Susamlı Somon / Sesame Salmon

This delicious fish recipe is a joint work of my friends Murat and Zahidur. 

Ingredients

Salmon steak/fillets (I used ~300 gr)

1/4 tablespoon of hot chilli/paprika powder

1/4 tablespoon of turmeric

~1 tablespoon of thyme 

2 tablespoons of sesame seeds

1 tablespoon of olive oil

1 clove of garlic, grated/mashed

Salt

Method

Mix spices, salt, oil and garlic. Marinate the fish in this mixture (Don't remove the scale, just clean it well). You can either grill or grill in oven or bake the fish in oven. If you are using an oven, preheat it to 200C degrees. Cover an oven dish with kitchen foil, and place the fish on it. Bake it.

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Bu lezzetli balik tarifi, arkadaslarim Murat ve Zahidur'un ortak calismasidir.

Malzemeler

Somon biftek/fileto (Ben ~300 gr kullandim)

1/4 yemek kasigi aci kirmizi biber

1/4 yemek kasigi zerdecal

~1 yemek kasigi kekik 

2 yemek kasigi susam

1 yemek kasigi zeytinyag 

1 dis sarimsak, rendelenmis/ezilmis

Tuz

Hazirlanisi

Tum baharatlari, tuzu, yagi ve sarimsagi bir tabakta karistirin. Baliklari bu karisimda dinlendirin (Baliklarin pullarini cikarmayin, sadece onceden iyice yikayin). Baliklari izgara yapabilirsiniz ya da firinin izgarasinda kizartabilirsiniz ya da firinda pisirebilirsiniz. Eger firinda pisirmeyi secerseniz, firini 200C dereceye ayarlayin. Bir firin kabini folyo kagidi ile kaplayin. Baliklari firin kabina alip, pisirin.

Salmon Cake

Ingredients (3-4 pieces)

125 gr salmon fillet

2 Potatoes

Ground paprika/chilli powder

Black pepper

Thyme (optional)

Salt

Oil

1 egg

Breadcrumbs

Method

Mash the boiled potatoes. Chop the salmon fillet into very small pieces. Combine salmon, mashed potatoes, salt, thyme and spices. Knead it. Take a big piece from the fish mixture and shape it with your hands. 

Dip the fish cakes into beaten egg. Then toss it in breadcrumbs. 

Pour 1 tablespoon of oil to frying pan. When the oil sizzles, fry the fish cakes. 

Serving suggestion: Serve with lime or lemon.

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Somon Köftesi

Malzemeler (3-4 parca)

125 gr somon fileto

2 Patates

Toz kirmizi biber

Karabiber

Kekik (istege bagli)

Tuz

Siviyag

1 yumurta

Galeta unu

Hazirlanisi

Haslanmis patatesleri pure haline getirin. Somon filetosunu cok kucuk parcalara kesin. Somonu, patates puresini, tuzu, kekigi ve baharatlari karistirip, yogurun. Buyuk bir parca balikli harctan alip, duz kofte seklini verin. 

Balik koftelerini once cirpilmis yumurtaya batirin. Sonra da galeta ununa bulayin. 

1 yemek kasigi siviyagini tavada isitin. Cizirdamaya basladiginda balik koftelerini kizartin.

Servis onerisi: Limon veya misket limonu ile servis ediniz. 

Çılbır

Poached Eggs with Yoghurt

Ingredients

Egg 

Yoghurt

Garlic, mashed

Red pepper flakes

Salt

Butter

Water

Preparation

Put water in a frying-pan. When the water starts to boil, bring it down to medium heat. Then break egg into the water gently. Cook it about 3-4 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to take it into a plate. Mix garlic, yoghurt and salt; and pour it on the poached egg.

Meanwhile, prepare the sauce as follows. Melt butter in a frying-pan. When it sizzles, add red pepper flakes. Stir-fry for 20 seconds. When it becomes ready, pour it on to the top of the poached eggs & yoghurt.

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Malzemeler

Yumurta

Yogurt

Sarimsak

Kirmizi pul biber

Tereyag

Tuz

Su

Hazirlanisi

Bir tavaya suyu koyup, kaynatin. Kaynadiktan sonra, ocagin altini yarima alip, tavanin icine yumurtayi nazikce kirin. Yumurtanin orta yumusaklikta olmasi icin 3-4 dakika suda pisirin. Yumurtalar pisince, bir kevgir yardimi ile suyunu suzdurdugunuz yumurtalari servis tabagina alin. Uzerine sarimsakli yogurdu (ve tuz ile birlikte) dokun.

Diger taraftan, bir tavada tereyagini eritin. Yag kizinca, icine kirmizi toz biberleri ekleyin ve 20 saniye kadar kavurun. Sos hazir olunca, onu yumurtali yogurdun uzerine dokun.

Yeşil-Mor Salatalı Sandviç / Green-Purple Leafed Salad Sandwich

Ingredients
Any brown bread of your choice.
Spreadable cheese
Black pepper
Leaves of your choice (I used: Lollo rosso - Red batavia - Apollo - Baby leaf spinach - Endive - Lamb's lettuce. In fact, it is Lidl's Italian Style Salad)

Method
Spread cheese on bread slices. Sprinkle with black pepper. Stuff with leaves of your choice.

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Malzemeler
Zevkinize gore herhangi bir kahverengi ekmek (cavdar, kepekli, ...)
Surulebilir beyaz peynir / suzme beyaz peynir
Karabiber
Zevkinize gore salatalik ot cesitleri [Ben sunlari kullandim: Kirmizi yaprakli marul (lollo rosso) - Kirmizi kivircik (red batavia) - Apollo* - Kucuk yaprakli ispanak - Endive* - Lamb's Lettuce* (Gorunus olarak semizotuna benziyor ama tatlari ayni degil. Adini neredeyse bir yildir arastiriyorum, hala bulamadim.)]

Internette cok arastirmama ragmen, maglesef bu bitkilerin Turkcelerini bulamadim ve bazilarini kendimce cevirdim. Lidl'a yolu dusecekler icin de belirteyim, Lidl'in Italyan Stili Salatasi'ni kullandim - ancak her ulkede ayni icerikte mi satiliyordur, bilemem.

Hazirlanisi
Ekmeklere peyniri surun ve uzerine karabiber serpin. Iki ekmek diliminin arasini istediginiz otlarla doldurun.

Patatesli Kek

Potato Cake

Ingredients

2 Potatoes, 

1 Onion

1+1/2 cup of flour

10 gr baking powder

2 eggs

1/2 cup of yoghurt

1/2 cup of oil (I used sunflower oil)

Dill (optional)

Sesame seeds

Nigella seeds

Salt

Method

Cut potatoes and onion into very small pieces and set aside. 

Whisk eggs. Add in yoghurt and oil, keep on whisking. In another bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt. Add in this flour-mixture slowly, stirring. Last, add potatoes and onions. Mix well.

Pour the mixture in a greased baking tray. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and black seeds. Bake in preheated oven at 200C degrees.

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Malzemeler

2 Patates

1 Sogan

1+1/2 su bardagi un

10 gr kabartma tozu

2 yumurta

1/2 su bardagi yogurt

1/2 su bardagi siviyag (ben aycicek yagi kullandim)

Dereotu (tercihe bagli)

Susam

Corek otu

Tuz

Hazirlanisi

Patatesleri ve sogani kucuk kucuk dograyip, bir kenara alin.

Yumurtalari cirpin. Yogurt ve yagi, cirparak yumurtalara karistirin. Bir baska kasede, un, kabartma tozu ve tuzu karistirin. Bu un karisimini, yavas bir bicimde sivi karisima karistirarak ekleyin. Son olarak patatesleri ve soganlari da ekleyip, iyice karistirin.

Harci, yaglanmis bir firin tepsisine dokun. Uzerine susam ve corek otu serpin. Onceden isitilmis 200C derece firinda pisirin.

Millionaire's Shortbread

Adapted from the recipe in http://titlisbusykitchen.com (Caramel Shortbread). There is a video-recipe in the website.

Ingredients

250 gr flour

175 gr butter

75 gr caster sugar

1 can of condensed milk caramel (397 gram) or more if you like

200 gr chocolate

Method

Mix the flour and the sugar in a bowl. Then add the chopped butter and knead well until you obtain a smooth dough. 

Place the dough in a baking tin (20 cm x 20 cm). Prick the dough (you can prick it about 35 times for such a tin) with a fork. Bake it at 180C degree for 20 minutes. 

When the shortbread is ready, leave it to cool. Then spread the caramel on the shortbread. 

Melt the chocolate with bain-marie technique. Then spread it on the caramel. Rest it in fridge until it hardens. Cut into square pieces.

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Milyoner Kurabiyesi

http://titlisbusykitchen.com adresindeki tariften uyarlanmistir. "Caramel Shortbread" adi altinda, videolu tarifi bu adreste bulabilirsiniz.

Malzemeler

250 gram un

175 gram tereyag

75 gram inceltilmis seker

1 teneke condensed milk caramel* (397 gram) ya da isterseniz daha fazla

200 gram cikolata

Hazirlanisi

Un ile sekeri bir kasenin icinde karistirin. Uzerine dogranmis tereyag parcalarini ilave edip, purusuz guzel bir hamur elde edinceye adar yogurun. 

Yapismaz bir firin tepsisine (20 cm x 20 cm) hamuru elinizle bastirarak yayin. Bir catal yardimi ile, hamurun uzerinde bir suru delikler acin (boyle bir tepsi icin, 35 defa catali saplayabilirsiniz).

Kurabiye hazir oldugunda, sogumaya birakin. Karameli uzerine surun. 

Cikolatayi benmari usulu eritin ve karamelin uzerine dokup, surun. Buzdolabinda, kati bir kivam alincaya kadar bekletin. Kare parcalara kesip servis ediniz.

Chocolate Log

I got the recipe from https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=488&v=bulnxOtFPiM. I made some changes. There is a video recipe on this site.

Ingredients

For the cake
6 eggs (seperated into egg yolks and whites)
150 gr caster sugar

50 gr cocoa powder

For the chocolate fudge

200 gr butter
100 gr dark chocolate + 150 gr milk chocolate
50 gr brown sugar
2 tablespoons milk
Vanilla essence (I used sugar vanillin)


300 gr double cream (or less - depending your taste)

Icing sugar



Method
Preparing the cake
Beat the egg yolks. Add in the sugar and continue beating. Add the cocoa powder and continue beating. In another container, beat the egg whites until they become this soft (see the picture below).

Then stir it in the egg yolk-cocoa mixture:
(Tip: Do not use metal spoon)

Stir it until it becomes smooth. Cover a baking tray (about 35 cm x 25 cm) with baking paper. Pour the cake mixture on it. Bake it at 170C -180C degree.
When the cake is baked, remove it from oven and cover it with a damp kitchen towel. Let it cool.

Preparing the chocolate fudge
Melt the butter in a saucepan. Then add the dark chocolate and dissolve it, stirring. Add the brown sugar and stir to dissolve. Last add the milk and the vanilla essence.

Pour the sauce in a bowl and keep it in fridge at least 1 hour until it becomes as thick as this:

(Tip: Do not forget to mix it well when you take it off the fridge)


Whisk the double cream and set aside.

Dust a flat surface with some icing sugar. Place the cake on that icing sugar. Peel the baking paper from the cake, gently. Spread the less than half of the chocolate fudge on the cake.

Spread the white filling on it:

Roll the cake. Cut the edges. Brush the excess icing sugar.



Spread the rest of the chocolate fudge on the cake roll.

Draw wavy lines using a fork.

Sieve icing sugar on the cake.

You may decorate it as you like or leave it as it is. I used pebble-shaped chocolates to decorate. Keep it in fridge for a few hours. Sieve icing sugar on the cake before serving.

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Tarifi https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=488&v=bulnxOtFPiM
 adresinden aldim. Bazi degisiklikler yaptim. Bu adreste, "Chocolate Log" adi altinda, videolu anlatimi seyredebilirsiniz.

Malzemeler

Kek icin

6 yumurta (sarisi ve beyazi ayrilmis olarak)
150 gr seker
50 gr kakao

Cikolata kremasi icin
200 gr tereyag
100 gr bitter cikolata + 150 gr sutlu cikolata
50 gr kahverengi seker
2 yemek kasigi sut
Vanilya esansi (ben, sekerli vanilin kullandim)


200 gr krema (orijinal tarif: 300 gr yoğun krema - double cream. Fakat Türkiye'de satılan 200 gr krema da uygun)

Pudra sekeri



Hazirlanisi
Kekin Hazirlanisi

Yumurta sarilarini cirpin. Sekeri ekleyip cirpmaya devam edin. Kakaoyu da ekleyin ve cirpmaya devam edin. Bir baska kabin icinde, yumurta beyazlarini asagidaki gibi bir kıvam alincaya kadar cirpin:

Bu kopugu, kakaolu karisima ekleyin:



Puruzsuz bir kivam alincaya kadar karistirin. Bir firin tepsisini (35 cm x 25 cm boyutlarinda), firin kagidi ile kaplayin. Hazirladiginiz kek harcini firin kagidinin uzerine dokun ve 170C - 180C derece firinda pisirin. 

Kek pistiginde, onu firindan alin ve uzerini nemli bir bez ile ortun. Sogumasi icin bir kenarda bekletin.

Cikolata kremasinin hazirlanisi

Tereyagini bir tencerede eritin. Cikolatayi ekleyip, eritin. Sonra sekeri de ekleyip, eritin. Sutu ekleyin. Son olarak vanilya esansini ekleyin.

Sosu bir kaba dokup, asagidaki gibi koyu bir kivam alincaya kadar (en az 1 saat) buzdolabinda bekletin:



(Not: Buzdolabından çıkardıktan sonra iyice karıştırıp pürüzsüz bir hal almasını sağlayın.)

Pasta dolgusunu (beyaz kremalı kısım) hazirlamak icin, kremayi cirpin.

Duz bir yuzeye pudra sekeri serpin. Keki, pudra sekerinin uzerine yerlestirin. Ve keke yapismis olan, firin kagidini dikkatlice soyun. Cikolata kremasinin bir kısmını kekin uzerine surun.




Beyaz kremayi da cikolata kremasinin uzerine surun:



Keki kivirarak rulo yapin. Kenarlarini kesin. Fazla pudra sekerini, firca ile alin.

Geri kalan cikolata kremasini kek rulosunun uzerine surun. 

Bir catal yardimi ile, dalgali cizgiler cizin.

Uzerine pudra sekeri serpin (eleyerek). 

Istediginiz gibi susleyebilirsiniz veya oylece birakabilirsiniz. Ben, cakil tasi seklindeki cikolatalar ile susledim. Servis etmeden birkac saat once buzdolabinda bekletiniz ve servisten hemen once pudra sekeri serpiniz.