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Inegöl Köfte ( Inegöl Meatball)

Menu Ineğol Köfte in my table

Köfte or meatball is number one favorite meal locally here in Turkey. Me my self and husband also fan of it ^_^ as kebab, köfte also has many kind. In Bursa (city I live in now) famous with some traditional Turkish food, one of them is Inegöl Köfte... Inegöl is name of small town about 1 hour away out of Bursa, maybe this köfte came from there.

Main ingredient of köfte is ground meat mix with other some spices and grilled.

Let's try to make it...

Ingredients:

* 0,5 kg ground meat

* 1/2 teaspoon carbonate

* 1 big onion (grated)
* 1/2 cup old bread , inside part (grated)
* salt to taste

Mix and knead all ingredients above until well blended. Let it stand for about 30 mnts before you shape it long round or oval shaped. Cook over grill. You can add grilled green banana chillies, eggplant and tomato also.

Server while it's hot with fried potato or turkish pilav

Kırmızı biber siş kebab (siş kebab with ground red paprika/ pepper)

Selam everybody....Merhaba fro Turkiye

When summer came, and long vacation arriving for the family, many families used to go to picnics to many public gardens that provided by local governments in each city in Turkey.Maybe on another occasion I will share the atmosphere in the parks in Turkey when summer, really nice. They bring all the equipment from Cay damlık (traditional Turkish tea pot), up to manggal (bbq equipment) with favorite menu along them namely Kebab or köfte (typical meatball Turkey)

Many kinds of kebabs from Turkey, among others, siş kebab. Siş kebab can make of beef / lamb or turkey stabbed with bamboo or metal and burnt over charcoal.

This time I try to make this siş kebab seasoned with red parika powder (ground red pepper)or in Turkish language called " Kırmızı biber". This red pepper powder give 'ferocious' red tint but it was not hot spicy. siş kebab I make with these ingredients using turkey meat and beef.

Materials (about 10 sticks):
* 1/2 kg beef/ lamb, cut into chunk
* 1/2 kg turkey (chicken can also be used), cut according to taste.
* 5 tablespoons olive oil (or you can use regular cooking oil)
* 1 tablespoon smoke paprika
* 1/2 tablespoon cayenne pepper (to taste)
* 1 /2 tablespoon dried basil leaves (fesleğen: Türkçe)
* 1/2 teaspoon red chili pepper flake
* 1 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)

* Bamboo/ metal Skewers

Additional:
Onions, large green chillies, tomatoes and vary according to family tastes.

Mix all ingredients and marinate chicken/ turkey

or meat whole night

How to make:
Mix all ingredients above and apply (marinate) on the chicken (turkey)/ meat. Allow to soak. I made the night before, so it's perfect. Roasted over a coals.
Additional materials are also roasted on coals.

Enjoy it while it's hot. I'm thinking to gather family picnic soon with this :D

Lemon Squash, great summer beverage

Early August, the weather so hot without wind, make me and husband hesitate to go out even just go to market... We just laying down on carpet in front of TV with full big jar of.... Lemon Squash ! hhmmm.... just so nice for cool down a lil bit hot temperature in our body....

It's nice to cool down body temperature on summer

Things you should prepare:

-1 big jar

-3 big lemon (before you squeeze lemons, grate lemon rinds/ make lemon zest)

-200 gr sugar ( dissolve with 300 ml water) or you can use colorless vanilla syrup.

-1 lt soda water.

How to make is easy. mix all together the materials, taste the sweetness as you like, you may add some sugar or syrup. Put on big lemonade jar. Keep in refrig.

Add some ice cube when you will serve it, garnish with lemon slice.

Enjoy your summer.

Making Blackberry jam

Summer time, as many other 'berries' comes in summer time, we can find many blackberries on market. Many kind of dessert or food we can make with this black fruit. This time I will make blackberry jam for my Cheese cake topping...

Cheese Stick

One of my favorite for spending my weekend in front of TV all day. With big cup of tea or coffee, I can eat one whole jar alone. Simply to make and quick... let's prepare.

Ingedients:
- 250 grams flour
- 50 grams Tapioca.
- 1/ 4 teaspoon baking soda
- 50 ml of cooking oil.
- 1 egg
- 25 ml water
- 100 grams of cheddar cheese, grated
- 1/ 4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/ 2 teaspoon of garlic powder.
- 1 teaspoon salt
- A little bulyon block (optional)

How to make:
1. Mix flour, tapioca and baking soda, set aside.
2. Stir in cooking oil, eggs and water until blended. and add into the flour mixture.
3. Add the other seasonings and cheese. Knead until smooth. In this process there may be additional wheat flour if the dough is not yet smooth. Let stand for 15 minutes.
4. Milled dough thin and cut into pieces. Fry in hot oil until golden brown and crispy.
5. After the cold keep into airtight jar and serve.

CHEESECAKE WITH BLACKBERRY JAM

Selam. Merhaba from Turkey.

I love this cake because it's so soft and delicate.. can not avoid to eat more than one piece.. first time you read the recipe, maybe you think the step so complicated, but actually it's simple as long as you follow step by step.

Ingredients A:

1) ½ cup whole milk
2) 40 g unsalted butter
3) 125 g cream cheese

Ingredients B:
1) ½ cup flour
2) 1 full tablespoon cornstarch
3) 2 egg yolks
4) 1 teaspoon lemon juice / lemon
5) 1 tsp lemon Zest

Ingredients C:
1) 3 Whites egg
2) ½ cup granulated sugar

Ingredients D:
Blackberry jam 1 tablespoon (or other fruit jam)
1 tablespoon warm water
Strawberry / peach / orange / kiwi, as your like for topping

How to make:
1. Prepare a 18cm baking dish, spread with butter, cover with baking paper, grease with butter again. If using a pan that can be dismantled confirm watertight pan (wrap with aluminum foil). Prepare marinade pan for water, fill with water until 1/4 only. Enter the water-filled pan to oven, pre-heat the oven to 160 ° C.

2. Mix ingredients A: butter, milk, and cream cheese in small saucepan, heat over low heat, stir until all ingredients melt and blend. Use medium heat so cream will not burn.

3.When the cream still warm, add flour and cornstarch (Ingredients B) into the pot of cream cheese. Stir until blended. put the egg yolks, lemon zest and lemon juice .Make sure all the ingredients perfectly blended. set aside.

4. Beat the egg whites, granulated sugar until the 'soft peak' . Add this egg whites into previous batter in 3 batches. Fold to combine well. Pour batter into greased pan and lined with baking paper. And water bath bake/au bain marie.

5. Bake for 45 minutes. Test with a toothpick. If still sticky, baking time can be added 10-15 minutes.
Note: recognize you own oven character, the surface of the cake should be golden yellow (not brown)

6.After cake set, while it's warm, take out carefully the cake. Because the cheese cake is very delicate, be careful when flipped it.

7. For topping: warm blackberry jam with boiled water on the stove (just make it warm and can be mixed). Brush the surface of the cheese cake with jam. Garnish with blackberry. Or you can vary with other fruits as desired.

Enjoy.

Fındık Patatesli Tavuk Budu Paçası (Turkish Chicken thighs and potato)

Malzemeler:

6 adet tavuk budu
1 çay bardağı mısır yağı
3 adet büyük domates (kabuğu soyulup kare doğranmış)
3 adet soğan (ince doğranmış)
8 diş sarımsak
4 adet büyük patates
Tuz, karabiber
½ demet maydanoz (İnce kıyılmış)
½ demet nane (ince kıyılmış)
2 çorba kasığı sirke
2 su bardağı su

Yapılışı :

Tencere içinde yağı kızdırın. Soğanı ve sarımsağı koyup. Karıstırarak biraz renk aldırın. Butlari ilave ettikten sonra. Agaç kaşık ile alt üst ederek biraz kızartın. Uzerine domates ve 2 bardak su ekleyin. Kaynamaya bırakın. Üzerinde olusan köpüğü alın. Patatesleri ilave edip.. 20 dakika kısık ateşte pişirin. Lezzetini kontrol ettikten sonra. Nane veya maydanoz serpiştirerek. Servis yapın.

Afiyet Olsun.

English

Ingredients

6 pieces chicken leg
1 tea cup corn oil
3 large tomatoes (chopped square shell peeled)
3 onions (finely chopped)
8 cloves garlic
4 large potatoes
Salt and pepper to taste
½ bunch parsley (chopped fine)
½ bunch mint (finely chopped)
2 tablespoons vinegar
2 cups water

How to cook:
Heat oil in saucepan. Put the onion and garlic. Stir a little until transparent. add Chicken legs. With wooden spoon upside down and fry a bit. Add the tomato slices and 2 cups water. Let it boil. Remove the foam that might be appear. Add potatoes and stir again .. Cook on low heat 20 minutes. After checking the taste. Sprinkle with mint or parsley. Serve.
Enjoy your meal.

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