Monday, December 29, 2008

Toasted Bread Dessert (Etimek Tatlisi)

6 slices of bread, toasted/ 6-8 slices No Salt Toast Rusk
Syrup:
1 ½ cup water
1 cup sugar
Pudding:
½ cup sugar
2 ½ cups milk
2 tbsp flour, heaping
4 tbsp butter/margarine
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
Garnish:
Any kind of nuts, cinnamon, chocolate sauce, etc.

Place the toasted breads/ unsalted rusks in a Pyrex or oven tray. In a pot place the water and sugar, then boil them for a couple of minutes. Pour the syrup on toasted breads and let them cool.
In a pot place the butter/margarine and flour, the sauté till its color changes. Then add milk, sugar and simmer for 2-3 minutes over medium heat, stirring continuously. To obtain a smooth and even pudding, use a blender. Stir in the vanilla extract and beaten egg, and then turn the heat off. Pour the warm pudding over the cooled toasted breads evenly.
Leave the Toasted Bread Dessert in the fridge for 1-2 hours. Then serve it with any kind of nuts, cinnamon, chocolate sauce and etc. on top.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
6 dilim tost ekmegi, kizartilmis /6-8 tane tuzsuz etimek
Surup:
1 ½ su bardagi su
1 su bardagi seker
Krema:
½ su bardagi seker
2 ½ su bardagi sut
2 yemek kasigi un, tepeleme
4 yemek kasigi tereyagi/margarin
1 yumurta, cirpilmis
1 tatli kasigi vanilya ekstrakti/1 paket vanillin
Uzerine:
Ceviz, findik, antep fistigi, tarcin, cikolata sosu ve benzerleri

Bir tepsiye etimekleri/kizarmis ekmek dilimlerini dizin. Bir tencerede seker ve suyu kaynatin ve etimeklerin uzerine dokun.
Baska bir tencerede un ile tereyagi/margarini eritip, unun rengi hafif degisene kadar kavurun. Sonra sut ve sekeri ilave edin ve orta ateste surekli karistirarak kaynatin. Eger un parcaciklari sutun icinde dagilmadiysa blendir ile karistirip puruzsuz hale getirin. Bir kac dakika pisirin ve vanilya ile cirpilmis yumurtayi ilave edip ocagin altini kapatin. Sicak kremayi sogumus etimeklerin uzerine esit sekilde yayin.
Sogumasi icin 1-2 saat buzdolabinda bekletin. Etimek Tatlisinin uzerine ceviz, findik, tarcin, cikolata sosu ya da benzerlerini koyarak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

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Italian Rice Omelet (Pirincli Italyan Omleti)

3 eggs, beaten
1/2 –1 cup cooked long grain rice
1-2 scallions, finely chopped
1/3 cup salami, cut in cubes (optional)
1/3 cup mozzarella/cheddar cheese, cut in cubes
1 tbsp butter/oil
½ tsp salt
½ tsp basil
¼ tsp paprika

In a large skillet place oil/butter and scallions, salamis. Saute them for a couple of minutes over medium heat. Then add the cooked rice (Pasta&Pilafs) and spread evenly on the bottom.
Mix in salt and spices to the beaten eggs and pour into the skillet. Place the cheese cubes evenly on the surface. Over medium heat, fold and cook The Italian Rice Omelet till the eggs are cooked.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
3 yumurta, cirpilmis
½-1 su bardagi pismis baldo pirinc
1-2 yesil sogan, kucuk dogranmis
1/3 su bardagi salam, kup seklinde dogranmis (istege bagli)

1/3 su bardagi kasar peyniri, kup seklinde dogranmis
1 yemek kasigi tereyagi/sivi yag
1 cay kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi kuru feslegen
½ cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber

Genis bir tavada sivi yag/tereyagi ile birlikte sogan ve salamlari orta ateste biraz cevirin. Sonra pismis pirinci (Pilav & Makarnalar) ilave edip tavanin dibine esit sekilde yayin.
Cirpilmis yumurtanin icine tuz ve baharatlari ilave edin ve karistirip tavaya ilave edin. Kasar peyniri uzerine esit olarak yayin. Orta ateste yumurta pisene dek, alt ust ederek Pirincli Italyan Omletini pisirin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Tortilla with Ground Beef (Kolay Lahmacun)

½ lb (250 gr) lean ground beef
1 big onion, finely chopped
½ cup tomatoes, crushed
1 tbsp tomato paste
2 tbsp dried parsley / ½ bunch fresh parsley
½ tsp cumin
½ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp chili pepper (optional)
1 ½ tsp salt
6 original flour tortillas

Mix all the other ingredients in a bowl. (You can leave the mixture in the fridge for 1-2 hours for ground meat to absorb the flavors of the spices). With a spatula spread a thin layer of the mixture evenly on the tortillas.
Preheat the oven to 375 F (190 C) and place 1-2 tortillas with ground beef on a tray and place it on the third rack from the top. Turn the oven to broil (grill) and broil for 2-3 minutes. Make sure not to burn the edges of tortillas. Place the broiled tortillas with ground beef in a large pot on top of each other and close the lid. So, they will stay warm and also soft.
The traditional serving style of the Tortillas with Ground Beef is: Squeeze some lemon and place some kebab salad and onion salad inside then, roll it up. Serve warm with ayran.
ENJOY
TURKCE
250 gr (½ lb) kiyma
1 buyuk sogan, dogranmis
½ su bardagi domates, rendelenmis
1 yemek kasigi domates salcasi
2 yemek kasigi kuru maydanoz/ 1/2 demet dogranmis taze maydanoz
1 cay kasigi kimyon
1 cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi aci pul biber (istege bagli)
1 ½ tatli kasigi tuz
6 tane orjinal tortilla (lavas ekmegi)
Butun malzemeleri bir kasede karistirin. (Baharatlarin kiyma ile butunlesmesi icin 1-2 saat buzdolabinda bekletebilirsiniz). Tortillalarin uzerine spatula yardimi ile kiyma harcini ince tabaka halinde yayin.
Firini 190 C (375 F) ye isitin ve ustten ucuncu rafa firin tepsisine 1-2 lahmacun koyun ve ustten kizartma (broil) ayarinda 2-3 dakika kizartin. Kenarlarini yakmamaya dikkat edin. Hazir olan lahmacunlari bir tencereye ust uste koyarak tencerenin kapagini kapatin. Boylece lahmacunlar hem sicak kalacak, hem de yumusacik olacaklar.
Lahmacunun geleneksel servis sekli; icine limon sikilarak ve kebap salatasi ve sogan salatasi koyulup, rulo yapilarak ayran ile sunulur.
AFIYET OLSUN

French Toast (Yumurtali Ekmek)

3 eggs
½ cup milk
½ tsp salt
6-7 slices of bread (any kind)
3 tbsp oil

In a wide plate place all the ingredients, except bread, and beat them. Sizzle the oil, in a skillet. Then dip both sides of bread slices in the mixture and shallow fry them over medium heat, till they turn to light golden brown.
Serve warm with jam, molasses, marmelade, honey, cream cheese and etc... French Toasts are good to go at breakfasts.

ENJOY
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TURKCE
3 yumurta
½ su bargadi sut
1cay kasigi tuz
6-7 dilim ekmek (her cesit olabilir)
3 yemek kasigi sivi yag

Genis bir kapta ekmek haric butun malzemeleri cirpin. Sonra ekmek dilimlerinin her iki tarafini bu karisima batirin. Kizartma tavasina sivi yagini koyun ve kizdirin. Orta ateste ekmeklerin iki tarafi da hafif kizarana dek az yagda kizartin.
Sicak ve yaninda bal, pekmez, recel, marmelat, krem peynir ve benzerleri ile servis yapin. Kizarmis ekmek kahvaltilar icin idealdir.
AFIYET OLSUN

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Spinach Omelet (Ispanakli Omlet)

2 eggs, beaten
½ cup spinach in a can/ cooked spinach
1 small onion, chopped finely
2 tbsp butter
1/4 tsp black pepper
½ tsp salt

In a skillet, melt the butter and add the onions. Saute until their color change over medium heat. Then add the spinach, salt and sauté for 3 minutes. Spread the spinach evenly on the bottom of the skillet and add beaten eggs. Sprinkle black pepper and cook both sides of the Spinach Omelet, till the eggs are cooked.
Serve warm.
ENJOY!
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TURKCE
2 yumurta, cirpilmis
½ su bardagi konserve ispanak/pismis ispanak
1 kucuk sogan, kucuk dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi tereyagi
½ cay kasigi karabiber
1 cay kasigi tuz

Bir tavada tereyagini eritin ve soganlari orta ateste kavurun, Sonra ispanagi ve tuzu ilave edip, 3 dakika daha kavurun. Tavanin dibine ispanagi esit olarak yayin ve cirpilmis yumurtayi ilave edin, uzerine karabiber serpin ve yumurta pisene dek Ispanakli Omleti alt ust ederek, her iki tarafini da pisirin.
Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Onion Salad (Sogan Salatasi)

1 onion, sliced finely in half moon shapes
½ tsp salt
½ tsp sumac
For garnish:
Fresh parsley/dill
Lemon wedges

Rub the finely sliced onions with salt and wash under cold water. Then drain and place to a salad plate. Spread sumac on top and mix. Garnish with parsley/dill and lemon wedges.
Onion Salad is good to go with kebabs, lahmacun and meet dishes.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 sogan, yarim ay seklinde ince dogranmis
1 cay kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi sumak
Sus icin:
Taze maydanoz/dereotu
Limon dilimleri
Ince dogranmis soganlari tuz ile birlikte elinizle ovun ve soguk su altinda yikayin, suyunu suzun ve salata tabagina alin. Uzerine sumak serpin karistirin.
Maydanoz/dereotu ve limon dilimleri ile susleyerek servis yapin.
Sogan Salatasi; kebap, lahmacun ve et yemekleri ile guzel gider.
AFIYET OLSUN

Side Salad for Kebabs (Kebap Salatasi)

1 tomato, chopped
1 cucumber, sliced
1-2 leaves of lettuce, chopped
½ bunch of parsley/dill, chopped
Lemon juice and salt

Arrange all the chopped ingredients in a salad plate. You can add salt and lemon juice on top.
Side Salad for Kebabs is good to go with Kebabs and Lahmacun.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
1 domates, dogranmis
1 salatalik, dogranmis
1-2 yaprak marul/kivircik, dogranmis
½ demet maydanoz/dereotu
Tuz, limon suyu

Butun dogranmis malzemeleri bir salata tabagina yerlestirin. Uzerine limon suyu ve tuz koyarak servis yapabilirsiniz.
Kebap Salatasi; kebap ve lahmacun yaninda servis yapilir.
AFIYET OLSUN