Monday, March 21, 2011

1st Class - 03/13/2011

Hello everyone,
I know I am late:)  It's been 8 days since we've had our 1st class but I didn't have any time to post the recipes until now. So, here we go, along with some pics of course :


Ezogelin (Ezo the Bride) Soup:



Ingredients:

1/2 cup red lentils
1/4 cup rice
1/4 cup bulgur wheat
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 1/2 tablespoon flour
1  tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons dried crushed mint leaves
red pepper to taste
salt pepper to taste
black pepper to taste
Preperation:
In a pot, saute flour in butter until golden brown add tomato paste. Add 5 cups of water, put lentils, rice and bulgur wheat into boiling water boil for 20-30 minutes until well cooked. Add dried mints, pepper and salt. If the soup is thick , add boiling water until desired consistency. 
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Hasanpasa Kofte (Hasan Pasha Meatballs)
Ingredients: 

For the meatball: 
2 lb of ground beef (20% fat)
1 small size of onion ( finely chopped )
1 tsp of black pepper
1 tsp cumin
1/2 cup finely chopped parsley
1tsp red pepper
2 slices Italian bread, throw away the crusts, soak in water and squeeze the water out (or you can use bread crumbs)
1 egg
salt

For the puree: 
We prepared the puree by using potato flakes.

Sauce: 
1 tsp of ground red pepper
1 tsp black pepper
2 tbsp tomato paste
2 cup boiled water

preparation:
Preheat the oven to 400 F (205 C). Knead all the meatball ingredients. Take small parts ( about the size of lime ) and make them into ball shapes. Make a hole in the middle of each meatball with your thumb. Fill it in with the mashed potatoes using a teaspoon. 

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Place them on a large casserole dish. Prepared the sauce by mixing all the sauce ingredients Pour  the sauce between the meatballs. Cook for about 25 minutes in the oven.

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Take the casserole dish out, put the mozzarella cheese on top of the meatballs.

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Put back in the oven for another 10 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown.


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Revani with coconut flakes:
You need to make the syrup first. Because syrup should be completely cool and cake should be hot.

In a saucepan, combine 1.5 cups sugar and 2 cups water over medium high heat. Stir sugar until dissolved. When it starts to boil add a couple of drops lemon juice. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
For the cake:

Start with 3 eggs, add a cup of sugar, 
and beat it about 3-5 minutes with your hand mixer or with a kitchen aid stand mixer if you are lucky and have one:) 
Add 1/2 cup of oil (I use corn, but you can use whatever you have) and 1/2 milk. (whole or reduced fat, doesn't matter) Beat for another minute.
Sift a cup of flour and a tablespoon of baking powder and add it to your mixture, mix it just until it is blended together. 
Add a cup of coconut flakes and add 1/2 cup chopped walnuts. Walnuts are optional, you don't have to add them. Stir it with a spoon. 
Grease a deep pan, (I usually use a pyrex) and pour the mix. Then bake the cake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes, or until no longer jiggly. Wait for 5 minutes then pour the syrup. Allow it to cool and refrigerate it before serving.



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And that's it! I hope everyone enjoyed it, see you next week..!


Friday, March 11, 2011

Welcome

Hi everyone! Our cooking class will start in 2 days, I will be posting the recipes and photos from our class to this blog rather than giving you printouts. This way you can reach the recipes anytime and anywhere :)
I am so excited to meet you all!
Esra