torsdag 23. juni 2011

Fūl medammis, and Kushari

Egyptian cuisine consists of the local culinary traditions of Egypt. Egyptian cuisine makes heavy use of legumes and vegetables, as Egypt's rich Nile Valley and Delta produce large quantities of high-quality crops

By Taco Moha, Egypt Travel
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Fūl medammis or simply fūl, is an Egyptian dish of cooked and mashed fava beans served with olive oil, chopped parsley, onion, garlic, and lemon juice. A staple meal in Egypt, it is popular in the cuisines of the Levant.


Ingredients
  • 15 oz. can (425 grams) Fava beans
  • Fresh, chopped Parsley
  • 1 diced Onion
  • Lemon juice (of 1 lemon)
  • Olive oil
  • 2 tsp Cumin
  • 1 clove chopped Garlic
  • 1 chopped Serranno Chili
  • Pita bread
Preparation
Use a sauté pan to heat the olive oil. Toss in Chili, Garlic and Cumin. Sauté for 2 minutes
Add 2 tbsp Olive oil, Fava beans, and Lemon juice.
Stir and mash roughly during sauté for 10 minutes.
Add more Olive oil and Parsley.
Warm the Pita breads.
Serve the Fūl medammis with warmed Pita bread.

Koshari, often transliterated as koshary, kosheri or koshari, is a popular traditional Egyptian national dish. It consists of a base of rice, brown lentils, chickpeas, macaroni, and a topping of Egyptian garlic and vinegar and spicy tomato sauce (salsa). Fried onion is commonly added as a garnish. Koshary is normally a vegetarian and usually a vegan dish, possibly reflecting the meatless diet of Coptic Christians during Lent and other fasts and/or the high cost of meat for the lower classes. It is becoming common to add fried liver or shawarma meat as an additional topping.


Koshary is one of the most popular, inexpensive, and common dishes in Egypt, and many restaurants specialize in this one dish.

Ingredients
  • 1 cup Rice
  • 1 cup Macaroni pasta (or bucatini, ditalini, penne)
  • 1 cup Lentils
  • 2 tbsp Olive oil
  • 1 Onion, chopped finely
  • 2-3 cloves minced Garlic
  • 2 cups Tomato sauce (or crushed tomatoes)
  • 1/2-1 tsp Pepper flakes
  • Salt and pepper
  • Oil for frying
  • 1 sliced (thinly) Onion, sliced thinly
  • Salt and pepper
Preparation
Cook Rice (in 2 cups water) about 20 minutes.
Cook Macaroni until „al dente“
Simmer Lentils in 2 cups of water in a covered pot until tender, about 30-45 minutes.

While cooking, in the meantime:

Use a sauté pan to heat the Olive oil (medium high heat).
Add Onions and Garlic, and sauté until the onions are translucent/, about 4-5 minutes.
Reduce the heat to medium/low, stir in the tomato sauce, pepper flakes, simmer for 10-15 minutes.
(For more spicy tomatoe sauce, add ground cumin, cinnamon or baharat spice)
If necessary add just a little water. Season with salt and pepper, set the sauté pan aside.

Heat 1/2-inch of Olive oil, and add the sliced Onions. Fry until they are crispy and brown, and drain the slices Onions on paper towels.

In a large bowl place Rice, Macaroni and Lentils, stir gently when seasoning with salt and papper. Serve the mixure as portions in indivual bowls, og pour Tomatoe sauce (or crushed tomatoes) over each portion. On top, place crispy fried Onions. Serve Kushari hot or at room temperature, with Lemon slices as additionals.

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søndag 5. juni 2011

Seafood Barbeque; Salmon and Apple on the Grill

Seafood Barbeque; Salmon and Apple

For: 4 people
 

Photographer: Kim Holthe

Photo is used with Norwegian Seafood Export Council's permission (Copyright)

600 g salmon fillet, skinned and boned
2 green apples
4 spring onions
2 cups whipped cream
salt, pepper, cayenne pepper

Cut salmon fillet into thick slices. 
Peel apples, cut them in half and then into slices.
Peel and cut the green onion.
Tear off four large pieces of aluminum foil, fold and shape into three small coffins. 
Spread the green onions at the bottom and add the salmon and apple layer. 
Sprinkle with salt, pepper and a touch of cayenne pepper and pour the cream into the coffins.
Place packets on the grill, place the lid over and bake the fish until it has just cooked through, 6-7 minutes.
 
Server fish in packages with a fresh, mixed salad and bread.

 

fredag 3. juni 2011

Fisherman's wife's Mussels

Fisherman's wife's Mussels

Portions: 1-2 people
Photographer: Alf Børjesson. Photo is used with Norwegian Seafood Export Council's permission (Copyright)

1 kg Norwegian mussels
1 / 2 el. 1 small stalk celery
1 / 2 small onion
1 piece of leek
1 tablespoon butter or olive oil
1 / 2 cup white wine or. 1-2 tsp lemon squeezed
Possibly some fresh herbs
Greens (parsley, dill, tarragon, seasoning as desired, a little cream)
Accessories
Fresh white bread or French fries
Mayonnaise or butter

Preparation
Fry all the onions, other vegetables in oil.
Add wine, lemon, herbs and mussels.
Steam the mussels to open.
Mussels that do not open are dead (must be discarded).


Dining
Serve hot with toasted bread
Use the shellfish sauce after cooking to dip the bread in.
Can be combined with shrimp or other shellfish.
White wine tastes great along with mussels.


torsdag 2. juni 2011

Stock Seafood's Fish and Seafood Recipes: Spicy pollack with green lenses

Stock Seafood's Fish and Seafood Recipes: Spicy pollack with green lenses: "Spicy pollack with green lenses Not only do we recommend eating more fish, but also to use more dry legumes, such as lenstils. They come in..."

Spicy pollack with green lenses

Spicy pollack with green lenses
Not only do we recommend eating more fish, but also to use more dry legumes, such as lentils. They come in many colors, here we have used the green ones.


Photographer: Alf Børjesson. 
Photo is used with permission by Norwegian Seafood Export Council (Copyright)

Dinner for 4 people
ca. 750 g saithe fillets, skinned and boned
2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon olive or canola oil
1 teaspoon garam masala

Lentils:
175 g green lentils
1 garlic clove
juice of ½ lemon
salt
 
Mint Yoghurt:
1 cup yogurt, mild and easy
1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
1 tablespoon chopped flat-leaf parsley
In the oven at 225 C for approx. 10 min

1. Start with the lentils. Boil them until tender in unsalted water for 15-20 minutes.
2. Strain the cooking water.
3. Press garlic and stir it into the lentils, add lemon juice, season with salt.
4. Fry the fish while the lentils are cooking.
5. Cut it into serving pieces, sprinkle with salt, drizzle with oil and sprinkle with garam masala.
6. Add fish pieces on baking paper on the baking tray and bake them high in the oven until they are cooked through and lightly browned on top.
7. Stir parsley and mint in the yogurt.
8.Spread the lentils on plates with the fish above. Serve with mint yogurt.

onsdag 1. juni 2011

Stock Seafood's Fish and Seafood Recipes: BACALAU (Bacalao) the Norwegian way

Stock Seafood's Fish and Seafood Recipes: BACALAU (Bacalao) the Norwegian way: "BACALAU (English language) 2 kg dried fish (Clipfish) 1 kg onions 1 kg potato 2 pieces dried chilli (optional) 3 bk tomato (preferably ..."

BACALAU (Bacalao) the Norwegian way

BACALAU
2 kg dried fish (Clipfish)
1 kg onions
1 kg potato
2 pieces dried chilli (optional)
3 bk tomato (preferably fresh tomatoes)
10 peppercorns
1 piece of garlic
2 x bay leaves
20 pcs black olives
200 g pickled peppers (available in jars in most grocery stores)
2 dl olive oil

Water out the fish overnight (put it in a large bowl of water)
Cut the dried fish into slices, about 2 cm.
Peel the potatoes and onions and cut into slices (same thickness).
Add fish, potatoes, onions and pickled peppers layered in a large saucepan.
Divide the garlic in half crosswise. Put it in the pot (without peeling it) together with pepper, bay, chili, olives, tomatoes and olive oil.
Let it cook approximately one hour, and serve.


Photographer: Per Erik Jæger. Photo used with permission by: © Norwegian Seafood Export Council

BACALAO (Norwegian language)
2 kg klippfisk
1 kg løk
1 kg potet
2 stk tørkede chili (valgfritt)
3 bk tomat (eller fersker tomater)
10 stk pepperkorn
1 stk hvitløk
2 stk laurbærblad
20 stk sorte oliven
200 g syltet paprika (fåes på glass i de fleste butikker)
2 dl olivenolje

Skjær opp klippfisken i skiver, ca 2 cm.
Skrell poteter og løk og skjær opp i skiver, omtrent like tykke.
Legg fisk, poteter, løk og syltet paprika lagvis i en stor kjele.
Del hvitløken i to på tvers. Legg den i gryta (uten å skrelle den) sammen med pepper, laurbær, chili, oliven, tomater og olivenolje.
La det koke ca én time, og server.