BBQ Yogurt Marinated Chicken (Yogurt Marineli Barbeku Tavuk)

1 cup yogurt

¼ cup olive oil

2 Tbsp lemon juice

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 tsp rosemary

1 Tbsp thyme

1 tsp salt to taste

½ tsp black pepper

4 chicken thighs/breasts

Mix all the marinade ingredients in a bowl. Then, add the chicken breasts or thighs (I prefer thighs) into the marinade. Cover them all over and allow marinade for 2-4 hours in the refrigerator.

Cook them over the barbeque grill until both sides are cooked. Discard the leftover marinade.

Serve hot preferably with a side dish or salad.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

1 su bardagi yogurt

¼ su bardagi zeytinyagi

2 yemek kasigi limon suyu

2 dis sarimsak, dovulmus

1 tatli kasigi biberiye

1 yemek kasigi kekik

1 tatli kasigi tuz

1 cay kasigi karabiber

4 tavuk sarma/gogus

Butun marine malzemelerini bir kasede karistirin. Sorna, tavuk gogsu veya sarmalari (ben tavuk sarma tercih ediyorum) ilave edin. Tavuklarin her yerini guzelce marine sosuna daldirin ve yaklasik 2-4 saat buzdolabinda marine edin.

Tavuklarin her iki tarafi da pisene dek barbeku izgarasinda pisirin. Geriye kalan marine sosunu atin.

Yaninda tercihen salata ile servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Spinach with Bulgur (Bulgurlu Ispanak)

1 lb spinach, fresh or frozen
1cup bulgur, washed and drained
1 onion, chopped
3 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp tomato paste
1 ½-2 cup hot water

½ tsp crushed red pepper
1 tsp salt to taste

In a pot, sauté onions with olive oil over medium heat. Stir in tomato paste and sauté for 1-2 minutes. If you are using fresh spinach, wash, drain and then chop. If using frozen spinach, just add them into pot. Cook them over medium heat stirring occasionally until most of the water evaporates (5 minutes).
Stir in bulgur and add hot water, crushed red pepper and salt. Close the lid and cook over low heat for 20-30 minutes, until the bulgur is cooked.
You may serve it with yogurt on top or on side.

ENJOY
***This is a vegetarian recipe.

 

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TURKCE
½ kg ispanak, taze veya dondurulmus
1 sogan, dogranmis
1 yemek kasigi salca
1 su bardagi bulgur, yikanmis ve suzulmus
3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 ½-2 su bardagi sicak su

1 cay kasigi kirmizi pul biber
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Sogani zeytinyagi ile orta ateste kavurun. Sonra salcayi ilave edin ve biraz daha cevirip, ispanaklari ilave edin. Eger taze ispanak kullaniyorsaniz once guzelce yikayin. Suyunu suzup dograyin. Dondurulmus ispanak kullaniyorsaniz direk tencereye ilave edin. Yaklasik 5 dakika orta ateste suyu azalana dek kavurun.
Yikanmis ve suyu suzulmus bulguru ilave edin. Sonra sicak suyu, kirmizi pul biber ve tuzu ilave edin. Kapagini kapatip kisik ateste yaklasik 20-30 dakika bulgur pisene dek pisirin.
Yaninda veya uzerinde yogurt ile servis yapabilirsiniz.

AFIYET OLSUN

***Bu bir vejeteryan yemegidir.

 

Ana Sayfaya Don

White Asparagus Mushroom Stir Fry (Mantarli Beyaz Kuskonmaz)

½ lb portabella mushroom, sliced

½ lb white asparagus, trimmed and chopped

2-3 cloves of garlic, minced

1-2 Tbsp olive oil

½ tsp paprika

A pinch of rosemary

½ cup artichoke, cooked

 

Cut asparagus in 1 inch length and either steam or boil. Then, sauté mushrooms with olive oil over medium heat and add asparagus. Saute 2-3 minutes and add artichokes, paprika, salt and rosemary. Give a final stir.

Serve either with yogurt or garlic yogurt on top.

ENJOY

 

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TURKCE

250 gr portabella mantari, dilimlenmis

250 gr beyaz kuskonmaz, temizlenmis ve dogranmis

2-3 dis sarimsak, dovulmus

1-2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

1 cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber

 Bir tutam biberiye

½ su bardagi enginar, haslanmis

 

Kuskonmazi 2.5 cm uzunlugunda kesin ve ister haslayin isterseniz buharda pisirin. Sonra, mantarlari orta ateste zeytinyaginda kavurun ve kuskonmazi ilave edin. Yaklasik 2-3 dakika sote edin ve enginarlari, kirmizi toz biber ve tuzu ekleyin. Hepsini karistirin.

Uzerinde yogurt ya da sarimsakli yogurt ile servis yapabilirsiniz.

AFIYET OLSUN

 

Ana Sayfaya Don

Turkish Butcher's Meatballs (Kasap Kofte)

2 lb ground beef

1 tsp salt to taste

1 onion, grated

2-3 cloves of garlic, smashed

½ cup fresh parsley, finely chopped

½ tsp thyme

½ tsp cumin

½ tsp black pepper

½ tsp crushed red pepper

 

Combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl. Knead until the ground beef absorbs the ingredients.

Grab egg size or bigger pieces and make balls rolling them in between your palms. Then, flatten the meat balls as seen in the picture. 

Cook both sides over the grill until they get browned. Serve with salad and/or greens.

ENJOY

 

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TURKCE

1 kg dana kiyma

1 tatli kasigi tuz

1 sogan, rendelenmis

2-3 dis sarimsak, ezilmis

½ su bardagi maydanoz, ince dogranmis (istege bagli)

1 cay kasigi kekik

1 cay kasigi kimyon

1 cay kasigi karabiber

1 cay kasigi kirmizi pul biber

 

Butun malzemeleri genis bir karistirma kabinda guzelce karistirin. Elinizle guzelce yogurarak baharatlarin kiyma ile ozdeslesmesini saglayin. Yumurta buyuklugunde ya da daha buyuk parcalar koparin ve avuc iclerinizde yuvarlayarak esimde gorulen kofte seklini verin. Her iki taraflari da kizarana dek izgarada pisirin. Yaninda yesil salata ile servis edin.

AFIYET OLSUN

 

Ana Sayfaya Don

Okra with Olive Oil (Zeytinyagli Bamya)

 

1 lb okra

1 cup tomato, finely diced

2 carrots, julienne cut

1 big onion, sliced thin

½ lemon’s juice

1/3 cup olive oil

1 tsp salt to taste

½ tsp black pepper

½ tsp sugar

½ cup hot water

 

Place the carrot on the bottom of a pot and cover with the cleaned okra. Then cover the okra with thinly sliced onions. Add the tomatoes, lemon juice and olive oil. Season with salt, sugar, and black pepper. Pour the hot water and cook over low heat covered (for about 20 minutes or until the vegetables are cooked).

Serve either warm or cold.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

½ kg bamya

1 su bardagi domates, kup kup dogranmis

2 havuc, julyen kesilmis

1 buyuk boy sogan, ince dilimlenmis

½ limonun suyu

1/3 su bardagi limon suyu

1 tatli kasigi tuz

½ tatli kasigi karabiber

½ tatli kasigi seker

½ su bardagi sicak su

 

Havuclari tencerenin dibine dizin ve uzerine temizlenmis bamyalari dizin. Daha sonra, uzerine soganlari ve domatesleri ekleyin. Limon suyu ve zeytinyagini dokun. Tuz, seker ve karabiberi de ekleyin. Sicak suyu ilave ederek kisik ateste kapagi kapali olarak yaklasik 20 dakika ya da sebzeler pisene dek pisirin.

Ilik ya da soguk servis edebilirsiniz.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Blackened Halibut (Tavada Kizarmis Halibut)

1 lb halibut steaks/fillets

½ tsp paprika

¼ tsp cumin

1 clove of garlic, minced

¼ tsp dried thyme

½ tsp salt to taste

2 Tbsp canola oil, for frying

 

To prepare fish, combine paprika, cumin, thyme and salt. Rub with minced garlic. Sprinkle fish evenly with seasoning mixture. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add fish to pan; sauté 4-6 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork or until desired degree of doneness. Serve with lemon.

ENJOY

Benefits of Fish

 

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TURKCE

½ kg halibut dilim/fileto

1 cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber

½ cay kasigi kimyon

1 dis sarimsak, rendelenmis

½ cay kasigi kekik

1 cay kasigi tuz

2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi, kizartmak icin

 

Oncelikle  toz biber, kekik, tuz ve kimyonu karistirin. Halibut baligi parcalarini sarimsak ile ovun. Sonra da karistirdiginiz baharatlarla kaplayin. Kanola yagini yuksek ateste kizdirin ve baliklari tavaya alin. Her tarafini yaklasik 4-6 dakika ya da baliklara catal batirinca kolayca ayrilana dek  iyice pisirin. Limon ile servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Baligin Faydalari

 

Ana Sayfaya Don