Bechamel Sauce (Besamel Sos)

2 cups milk
2 tbsp flour
5-6 tbsp butter/margarine
1-2 eggs, beaten
½ tsp salt to taste
A pinch of black pepper (optional)

Place the butter in a pot and melt. Add the flour and sauté over low heat till its color change to yellow. Then, add milk and stir continuously to make Béchamel sauce smooth and even. If flour particles do not dissolve use a blender. Add salt and cook for 3 minutes. Finally stir in the egg and sprinkle some black pepper if you like.
You can adjust the amount of béchamel sauce according to the recipe you cook.
ENJOY


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TURKCE
2 su bardagi sut
2 yemek kasigi un
5-6 yemek kasigi tereyag/margarin
1-2 yumurta, cirpilmis
1 cay kasigi tuz
Bir tutam karabiber (istege bagli)

Bir tencerede margarini eritin ve unu ilave edip kisik ateste un sararana kadar kavurun. Sonra sutu ve tuzu ilave ederek, surekli karistirin. Eger un parcalari sutun icinde dagilmazsa blendir ile krema kivamina getirin. Kisik ateste 3 dakika kadar pisirin. Son olarak, cirpilmis yumurtayi ilave edin ve guzelce karistirin. Isterseniz biraz karabiber serpebilirsiniz.
Hazirladiginiz besamel sosunun miktarini, kullanacaginiz yemek tarifine gore azaltip cogaltabilirsiniz.
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Pickle (Tursu)

1lt glass jar or plastic container
1/3 cup distilled white vinegar or apple cider vinegar (%5 acidity)
10-12 baby carrots or 2 carrots, sliced in bite sizes or larger (as you like)
¼ bunch of cauliflower, separated in small pieces (as you like)
¼ cabbage, cut into bite sizes or larger (as you like)
1-2 green tomatoes, sliced (cut a tomato in 6-8 slices)
2 cloves garlic
1 tbsp salt
6-8 coriander to taste
8-10 ungrounded whole black pepper to taste
1-2 slice celery heart for taste and to be firm
1lt purified water

Put all the vegetables including the garlic and celery, in the glass jar or container. Try to fill as much as you can by pushing from the top. Add the salt, coriander and black pepper and vinegar. Finally add the water till it covers the vegetables. Close the cap tightly and turn the jar or container upside down for a while to let the salt dissolve and mix the water and vinegar.
You can use the same procedure for pickled gherkins and pickled chili peppers. You can make it less spicy by adding 1-2 tsp sugar.
Place them in a dark and cool place. Leave for fermentation for about 2-3 weeks. When it’s done, the vegetables will change in color, they will be crispy.
Tursu goes well with the meat dishes and especially kidney beans (kuru fasulye).
ENJOY
TURKCE
1lt lik cam ya da plastic kavanoz
1/3 su bardagi uzum/ elma sirkesi ( %5 asit orani)
10-12 minik havuc ya da 2 tane buyuk havuc, istenilen boyutta dogranmis
¼ bas karnabahar, kucuk parcalara ayirilmis
¼ bas lahana, istenilen buyuklukte dogranmis
1-2 yesil domates, dogranmis (bir domatesten6-8 dilim elde edin)
2 dis sarimsak
1 yemek kasigi tuz
6-8 tane kisnis aroma icin
8-10 tane karabiber
1-2 dal kereviz, aroma ve siki olmasi icin
1 lt icme suyu

Sarimsak ve kereviz de dahil olmak uzere, butun sebzeleri cam/plastic kavanoza koyun.Ustunden bastirarak iyice sikistirin.Tuz, kisnis, karabiber ve sirkeyi ilave edin. Uzerine cikana dek su ile doldurun. Kapagini sikica kapatip, tuz ve sirkenin sui le iyice karismasi icin kavanozu bir kac defa alt ust edin.
Ayni islemleri salatalik tursusu, biber ya da aci biber tursusu yapmak icin de kullanabilirsiniz. Tursu biberlerin aciligini azaltmak icin 1-2 tatli kasigi seker ilave edebilirsiniz.
Hazirladiginiz tursulari, serin ve karanlik bir yere koyup, 2-3 hafta fermente olmalari icin bekleyin. Hazir olduklarinda, sebzelerin rengi degisecek ve yediginiz zaman sert, kitir kitir oldugunu farkedeceksiniz.
Tursu ozellikle kisin, kuru fasulye ile iyi gider ve butun et yemeklerine yakisir.
AFIYET OLSUN

   

     

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Menemen (Scrambled Eggs with Vegetables)

2 cups green pepper, chopped
1 cup diced tomato
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 eggs, beaten
3 tbsp oil
½ tsp salt
1 pinch of black pepper (optional)

Place the oil and onions in a pan and sauté the onions for 2-3 minutes over low-medium heat. Then, add peppers and salt. Close the lid and cook until the peppers become soft by stirring occasionally. Add the tomatoes, stir and cook for 5-6 minutes with the lid closed. Finally, add the beaten eggs and stir. It’s done when the eggs are cooked. You can sprinkle some black pepper on top if you like.
Menemen is a very good and famous dish for breakfasts.
Serve it with bread while still warm.
ENJOYTURKCE
2 su bardagi yesil biber, dogranmis
1 su bardagi domates, dogranmis
1 kucuk sogan, ufak dogranmis
2 yumurta, cirpilmis
3 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1cay kasigi tuz
Bir tutam karabiber (istege bagli)

Bir tavaya yagi ve soganlari koyun, 2-3 dakika orta ateste kavurun. Sonra biberleri ve tuzu ilave edin. Kapagini kapatin ve biberler yumusayana dek ara sira karistirarak pisirin. Sonra domatesleri ilave edin, yine ara sira karistirarak kapagi kapali olarak 5-6 dakika pisirin.
Son olarak cirpilmis yumurtalari ilave edin ve karistirin.Yumurtalar pisince ocaktan alin. Uzerine karabiber serpebilirsiniz (istege bagli).
Menemen kahvalti icin guzel bir alternatiftir.
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Shallow Fried Roasted Peppers (Kozlenmis Biber Kizartmasi)

1 lb banana/green/red pepper, washed and drained
1/3 cup olive oil/canola oil for frying
½ tsp salt to taste
1/3 cup flour

Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C) and place peppers over an oven tray with baking paper. Roast them for an hour or till they turn partly light brown (see the picture). You can also roast peppers over a grill/barbecue. Take out and let them cool. Then peel and sprinkle with salt to taste (see the picture).
Meanwhile, heat oil in a frying pan over high heat. And then, dip peppers into flour and shallow fry their both sides.
Place Shallow Fried Roasted Peppers over a serving plate and serve with garlic yogurt or tomato sauce.
ENJOY

TURKCE½ kg carliston/yesil/kirmizi biber, yikanip kurulanmis
1/3 su bardagi zeytinyagi/ sivi yag
½ tatli kasigi tuz
1/3 su bardagi un

Firini onceden 200 C (400 F)’ye isitin. Yagli kagit koydugunuz firin tepsisine biberleri dizin ve yaklasik bir saat boyunca ya da biberler hafifce kozlenene dek pisirin. Ayrica, mangal/izgara ve kor uzerinde de kozleme islemini yapabilirsiniz. Kozlediginiz biberleri sogumaya birakin. Sonra, kabuklarini soyun ve uzerine tuz serpin.
Bu sirada bir kizartma tavasinda yagi kizdirin ve biberleri once una bulayip her iki taraflari da kizarana dek yuksek ateste kizartin. Servis tabagina alin.
Kozlenmis Biber Kizartmasi’ni yaninda sarimsakli yogurt ya da domates sosu ile servis edebilirsiniz.
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