat off. Drizzle it over the Poached Eggs with Mornay Sauce.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
2-3 yumurta
2 su bardagi kaynamis su
1 yemek kasigi sirke
Morney sosu
1 yemek kasigi tereyag
1 cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber
Bir tutam tuz

Kucuk bir tencerede icine sirke ilave ettiginiz suyu kaynatin ve kaynayinca orta atese alin. Tencerenin agiz kismina yaklasarak yumurtayi yavasca sicak suyun icerisine birakin. Yumurtanin dagilmamasi icin, olabildigince alcaktan kirmaya calisin. Yumurtanin beyazi katilasip iyice kar beyaz olana dek yaklasik 4-5 dakika orta ateste pisirin ve icine tuz ilave ettiginiz ilik su dolu bir kabin icine alin (resime bakiniz). Diger yumurtalari da ayni sekilde kirip pisirin. Hepsini ilik tuzlu su icine alin.
Bu sirada Morney Sosu’nu hazirlayin. Morney Sosu icin tiklayin.
Yumurtalari servis tabagina alin ve uzerine Sicak Morney Sosu’nu dokun.
Kucuk bir tavada tereyagini kizdirin ve icine kirmizi toz biber ve tuzu ekleyin. Karistirin ve Morney Soslu Yumurta’nin uzerinde gezdirin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Mornay Sauce (Morney Sosu)

1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp flour
1 cup milk
3 tbsp Swiss or Gruyere cheese, grated
1 tbsp Parmesan cheese, grated
½ tsp salt to taste

In a saucepan melt the butter and stir in the flour. Cook stirring constantly till it gets pinkish over medium heat. Stir in milk slowly. Then, add grated cheese and salt to taste. Cook over low heat for about 5-6 minutes stirring constantly.
ENJOY
Mornay Sauce can substitute for Bechamel Sauce.

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TURKCE
1 yemek kasigi tereyag
1 yemek kasigi un
1 su bardagi sut
3 yemek kasigi Isvicre ya da Gruyere peyniri, rendelenmis
1 yemek kasigi PBoldarmesan peyniri, rendelenmis
1 cay kasigi tuz

Genis bir tavada tereyagini eritin ve unu ilave edin. Orta ateste un pembelesene dek kavurun. Sutu yavas yavas karistirarak ilave edin. Peynir ve tuzu da ilave edip surekli karistirarak kisik ateste 5-6 dakika pisirin.
AFIYET OLSUN
Morney Sosu’nu besamel sos yerine kullanabilirsiniz.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Eggplant Rolls with Pesto (Pesto Soslu Patlican Rulo)

2 eggplants, peeled and thinly sliced lengthwise
5 tbsp olive oil
1 garlic clove, minced
4 tbsp pesto
1 ½ cups grated mozzarella
4-5 fresh basil leaves, torn
1 tsp salt to taste
¼ tsp black pepper
Wooden toothpicks

Salt eggplants and, leave for 15 minutes. Rinse with cold water and drain on paper towels.
Brush them on both sides with olive oil and place over an oven tray with baking paper. Broil lightly both sides in the oven. Take out and let them cool for a while. Spread pesto on one side of an eggplant slice. Top with mozzarella and season with salt and pepper. Roll it up and secure with a wooden toothpick on top. Then, place them over a greased oven tray and bake at 350 F (180 C) for 8-10 minutes.
Garnish with torn basil leaves and serve warm.
ENJOY

***This is a vegetarian recipe.

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TURKCE
2 patlican, soyulmus ve uzunlamasina ince dilimlenmis
5 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 dis sarimsak, ezilmis
4 yemek kasigi Pesto
1 ½ su bardagi Mozarella/kasar peyniri, rendelenmis
4-5 yaprak taze feslegen yapragi, parcalanmis
1 tatli kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi karabiber
Tahta kurdan

Patlican dilimlerini tuzlayin ve 15 dakika dinlendirin. Soguk su altinda durulayip kagit havlu ile kurulayin.
Her iki tarafina da firca yardimiyla zeytinyagi surun. Uzerinde yagli kagit bulunan firin tepsisine dizin ve firinda her iki taraflarini da hafifce kizartin. Firindan cikarin ve sogumaya birakin. Her dilimin bir tarafina pesto ile kaplayin ve uzerine Mozarella/kasar peyniri rendesi serpin. Tuz ve karabiber ilave ettikten sonar rulo seklinde sarin ve kurdan yardimiyla uzerinden sabitleyin. Patlican rulolarini yaglanmis firin tepsisine dizin. Onceden isitilmis 180 C (350 F) firinda 8-10 dakika pisirin.
Uzerlerine parcalanmis feslegen yapraklari koyarak sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

***Bu bir vejeteryan tarifidir.

Monday, January 4, 2010

Shrimp Rice Casserole (Firinda Karidesli Pirinc)

1 lb uncooked deveined and cleaned shrimp
2 cups rice
3-4 cups hot water
1 onion, chopped
1-2 green pepper, chopped
1 can cream of mushroom soup (condensed)
2-3 tbsp butter
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp+½ tsp salt to taste
½ tsp crushed red pepper
1 cup+½ cup cheddar cheese, shredded

In a pot, take rice and hot water. Add vegetable oil and 1t tsp salt to taste. Cook covered over low-medium heat till the rice absorbs all the water. Then set aside covered.
Saute onion with butter and stir in green peppers. Saute for 3-4 minutes. Add shrimp and cook over medium heat till the shrimp turns pink and cooked (for about 5-6 minutes). Add salt and red pepper.
Transfer over the cooked rice. Then add cream of mushroom soup and 1 cup cheddar cheese. Mix them all. Transfer them all into a greased Pyrex dish and cover (you can cover it with aluminum foil) Bake in a 325-350F (170-180C) oven for 25-30 minutes. Take the casserole out and uncover. Sprinkle the remaining cheese all over and place back to the oven for 4-5 minutes. Take out and serve warm.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ kg karides, temizlenmis (pismemis)
2 su bardagi pirinc
3-4 su bardagi sicak su
1 sogan, dogranmis
1-2 yesil biber, dogranmis
2-3 yemek kasigi tereyag
1 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 su bardagi kremali mantar corbasi (krema kivaminda)
1 tatli kasigi+1 cay kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi kirmizi pul biber
1 su bardagi+ ½ su bardagi ceddar/kasar peyniri, rendelenmis

Pirinc ve sicak suyu tencereye alin. Sivi yag ve 1 tatli kasigi tuzu ilave edin. Kisik ateste pirincler butun suyu cekene dek pilav kivamina gelene dek pisirin. Pisen pilavi kapali kapali olarak bir kenarda bekletin.
Genisce bir tavada soganalri tereyaginda sote edin. Sonra yesil biberi de ilave edin ve 3 dakika kadar soteledikten sonra karidesleri ilave edin. Karidesler pembelesip pisene dek yaklasik 5-6 dakika orta ateste pisirin. Geri kalan tuzu ve pul biberi ilave edin.
Tenceredeki pismis pirinclerin uzerine dokun. Kremali mantar corbasini ve 1 su bardagi cedar/kasar peyniri de ilave edin. Hepsini guzelce harmanlayin.
Yaglanmis genis bir borcam ya da firin tepsisine aktarin. Uzerini kapatin (kapak yoksa, aluminyum folyo ila kapatin) ve 170-180C (325-350F) firinda yaklasik 25-30 dakika pisirin. Uzerini acin ve geri kalan ½ su bardagi ceddar/kasar peynirini serpin. Tekrar firina koyun ve 4-5 dakika bekletin.
Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN