Ground Beef Etouffee (Kiymali Bulamac)

This emulsion is one of my favorite practical recipes, which reminds me of my childhood and takes me to 1980s.

¼ lb ground beef
1 small onion, chopped (optional)
1-2 tbsp oil
2 tbsp flour
1 1/2-2 cups water
1 tsp salt to taste
½ tsp paprika
¼ tsp cumin
Dried mint/thyme for garnish

In a large skillet place oil and ground meat. Over medium heat cook till the meat turns brown, then stir in onions and sauté. Stir in flour and sauté for 2-3 minutes. If the flour does not dissolve into the oil, add some more oil.
Stir in paprika, salt, cumin and mix. Then add water and stirring continuously, make a smooth emulsion. Simmer the etouffee until becomes thick, for about 2-4 minutes.
You can sprinkle some dried mint or thyme on top.
ENJOY

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Bu tarif bana cocuklugumu hatirlatan ve beni 1980li yillara surukleyenen en sevdigim pratik yemeklerden biridir.

100 gr kiyma
1 kucuk sogan, dogranmis (istege bagli)
1-2 yemek kasigi sivi yag
2 yemek kasigi un
1 1/2 -2 su bardagi su
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber
½ cay kasigi kimyon
Uzeri icin kuru nane/kekik

Bir tavada once sivi yag ile kiymayi guzelce kavurun, sogan kullanacaksaniz soganlari da ilave edip soganlar pembelesene dek orta ateste kavurun. Unu ilave edin ve 2-3 dakika daha un ile kavurmaya devam edin. Eger un yagin icinde dagilmazsa biraz daha yag ilave edin.
Kirmizi toz biber, tuz ve kimyonu ilave edip, karistirdiktan sonra suyu koyun. Surekli karistirarak unun su icinde puruzsuz bir sekilde dagilmasini saglayin. Bulamac kaynamaya baslayinca hafif ateste koyulasana dek, yaklasik 2-4 dakika pisirin.
Uzerine nane ya da kekik serperek servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Veggie Omelet (Sebzeli Omlet)

3 eggs, beaten
3-4 tbsp milk
3 tbsp butter
2/3 cup broccoli florets, cut into bite sizes
½ tomato, diced
2-3 button mushrooms, sliced
1 small onion, chopped finely
1 tsp salt to taste
¼ tsp black pepper

Place half of the butter and onions in a skillet and sauté over medium heat. Then stir in mushrooms and broccoli. Sauté till they become soft, then stir in tomatoes, half of the salt and cook for 1 minute. Transfer cooked vegetables in a bowl.
Meanwhile, beat the eggs and milk adding the rest of the salt. Melt the remaining butter in the skillet and pour the beaten egg-milk mixture. Over medium heat cook till the eggs are cooked. Then turn the omelet upside down and cook the other side.
Transfer the omelet in a serving plate and place the vegetables over. Sprinkle some black pepper. You can serve this way or you can fold the omelet over vegetables.
ENJOY

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3 yumurta, cirpilmis
3-4 yemek kasigi sut
3 yemek kasigi tereyag
2/3 su bardagi brokoli, dogranmis
½ domates, dogranmis
2-3 kultur mantari, dilimlenmis
1 kucuk sogan, ince dogranmis
1 tatli kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi karabiber

Tavaya tereyagin yarisini koyun ve once soganlari pembelesene dek orta ateste kavurun. Sonra mantarlari ve brokolileri ilave edip, yumusayana dek 3-4 dakika pisirin. Son olarak domatesi ilave edin ve tuzun yarisini serpip, biraz daha pisirin.Pisen sebzeleri bir kaseye alin.
Bir kasede yumurta geri kalan tuz ve sutu cirpin. Kalan tereyagini tavaya koyun ve cirpilmis yumurta-sut karisimini ilave edin. Orta ateste yumurta pisene dek pisirin ve alt ust ederek diger tarafini da pisirin.
Omleti servis tabagina alin ve sebzeleri uzerine dokun. Isterseniz karabiber serpebilirsiniz. Isterseniz boyle ya da omletin kenarindan kaldirip, ice dogru bukup sebzelerin uzerine kapatarak servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Noah's Pudding (Asure)

2 ½ cup barley/wheat
½ cup kidney beans
½ cup chick peas
½ cup rice
6 cups sugar
½ cup raisins
½ cup dried apricots, washed and finely chopped
Skin of 2 orange, finely chopped
½ cup black currant
For garnish crushed walnuts, cinnamon and pine nuts

In the evening, wash wheat/barley and rice, then place them in a pot covered with 2 inch of water. Place raisins, dried apricots, chick peas and kidney beans in different bowls and cover them with of 2 inch water.
The next morning, wash the wheat/barley and rice and then drain. Place them in a pot, covered with 2 inch water and simmer it over low heat, till they are soft. Repeat the same procedure with chick peas, kidney beans, raisins and chopped orange skins in different pots.
Then stir in dried apricots, black currants and all the ingredients you cooked to the rice and wheat/barley. Stir occasionally with a wooden spoon. You can adjust the thickness with adding more hot water.
Finally stir in sugar and cook for 5-10 minutes. Transfer the Noah’s pudding in small bowls or cups. Then, garnish with pine nuts, crushed walnuts and cinnamon.
Keep Noah’s Pudding in the fridge.
ENJOY
P.S: You can also use canned kidney beans and chick peas.

Click for the History of Noah's Pudding

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2 ½ su bardagi asurelik bugday
1 cay bardagi kuru fasulye
1 cay bardagi nohut
1 cay bardagi pirinc
6 su bardagi seker
1 cay bardagi cekirdeksiz kuru uzum
½ su bardagi kuru kayisi, yikanip ufak dogranmis
2 adet portakal kabugu, ince kiyilmis
1 cay bardagi kus uzumu, washed
Suslemek icin cam fistigi, ceviz ici ve tarcin

Aksamdan bir tencereye pirinc ve bugdayi koyun ve yikayin. Uzerini kaplayip, 4 parmak gececek sekilde su koyun. Ayri bir yerde kuru uzum ve kayisiyi (dogranmis) uzerini gececek kadar su koyup, islatin. Nohut ve fasulyeyi de ayni sekilde ayri kaplarda islatin.
Ertesi sabah sisen bugday ve pirinci duru su cikana kadar yikayin ve suzun. Sonra uzerine 4 parmak gececek kadar su koyun ve orta ateste kaynatin. Kaynamaya baslayinca hafif atese alin ve bugdayla pirincler iyice yumusayana dek pisirin. Nohut ve fasulyeyi de ayri tencerelerde ayni sekilde su ilave ederek pisirin. Pistikten sonra kabuklari temizlenirse daha iyi olur. Uzum ve ince kiyilmis portakal kabuklarini da ayri yerlerde yumusayana dek haslayin.
Sonra haslanan malzemelerin hepsini, kus uzumu ve kayisilari pisen pirinc ve bugdayin icine ilave edin. Tahta kasikla ara sira karistirarak kaynatin. Suyu az gelirse biraz sicak su ilave edip, kivamini istediginiz gibi ayarlayabilirsiniz.
Son olarak sekeri ilave edin ve 5-10 dk daha kaynatin. Asureyi kaselere doldurun ve uzerini istediginiz sekilde tarcin, ceviz ici ve cam fistigi ile susleyin.

Asureyi buzdolabinda muhafaza edin.
AFIYET OLSUN
NOT:Nohut ve fasulyeleri konserve de kullanabilirsiniz.

Asurenin tarihi icin tiklayin

Ana Sayfaya Don

Roasted Beef Tail (Firinda Dana Kuyrugu)

1 lb (~450 gr) beef or ox tail
1 cup rice, washed and drained
1-2 potatoes, peeled and sliced circularly
2 cups hot water
1 tbsp salt to taste
¼ tsp black pepper

Boil beef/ox tails in a pot with ½ tbsp of salt till they become soft and tender. Place rice and potato slices in a Pyrex dish and sprinkle the rest of salt evenly. Arrange the boiled ox/beef tails on rice and add 2 cups of hot water or the water you boil the tails.
Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C) and cook till the rice absorbs all the water and tails turn to golden brown (40-50 minutes). Sprinkle some black pepper on top and serve warm.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ kg dana kuyrugu
1 su bardagi pirinc, yikanmis ve suzulmus
1-2 patates, soyulmus ve yuvarlak dilimlenmis
2 su bardagi sicak su
1 yemek kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi karabiber

½ yemek kasigi tuz ile dana kuyruklarini bir tencerede yumusayana dek haslayin. Borcam ya da firin tepsisine pirinci koyun ve patatesleri araliklarla yerlestirin. Geri kalan tuzu esit olarak serpin ve haslanmis dana kuyruklarini pirincin uzerine yerlestirin. 2 su bardagi sicak su ya da kuyruklari hasladiginiz sudan ilave edin.
Onceden isittiginiz 200 C (400F) firinda etler kizarip, pirincler suyunu cekene dek yaklasik 40-50 dakika pisirin. Firindan cikarinca uzerine karabiber serpin ve sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Veggie Pasta (Sebzeli Makarna)

1 package pasta (preferably 3 color bow-tie)
½ cup sweet corn, boiled/can
½ cup sweet peas, boiled/can
½ cup carrot, chopped and boiled/can
½ cup green beans, chopped and boiled/can (optional)
2 tbsp butter/margarine
1/3 cup black olives, pitted and sliced
Parmesan cheese for top (optional)
Any kind of pasta sauce (optional)

Boil the pasta with salty water according to the the instructions on the label. and then drain. Stir and melt in butter/margarine. Place pasta on a serving plate and add the sauce you like (optional). I used garlic yogurt as the sauce.
Then add vegetables, you can either mix them all or just leave on top. Garnish with black olive slices and sprinkle Parmesan Cheese (optional).
ENJOY

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1 paket makarna (tercihen 3 renkli fiyonk makarna)
½ su bardagi misir, haslanmis/konserve
½ su bardagi bezelye, haslanmis/konserve
½ su bardagi havuc, dogranmis ve haslanmis/konserve
½ su bardagi yesil fasulye, dogranmis ve haslanmis/konserve (istege bagli)
2 yemek kasigi tereyagi/margarin
1/3 su bardagi siyah zeytin, cekirdegi cikarilmis ve dilimlenmis
Uzeri icin rendelenmis Parmesan/kasar peyniri (istege bagli)
Istediginiz cesit makarna sosu (istege bagli)

Makarnayi paketteki pisirme talimatina gore tuzlu suda pisirin ve suyunu suzun. Terayagi ya da margarini icine atip, eritin. Sonra servis tabagina alin ve istediginiz herhangi bir makarna sosunu ilave edin (istege bagli). Ben sarimsakli yogurt kullandim.
Uzerine kullanacaginiz sebzeleri ilave edin, karistirin veya oylece ustunde birakin . Siyah zeytin ile susleyin ve arzu ederseniz uzerine Parmesan/kasar peyniri rendesi serpin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Shallow Fried Spicy Potatoes (Baharatli Patates Dilimleri)

3 potatoes, boiled and peeled
2-3 tbsp olive oil
½ tsp salt to taste
½ tsp paprika
½ tsp dried mint/basil

Let the boiled potatoes cool and then slice them 1/5 inch thick in circular shapes. Sizzle the oil in a skillet and place potato slices. Sprinkle salt, paprika and mint/basil. Shallow fry both sides till they turn to a light golden brown color over medium heat.
You can serve Shallow Fried Spicy Potatoes at breakfast or as a side dish.
ENJOY

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3 patates, haslanmis ve soyulmus
2-3 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 cay kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber
1 cay kasigi kuru nane/feslegen

Haslanmis patatesler soguduktan sonra, ½ cm kalinliginda yuvarlak dilimleyin. Teflon bir tavada sivi yagi kizdirin patatesleri koyun ve uzerlerine tuz, kirmizi biber ve nane/feslegen serpin. Orta ateste hafif kizarana dek her iki taraflarini da kizartin.
Baharatli Patates Dilimlerini sabah kahvaltisinda ya da yan yemek olarak servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Carrot Cake (Havuclu Kek)

3 eggs
1 ½ cup sugar
1 cup oil/7 Tbsp melted butter or margarine
1 cup carrot, shredded
1 cup walnut/pecan, crushed
2 cups flour
1-2 tsp cinnamon
1 Tbsp orange/lemon zest
1 tsp baking powder

Beat eggs and sugar with a mixer till it becomes foamy (3 mins). Add oil/margarine and mix for a while. Then mix in shredded carrots, lemon/orange zest and crushed walnuts/pecans. Finally add flour, cinnamon and baking powder and mix for 3-4 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C) and grease the cake pan and pour the cake mixture in.
Bake the Carrot Cake until it becomes golden brown, for 40-50 minutes. To check whether the cake is ready, insert a toothpick in the center and pull it out, if it comes out clean, your cake is done.
ENJOY
P.S: To remove the cake form the pan easily, cover its bottom with a wet cloth and allow to cool 10 to 15 minutes before removing.

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3 yumurta
1 ½ su bardagi seker
1 su bardagi sivi yag/ 100 gr erimis margarin/tereyag
1 su bardagi havuc, rendelenmis
½ su bardagi ceviz, ufalanlanmis
2 su bardagi un
1-2 tatli kasigi tarcin
1 yemek kasigi rendelenmis limon/portakal kabugu
1 paket/1 tatli kasigi kabartma tozu

Yumurta ve sekeri mikser ile kopuk haline gelene kadar cirpin (3 dakika). Sivi yagi ilave edip biraz daha karistirin. Sonra havuc, ceviz ve limon/portakal kabugunu ilave edin. Biraz daha karistirip, un, tarcin ve kabartma tozunu ekleyip 3-4 dakika daha karistirin.
Kek karisimini, yagladiginiz kek kalibina dokun ve onceden isitilmis 180 C (350 F) firinda uzeri kizarana dek yaklasik 40-50 dakika pisirin.
Bir kurdani kekin ortasina batirarak pisip pismedigini kontrol edebilirsiniz. Eger kurdan temiz cikarsa kekiniz hazir demektir.
AFIYET OLSUN
NOT: Keki kalibindan kolayca cikarmak icin, firindan cikarinca kek kalibinin dibini islak bir bez ile sarin ve 10-15 dakika sogumasini bekleyin. Kekin kaliptan kolayca ciktigini goreceksiniz.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Potato Salad (Patates Salatasi)

3 potatoes, boiled and peeled
2 green onions/ 1 small onion, chopped (optional)
2-3 leaves of lettuce, chopped finely
½ cup fresh dill/parsley, chopped
1 tsp salt to taste
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp vinegar
1 tsp lemon juice (optional)
Red pepper flakes (optional)
Small radish slices for garnish

Mix all the ingredients in a salad bowl. Or mix salt, lemon juice, olive oil and vinegar in another bowl, then pour over the other ingredients. You can garnish the top with radish slices.
Potato Salad is good to go with fish and seafood dishes.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
3 patates, haslanmis ve kabuklari soyulmus
2 yesil sogan/1 kucuk sogan, dogranmis (istege bagli)
2-3 yaprak kivircik/marul, ince dogranmis
½ su bardagi taze maydanoz/dereotu, dogranmis
1 tatli kasigi tuz
2 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi
1 yemek kasigi sirke
1 tatli kasigi limon suyu (istege bagli)
Kirmizi pul biber (istege bagli)
Suslemek icin kucuk kirmizi turp dilimleri

Butun malzemeleri bir salata kasesine alip karistirin. Isterseniz limon suyu, sirke, zeytinyagi ve tuzu ayri bir yerde karistirip diger malzemenin uzerine dokup karistirabilirsiniz. Uzerini kucuk kirmizi turp ile susleyebilirsiniz.
Patates salatasi balik ve deniz urunlerinin yaninda guzel olur.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Oven Baked Flounder (Firinda Dil Baligi)

1 lb (~450-500gr) flounder or sole fillets
1 big onion, sliced in ring shapes
4-5 button mushrooms, brushed and sliced
1 carrot, chopped in bite sizes
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil/butter
2 tbsp lemon juice
½ tsp salt to taste
¼ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp paprika

Rub the flounder or sole fillets with salt and then mix extra virgin olive oil/butter, lemon juice, paprika and black pepper. Dip the fillets into it and marinate in the fridge at least 2 hours, preferably over night.
Place sliced onions, mushrooms and carrots on the bottom of a Pyrex or oven tray(see the picture). Then place flounder or sole fillets over them, discard the marinade sauce.
Preheat the oven to 400 F (200C) and cook for about 15-20 minutes till fish turn to light golden brown.
ENJOY
Benefits of Fish

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½ kg dil baligi fileto
1 buyuk boy sogan, yuvarlak dilimlenmis
4-5 tane kultur mantari, yikanip, dilimlenmis
1 havuc, istenen buyuklukte dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi/tereyag
2 yemek kasigi limon suyu
1 cay kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber

Tuzu ellerinizle ovalayarak balik filetolarina yedirin. Sonra bir tabakta zeytinyagi/tereyagi, limon suyu, karabiber ve kirmizi biberi karistirin ve balik filetolarini bu sosa bulayip, en az 2 saat, tercihen gece boyunca buzdolabinda marine edin.
Sogan dilimlerini, mantar ve havuclari borcam ya da firin tepsisinin dibine yayin (resime bakiniz) ve uzerine marine edilmis dil baliklarini dizin. Marine sosunu atin.
Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda 15-20 dakika, baliklar kizarana dek pisirin.
AFIYET OLSUN
Baligin Faydalari

Ana Sayfaya Don

Shrimp Kebab (Karides Kebabi)

1 lb shrimp, cleaned and deveined
¼ cup olive oil
1 tbsp garlic, minced

2 tbsp lemon juice

¼ tsp black pepper

2 tbsp soy sauce
A pinch of parsley, finely chopped (optional)
½ tsp salt to taste
Metal or wooden skewers

2 hours prior to cooking, prepare the marinade. Mix olive oil, lemon juice, black pepper, soy sauce, parsley, salt and garlic. Dip the fish into it and marinate in the fridge for at least 2 hours. Remove shrimp from marinade and discard the marinade. If you are using metal or steel skewers, lightly coat them with oil. Place shrimp on skewers (about 5 shrimps per skewer) and then cook them over grill 3 minutes each side. Do not overcook. You can also cook them in the oven 8-10 minutes or until they get pink at 350 F (400 F).
You can serve shrimp kebabs over a bed of rice or pilaf with fresh lemon wedges.

ENJOY

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½ kg karides, temizlenmis

¼ su bardagi zeytinyagi
1 yemek kasigi sarimsak, dovulmus

2 yemek kasigi limon suyu

½ cay kasigi karabiber
2 yemek kasigi soya sosu
Bir tutam taze maydanoz, kucuk dogranmis (istege bagli)

1 cay kasigi tuz

Metal ya da tahta sis

Karidesleri pisirmeden en az 2 saat once marine sosunu hazirlayin. Zeytinyagi, limon suyu, sarimsak, karabiber, tuz, soya sosu ve maydanozu karistirin. Karidesleri bu sosa bulayin ve sosa yatirarak en az 2 saat buzdolabinda marine edin.

Daha sonra karidesleri sislere araliklarla dizin (bir sise 5-6 tane) ve marine sosunu atin. Eger metal sis kullaniyorsaniz karidesleri dizmeden once sisleri hafifce yaglayin. Izgara ya da mangalda her iki tarafini da 3'er dakika pisirin. Fazla pisirmeyin. Karides kebabini firinda 180 C (350 F)' de yaklasik 8-10 dakika karidesler pembelesene dek pisirebilirsiniz.

Karides Kebabini pirinc ya da pilav uzerinde taze limon dilimleriyle servis edebilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Green Onion Yogurt Dip (Yesil Soganli Yogurt)

2-3 green onions, chopped
2 tbsp olive oil
¼ tsp paprika
1 cup yogurt
Salt to taste

In a small skillet, sauté green onions with olive oil over low heat for 1-2 minutes. Then stir in paprika, salt and combine with yogurt.
ENJOY

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2-3 yesil sogan, dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
½ cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber
1 su bardagi yogurt
Tuz

Kucuk bir tavada zeytinyagi ile soganlari hafif ateste 1-2 dakika kavurun ve kirmizi toz biber ile tuz ilave edin. Yogurt ile karistirin ve ikram edin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Eggs with Ground Meat (Kiymali Yumurta)

3 eggs, beaten
¼ lb (~100gr) ground meat
1 tomato, diced
1-2 banana/green peppers, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
1-2 tbsp oil
½ tsp salt to taste
A pinch of black pepper

In a large skillet, sauté ground meat with oil and stir in onion and peppers. Saute them over medium heat till they are tender and their color change. Then add tomatoes and salt, cook for 1-2 minutes. Stir in eggs and cook over low heat till eggs are cooked. Sprinkle black pepper on top and serve warm.
ENJOY

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3 yumurta, cirpilmis
100-125 gr kiyma
1 domates, dogranmis
1-2 carliston/yesil biber, dogranmis
1 kucuk sogan, dogranmis
1-2 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 cay kasigi tuz
Bir tutam karabiber

Genis bir tavada sivi yag ve kiymayi kavurun, sonra sogan ve biberi ilave edip yumusayip, renkleri degisene dek orta ateste kavurun. Domates ve tuzu ilave edin ve 1-2 dakika sonra yumurtayi ilave edin. Yumurta pisene dek kisik ateste pisirin, uzerine karabiber serperek sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Honey-Butter Dip (Balli Tereyag)

3 tbsp butter, soft at room temperature
3 tbsp honey

In a small bowl whisk honey and butter till the mixture becomes smooth and creamy.
Honey butter dip is good to go with warm bread.
ENJOY

Benefits of Honey

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3 yemek kasigi tereyag, oda sicakliginda yumusak
3 yemek kasigi bal

Bir kasede bal ve tereyagini karistirin ve krema kivamli putursuz bir karisim elde edin.
Balli Tereyagi sicak ekmek ile cok guzel olur.
AFIYET OLSUN

Balin Faydalari

Ana Sayfaya Don