Patlicanli Köfte

Pacanga Boregi

Mercimekli Köfte

Lahana Sarmasi

Sarma means a wrapped thing in Turkish, from the verb sarmak 'to wrap or to roll. Minced meat (usually lamb or beef), rice, onions, garlic, long green pepper, parsley, fresh mint, tomato, pepper and tomato paste, sour pomegranate juice, extra virgin olive oil, black pepper and salt are mixed together and then rolled into large plant leaves, which may be cabbage, chard, sorrel and vine leaf (fresh or pickled). In Turkey sarma is eaten as an everyday, ordinary dish.

rolled cabbage with ground beef
3-4 lbs cabbage
1lb regular ground beef
1 cup calrose rice
2 medium onions finely chopped
5 cloves garlic finely chopped
3 long green peppers finely chopped
1 cup parsley finely chopped
½ cup fresh mint finely chopped
1 large tomato finely chopped
sour pomegranate juice (you decide)
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 tablespoon pepper paste
freshly ground black pepper
salt

In a large saucepan, bring to a boil enough salted water to cover the cabbage, add the cabbage, turn the heat to low and simmer 5-7 minutes. Remove the cabbage and let it drain while it cools enough to handle. Pull off large leaves and lay them on paper towels.

In a large mixing bowl, combine ground beef, rice, onions, garlic, peppers, tomatoes, parsley, mint, tomato and pepper paste, sour pomegranate juice, extra virgin olive oil, black pepper and salt. Mix well.
Place 2-3 tablespoons of the stuffing in the center of one of wilted cabbage leaves and, beginning with the thick end of the leaf, fold over the sides, then roll the whole leaf tightly. Repeat with more leaves until all the stuffing has been used.

Spread the thick leaves of cabbage on the bottom of a casserole and arrange the cabbage rolls on top of it. Add the water then cover the pan tightly and cook the stuffed cabbage over low heat for 1 hour. Transfer the rolls from the casserole to a plate. Enjoy

Mantı



Mantı, Turkish meat ravioli is very popular and delisicous dish. This dish is one of the most ancient dishes in Turkey. Small dumplings filled with meat mixture, similar to ravioli but smaller, are made one at a time by hand. this meal takes time to prepare but is well worth it.

 Mantı are made in five stages:

1-) Mantı Dough

1 pound wheat flour

1 teaspoons sea salt

1 eggs

1/4 cup water

2-) Filling of Mantı

1 medium onion, finely chopped.

1/2 pound ground meat

1/3 bunch italian parsley finely chopped

1 tablespoon tomato paste

1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

sea salt

3-) Yogurt Sauce

750 gr plain yogurt (3.25%M.F. better :) )

2 cloves garlic crush

4-) Oil sauce

6 tablespoons sunflower oil

1 tablespoon dry mint

1 tablespoon paprika

 

Let's start now:

 

Sift the flour into a large bowl, reserving aside 1/3 cup of the flour. Combine the rest flour,salt and egg mix well. Make a firm dough, gradually adding water, kneading for 10 to 12 minutes. Cut the dough into half. Round each dough into a ball and cover them with a towel. Let the pieces of dough rest for 15 minutes.

 

While, combine the onion, parsley, meat, paste, black pepper and salt in a bowl.

 

Invert to dough from the bowl to a floured work surface. Roll out the first piece of dough to a 1mm thickness. Then using a sharp knife, cut the dough into individual squares about 1"x1". After, place about a 1/2 teaspoon of filling in the center of each square. This part important, biring the four corners together over the filling and pinch to seal(make dumpling). Line up the making dumplings of each square next to one. Then preheat oven to 370F, put oven all mantı until the mantı turn golden in colour 4 to 6 minutes.

 

Finally, drop the Mantı into the boiling water and cook until just a tender 15 to 20 minutes. Drain the mantı.

 

Combine the yogurt, garlic and little salt in a medium pot. Mix well to make a smooth yogurt sauce.

 

Divide the mantı the serving bowls. Pour on the yogurt sauce. For garnish quickly sizzle the sunflower oil, paprika and dry mint in a small pan heat until foaming. Swirl the sipcy oil over the mantı. Enjoy

Kiymali Pide

1 lb ground lamb or beef little fatty (not too lean)

1 medium onion finely diced

3 tomatoes finely diced

1 long red chiles

1 tablespoon tomato paste

¼ cup italian parsley
1 teaspoon paprika
freshly ground black pepper
sea salt

2 eggs

4 cups unbleached all purpose flour
1 tablespoon dried yeast

1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon sea salt
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 cups warm water

3 tablespoons milk

Combine the flour, sugar and salt in a large mixing bowl and stir well to mix. In a separate bowl, whisk the yeast into the water and whisk in the oil and milk. Use your fingers to work in the flour and form a smooth ball. Transfer to a dough mixer fitted with a dough hook and knead on a low speed for 12-15 minutes until very smooth and shiny. Cover the mixer bowl with plastic wrap an allow the dough to rise at room temperature until doubled in bulk, 1-2 hours, depending on the temperature of the room.

Place the ground lamb or beef on a large chopping board and put the onion, tomato, parsley, paprika, red chiles and extra virgin olive oil on top. Use a very large knife to chop and mix everything together until well combined. The topping should be the consistency of a smooth, fine paste. Season with salt, black pepper and tomato paste.

Roll each portion of dough on a lightly floured work surface to form a long rectangle, around 12x4 inches. Scatter a sixth of the topping down the pipe, leaving a ¾ inch border around edge. Then quickly fold up the two long sides of the dough, bringing them up and over the topping, but without meeting in the middle. Squeeze the sides together at each, twisting slighlty, so that the pide looks like a long canoe. Mix the egg yolk and milk to make an egg wash, them brush the dough with a little of this. Carefully transfer the pides to the cookie sheets or aliminium folyo and bake for 10 minutes. Serve piping hot. Enjoy

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