zondag 19 oktober 2008

Dolma

For 2 people with leftovers

The Method:
A - zucchini, green peppers, potatoes, tomatoes, onion & grape leaves
( you'll have to experiment with how many of what you want to use )
Peel zucchini and cut in half and potatoes
Seperate onions into each layer
Cut everything in half ( cut the zucchini again in half ) and spoon out the center till just the bottom, making a shell
Keep the tomato insides

B - 1/4 pound ground beef or sliced/minced steaks
B - 1 1/3 Basmati rice ( you can use any rice just not minute rice )
B - 1 large tin tomato puree
B - 1 tbsp ( you can experiment also here ) EITHER sumac powder or paprika powder
B - 4 tbsp sunflower oil or any kind would be fine
B - 2 tsp to 2 tbsp salt to taste
B - Inside of tomatoes

C - 1/4 pound chicken filet or sliced/minced chicken
C - 1 1/2 - 2 cups water ( you can also experiment with using different boullion cubes )
C - 2 - 3 tsp lemon juice

Prepare the A group first
Mix the B group of items together in a bowl. Spoon as much as you can fit into each A item, covering it with the other side, making a package from each.
Fill the bottom of a pan ( you'll have to experiment with the size depending on how much you make ) with a roll of the veggies. Add the chicken on top and in the middle of the row of veggies. Surround the chicken with the rest of the veggies. Mix the lemon juice and water and pour this over the top of the veggies. Cover and bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cook about an hour ( again experiment wth the time ). Frequently ladel juices over the top sot doesn't dry out.

Maid Rite Burgers

1 lb Ground Beef, low fat
1 tsp ground pepper & a little salt
1 tsp suger
2 tsp prepared yellow mustard
6 oz water or beer
Combine all ingredients together in a pan. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes stirring occassionally. The longer it cooks the more seaoned it will taste. Uncover and let the fluid cook off. Server on buns.

Hot Toddy

1 part ( 1 oz ) Rum
1 part ( 3 Tbsp ) Honey
1 part ( 1 Tbsp ) Lemon
Fill with hot water, stir well

Yeast Free Pita Bread

3 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 - 1 1/2 c warm water
Sunflower oil

Combine flour and salt
Stir in enough water to form a ball from the dough
Knead on a floured board 5 min.
Divide into 12 portions and form into 12 smooth balls
Cover with a damp towel and let rest 10 minutes.
Press each ball flat androll out on a floured surface to 6 inch circles.
Grill till lightly brown in an oiled pan about 1 minute each side

Uncle Jerry's Drop Noodle Soup

1 Large can of chicken broth
4 eggs
3 chicken bouillon cubes
Add any seasoning desired

Bring the chicken broth to boil in a pan.
Add the bouillon cubes

In a medium sized bowl, mix the eggs add 4 tbsp water and mix well
Add flour till thickened and spoon stands up
Drop mixture into boiling broth by teaspoons.
After all batter is added, cook for 15 minutes more

Can add veggies etc as you like

Recipe - Linzel Soup

2/3 Cup orange linzel
1/2 diced onion
1/4 TBSP curry powder
1/8 TBSP Salt
1/4 diced Green pepper
1/2 Cup Vermicelli ( soup noddles )
optional: 100g diced chicken

Do linzels plus 2 cubs water in a pan
Add curry powder and salt
Heat on high, when it begins to boil, simmer for about 1 hour
After it's cooked, mash linzel to pulp.
Add 2 cups water

In a small fry pan, add onion and 1 tbsp oil. Saute
Add vermicelli, green pepper an 2 tbsps oil. Saute till vermicelli brown
Mix into linzel base and boil on medium 15 minutes, stirring frequently

woensdag 17 september 2008

Appel-Flap

Apples
Cake mix plus water and 2 eggs
Cinnamon & Sugar

Core and peel apples and cut into rings about 1/2 cm thick. Layer in a large strainer, don't forget to place a plate to catch fluid from apples. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar, let sit 1 hour. Mix up cake mix. Dredge apples through mix, coating both sides. Deep fry in hot oil till brown on both sides.