Thursday, March 21, 2013

Meatballs in Tomato Sauce (Domatesli Sulu Kofte)

½ onion, chopped finely
3-4 Tbsp canola oil
3 Tbsp flour
2 Tbsp tomato paste
½ cup crushed tomato
5-6 cups water
1 tsp salt to taste
 
For the meatballs:
~1 lb ground beef
½ onion, chopped finely
¼ cup rice, washed
½ tsp salt to taste
¼ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp cumin
A pinch of crushed red pepper
 
Mix all the meatball ingredients with your hands and grab cherry size or bigger pieces and make meatballs using your palms. Keep them in refrigerator.
Take onion and canola oil over a pan and sauté over medium heat. Add flour and keep sautéing for about 2 minutes until it changes color. Then, add tomato paste stirring continuously. Once the tomato paste is dissolved, add water and crushed tomato. Bring to a boil and add the meatballs. Simmer over low heat until the meatballs are cooked (about 15-20 minutes).
ENJOY
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TURKCE
½ sogan, kucuk dogranmis
3-4 yemek kasigi kanola yagi
3 yemek kasigi un
2 yemek kasigi domates salcasi
½ su bardagi rendelenmis domates
5-6 su bardagi su
1 tatli kasigi tuz
 
Koftesi icin:
400 gr kiyma
½ sogan, kucuk dogranmis
¼ su bardagi pirinc, yikanmis
1 cay kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi kimyon
Bir tutam aci pul biber
 
Koftelik malzemeleri guzelce elinizle yogurun ve cevizden biraz daha kucuk toplar yapin. Buzdolabina dinlenmeye alin.
Tencereye sogani ve kanola yagini alin ve orta ateste sote edin. Unu ilave edin ve rengi degisene dek yaklasik 2 dakika kadar cevirin. Sonra salcayi ilave edin ve karistirmaya devam edin. Salca dagildiktan sonra domatesi ve suyu  ilave edin. Kaynamaya baslayinca kofteleri ilave edin. Kisik ateste kofteler pisene dek yaklasik 15-20 dakika pisirin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Friday, March 15, 2013

Egg in a Basket (Ekmek Ici Yumurta)

2 eggs
2 slices of bread, any kind
2-3 Tbsp butter
Salt and pepper to taste
 
Use a small cup or cookie cutter to cut a hole (or any shape) in the middle of the slice. Place 1 Tbsp of butter in a pan and place it over medium heat. Then, place the slice in the pan and put 1 tsp of butter inside the hole. Crack the egg into a small cup and then release the egg into the bread hole gently. Or you may crack the egg directly into the hole. Sprinkle some salt and pepper. Cook for 1-2 minutes. Carefully lift up the edge and see if the bottom is nice and solid maybe a little bit of golden brownness. Flip it with a wooden spatula. Add some more butter to the pan. You should see the egg has been cooked nicely on side one and into the edges of the bread nicely. Again sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook the second side about a minute or so. The second side takes a little bit less time to cook, but check and feel if the firmness is to your taste. Flip back over as the first side is typically the pretty side, and place it on your plate. Repeat the same steps for the other slices.
ENJOY
 
 
TURKCE
2 yumurta
2 dilim ekmek, herhangi bir cesit
2-3 yemek kasigi tereyagi
Tuz ve karabiber
Kucuk bir bardak  ya da kurabiye kalibi kullanarak (istediginiz sekilde) ekmek diliminin ortasinda bir delik acin. Tavaya 1 yemek kasigi tereyagi alin ve orta atese alin. Sonra, dilimin ortasindaki bosluga 1 tatli kasigi kadar tereyagi koyun. Yumurtayi bir bardaga nazikce kirin ve ekmegin ortasindaki bosluga birakin. Ya da yumurtayi direk olarak ekmegin icine kirabilirsiniz. Biraz tuz ve karabiber serpin. Yaklasik 1-2 dakika pisirin. Tahta bir spatula ile dikkatlice cevirin ve tavaya biraz daha tereyagi ilave edin. Ekmegin icindeki yumurtanin pistigini ve ekmek kenarlarina dogru sertlestigini goreceksiniz. Cevirdiginiz tarafa tekrar tuz serpin ve yaklasik 1-2 dakika kadar pisirin. Ikinci taraf daha kisa surede pisecektir, fakat siz yine de arzu ettiginiz miktarda pisirin. Servis tabagina alirken ilk pisirdiginiz tarafi uste gelecek sekilde koyun, genelde ilk taraf daha guzel gorunur.
Diger ekmek dilimleri icinde ayni islemleri tekrarlayin.
AFIYET OLSUN
 

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Stuffed Zucchini (Zeytinyagli Kabak Dolmasi)

2 lb zucchini
1½ cups rice
1 medium onion, chopped finely
½ cup parsley, chopped
1 Tbsp dried mint
1 tsp salt to taste
½ tsp black pepper
1/3 cup olive oil
1 Tbsp tomato paste
2-3 tomatoes, sliced (for covering tops)
Hot water
 
Wash the rice and drain. Chop the onions finely and mix all the ingredients but hot water and the zucchinis. Then, wash the zucchinis and make scratches or parallel marks with fork or you may peel them in stripes. Cut the stems. If the zucchinis were long enough cut them in half lengthwise. Then, scrape inside of each piece of zucchini using a small spoon, making them hollow. You may sprinkle with salt inside.
Then, stuff each hollow zucchini with the rice stuffing, leaving about ¼ inch part on top. Cover each stuffed zucchini either with a slice of tomato or stems of the zucchinis. Place them in a pot leaving no room in between. Add hot water about 1 inch to cover the zucchinis and cook over medium-low heat about 30 minutes or until the rice is cooked. Take them over serving plate and serve with either plain or garlic yogurt. You may garnish with dill.
ENJOY
 
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TURKCE
1 kg dolmalik sakiz kabagi
1½ su bardagi pirinc
1 orta boy sogan, ince dogranmis
½ su bardagi maydanoz, dogranmis
1 yemek kasigi kuru nane
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi karabiber
1/3 su bardagi zeytinyagi
1 yemek kasigi domates salcasi
2-3 domates, dilimlenmis (uzeri icin)
Kaynamis su
 
Pirinci yikayin ve suzun. Soganlari kucuk kucuk dograyin. Sonra butun ic malzemeyi bir kapta karistirin. Kabaklari yikayin ve uzerlerini catal ile cizin veya alacali soyabilirsiniz. Kabaklarin sap kisimlarini duzgunce kesin. Eger kabaklar uzun ise boyuna ortadan iki esit parcaya bolun. Her bir parcanin icini cay kasigi yardimi ile diplerini delmemeye gayret gostererek oyun. Oydugunuz kabaklarin icine tuz serpebilirsiniz.
Hazirladiginiz icten kabaklarin uzerinde bir parmak kadar bosluk kalana dek doldurun. Uzerlerine birer dilim domates ya da kestiginiz kabaklarin saplarini yerlestirin. Tencereye bosluk kalmayacak sekilde dizin. Tencerenin tabanindan 2 parmak yukseklige cikacak kadar kaynamis su ilave edin ve kisik ateste yarim saat kadar kabaklar ve pirincler pisene dek pisirin.
Servis tabagina alin ve uzerlerine ya da yanina sade veya sarimsakli yogurt koyarak servis yapin. Dere otu ile de susleyebilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN
 

Monday, March 4, 2013

Roasted White Asparagus (Firinda Beyaz Kuskonmaz)

1 lb white asparagus, trimmed
2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
½ tsp paprika
½ tsp salt to taste
½ tsp dried thyme
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice (optional)

Steam asparagus spears in 1 cup salty boiling water until they are soft (5 minutes in microwave). Then, rinse under cold water and drain. Preferably cut them in half.
Take the cooked asparagus over an oven tray layered with baking paper. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil; add paprika and thyme. Toss gently to cover them all. Roast them in the preheated 450F (230C) for about 8-10 minutes.
Take over the serving plate and drizzle with fresh lemon juice (optional).
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ kg beyaz kuskonmaz, temizlenmis
2 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi
½ tatli kasigi toz kirmizi biber
1 cay kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi kuru kekik
2 yemek kasigi taze limon suyu (istege bagli)

Kuskonmazlari 1 su bardagi kaynar tuzlu su icinde yumusayana dek buharda pisirin (mikrodalgada 5 dakika). Soguk su altinda durulayin ve suyunu suzun.
Pismis beyaz kuskonmazlari yagli kagit sermis oldugunuz firin tepsisine alin. Uzerine zeytinyagini, kirmizi toz biber ve kekigi serpin. Nazikce harmanlayin ve onceden isitilmis 230C (450F) firinda yaklasik 8-10 dakika pisirin. Servis tabaklarina alin ve uzerlerine limon suyu serpistirin (istege bagli).
AFIYET OLSUN

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Pumpkin Pudding (Bal Kabakli Muhallebi)

2 cups milk
2 Tbsp flour
2 Tbsp starch
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 Tbsp butter
1 cup pumpkin puree
For the pumpkin puree, chop about 1 lb pumpkin and barely cover with water and add 1 Tbsp sugar. Cook until soft and drain. Puree with blender. Let it cool. Alternately, you may use canned pumpkin puree/filling.
Take milk, flour, starch and sugar in a pot and mix them all. Place over the stove and cook stirring gradually (preferably with mixer) over medium heat. Once it starts boiling, stir in butter, pumpkin puree and vanilla. Cook for about 2-3 minutes over low heat stirring gradually.
Pour into individual serving cups and let them cool either at room temperature or in the refrigerator.
Garnish generously with crushed walnuts.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
2 su bardagi sut
2 yemek kasigi un
2 yemek kasigi nisasta
1 su bardagi seker
1 tatli kasigi vanilya
2 yemek kasigi tereyagi
1 su bardagi bal kabagi puresi
Bal kabagi puresi icin, kabagi dograyin, uzerini gecmeyecek kadar su ve 1 yemek kasigi seker ile haslayin, suzun. Blendirdan gecirin.
Tencerede sut, un, nisasta ve sekeri iyice karistirin. Sonra, ocaga alin ve surekli karistirark, tercihen cirpici yardimi ile pisirin. Kaynamaya başladığında, tereyag, kabak puresi ve vanilyayi koyarak karistirin. Yaklasik 2-3 dakika kisik ateste kaynatin.
Ocaktan alin ve servis kaselerine bosaltin. Ilimasini bekleyin ya da buzdolabinda sogutabilirsiniz.
Uzerine kiriklanmis ceviz koyarak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Stir Fried Ginger Shrimp in Spaghetti Bed (Spagetti Yataginda Zencefilli Karides)

 
1 lb spaghetti
¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped
1 Tbsp grated lemon zest
1 Tbsp olive oil

1 tsp fresh ginger, grated
1/3 cup celery, chopped
1 shallot, thinly sliced
1-2 garlic clove, minced
¼ tsp crushed red pepper
1 lb large shrimp, shelled and deveined

1/2 cup onion, thinly chopped
½ tsp salt
1 Tbsp sesame seeds
¼ cup low-sodium chicken broth
1/3 cup soy sauce
1 Tbsp lemon juice
 
Cook the spaghetti according to package directions. Drain; set aside. Meanwhile, combine the ½ Tbsp of the parsley, and 1 Tbsp of the zest in a small bowl; set aside.
Heat the oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add the shallot, onions, celery, garlic, and red pepper. Cook stirring until the shallots are soft, about 1 minute. Add the shrimp and the salt, and cook, over medium high heat, turning occasionally, until the shrimp are opaque, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in the broth, soy sauce, ginger and lemon juice. Bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute, then reduce the heat to medium. Stir in the remaining 3 Tbsp parsley, ½ Tbsp zest and sesame seeds, tossing to coat well; remove from the heat.  
Take spaghetti over the serving plate and top with the cooked shrimp. Or you may stir in the spaghetti to the shrimp while still over the heat. Then, transfer to a serving plate. Serve hot/warm.
ENJOY
 
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TURKCE
½ kg spagetti
¼ su bardagi taze maydanoz, dogranmis
1 yemek kasigi rendelenmis limon kabugu
1 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 tatli kasigi taze zencefil, rendelenmis
1/3 su bardagi kereviz sapi, dogranmis
1 yesil sogan, ince dogranmis
1-2 dis sarimsak, ezilmis
½ cay kasigi kirmizi pul biber
½ kg buyuk boy, karides, soyulmus ve temizlenmis
1/2 su bardagi sogan, ince dogranmis
1 cay kasigi tuz
¼ su bardagi  az tuzlu tavuk suyu
1/3 su bardagi soya sosu
1 yemek kasigi limon suyu
1 yemek kasigi susam

Spagettiyi paketin uzerindeki tarife gore pisirin, suzun ve kenara alin. Bu sirada, ½ yemek kasigi maydanoz ve 1 yemek kasigi limon kabugu rendesini kucuk bir kapta karistirin ve kenara ayirin.
Buyuk  ve derin bir tavada zeytinyagini isitin ve sogan, kereviz sapi, sarimsak ve kirmizi pul biberi ilave edin. Yesil soganlar yumusayana dek 1 dakika kadar pisirin. Karides ve tuzu ilave edin ve orta ateste karistirarak karidesler yumusayip renk degistirene dek yaklasik 1-2 dakika pisirin. Sonra, soya sosu, zencefil, tavuk suyu ve limon suyunu ilave edin. Kaynayinca bir dakika kadar pisirin, orta atese alin. Geri kalan maydanoz, limon kabugu rendesi ve susamlari ilave edin ve iyice karistirin. Ocaktan alin. Pisen spagettiyi tabaga alin ve uzerine pisen karidesi ilave edin.  Ya da  spagettiyi karideslere ilave edin ve guzelce harmanlayin. Sonra, servis tabagina alin ve sicak/ilik servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN
 

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Shallow Fried Horse Mackerel (Palamut Tava)

1 lb horse mackerel, cleaned and sliced in 1 cm thick pieces
½ cups corn flour
1 tsp sea salt
½ cup canola oil, for frying
Lemon wedges for serving
 
Dip the horse mackerel sliced into the corn flour and shake the excess flour. Heat canola oil in a frying pan and shallow fry the horse mackerel slices in both sides until they are nicely browned.
Take them over a paper towel to get rid of the excess oil.
Then, take them over a serving plate and serve hot with lemon wedges and preferably lettuce.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
½ kg palamut baligi, temizlenip dilimlenmis
½ su bardagi misir unu
1 tatli kasigi deniz tuzu
½ su bardagi kanola yagi, kizartmak icin
Dilimlenmis limon, servis icin
 
Temizlenmis ve 1 cm kalinliginda dilimlenmis palamutlari tuzlayin ve her birini misir ununa bulayin. Fazla unu silkeleyin. Kizartma tavasinda kanola yagini kizdirin ve orta ateste palamut dilimlerini onlu arkali guzelce kizartin. Kagit havlu uzerine alin.
Yaninda limon dilimleri ve yesillik ile sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Monday, February 4, 2013

Grape Tomato Frittata (Kiraz-Ceri Domatesli Italyan Omleti)

1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
2-3 green onions, thinly chopped
1 cup grape tomatoes
½ tsp sea salt
4-5 eggs, lightly beaten
1 Tbsp fresh basil leaves or ½ tsp dried basil
½ cup cheddar, grated
 
Take olive oil in a 8-10-inch ovenproof nonstick skillet, sauté onions and tomatoes, add salt and cook about 4-5 minutes over low medium heat. Preheat oven to 425F (220C). Add eggs and cheese, season with basil leaves and stir to combine. Cook undisturbed, until edges are set (about 2 minutes). Then, transfer skillet to oven and bake until top of frittata is just set, 8- to 10 minutes.
Slide or invert frittata onto a serving plate and cut into 6 wedges. Serve warm.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
1 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi
2-3 yesil sogan, ince dogranmis
1 su bardagi kiraz/ceri domates
1 cay kasigi deniz tuzu
4-5 yumurta, cirpilmis
1 yemek kasigi taze feslegen yapragi/1 cay kasigi kuru feslegen
½ su bardagi cedar peyniri, rendelenmis
 
Zeytinyagini firina dayanikli yapismaz bir tavaya  alin; sogan ve domatesleri orta ateste yaklasik 4-5 dakika sote edin. Tuzu ilave edin. Firini 220C (425F)’ye isitin. Yumurta, cedar peyniri ve feslegen yapraklarini ilave edin ve guzelce karistirin. Yaklasik iki dakika boyunca hic dokunmadan kenarlari  sertlesene dek kisik ateste pisirin. Sonra, onceden isittiginiz firinda yaklasik 8-10 dakika yada yumurta pisip omlet iyice sertlesene dek pisirin.
Omleti ister ters cevirerek isterseniz de siyirarak servis tabagina alin. Pasta dilimi sekline 6’ya kesin  ve sicak/ilik servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Monday, January 28, 2013

Sesame Paste (Tahini) & Walnut Cookies (Tahinli&Cevizli Kurabiye)

1 cup sesame paste (tahini)
1 cup sugar
1 cup walnuts, crushed/ground
3 cups all purpose flour
½ cup whole wheat flour
100 grams butter at room temperature
½ cup canola oil
1 tsp vanilla extract/powder
1 tsp baking powder (optional)
 
Take tahini (sesame paste), canola oil, butter and sugar in a mixing bowl. Mix them well and add walnuts, vanilla and baking powder (optional). Knead while adding flour slowly. Dough should be a little sticky, make sure it is not hard. Grab walnut size pieces and give them shape them in balls with your palms. Place them over a greased baking tray leaving some room in between. Bake them in a preheated 340F (175C) oven until they start getting cracks (for about 30 minutes). Take them out before they get pinkish/brownish. Let them cool and be careful while taking them from the tray, because they crumble easily.
ENJOY
P.S: This recipe makes about 35-40 pieces.
 
TURKCE
1 su bardagi tahin
1 su bardagi seker
1 su bardagi ceviz, iri kirilmis ya da ogutulmus
3 su bardagi cok amacli un
½ su bardagi tam bugday unu
½ su bardagi kanola yagi
100 gram tereyagi, oda sicakliginda
1 tatli kasigi vanilya
1 tatli kasigi kabartma tozu (istege bagli)
 
Tahin, sivi yag, oda sicakligindaki tereyagi ve sekeri genis bir kapta karistirin. Cevizi, vanilya ve kabartma tozunu (istege bagli) ilave edin. Karistirarak unu azar azar ekleyerek yogurun. Hamurun kivami sert olmamali. Hafif ele yapisir gibi yumusak bir hamur elde edin. Hamurdan ceviz buyuklugunde parcalar alin ve elinizde yuvarlayarak yaglanmis firin tepsisine araliklarla dizin. Onceden isitilmis 175C (340F) firinda kurabiyeler catlamaya baslayincaya dek, yaklasik 30 dakika pisirin. Uzerleri kizarmadan firindan cikarin. Tepsiden alirken dikkatli olun cunku cok kolay dagiliyorlar.
AFIYET OLSUN
NOT: Bu tariften yaklasik 35-40 kurabiye cikiyor.
 

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Stuffed Roasted Yellowtail Snapper (Firinda Mercan Baligi/Levrek Dolmasi)

 ½-2 lbs whole yellowtail snapper (cleaned, head and tail intact)
2-3 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
½-1 cup spinach, cleaned and chopped
2-3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp salt
½ tsp freshly ground black pepper  
2 Tbsp onion, julienne cut
1-2 rosemary sprigs or ½ tsp dried rosemary
 
Preheat oven to 400F (200C) and score skin of each fish with 3-4 diagonal cuts. Rub inside and outside flesh of each fish with olive oil and drizzle each fish with lemon juice. Sprinkle flesh evenly with salt and black pepper. Place fish on a greased baking sheet. Meanwhile mix the rest of the ingredients in a bowl (onion, spinach and rosemary sprigs) and place them inside each fish.
Roast for 30 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. You may broil it for a couple of minutes for a brownish top as well.
ENJOY
 
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TURKCE
~1 kg butun mercan baligi/levrek (kafasi ve kuyrugu ile temizlenmis)
2-3 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi
1/2-1 su bardagi ispanak, temizlenmis ve dogranmis
2-3 yemek kasigi taze limon suyu
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi taze ogutulmus karabiber
2 yemek kasigi sogan, julyen dogranmis
1-2 dal biberiye/1 cay kasigi kuru biberiye
 
Firini onceden 200C (400F)’ye isitin. Temizlenmis baliklarin dis kismina enine 3-4 tane derince kesik atin. Her baligin hem icini hem disini zeytinyagi ile ovun ve limon suyu serpin. Yine her yerine tuz ve karabiber serpin. Hazirlanan baliklari yaglanmis pisirme kagidi uzerine alin. Bu sirada bir kasede geri kalan malzemeleri; ispanak, sogan ve biberiyeyi karistirin. Her baligin icini bu malzeme ile doldurun.
Firinda yaklasik 30 dakika ya da baliklar catal ile kolayca ayrilana dek pisirin. Istege bagli olarak bir kac dakika ustten kizartma da yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN
 
 

Monday, January 14, 2013

Sekerpare


250 grams butter (at room temperatue)
2 eggs
½ cup semolina
½ cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract/powder
3 ½ -4 cups flour
Walnut quarters or almond/hazelnut for top

Syrup:
3 cups sugar
4 cups water
1 Tbsp lemon juice

First prepare the syrup by boiling sugar and water for 3-5 minutes. Then, stir in lemon juice and leave aside to cool.
Meanwhile, mix softened butter, sugar, eggs and semolina. Then, add flour slowly and knead at the same time. Add baking powder and vanilla. The dough should be soft and non sticky as cookie dough. Take walnut size pieces and make round ball shapes using your palms. Arrange them over a greased baking tray and press gently over each one sticking a piece of walnut/almond/hazelnut. Bake them in a preheated 350F (180C) oven until they turn light brown for about 30-40 minutes.
Pour the cooled syrup over hot Sekerpares right after taking them out of the oven. Use either a spoon or ladle for uniform distribution. Leave the Sekerpares inside the syrup for at least 4-5 hours before serving. You may cover them with another tray to decrease the absorption time.
ENJOY
P.S: Makes about 35-40 pieces.

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TURKCE
250 gram tereyagi (oda sicakliginda)
½ su bardagi seker
½ su bardagi irmik
1 tatli kasigi kabartma tozu
1 tatli kasigi vanilya
3 ½ -4 su bardagi un
Uzeri icin badem/findik ya da ceviz
 
Surup icin:
3 su bardagi seker
4 su bardagi su
1 yemek kasigi limon suyu
 
Surubu hazirlamak icin genis bir tencereey seker ve suyu alin ve iyice kaynatin. Yaklasik 3-5 dakika kaynadiktan sonra limon suyunu ilave edin ve altini kapatin. Bir kenarda sogumaya birakin.
Yumusak olan tereyagi, seker, irmik ve yumurtayi karistirip birbirine yedirin. Yavas yavas unu ekleyerek yogurmaya baslayin. Kabartma tozu ve vanilyayi ilave edin. Yumusak ve ele yapismayan bir kurabiye hamuru elde edene dek yogurun.
Ceviz buyuklugunde parcalar alin ve elinizle yuvarlayip yaglanmis tepsiye uzerlerinden hafifce bastirarak aralikli olarak dizin. Her sekerparenin uzerine bir parca ceviz/findik/badem batirin. Onceden isitilmis 180C (350F) firinda  uzerleri kizarana dek pisirin (30-40 dakika).
Firindan cikan sicak sekerparelerin uzerine ilik/soguk surubu gezdirerek hepsine esit olarak dagitin. Puf noktasi, sekerpare sicak, surup ilik ya da soguk olmalidir. Servisten once en az 4-5 saat surubun cekmesini bekleyin. Isterseniz tepsinin uzerine baska bir tepsi kapatarak surubun cekmesini hizlandirabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN
NOT: Yaklasik 35-40 tane sekerpare cikiyor.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Baked Meat Balls (Firin Kofte)

1 lb ground beef
1 onion, grated
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp sea salt to taste
½ tsp fresh ground pepper
½ tsp crushed red pepper
4 Tbsp olive oil

Mix all the ingredients, but the olive oil. Then, knead for a couple of minutes for an even distribution of the ingredients. Grab egg size or bigger pieces and make circular patties. Place them over an oven tray greased with olive oil. Brush the tops of the meat balls with olive oil.
Bake them in a preheated 400F (200C) for about 25-30 minutes or until they get lightly brown.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ kg kiyma
1 sogan, rendelenmis
1 tatli kasigi kimyon
1tatli kasigi deniz tuzu
1 cay kasigi taze karabiber
1 cay kasigi kirmizi pul biber
4 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

Zeytinyagi haric butun malzemeleri genis bir kapta karistirin ve bir sure elinizle yogurarak malzemelerin kiyma ile iyice butunlesmesini saglayin. Sonra, yumurta buyuklugunde ya da daha buyuk parcalar alin ve elinizle yuvarlak ve yassi kofteler yapin. Zeytinyagi ile yagladiginiz firin tepsisine dizin. 
Uzerlerini zeytinyagi ile yaglayin ve onceden isitilmis 200C (400F) firinda yaklasik 25-30 dakika ya da uzerleri kizarana dek pisirin.
AFIYET OLSUN