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.
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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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Pinto Bean Stew (Zeytinyagli Barbunya)

2 lb pinto beans

1 big onion, chopped

1 ½ cup tomatoes, diced

2 carrots, cut into cubes

1/3 -½ cup olive oil

1-2 green pepper, chopped

1 Tbsp salt to taste

3-4 cups hot water

Fresh parsley or dill for top

Take onion and olive oil in a pot and sauté over medium heat for about 3 minutes. Then, stir in peppers and cook for a few minutes. Add carrots and sauté for 3-4 minutes.

Stir in tomatoes and cook for about 3-4 minutes or until they get crushed. And then, add pinto beans. Cook for about 5-6 minutes stirring occasionally. Add hot water and salt to taste. Bring to a boil and close the lid. Cook over low-medium heat until pinto beans are soft.

Take Pinto Bean Stew into serving plates and serve with fresh parsley or dill on top.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

1 kg barbunya

1 buyuk boy sogan, dogranmis

1 ½ su bardagi domates, kup seklinde dogranmis

2 havuc, kup seklinde dogranmis

1/3-1/2 su bardagi zeytinyagi

1-2 yesil biber, dogranmis

1 yemek kasigi tuz

3-4 su bardagi sicak su

Uzeri icin taze maydanoz ya da dereotu

Tencereye zeytinyagi ve sogani alin. Orta ateste yaklasik 3 dakika kadar sote edin ve biberleri ilave edin. Bir kac dakika soteledikten sonra havuclari ilave edin. Yaklasik 3-4 dakika soteleyin ve domatesleri ekleyin.

Domatesler ezilene dek yaklasik 3-4 dakika pisirin. Barbunyayi ilave edin ve ara sira karistirarak 5 -6 dakika kadar pisirin. Sicak su ve tuzu ilave edin. Kaynayinca kapagini kapatin ve kisik ateste barbunyalar yumusayana dek pisirin.

Servis tabaklarina alin ve uzerini maydanoz ya da dereotu ile susleyerek servis yapin.

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Shelled Fava Beans with Olive Oil (Zeytinyagli Bakla)

1 lb shelled fava beans, chopped

1 medium onion, chopped

1 medium tomato, diced

1 tsp tomato paste

2-3 Tbsp olive oil

1 tsp salt to taste

1/3 cup hot water

1/3 cup fresh dill, chopped

Take olive oil and onions into a pot and sauté over medium heat until onions get translucent. Stir in shelled fava beans that you’ve chopped at any size you like. Cook over medium heat stirring occasionally until they change in color. Add tomato paste and tomato. Saute for 3-4 minutes. Then, add salt and hot water. Bring to a boil. Close the lid and simmer over low-medium heat until the shelled fava beans get soft (for about 30 minutes).

Add chopped dill and give a stir. Close the lid and let it sit for 10-15 minutes.

Serve with either yogurt or garlic yogurt.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

½ kg bakla, dogranmis

1 orta boy, sogan, dogranmis

1 orta boy, domates

1 tatli kasigi salca

2-3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

1 tatli kasigi tuz

1/3 su bardagi sicak su

1/3 su bardagi, dere otu, dogranmis

Once tencereye zeytinyagini alin ve sogani orta ateste pembelesene dek kavurun. Ardindan arzu ettiginiz gibi dogradiginiz baklalari ilave edin. Ara sira karistirarak baklalar renk degistirene dek kavurun. Salca ve domatesi ilave edin ve yine 3-4 dakika kadar kavurun. Sonra, tuz ve sicak suyu ilave edin. Karistirin ve kaynamaya baslayinca kapagini kapati. Kisik ateste baklalar yumusayana dek, yaklasik yarim saat pisirin.

Pistikten sonra, dereotunu ilave edip karistirin ve kapagini kapatarak 10-15 dakika dinlendirin.

Yaninda yogurt veya sarimsakli yogurt ile servis yapin.

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Shepherd Salad (Coban Salatasi)

2 tomatoes, diced
1 cucumber, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped (optional)
Fresh parsley (optional)
Fresh dill (optional)
½ cup crumbled feta cheese (optional)
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp vinegar
½ tsp salt

Mix the olive oil, vinegar and salt in a bowl. Then place the other ingredients in a salad plate and mix them all. (You can chop the cucumbers or onions, in any size you like). Then add the oil-vinegar mixture and mix them all.
You can garnish the shepherd salad with black olives.
ENJOY!
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TURKCE
2 domates, dogranmis
1 salatalik, dogranmis
1 kucuk sogan, dogranmis
1 yesil carliston/ sivri biber, dogranmis (istege bagli)
Taze maydanoz (istege bagli)
Taze dereotu (istege bagli)
½ su bardagi ufalanmis ya da kup kup kesilmis beyaz peynir (istege bagli)
2 yemek kasigi sizma zeytin yagi
1 yemek kasigi sirke
1 cay kasigi tuz

Kucuk bir kasede sizma zeytinyagi , tuz ve sirkeyi karistirin. Sonra diger malzemeleri salata tabagina alin. (Salatalik, sogan ve domatesleri istediginiz sekil ve buyuklukte dograyabilirsiniz.) Uzerine zeytinyagi-sirke karisimini ilave edip, karistirin.
Coban salatasini siyah zeytin ile susleyebilirsiniz.
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Radish Salad With Carrot (Havuclu Turp Salatasi)

1 carrot, washed and peeled
5-6 radishes, stems cut and washed
¼ tsp salt
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp lemon juice
½ tsp sumac (optional)
Black olives and fresh parsley for garnish

Wash carrot, peel and grate. Also cut the stems of the radishes and wash them. Cut the radishes in half moon shapes, forming 4-6 slices from a radish. Place the carrot and radish to a plate. In a bowl, mix the olive oil, salt and lemon juice. Then pour it on the salad and stir the salad. You can sprinkle sumac on top (optional).
Garnish with the parsley and black olives.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
1 havuc, yikanip soyulmus
5-6 kucuk kirmizi turp, saplari kesilip, yikanmis
½ cay kasigi tuz
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
2 yemek kasigi limon suyu
1 cay kasigi sumak (istege bagli)
Suslemek icin siyah zeytin ve taze maydanoz

Havucu yikayip, soyun ve rendeleyin. Turplarin saplarini kesin ve yikayin. Bir turptan 4-6 dilim elde edecek sekilde dilimleyin. Havuc ve turplari bir salata tabagina alin ve karistirin. Bir kasede limon suyu, tuz, zeytinyagini karistirin ve salatanin uzerine dokup karistirin. Arzu ederseniz uzerine sumak serpebilirsiniz.
Maydanoz ve siyah zeytin ile susleyebilirsiniz.
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Tortilla with Ground Beef (Lahmacun)

½ lb (250 gr) lean ground beef
1 big onion, finely chopped
½ cup tomatoes, crushed
1 tbsp tomato paste
2 tbsp dried parsley / ½ bunch fresh parsley
½ tsp cumin
½ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp chili pepper (optional)
1 ½ tsp salt
6 original flour tortillas (Flat bread)

Mix all the other ingredients in a bowl. (You can leave the mixture in the fridge for 1-2 hours for ground meat to absorb the flavors of the spices). With a spatula spread a thin layer of the mixture evenly on the tortillas.

Preheat the oven to 375 F (190 C) and place 1-2 tortillas with ground beef on a tray and place it on the third rack from the top. Turn the oven to broil (grill) and broil for 2-3 minutes. Make sure not to burn the edges of tortillas. Place the broiled tortillas with ground beef in a large pot on top of each other and close the lid. So, they will stay warm and also soft.

The traditional serving style of the Tortillas with Ground Beef is: Squeeze some lemon and place some kebab salad and onion salad inside then, roll it up. Serve warm with ayran.

ENJOY
TURKCE
250 gr (½ lb) kiyma
1 buyuk sogan, dogranmis
½ su bardagi domates, rendelenmis
1 yemek kasigi domates salcasi
2 yemek kasigi kuru maydanoz/1/2 demet dogranmis taze maydanoz
1 cay kasigi kimyon
1 cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi aci pul biber (istege bagli)
1 ½ tatli kasigi tuz
6 tane orjinal tortilla (lavas ekmegi)

Butun malzemeleri bir kasede karistirin. (Baharatlarin kiyma ile butunlesmesi icin 1-2 saat buzdolabinda bekletebilirsiniz). Tortillalarin uzerine spatula yardimi ile kiyma harcini ince tabaka halinde yayin.
Firini 190 C (375F) ye isitin ve ustten ucuncu rafa firin tepsisine 1-2 lahmacun koyun ve ustten kizartma (broil) ayarinda 2-3 dakika kizartin. Kenarlarini yakmamaya dikkat edin. Hazir olan lahmacunlari bir tencereye ust uste koyarak tencerenin kapagini kapatin. Boylece lahmacunlar hem sicak kalacak, hem de yumusacik olacaklar.
Lahmacunun geleneksel servis sekli; icine limon sikilarak ve kebap salatasi ve sogan salatasi koyulup, rulo yapilarak ayran ile sunulur

 

 

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Stuffed Eggplants With Ground Beef (Karniyarik)

1 lb (450-500 gr) eggplant
1 cup oil for frying
1 onion, chopped
200 gr (~1/2 lb) ground beef, medium
1 green pepper, chopped
1 tomato, diced / 5 tbsp crushed or diced tomato
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp cumin
¼ tsp black pepper

Sauce:
3 tbsp crashed tomato / 1 ½ tbsp tomato paste
½ tsp sugar
¼ tsp salt
½ cup warm water

Wash and peel the eggplants. If they are slim, cut them in half in length. If they are chubby ,cut them into four slices lengthwise. Then place them in a bowl and add water to cover the slices. Leave them in water for 15-20 minutes for better taste. Then take the slices and dry with a cloth.
Place the oil in a skillet and turn heat to high. Fry both sides of eggplants till they become soft. Do not over fry. Place the fried eggplants into a Pyrex dish and sprinkle some salt on them. With a spatula or spoon, smash them lightly to make them softer.
Place ground beef to a skillet and without adding oil cook until it changes its color. Add the chopped onions and sauté them for 2-3 minutes over low-medium heat. Then add the chopped pepper, tomatoes and salt. Saute for 3-4 minutes and add spices. Spread this mixture on the fried eggplants.
For the sauce, place the warm water, sugar, salt and tomato paste/ crushed tomatoes in a bowl. Mix them and pour onto the eggplants in Pyrex dish.
Preheat the oven to 375 -400 F (190-200 C) and bake for 18-20 minutes.
Serve Stuffed Eggplants with Ground Beef warm. Also you can serve it with yogurt, ayran , cacik and pilaf.
ENJOY!
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TURKCE
½ kg patlican
1 su bardagi yag, kizartma icin
1 sogan, dogranmis
200 gr yemeklik kiyma
1 yesil biber/ 2 sivri biber, dogranmis
1 domates, dogranmis/ 5 yemek kasigi domates puresi ya da dogranmis
1 cay kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi kimyon
½ cay kasigi karabiber

Sos icin:
3 yemek kasigi domates puresi / 1 ½ yemek kasigi domates salcasi
1 cay kasigi seker
½ cay kasigi tuz
½ su bardagi ilik su

Patlicanlari yikayip, kabukalrini soyun. Eger patlicanlar ince uzun ise boyuna ikiye bolun, tombul ise boyuna 3-4 esit dilim elde etmeye calisin. Daha lezzetli patlicanlar elde etmek icin; patlicanlari su dolu bir kapta 15-20 dakika bekletin. Sonra bir bez ile kurulayin.
Bir kizartma tavasinda yuksek ateste yagi kizdirin ve patlicanlar yumusayana dek kizartin. Cok fazla kizartmayin, sekilleri bozulur. Kizarttiginiz patlicanlari borcam tepsinize alin ve uzerlerine tuz serpin. Bir spatula ya da kasik yardimiyla, piserken daha yumusak olmalari icin hafifce ezin.
Patlicanlari kizarttiginiz tavaya kiymayi koyun ve renk degistirene dek cevirin. Yag koymayin. Ardindan soganlari ilave edip, orta ateste 2-3 dakika kavurun. Sonra biberleri, tuzu ve domatesi ilave edip, 3-4 dakika sote edin. Baharatlari ilave edin ve karistirin. Bu karisimi, kizarmis patlicanlarin her birini dolduracak sekilde uzelerlerine yayin.
Sosunu hazirlamak icin, ilik suyu, domates puresi/ salcasini, seker ve tuzu bir kasede karistirip tepsiye dokun.
Onceden 190-200 C (375-400 F) isittiginiz firinda, 18-20 dakika boyunca pisirin.
Karniyarigi sicak servis yapin. Ayrica yaninda yogurt , ayran ya da cacik ve pilaf ile servis yapabilirsiniz.
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Albanian Style Fried Liver (Arnavut Cigeri)

1 lb (450-500 gr) lamb liver, cut into bite size
1 tsp salt
1 tsp paprika
½ tsp chili pepper (optional)
2/3 cup flour
1/3 cup oil for frying

Sprinkle salt, paprika and chili pepper (optional) on the liver and then mix. In a wide plate place the flour and dip the livers into the flour.
Over high heat, sizzle the oil in a skillet and fry the livers for 4-5 minutes, till they are cooked. Place the cooked liver on a paper towel to get rid of the excess oil. Finally, place the Albanian style fried liver in a serving plate and serve warm.
Pilaf is good to go with Albanian style fried liver.
ENJOY!
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TURKCE450-500 gr koyun cigeri, kup kup dogranmis
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 tatli kasigi kirmizi toz biber
¼ cay kasigi aci pul biber (istege bagli)
2/3 su bardagi un
1/3 su bardagi kizartma yagi

Dogranmis cigerlerin uzerine tuz ve biber serperek, harmanlayin. Sonra icine un koydugunuz tabagin icinde una bulayin.
Yuksek ateste kizdirdiginiz yagda 4-5 dakika kizartin. Kagit havlu koydugunuz bir tabaga kizarmis cigerleri koyup, fazla yagin suzulmesini saglayin. Son olarak; servis tabagina alip, sicak servis yapin.
Arnavut cigerini pilav ile servis yapabilirsiniz.
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Beef Sauté (Dana Eti Sote)

1 lb (450 gr) beef, chopped in bite sizes
1 medium onion, cut in strips/round
1 small green pepper, chopped
3 tbsp smashed or diced tomatoes
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp oil
¼ tsp cumin
¼ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp thyme (optional)

In a Tefal pan or in a stainless steel pot place the chopped beef and close the lid properly. Cook till the water evaporates (40-50 min) at low heat.
When all the water evaporates, add the oil, salt and onions. Sauté for 2 minutes over low-medium heat. Then, add the pepper and tomatoes. Stir and cook for 6-8 minutes on low heat.
Finally add the cumin, black pepper and thyme.
NOTE: If you add the salt at the beginning the meat would be hard to chew.
Serve it warm. This dish goes well with yoghurt or ayran.
ENJOYTURKCE
450-500 gr dana eti, kup seklinde dogranmis
1 orta boy sogan, serit seklinde/yuvarlak kesilmis
1 kucuk yesil biber, dogranmis
3 yemek kasigi rendelenmis ya da kucuk dogranmis domates
2 yemek kasigi sivi yag
2 cay kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi kimyon
½ cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi kekik (istege bagli)

Tefal tavaya ya da celik tencereye dogranmis dana etini koyup kapagini guzelce kapatin.Dusuk ateste suyunu tamamen cekinceye dek pisirin (40-50 dakika)
Butun su buharlastigi zaman sivi yagi, tuzu ve soganlari ilave edin, 2 dakika boyunca orta ateste kavurun. Sonra biberleri ve domatesleri ilave edin. Karistirip, dusuk ateste 6-8 dakika pisirin.
Son olarak kimyonu, karabiberi ve kekigi ilave edin.
NOT: Eger tuzu baslangicta ilave ederseniz et sert olur.
Sicak servis yapin. Bu yemek yogurt ya da ayran ile guzel olur.

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Chicken Meat Casserole (Balkan Guveci)

1 big onion, chopped
1 cup rice, washed
2 chicken legs with the thighs or ½ lb (250 gr) beef/lamp cut in cubes
3 tbsp oil
1 tbsp salt to taste
3-4 bay leaves
2 cups hot water
½ tsp black pepper
2/3 tsp paprika

You can cut the drumsticks off and make two pieces from one leg. Also you can use it as a whole leg.
Place the chicken legs or meat cubes and oil in a large skillet and stir occasionally for 2-3 minutes, until the meat changes in color.
Add the chopped onions and sauté. Then stir in washed rice and continue stirring for 2-3 minutes. Add salt, black pepper and paprika.
Finally place this mixture to a casserole or Pyrex dish and add hot water. Stir the mixture well and place the bay leaves evenly in the mixture.
Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C) Cook for about 30-40 min. until the surface turns brownish and rice is cooked.
ENJOY
TURKCE1 buyuk boy sogan, dogranmis
1 su bardagi pirinc, yikanmis
2 tane butun tavuk budu ya da 250 gr kusbasi dana/kuzu eti
3 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 yemek kasigi tuz
3-4 defne yapragi
2 su bardagi sicak su
1 cay kasigi karabiber
2/3 tatli kasigi kirmizi toz biber

Butlari eklem yerinden kesip iki parcaya ayirabilirsiniz ya da butun olarak da pisirebilirsiniz. Tavuklari ya da et kullaniyorsaniz etleri yag ile birlikte bir tavaya alin ve orta ateste 2-3 dakika boyunca karistirin. Etler renk degistirince soganlari ilave edin ve 2-3 dakika daha karistirmaya devam edin.
Sonra yikanmis pirinci ilave edin ve 2-3 dakika karistirin. Tuz, kirmizi biber ve karabiber ekleyin. Son olarak bu karisimi borcam ya da normal bir tepsiye aktaralim ve uzerine sicak suyu ilave edelim.
Defne yapraklarini ister parcalayip. Ister butun olarak tepsiye esit araliklarla yerlestirin.
Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda yaklasik 30-40 dakika pisirin.

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Eggplant with Ground Beef (Patlican Musakka/Oturtma)

2 eggplants, peeled and cut into ½ inch thick slices
1 big onion, chopped
½ lb (200 gr) ground beef
2 tomatoes, diced / 1 cup tomato in a can/ 1 tbsp tomato paste
1 cup oil for frying the eggplant
1 green pepper, chopped
1 tsp salt
½ tsp cumin
½ tsp black pepper
2 cloves of garlic, sliced thin (optional)
½ cup hot or warm water

Peel the whole eggplant or you can peel striped. Slice them in ½ inch wide and then place them in a bowl and cover the eggplants with water. Let them stand for 30 minutes in water. Then, drain the eggplants and wipe with a piece of cloth. In a large skillet place the oil and fry the eggplants until they change in color. Do not over fry for not to damage the pieces. Place the fried eggplant pieces in a Pyrex dish and sprinkle salt on them.
You can use the same skillet or a smaller one. Place the ground beef and 1 tbsp oil and cook until the meat changes in color. Then add the chopped onions and sauté for 1-2 minutes. Add the chopped peppers, garlic (optional) tomatoes or tomato paste and ½ tbsp salt. Sauté for 5 minutes. Finally add the cumin and black pepper. Spread this mixture evenly on the fried eggplants and add the hot water.
Preheat the oven to 375 F (190 C) and cook for about 30 minutes.
You can serve this dish with pilaf and yogurt.
ENJOYTURKCE
2 tane buyuk patlican, yikanmis , soyulmus ve 2 cm kalinliginda dilimlenmis
1 buyuk sogan, dogranmis
200 gr kiyma
2 domates, dogranmis ya da 1 yemek kasigi domates salcasi
1 su bardagi sivi yag( patlicanlari kizartmak icin)
1 yesil biber, dogranmis
2 cay kasigi tuz
1cay kasigi kimyon
1 cay kasigi karabiber
2 dis sarimsak, dogranmis (istege bagli)
½ su bardagi sicak su

Patlicanlari yikayip, butun patlicanlari soyabilirsiniz ya da seritli sekilde de soyabilirsiniz. Yaklasik 1 ½ cm kalinliginda dilimleyin ve dilimlenmis patlicanlari buyuk bir kaseye koyup uzerine cikana dek su doldurun. Patlicanin acimsi tadinin suya gecmesi icin yaklasik 30 dakika suda bekletin.
Sonra patlicanlari suzup, kurulayin. Genis bir tavaya yagi koyup patlicanlari renk degistirene dek kizartin. Fazla kizartirsaniz, patlicanlarin sekli bozulur. Kizarmis patlicanlari borcam bir tepsiye alin ve uzerine tuz serpin.
Ayni tavada ya da baska birinde 1 yemek kasigi sivi yagi ve kiymayi renk degistirene dek kavurun. Sonra soganlari ilave edip 1-2 dakika sote edin. Biberleri, sarimsak, tuz ve domatesi/domates salcasi ilave edin. 5 dakika ksik ateste pisirin.Son olarak kimyon ve karabiberi ilave edin. Kiymali karisimi kizarmis patlicanlarin uzerine esit olarak yayin ve sicak suyu ilave edin.
Onceden isitilmis 190 C (375 ) firinda yaklasik 30 dakika pisirin.
Patlican musakka/oturtmayi pilav ve yogurt ile servis edebilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN


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Wonton Miracles 4: Fried Pastry with Feta Cheese (Kizarmis Peynirli Borek)

This is my fourth recipe for easier Turkish meals using wonton wraps: Fried Pastry with Feta Cheese.

Ingredients:
- 1/2 package wonton wrappers (about 25 pieces)
- Oil for frying
For the Filling:
- 1 cup feta cheese, crumbled
- 1 cup parsley, finely chopped
Optional: cayenne pepper or paprika, other fresh herbs you like (mint, dill, basil, green onion etc.)

Directions:

1. Mix the filling ingredients well.
2. Place a wonton wrapper on a lightly floured flat surface. Brush each side with water. Place 1 or 2 teaspoons filling in the center, towards the upper corner (put just enough filling to fold and seal). Fold in half into a triangle. (stop on the third step in this picture). Press the edges of the triangle with the tip of a fork to seal well. Place each piece on a flat surface.
3. Heat oil in a large skillet. Fry in batches until golden brown. Remove and drain on paper towels. 
4. Serve hot or warm as an appetizer or a snack.

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Bean Salad (Piyaz)

Ingredients:
- 1 cup cannellini beans (substitute: other white beans like great northern or navy beans)
- 1 tomato, diced
- 1 small onion, sliced
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1/2 lemon juice
- Salt

Directions:

1. If you are using canned white beans, use 2 cans of beans and skip to step 2. If using dried white beans, soak them in water in a pot. Leave it overnight. The next day, bring the pot to boil, add more water if beans have absorbed most. Add some salt. Simmer until beans are soft. Then turn off the heat and drain excess water. 1 cup dried beans yields about 2 1/2 cups cooked beans.
2. Place beans in a bowl. Add tomatoes, onion and parsley. Drizzle olive oil, vinegar and lemon juice. Add salt. Toss well to mix.
3. Serve immediately or chilled.

Note: Piyaz is served as a side dish with meatballs or kabobs. I like it as a main course after a nice hot soup.


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Stuffed Grape Leaves (Zeytinyagli Yaprak Sarma)

Ingredients:
- 1 can grape (vine) leaves
- 1/4 cup + 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 big onions, chopped
- 3 tablespoons pine nuts
- 2 cups rice, washed
- 3 tablespoons dried currants
- 1 tablespoon spearmint flakes
- 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 + 1/2 lemon juice
- 1 cup parsley, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Hot water

Directions:

1. Take out the grape leaves and wash well a few times to take off the salty brine taste. Place on a strainer.
2. In a large pot, saute onions in 1/4 cup olive oil. Add in pine nuts. Stir a few minutes.
3. Add in rice to the pot. Stir 2 more minutes. Reduce heat to very low.
4. Add the remaining ingredients respectively: dried currants, spearmint flakes, black pepper, cinnamon, sugar, 1/2 lemon juice, parsley, salt and 1/4 cup hot water. Simmer covered until rice absorbs water. Then turn off the heat and set aside uncovered to cool.
5. Take a grape leaf. Lay on a clean flat surface (like a tray). Take 1 teaspoon of the rice mix and place it along the bottom edge of the leaf. Roll the leaf like an rolling an egg roll, but as tight as you can.
6. Lay a few grape leaves open on the bottom of the pan as a base. Place the stuffed and rolled grape leaves in the pot one by one as you go along.
7. After placing all the rolled leaves in the pot, drizzle remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil and 1 lemon juice on top.
8. Place a small flat plate upside down on top of the leaves to act as a heavy weight and prevent leaves from getting loose. Pour 2 cups of hot water into the pot. Simmer about 30 minutes on medium-low heat until leaves and rice are tender. Chill in fridge for a few hours before serving.

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Turkish Stuffed Eggplant Recipe

material:
6 pieces eggplant, 300 gr. meat,
1 tablespoon oil,
2 onions,
2 tomatoes, salt, parsley, 1 lemon,



Preparation:
1) messiness tawny lineage.
2) Cut out 2 or 3 per size.
3) Remove the contents oyacakla.
4) Put the eggplant prepared with meat stuffed inside.
5) Put on the water and cook for a lemon juice.
6) Aubergines softens put the fire took a serving dish and serve.

Turkish Delight Recipe

Materials to

Half a liter of water
1000 g of granulated sugar
1 cup (about 100 g) of starch
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 g cream of tartar
A little almond oil
Half a cup of water


For blending:

Sugar 1 cup flour
1 tea cup (100 gr.) Starch



Description:

1. Put water and sugar pot. Low heat until sugar dissolves Put the lemon juice to boil. Boil gently until thick. Get on the mixture of the foam.
2 Half cup of tea and a glass of juice in a bowl, stir the starch. And gradually add the boiling water, stirring constantly. Add cream of tartar and boil, stirring until it forms a paste.
3 High-sided tray thoroughly lubricate it with almonds. Allow it to cool in the tray pour the mortar in the form of jelly candy. On a flat surface with powdered sugar and starch mix and blend carefully. Get on the tray upside down delight. Kitchen tradeoffs delight drove two fingers thick strips, then cut in almond oil. Tapes pudraşekerine dips into cubes thoroughly to be sure. Lokumları sugar dips again you have made a flour store in a sealed container.


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Turkish Delight - Baklava Recipe

materials
for the syrup
1.5 kg of sugar
1.5 liters of water in a glass

pulp
1 cup vegetable oil
- A water b. milk
- Three eggs
- 1 / 2 tea b. vinegar
- Much of which
- 250 grams butter
- A packet of starch
- Four grams of salt, walnuts
- 1 / 2 packet of margarine fat
- salt

Preparation
Above, we provide materials at the soft dough kneaded dough material and 1 / 2 hours to rest. The dough is divided into 4 parts shall be rondodan pecans and apricots in a cloth the size of the gland is removed fifteen. Apricot starch is poured on them the size of enlarged glands. Placed on top of meringue and roll through the five re-enlarged to the size of the tray. Sprinkle walnuts and other painful, swollen glands in the way of helping to apply the same thing so made, all the glands are cut to the desired melting and spilling oil on the butter and margarine over low heat for approximately 1 hour and boiled, cooked in the oven ... grout after ... All this is poured over the dough in a warm up cold) easy come

Turkish Eggplant Pepper Potato Fries Recipe

material:

5 pieces eggplant,
5 pieces potatoes
5 pcs Green Pepper
4 cups oil for frying
Salt.

Preparation:

1) Wash and dry eggplants,
2) 2 cm. Search and variegated lineage,
3) 1 cm. Cut the thin circles.
(The same things apply in potatoes)
4) do the frying salt close
5) heated oil into a deep bowl, put in adequate amounts,
6) Over and over and fry in pink
7) Remove the paper spread out in a bowl,
  Soaring oil supplies serving dish array,
9) with tomato sauce and serve.

Turkish Red Beans with Olive Oil Recipe Dinner

material

1.5 pounds of fresh pinto beans
5 bell peppers
3 onions
4 tomatoes
1 bunch parsley
5.5 cups water
1 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon sugar.

Preparation:

Barbunyaların peel off one by one to extract. After washing, remove the saucepan to boil for 15 minutes, drain. Saucepan, heat the olive oil, put it well. This oil, divided from the core and stalks to extract and 6 sheep bell peppers, stir-fry lightly fried, remove from oil with a spoon put the oil and cook the chopped onions. When onions are a pink color, bark stripped by adding chopped tomatoes and continue to braise the two. 5 and a half cups of water and salt, then ka-ting. This is a heavy fire, water begins to boil, barbunyaları prepared in advance, add the peppers with the sugar. Cover and heat for one hour in a heavy saucepan, soften the barbunyalar profits, and cook. Then, skinned and cut into slices 2 tomatoes, chopped parsley and put in the back cover, and cook for half an hour like that. Then leave to cool food.

Turkish Dinner Recipes Beef Stew Meat

ingredients:
 
• 1 kg of beef
• 4 onions
• 1 kg tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin

PREPARATION:
Aynlıp beef stews, egg-sized pieces are placed, saute in oil until the color. Diced onion, tomato paste is added to join the less sararınca, mix well. Peel the shells on a small chopped tomatoes, black pepper, red pepper, black cumin seeds are placed, re-mixed and cooked over low heat until water is absorbed as a sealed tomatoes. Cup boiling water and salt water on three konup cook for 1 more hour. I held the handles of the bottom of the casserole tutmasın Search ideally swing. Serve hot. As well as cayenne pepper, mixed pickles or tzatziki is recommended.

Turkish Psyllium Recipe

material:

1 and a half pounds eggplant
3 onions
4 tomatoes
Pepper 1 handful of
1 bunch parsley
Four tablespoons oil
salt
pepper.


 
Preparation:

Psyllium for the three head and chop the onion finely, fry in two tablespoons oil. However, fine-fine doğrayacağınız, tomato, salt and pepper all over the floor. Water of the tomatoes and cook until Çe-kinceye. In the fire before downloading, ayıklayacağınız, add the parsley bunch.

Cutting through the middle of the oil and fry the eggplants, peeled Holstein. After that, the glow from the fire Get the eggplants to cool the face and holding in the interior of the house that you have prepared, fill the baking sheet, are valued by the sliced ​​peppers and tomatoes on the index. Half a glass of water and putting a little oil in a spoon and cook and serve hot.

Turkish Beans With Meat Recipes

material:

One pound of dried kidney beans
250 gr. Put the cubed
2 tablespoons margarine
2 onions
1 tablespoon tomato paste,

Preparation

Move the night before, sorting the beans in plenty of water to wet the surge. In this way, leave it until morning. In the morning, after rinsing thoroughly with clean water by filtering the water in the same pot, putting a bit of salt added to beans and water for 15-20 minutes and haşlayınız. In this way the water will leave a brown boiled beans. Süzünüz thoroughly cooked beans with water by placing a filter.
Chop the onions cooking pot and cook in the form of onion bulbs by adding a little oil on the roast. After washing the meat on the onions added to the paste and cook a bit after putting in their water. Then the beans on them enough juice to the salt added to the pot by closing the lid and boil over low heat until done. Tomato season is cooked, the tomatoes and peppers a few sharp image of a different flavor, and is.


The Other White Beans with Meat Recipes

material:

500 gr. dry beans,
2 onions
250 gr. chunks of meat,
2 tablespoons oil,
salt,
One tablespoon tomato paste.

Preparation:

The beans are washed and left in water for 12 hours. Sudan removed, placed in a large pot with plenty of water and boiled. Water is filtered.
Oil in a pot, boiled onions, cooked meat mixed with light, 'that glass of tomato paste dissolved in water. Fa-tulyelerle pot with the meat is added. Cooked in a light-fire. If desired, put a little red pepper.

Turkish Shish Kebab Recipe

To prepare lamb kebab should be a good boy. Shish kebab is the best thigh and kontrfileden.

Preparation:

But parts of the knife and left joints, nerves completely cleared. Cut into chunks. Placed in a bowl. Sauces poured on top of the meat fed to finishing at least 20 minutes, stirring. Water is stored in the refrigerator 24 hours after cooked. Konup oiled enough time to cook and cook swelling.

Note: Do not pour into purely on Garnitürlerin. Because the toppings are softened.

Sauce:
A little olive oil, onion juice in a bowl of milk, salt, black pepper iîâvesiyle prepared.

Turkish Lamb Chops Recipe

material:

1.5 kg. lamb chops
50 gr. potato
75 gr. kasar cheese
250 gr. Clarified butter
4 to 5 large egg
salt
pepper

Preparation:

After discontinuation of items on the board döğülerek ribs salted meat. 50 gr. fried with oil. Therein of a pro-bowl. The potatoes are boiled. The press is reached. Grated nerve earnest, salt, pepper 4. 5 pcs egg is broken. Mix well. Bulanarak ribs fried potatoes. Garnetür be hay-rack is added to potatoes.

Turkish Women's thigh Meatball Recipe

material:

1 kg. sheep meat

150 gr. rice

400 gr. Clarified butter - vita

15 gr. flour

7 egg

A bunch of parsley

A little bread powder

                                                                                                        Salt, pepper

Preparation:

150 gr. Razor-thin sliced ​​onions. 75 gr. saranncaya and saute until the oil. 3 deciliter of water is added. Rice soaked in warm water for 30 minutes is added to the anticipation sorting. Become gradually until rice is cooked. Half of mince meat, roasted without oil. Up to-and the rest are dead meat. Cooked rice, chopped parsley, salt, pepper, 3 eggs is added to the kneaded. Divided into two walnut-sized pieces are rounded. Is an oval shape. Rusk powder will become cloudy. The remaining eggs, the egg is broken pot. Light on fire, until it is multiplied by the darkness of yogurt. Flour is added. Bulunarak heated meatballs fried in oil. Garnetör is added to the meatballs, potatoes.

Turkish Meatballs with Tomato Sauce Recipe

material:
500 gr. medium-fat ground beef,
1 onion
3 tomatoes
2 to 3 slices of bread.
parsley,
salt,
black pepper,
cumin,
1 egg.




Preparation:

2 times taken into mince meat, grated onion, 1 head, squeezed soak the bread crumbs, salt, black pepper, cumin and parsley and put a very thin kıyarak. If you break the eggs, 1 medium-fat meat. After all thoroughly had critical-born Leave in the fridge for half an hour. After the shape you want in the palm of wet oval or fry patties in a baking sheet. The remaining oil in a skillet the size of nuts, chopped peeled tomatoes or diluted tomato paste, put the roast for 1-2 minutes. Put 1 tea cup of water Boil water and pour over the meatballs on the tray. Cover with lid for 5-10 minutes after cooking fried potatoes and serve.