Cheese Patties (Kasar Pane)

150-200 gr any kind of hard cheese (parmesan/ cheddar/ mozzarella)
½ cup flour, all purpose
2 eggs, beaten
¼ cup milk
1/3 cup oil

Slice the cheese in at least ½“ in thickness.
Heat the oil until it "crackles" when you throw a pinch of flour in.
In a bowl combine the eggs and milk. Soak the cheese in the mixture. Roll the wet cheese in a bowl of flour. You may have to use your hands and pack it on! It may help to put it back into the mixture then back into the flour. Cover as much as you can as thick as you can.
Place 2-3 sticks (floured) in the oil and fry until they're golden brown all over. Move quickly (turning every 20-30 seconds) or they'll melt.
Serve warm.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
150-200 gr kasar peyniri
½ su bardagi un
2 yumurta,cirpilmis
¼ su bardagi sut
1/3 su bardagi sivi yag

Kasar peynirini en az 2 cm kalinliginda dilimleyin.
Yagi iyice kizdirin. Bir kasede yumurta ve sutu cirpin. Kasar dilimlerini yumurta karisimina batirin ve un bulunan bir tabakta unun icinde yuvarlayin. Unun yuzeye yapismasini icin ellerinizi kullanin. Bu sayede tekrar yumurta karisimina bulayip, unlayabilirsiniz. Ne kadar kalin bir tabaka olusturabilirseniz iyidir.
Unlanmis kasar dilimlerini kizgin yagda kizarana dek pisirin. 20-30 sn ara ile cevirin, yoksa eriyeceklerdir.
Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Fried Potatoes (Patates Kizartmasi)

3 potatoes, peeled, thinly sliced
1 cup oil for frying
½ tsp salt

Place the potato slices in a bowl filled with water and leave them for 5 minutes. Then wash and drain. Leaving the potatoes in water will take the excess starch from the potatoes and they will be crispier. Over high heat, heat the oil and place the potatoes in the sizzling oil. Fry them till they turn golden brown and place them on a paper towel and sprinkle salt on top. Place them on a serving plate and serve warm.
ENJOY!
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TURKCE
3 tane patates, soyulup ince dogranmis
1 su bardagi sivi yag, kizartmak icin
1 cay kasigi tuz

Soyulup dilimlenmis patatesleri su dolu bir kapta 5 dakika bekletin ve yikayip kurulayin. Su icinde bekletme patatesteki nisastayi alacak ve kitir kitir patates elde edeceksiniz.
Yuksek ateste yagi tavada kizdirin ve kizgin yaga patatesleri ilave edin. Kizarana dek pisirin. Kagit havlu uzerine alin ve uzerine tuz serpin.
Servis tabagina alip, sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN.

Rolled Fruit Cake (Rulo Pasta)

4 eggs
½ tsp baking powder
10 tbsp sugar
8 tbsp flour (white, all purpose, sifted)
½ tsp vanilla extract
Coating and garnish:
Whipped cream
Strawberry or any kind of fruit preserve
1 ½ banana
1 kiwi fruit, sliced
6-8 strawberry or red grapes, cut in halves
Pine apple, chunked
(Fruits are optional, you can use all types of fresh or canned fruits)

Place 10 tbsp sugar and egg yolks in a deep bowl and whisk with a mixer. In a different container mix the baking powder and flour. In another bowl, mix the egg whites until they form white foam and add them to the sugar-egg yolk mixture. Then, slowly add the flour-baking powder mixture and vanilla extract. Mix for 3-4 minutes.
Pour the mixture on a baking tray with a baking sheet (the mixture seems too little, but do not worry, spread it all over the tray with a spoon). Preheat the oven to 335 F (170 C) and bake until the cake turns to golden brown (This will happen too fast so do not leave the cake inside the oven). With the help of the baking sheet, roll the cake up immediately after you take it out from the oven. Place a damp towel or cloth on the surface of the rolled cake and let it cool for 15 minutes (The cake will torn if you roll it up too tight).
When the cake cooled, open it carefully and spread the jam or marmalade inside. Then place the whole and a half banana inside. Also spread some whipped cream and roll it up.
Spread whipped cream on the surface evenly and garnish with the fruit slices.
Leave the cake at the fridge for 2-3 hours.
ENJOY!
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TURKCE
4 yumurta
1 cay kasigi kabartma tozu
10 yemek kasigi seker
8 yemek kasigi un (elenmis)
1 cay kasigi vanilya ekstresi
Krema ve susleme:
1 paket krem santi
Cilek ya da herhangi bir meyve receli/marmeladi
1 ½ muz
1 kivi, halka halka dilimlenmis
6-8 tane cilek ya da uzum, yariya bolunmus
Ananas, dilimlenmis
(istediginiz cesitte taze ya da konserve meyve kullanabilirsiniz)

Pandispanya icin derin bir kapta; 10 yemek kaşığı toz şeker ile 4 yumurtanın sarısını mikserle çırpın. Ayrı bir kapta 8 yemek kaşığı un ile kabartma tozunu karıştırın. Bir başka kapta 4 yumurtanın beyazını köpükler oluşana kadar çırpın. Yumurta beyazlarını şekerli yumurta sarılarına yavaş yavaş ilave edin. Unu ve vanilya ekstresini de azar azar ekleyerek yavaşça çırpın (3-4 dakika).
Karışımı yağlı kağıt serilmiş bir tepsiye yayın. (karışım çok azmış gibi gelebilir ama merak etmeyin bir yemek kaşığı yardımıyla yağlı kağıdın tamamına karışımı yayın.) Onceden ısıtılmış 170C (335 F) fırında kekin üzeri pembelesene kadar pişirin. (Bu işlem kısa sürede olduğu için keki bırakıp gitmeyin). Kek pişince fırından çıkarıp hala sıcakken yağlı kağıt yardımıyla gevşek bir rulo yapın ve sardığınız yağlı kağıdın üzerine ıslak bir mutfak bezi yayarak keki dinlendirin (Cok sıkı sararsanız kek yırtılır).
Pandispanya sogudugu zaman dikkatlica acin ve icine kullacaginiz recel ya da marmeladi esit sekilde yayin. 1½ muzu rulonun boyuna gore yerlestirin ve krem santiden bir miktar icine yayip, dikkatlica sarin. Uzerine geriye kalan krem santiyi yayin ve elinizdeki cesitli meyve dilimleriyle susleyin.Pastanizi buzdolabinda 2-3 saat bekletin.
AFIYET OLSUN!

Turkish Borek

MAIN
1 lb (454 gr) Phyllo Pastry / 4-5 yufka
3 L (13*9*2”) Pyrex casserole dish
2 eggs
½ tsp salt
2/3 cup milk
1/3 or ½ cup oil
1 tsp sesame seeds
1 tsp nigella seeds (optional)

For this recipe you can use one of these fillings.

Feta cheese filling
200 gr crumbled feta cheese or Mexican crumbling cheese
½ bunch of parsley or dill chopped (optional)
4 tbsp yogurt (optional)
Put the ingredients in a bowl or plate and mix them.

Ground beef filling
200 gr ground beef (% 75 or %80)
1 onion, chopped
1 tomato, diced or 3 tbsp tomatoes, in a can or ½ tbsp tomato paste
½ tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
½ tsp cumin
1 tbsp oil (canola/sunflower/vegetable/corn)
Place the oil and ground beef in a pan and cook until the meat changes in color. Then add the onions and sauté for 2-3 minutes over low-medium heat. Add the tomatoes or tomato paste and salt. Cook for 6-8 minutes over low heat and stir occasionally. Finally add black pepper and cumin.

Spinach filling 
1 pkg (300 gr) frozen chopped spinach or spinach in a can
1 onion, chopped
2 tbsp oil (canola/ sunflower/vegetable/corn/olive)
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper (optional)
If you are using frozen spinach do not thaw. On the other hand, if you are using canned spinach, drain it. For the fresh spinach, wash, drain and chop.
Place the oil and chopped onions in a pan and sauté for 2-3 minutes on low-medium heat. Add the spinach, salt and cook for 8-10 minutes with the lid closed but stirring occasionally. When it’s done, sprinkle black pepper (optional).

Potato filling

2 large or 3 medium potatoes, boiled and smashed
1 onion, chopped
1 tbsp tomato paste
2 tbsp oil (canola/ sunflower/vegetable/corn/olive)
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper (optional)
¼ tsp cumin (optional)
In a pot boil the potatoes and smash them. Meanwhile in a pan place the oil and onion, and sauté for 2-3 minutes on low-medium heat. Then add the tomato paste, salt and smashed potatoes. Cook for 5-6 minutes stirring occasionally. Finally sprinkle the black pepper and cumin (optional)

 

Leek filling

1 bunch of leek, washed and drained

1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese/ricotta cheese (optional)

3 tbsp oil
1 tsp salt

1/3 cup parsley, finely chopped (optional)

Cut the leeks lengthwise and chop thinly. Then place them in a skillet with oil and salt. Cook over medium heat till leek absorb all its juice. Add parsley (optional) and feta/ricotta cheese (optional) and mix them all.

Eggplant filling

2 eggplants, washed and peeled
1 onion, chopped
1/2 cup ground beef (optional)
3 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp paprika
In a skillet, saute onions, oil and ground beef (optional) over low heat. Chop eggplants finely and stir into the skillet. Add paprika and salt, then cook till eggplants are soft and tender (10-12 minutes).

Main Procedure
In a bowl place the eggs, oil and milk. Mix them with a whisk. You will use this mixture between every two or three layers of the pastry and on top of the borek.
After greasing the Pyrex dish, place two or three layers of pastry/ 1 yufka on the bottom and let it go over the sides of the dish. Spread 3 tbsp of the mixture on it and put some of the filling you are using and spread it evenly. Take the other 2-3 sheets of pastry and wrinkle them up in order to fit to the dish (see the picture). Continue layering in the same way; first the liquid mixture and then the filling.
When you place the last pastry sheets, fold the sides of the bottom sheets over. Pour the remaining liquid mixture on top of the borek and sprinkle nigella and sesame seeds.
Preheat the oven to 350 F(180 C) and cook for about 45 minutes, until it turns golden brown. Serve warm.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 paket (454 gr) Phillo Pastry/ 4-5 adet yufka
3lt lik Pyrex (borcam) ya da herhangi bir tepsi
2 yumurta
1 cay kasigi tuz
2/3 su bardagi sut
1/3 ya da ½ su bardagi sivi yag
2 cay kasigi susam
2 cay kasigi corek otu (istege bagli)
Bu tarif icin asagidaki malzemelerden istediginizi kullanabilirsiniz.

Beyaz Peynirli Ic
200 gr ufalanmis beyaz peynir
½ demet maydanoz/dereotu , dogranmis (istege bagli)
4 yemek kasigi yogurt (istege bagli)
Malzemeleri bir kaseye koyup karistirin.

Kiymali Ic
200 gr az yagli kiyma
1 sogan, dogranmis
1 domates,dogranmis / 3 yemek kasigi domates konservesi/ ½ yemek kasigi domates salcasi
1 cay kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi karabiber
1 cay kasigi kimyon
1 yemek kasigi sivi yag
Bir tavaya sivi yagi ve kiymayi koyup, kiyma renk degistirene dek kavurun. Sonra soganlari ilave edin ve 2-3 dakika orta ateste kavurun. Domatesi/ domates salcasini ve tuzu ilave edin.Kisik ateste 6-8 dakika boyunca ara sira karistirarak pisirin. Son olarak karabiber ve kimyonu ilave edin.

Ispanakli Ic
1 paket (300 gr) donmus ispanak/konserve ispanak/taze ispanak, dogranmis
1 sogan, dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1cay kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi karabiber (istege bagli)
Eger dondurulmus ispanak kullaniyorsaniz, cozundurmeden kullanin. Diger yandan eger konserve kullaniyorsaniz suyunu suzun. Taze ispanagi yikayip, dograyin.
Bir tavada yag ve soganlari 2-3 dakika orta ateste kavurun. Ispanagi ve tuzu ilave edin ve ara sira karistirirak, kapagi kapali olarak 8-10 dakika pisirin. Hazir oldugu zaman uzerine karabiber serpin (istege bagli).

Patatesli Ic
2-3 orta boy patates, haslanip ezilmis
1 sogan, dogranmis
1 yemek kasigi domates salcasi
2 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 cay kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi karabiber (istege bagli)
½ cay kasigi kimyon (istege bagli)
Bir tencerede patatesleri haslayip, ezin. Bu sirada bir tavada sivi yag ile soganlari orta ateste 2-3 dakika boyunca kavurun. Sonra salcayi, tuzu ve patatesleri ilave edin. Karistirarak 5-6 dakika pisirin. Son olarak isterseniz karabiber ve kimyon ilave edin.

Pirasali Ic
1-2 tane pirasa, yikanip suyu suzulmus
1/2 su bardagi kiriklanmis beyaz peynir (istege bagli)
3 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1/3 su bardagi maydanoz, ince dogranmis (istege bagli)
Pirasalari uzunlamasina kesin ve ince ince dograyin. Sonra bir tavada sivi yag ve tuz ile birlikte, pirasalar suyunu cekene dek pisirin. Maydanoz ve beyaz peyniri ilave edin (istege bagli), hepsini karistirin.

Patlicanli Ic
2 patlican, yikanip soyulmus
1 sogan, dogranmis
1/2 su bardagi kiyma (istege bagli)
3 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 cay kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber
Bir tavada yag ile sogan ve kiymayi (istege bagli) kavurun. Patlicanlari kucuk kucuk dograyin ve tavaya ilave edin. Tuz ve kirmizi biberi de ilave ettikten sonra; patlicanlar yumusayana dek kisik ateste pisirin (10-12 dakika).

Yapilisi
Bir kasede sut, yumurta ve sivi yagini karistirin. Bu karisimi her 2-3 tane pastry arasina/her yufka arasinda ve boregin ustu icin kullanacaksiniz.
Tepsiyi yagladiktan sonra, 2-3 tane pastriyi/1 yufkayi tepsinin dibine kenarlari tepsinin disarisina cikacak sekilde yayin. 3 yemek kasigi sut karisimindan yayin ve kullandiginiz icten bir miktar alip esit sekilde yayin. Diger 2-3 pastriyi/ 1 yufkayi burusturarak tepsinin boyutlarina gore yerlestirin ve yine sutlu karisim ve icten koyarak elinizdeki pastri/yufka bitene dek bu islemi tekrarlayin (resime bakiniz).
Son pastri/yufkayi koyunca, en alttaki yufkayi tepsinin icine dogru kivirip boregin uzerini ortun. Geriye kalan sut karisimini esit sekilde boregin uzerine dokun ve susam ile corek otu serpin.
Onceden isitilmis 180 C (350 F) firinda, uzeri kizarana dek, yaklasik 45 dakika pisirin. Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Fried Anchovy (Hamsi Tava)

1 pkg (454gr- 1lb) frozen anchovy, defrosted
1/3 cup flour
1tsp salt

½ cup sunflower oil/ canola oil/ corn oil (optional)

Cut the heads off (optional, heads absorb too much oil). Gut the anchovy and wash with cold water, drain. Put them in a bowl, sprinkle the salt and blend.
Pour the oil into a large skillet and heat it up over high-medium heat. Place the flour in a plate and dip the anchovy by holding from its tail. To remove the excess flour, shake the fish off.

Fry till they turn to a red fried color, approximately for 4-5 minutes. Turn halfway through. When they are done, place the fried anchovy on a plate with paper towel to absorb the excess oil. Serve with lemon.

Also arugula, lemon, onion and radish go well with fried anchovy.
ENJOY
PS: While thawing the frozen fish, first leave it in the fridge (4C) for 12 hours, then thaw it at room temperature for 4-5 hours and cook immediately. Also, you can thaw in cold water. Make sure that you do not leave the frozen fish directly at the room temperature. This would cause the pathogenic organisms to grow and spread over the fish quickly.

Benefits of Fish

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TURKCE
½ kg (500 gr) donmus/taze hamsi

1/3 su bardagi un
2 cay kasigi tuz
½ su bardagi sivi yag

Hamsilerin kafalarini keserek ya da kesmeden pisirebilirsiniz. Kafalari cok fazla yag cekecektir. Karinlarindan yarip, iclerini temizleyin ve soguk suda guzelce yikayip, suzulmesini bekleyin.
Yikanmis baliklari bir kaseye alin ve tuz serpip, harmanlayin. Genis bir tavada yagi kizdirin. Unu bir tabaga alin ve hamsileri kuyruklarindan tutarak una bulayin, fazla unu silkeleyin ve kizgin yaga koyun.
Orta ateste, hamsiler kizarana dek her iki tarafini da pisirin. Pisirdiginiz hamsileri uzerinde kagit havlu bulunan bir tabaga alin, boylece fazla yag havluya gececektir. Sonra servis tabagina alin ve limon ile servis yapin.
Ayrica, hamsi ile roka, turp, sogan ve limon iyi gider.
AFIYET OLSUN
NOT: Dondurulmus balik cozundururken; once dolapta (4C) 12 saat boyunca bekletin. Sonra oda sicakliginda 4-5 saat boyunca cozundurun ve hemen pisirin. Ya da soguk su icinde cozundurun. Dondurulmus baligi direk oda sicakliginda cozundurmemeye dikkat edin. Cunku bu hastalik yapici organizmalarin hemen gelismesine ve baligin uzerinde yayilmasina sebep olacaktir.

Baligin Faydalari

Ana Sayfaya Don

Spaghetti With Tomato Sauce (Domates Soslu Spagetti)

1 package of spaghetti
2 cups of tomatoes, grated or smashed
½ tsp salt
3 tbsp oil
½ tsp basil (optional)
½ cup feta cheese, crumbled

Boil the pasta with salty water according to the instructions on its package.
In a pan, place the oil and tomatoes. Cook until the water evaporates over medium heat. Then, add the salt and cook for a few more minutes. Add the basil (optional).
Drain the pasta and place to the serving plate; pour the tomato sauce on it. Finally, add the crumbled feta cheese on top.
ENJOY!
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TURKCE
1 paket spagetti
2 su bardagi rendelenmis ya da parcalanmis domates
1 cay kasigi tuz
3 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 cay kasigi kuru feslegen
½ su bardagi ufalanmis beyaz peynir

Makarnayi paketin uzerindeki tarife gore tuz ile birlikte pisirin.
Bir tavaya siviyag ve domatesi alip, domatesin suyu buharlasana dek orta ateste ara sira karistirarak pisirin. Sonra tuzu ilave edip bir kac dakika daha pisirmeye devam edin. Kuru feslegeni ilave edin (istege bagli)
Makarnayi suzup, serviz tabagina alin ve uzerine domates sosunu dokun. Son olarak ufalanmis beyaz peyniri koyun ve servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN!

Potatoes With Eggs (Patatesli Yumurta)

3 potatoes, peeled
2-3 eggs, beaten
3 tbsp oil
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp paprika
A pinch of dried mint (optional)

Cut the potatoes in small cube shapes. In a large skillet place the oil and let it heat. Then fry the potatoes. After they are done add the salt and stir. Add the beaten eggs and over low heat let the eggs cook well.
Finally sprinkle the paprika and dried mint (optional)
Serve warm.
ENJOY!
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TURKCE
3 patates, soyulmus
2-3 yumurta, cirpilmis
3 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 cay kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber
Bir tutam kuru nane (istege bagli)

Patatesleri minik kupler seklinde dograyin ve genis bir tavada sivi yaginda kizartin. Kizarmaya yakin uzerine tuz dokun ve karistirip, cirpilmis yumurtayi dokun ve kisik ateste yumurta iyice pisene dek pisirin.
Son olarak uzerine kirmizi toz biber ve nane (istege bagli) serpin.
Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN!