Stuffed Swiss Chards with Rice, Meat and Vegetables (Sarma)
Ingredients: 3 bunches of Swiss or any chards or any similar green leafy vegetable. We’ll make about 26-30 stuffed ones. 1/3 cup oil 1 lbs ground meat 10 Tbsp uncooked…
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Melanzane sott’olio (Eggplant Cured in Oil)
Ingredients: 2 eggplants, around 1kg-1.2kg, 2lbs-2.5lbs 2-4 cloves garlic 200ml vinegar 200ml water 125g salt 300-500ml extra virgin olive oil and/or other oils Instructions: Peel the eggplants, slice them like…
Garlic Butter Sauce (Roux)
Ingredients: 1 stick butter 4 cloves garlic 2 Tbsp flour 2 cups milk 1 tsp salt (optional) 1/2 tsp black pepper (optional) Instructions: Melt butter and add chopped garlic on…
Mint Raita
Ingredients: 2/3 cup greek yogurt or kefir 12g cilantro or parsley 4g mint 1 jalapeno pepper 1 garlic clove 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 tbsp lime/lemon juice or vinegar 1/2 tsp…
Imam bayildi (baked eggplant with onions, peppers, garlic and tomato)
Ingredients: 1 medium, medium/large eggplant 1 medium onion 1 ripe tomato or equivalent of cherry tomatoes 1 small italian or 1/4 bell pepper (optional) 2-3 cloves garlic 1/4 cup extra…
Kebap
Ingredients: 2 lbs meat (1 lb pork, 1 lb beef) 2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp black pepper 4-5 garlic cloves 4 Tbsp water Instructions: Add the…
Shakshuka
Ingredients: 2Tbsp oil 1/2 onion, chopped 1/2 bell pepper, chopped 2-3 garlic cloves, chopped 14oz can diced tomatoes 3-4 large eggs 1tsp harissa spices or paprika 1/2 tsp cumin (optional)…
Split pea & ham soup
Ingredients: 1 lbs (500g) dried split peas 1 lbs (500g) chopped ham 1 onion chopped 3 Tbsp (50ml) oil 4oz – 6oz (120g-180g) carrots (shredded or chopped) 4 cloves garlic…
Clam Sauce
This is for one person. Ingredients: 1/4 onion 2-3 cloves garlic 1 can (6.5oz) minced clams 1/4 stick butter 1 1/2 Tbsp oil salt, pepper to taste Instructions: Saute the…
Garlic butter
Ingredients: 1/2 stick unsalted butter at room temperature 1 garlic clove fresh parsley (see picture) 1/4 tsp salt Instructions: Chop/grind the garlic and parsley and mix with butter and salt