Tortilla Soup (Tortilla Corbasi)-Mexican

3-4 piece 6 inch corn tortillas
¼ cup canola oil
1 onion, chopped
2 gloves of garlic, finely chopped
1 medium pepper, chopped (mix chili and pepper if desired)
4 cups chicken broth/stock
1 ½ cups tomato, diced
1 ½ cups cooked chicken, shredded
½ cup mild melting cheese (Monterey jack/cheddar), shredded
1 cup corn kernels (optional)
1 ripe avocado
Chopped cilantro/parsley/dill
1 lime/lemon, cut into wedges
¼ tsp cumin (optional)
½ tsp sugar
1 tsp salt to taste

Cut the tortillas into 2 inch long finger strips and fry them in a large skillet with the canola oil. Both sides should be lightly browned. Leave them aside.
In a pot, sauté onions over medium heat with the remaining oil. Then, stir in garlic and pepper. Cook for 2-3 minutes and add tomatoes, salt and sugar. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat. Simmer for 10 minutes and stir in chicken and cook for 5 more minutes. Then turn the heat off and add cumin and corn kernels (optional).
To serve, cut the avocado into 1 inch slices. Divide tortilla strips into bowls, ladle in soup. And then, top with avocado, cheese and cilantro/parsley/dill. Serve warm with lime/lemon wedges.
ENJOY

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3-4 tane 15 cm capinda tortilla (tercihen misir)
¼ su bardagi sivi yag
1 sogan, dogranmis
2 dis sarimsak, kucuk dogranmis
1 ½ su bardagi domates, dogranmis
1 orta boy biber, dogranmis (aci biber ile karistirilabilir)
4 su bardagi tavuk suyu
1 ½ su bardagi pismis tavuk eti, ince didilmis
1 olgun avocado
½ su bardagi eriyen peynir (kasar peyniri/cheddar), rendelenmis
1 su bardagi misir tanesi (istege bagli)
Dogranmis kisnis yapragi/mayadanoz/dereotu
1 limon, dilimlenmis
½ cay kasigi kimyon
1 cay kasigi seker
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Tortillalari parmak kalinliginda seritler halinde ve yaklasik 4 cm uzunlugunda kesin. Genis bir tavada sivi yagda her iki taraflari da hafifce kizarana dek kizartin. Bir kenara ayirin. Haslanmis olan tavuk etini ince ince didin ve suyunu daha sonra corbada kullanmak uzere ayirin.
Bir tencerede, sogani ve geri kalan siviyagi alin. Orta ateste kavurun ve sarimsak ile biberi ilave edin. 2-3 dakika pisirin. Sonra domates, seker ve tuzu ilave edin. Biraz cevirin ve tavugu hasladiginiz suyu ilave edin. Kaynamaya baslayinca hafife alin ve yaklasik 10 dakika kadar kaynatin. Daha sonra tavugu ilave edin ve 5 dakika daha pisirin ve atesten alin. Kimyon ve misir tanelerini ilave edip karistirin (istege bagli).
Servis yaparken, corba kaselerine kizartmis oldugunuz tortilla seritlerini paylastirin. Avokadoyu 2-3 cm kalinliginda dilimleyin. Corbayi kaselere dokun ve uzerine avocado dilimlerini, peynir rendesini ve kisnis yapragi/maydanoz/dere otu koyarak, yaninda limon dilimleri ile servis yapin. AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Fava

1 lb fresh/frozen/dry fava beans, peeled
1 onion, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
½ tsp sugar
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp salt to taste

Garnish:
3-4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
½ lemon’s juice
1/3 cup fresh dill, chopped

If you are using dry fava beans soak them in water and leave overnight. Place all the ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil. Then simmer until fava beans get soft (15-20 minutes for frozen/fresh fava beans and 60-80 minutes for dry fava beans).
Drain and mix with a blender until forming a smooth paste like mixture. Adjust the salt amount as you like. Transfer to a 1-2 inch deep serving dish or bowl. Flatten the surface. Then cover and leave it in the fridge for 1 hour to cool. Then cut into square or diamond shapes. Drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice and put the dill all over.
ENJOY

***This is a vegetarian dish.

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½ kg taze/kuru ya da dondurulmus bakla ici
1 sogan, dogranmis
1 havuc, dogranmis
1 cay kasigi seker
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Uzerine:
3-4 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi
½ limon suyu
1/3 su bardagi dereotu, dogranmis

Kuru bakla ici kullaniyorsaniz bir gece onceden suda islatin ve gece boyunca bekletin. Butun malzemeleri bir tencerede kaynatin ve kaynayinca hafif atese alip, baklalar yumusayana dek pisirin (kuru bakla icin 60-80 dakika, taze ve dondurulmus bakla icin 15-20 dakika).
Suyunu suzun ve blendir ile pure haline getirin. Tuz miktarini isteginize gore ayarlayin. 4-5 cm derinliginde bir servis tepsisine ya da kasesine aktarin uzerini duzlestirin ve buzdolabinda 1 saat kadar sogutun. Sonra kare ya da baklava dilimi seklinde dilimleyin. Uzerine sizma zeytinyagi ve limon suyu dokun. Son olarak dere otunu yayin ve servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

***Bu bir vejeteryan tarifidir.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Grilled T-Bone Steak (T-Kemikli Biftek Izgara)

2 lb T-bone steak

3-4 tbsp yogurt

½ tsp cumin

1 tbsp salt

2 tbsp lemon juice

½ tsp thyme

¼ tsp black pepper

Combine all the ingredients, but the steak. Then, rub the steak with this marinade sauce. Place the steak into the remaining sauce and leave at least 2 hours, preferably one night in the fridge. Then, you can cook the steak over grill or electric grill over medium heat, till the both sides are golden brown and its tender inside.

ENJOY

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1 kg T-kemikli biftek

3-4 yemek kasigi yogurt

1 cay kasigi kimyon

2 yemek kasigi limon suyu

1 yemek kasigi tuz

1 cay kasigi kekik

½ cay kasigi karabiber

Et haric butun malzemeleri bir kapta karistirin ve elde ettiginiz marine sosunu ellerinizle ovarak ete yedirin. Eti, marine sosunun icine yatirin ve en az 2 saat, tercihen 1 gece boyunca buzdolabinda birakin. Sonra biftegi; mangalda ya da elektrikli izgarada her iki tarafi kizarip ici pisene dek orta ateste pisirin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Breakfast Casserole (Kahvaltilik Kaserol)

This fabulous recipe is made by my skillful husband for a Sunday Breakfast. It is a really unique and wonderful flavor. You should try it!

3 slices of bread, cut into cubes
1 tomato, chopped
1 green onion, chopped
4 eggs, beaten
1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
1 cup milk
½ cup red/green/yellow pepper, cut in stripes
1 tsp salt to taste
¼ tsp thyme/mint (optional)

Preheat oven to 350°F (180 C). Beat the eggs in a large bowl. Then, mix in the milk and cheese. Add the bread cubes and carefully stir until all pieces of bread are moistened (don't over mix or the bread may disintegrate). Add all the remaining ingredients. Grease a 13 x 9 inch casserole dish. Pour mix into casserole dish.
Bake in oven for 40-45 minutes, until the top is browned and the center springs back when touched. Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes before serving.
ENJOY

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Bu harika tarifi marifetli kocam Pazar Kahvaltisi icin hazirladi. Gercekten essiz ve cok lezzetli bir tad. Mutlaka denemelisiniz!

3 dilim ekmek, kup seklinde kesilmis
1 domates, dogranmis
1 yesil sogan, dogranmis
4 yumurta, cirpilmis
1 su bardagi cheddar/kasar peyniri, rendelenmis
1 su bardagi sut
1 cay bardagi kirmizi/yesil/sari biber, seritler halinde kesilmis
1 tatli kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi kekik/nane (istege bagli)

Firini 180 C (350 F)’a isitin. Buyuk bir kasede yumurtalari cirpin ve sutle peyniri ilave edin. Sonra, ekmek parcalarini ilave edin ve islanana kadar karistirin, fakat fazla karistirip ekmek parcalarini dagitmayin. Geri kalan malzemeleri de ilave edip karistirin. 30x22 cm buyuklugunde bir borcam tepsiyi yaglayin ve karisimi dokun.
Firinda yaklasik 40-45 dakika pisirin. Uzeri kahverengiye donunce ve ortasina dokununca eski seklini aliyorsa pismis demektir. Firindan cikarin ve 10 dakika kadar sogumasini bekleyin ve servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Green Beans with Eggs (Yesil Fasulye Kavurmasi)

1 lb green beans, frozen or fresh
2-3 eggs
3-4 butter/olive oil
1 tsp salt to taste
¼ tsp paprika

Clean green beans, wash and drain. Cut them into 1 inch or bigger pieces. Boil them in salty water for about 20 minutes, till they get soft. If you are using frozen green beans, then decrease the boiling time to 10-12 minutes. Drain and transfer them into a wide skillet. Cook them over medium heat with butter/olive oil.
I like them lightly browned, but you can adjust the cooking time according to your texture preference. When they are ready sprinkle paprika all over and then crack eggs into the skillet. Stir gently and cook until the eggs are cooked.
You can also enjoy it without eggs, by skipping the last step. They are both good to go at lunch, as a side dish or a light dinner.
ENJOY

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½ kg yesil fasulye, dondurulmus ya da taze, dogranmis
2-3 yumurta
3-4 yemek kasigi tereyag/zeytinyagi
1 tatli kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber

Yesil fasulyeleri ayiklayin ve yikayin. Ikiye ya da uce bolerek dograyin. Yaklasik 15-20 dakika tuzlu suda haslayin. Eger dondurulmus fasulye kullaniyorsaniz daha kisa surede piserler (10-12 dakika). Yesil fasulyeleri suzun ve genis bir tavada tereyagi/zeytinyagi ile orta ateste kavurun.
Ben hafif kizarmis sevdigim icin kahverengiye donene dek kavuruyorum. Istediginiz kivama gore kavurabilirsiniz. Atesi kapatmadan once kirmizi toz biberi serpin. Sonra, yumurtalari tavaya kirin ve nazikce karistirin. Yumurtalar pisince atesten alin ve sicak servis yapin.
Yumurta kirmadan da toz biberi serpince atesten alip sade olarak da servis yapabilirsiniz.
Her iki sekilde de cok guzel bir sebze yemegi oluyor.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Coconut Macaroons (Hindistan Cevizli Toplar)

2 cups coconut, grated/flakes
½ cup sugar
2 egg whites
1 tbsp lemon/lime zest

In a wide bowl, mix sugar and egg whites with a mixer, till it gets foamy (3-4 minutes). And then, stir in coconut and lemon/lime zest. Mix them all with a spoon.
Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C). Grab walnut size or smaller pieces and form a ball shape in your palms. Arrange them over a tray with baking paper. Bake them about 10-14 minutes. Make sure they do not get pink, they should be white.
Let them cool and serve.
ENJOY

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2 su bardagi hindistan cevizi rendesi
½ su bardagi seker
2 yumurta aki
1 yemek kasigi limon kabugu rendesi

Derin bir kasede seker ve yumurta aklarini mikser ile beyaz kopuk olana dek yaklasik 3-4 dakika cirpin. Sonra hindistan cevizi ve limon kabugu rendesini ilave edin. Bir kasik yardimiyla guzelce karistirin.
Firini onceden 180 C (350 F)’ye isitin. Karisimdan ceviz ya da cevizden biraz ufak parcalar alin ve elinizde yuvarlayarak minik toplar yapin. Yagli kagit serilmis tepsiye dizin. Yaklasik 10-14 dakika pembelesmelerine izin vermeden pisirin. Beyaz kalmalari gerekiyor.
Soguduktan sonra servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don