
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 500 grams potatoes (grated)
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a frying pan on medium high heat, add oil.
- Squeeze out as much moisture as you can from the grated potatoes.
- When the oil in the pan heats up to the point of shimmering, add the grated potatoes and spread with 1 cm thickness.
- Add some salt and pepper to taste.
- Continue cooking until golden brown on both sides.
Quick Notes
Dry the potatoes as much as you can else you will end with a mushy texture instead of crispness.
Variations
Go well along fried eggs, hams, and a biscuit.
Cooking time (duration): 15
Diet type: Vegetarian
Number of servings (yield): 4
Meal type: breakfast
Culinary tradition: USA (Southern)
My rating:5 stars: ?????
Posted: June 1st, 2010
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You can’t call it a Salad!!!
Ingredients
- 1 pita bread (broiled or fried)
- 1 mid-size lettuce (chopped)
- 500 grams tomatoes (diced)
- 100 grams cucumbers (diced)
- 1 green pepper (chopped)
- 10 small radishes, chopped
- 1 onion (wings)
- 20 mint leaves (chopped)
- 1/4 cup parsley (diced)
- 1/2 cup purslane ( Bakleh in Lebanese)
- 1/4 cup fresh thyme
- 1 tbsp pomegranate molasses (or balsamic vinegar if not available)
- 1/2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp sumac
- 1 lemon (zest)
- 1 lemon (juice)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- In a bowl, chop, cut and mix lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, parsley, purslane, thyme, green pepper, radishes, mint, onion and lemon zest.
- To prepare the vinaigrette, combine molasses, olive oil, brown sugar, salt and sumac, lemon juice and then drizzle over the vegetables.
- To serve, incorporate the fried or broiled crispy pita bread in the salad and enjoy!
Cooking time (duration): 90
Number of servings (yield): 5
Meal type: dinner/lunch
Culinary tradition: Lebanese
My rating:5 stars: ?????
Posted: April 16th, 2010
Categories:
Salads
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radishes,
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Summary: Emperor’s forbidden taste revisited
Steak Ingredients
- 4 beef sirloins
- 3 tbsp fresh black pepper
Rice Ingredients
- 2 cups black rice
- 5 cups water
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp salt
Pesto Ingredients
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 cups fresh basil leaves
- 3 tbsp pine nuts
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese (grated)
- salt and fresh black pepper to taste
Steak Instructions
- In a small plate put, grate some black pepper, (or a mix of black, red and white pepper if available).
- Dip the sirloin edges with the peppers.
- In a grilling pan or BBQ grill, cook them to your taste.
Rice Instructions
- Rinse the rice for 10 minutes in cool water.
- In a boiling pot with a tight-fitting lid, add black rice, water, olive oil and salt.
- Bring the rice to a boil, and cook for about 20 minutes.
- When Craters appears, turn off the heat and put between the pot and the lid a soft cloth and let it rest for another 10 minutes.
Pesto Instructions
- In a food processor, add garlic, basil leaves, pine nuts, and a dash of salt and pepper to the bowl of the processor. While processing, drizzle in olive oil until you get a smooth puree.
- Add parmesan cheese and mix it with the rest. If the pesto is too thick add some water to it.
Serving Instructions
- In a large plate, put some black rice.
- Add pesto ready sauce on top or around it.
- Place a sirloin steak aside.
- Enjoy!
Quick Notes
Serve with some crisp matured red wine.
Variations
You can prepare the same recipe with chicken filet marinated with some white wine before 2 hours at least
Cooking time (duration): 70
Number of servings (yield): 4
Meal type: lunch
Culinary tradition: Valencian
My rating:4 stars: ?????
Posted: March 20th, 2010
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Summary: Lebanese taste with a kick
Ingredients
- 1 kg potatoes diced
- 1/4 cup garlic cloves (minced)
- 1/4 fresh coriander (chopped)
- 1 tbsp chilli puree
- 1/4 tsp paprika powder
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Fry the potatoes cubes till golden brown.
- In a small bowl, dilute the chilli puree with 2 tbsp of olive oil.
- In a large pan, add the rest of the olive oil, coriander, garlic, chilli, and paprika.
- Fry the mixture for 1 minute then add the fried potatoes.
- Toss together, add the lemon juice, salt and frech black pepper and serve .
Cooking time (duration): 30
Diet type: Vegetarian
Number of servings (yield): 4
Meal type: hors d’oerves
Culinary tradition: Middle Eastern
My rating:5 stars: ★★★★★
Posted: March 17th, 2010
Categories:
Amuse-Bouche/Hors-D’œuvre,
Lebanese,
mezza,
tapa
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Ingredients
- 1 recipe tomato sauce
- 1 recipe cheese sauce
- 4 large red peppers
- 3 medium or aubergines
- 500 grams Lasagne sheets
- 50g parmesan freshly grated.
Tomato sauce
- 2 cans of chopped tomatoes
- 30ml Olive oil
- 3 tbsp chopped fresh basil
- 2 garlic cloves peeled and crushed
- Pinch of sugar
Cheese sauce
- 1 liter of milk
- 1 heaped tablespoon of flour
- 50g of butter
- 200g of grated cheese, a good melting cheese such as gouda, emmental or cheddar.
- 1/2 teaspoon of freshly grated nutmeg.
Instructions
- Tomato sauce: place the chopped tomatoes, half the oil, the garlic, basil and sugar into a saucepan. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer gently for about 20 minutes. Remove the lid and simmer a little longer until the sauce is slightly concentrated. Cool.
- Cheese sauce: Put the all the ingredients except for the cheese in a saucepan and bring to the boil slowly whisking all the time. Once thickened, remove from the heat and leave for a minute or two to cool. Add the grated cheese and stir until melted into the sauce.
- Cut the peppers into quarters, brush with a little oil and grill for 5-7 minutes each side until charred and tender. Transfer to a heatproof bowl and cover the bowl tightly with clingfilm (cellophane wrap). This will loosen the skin of the peppers.
- Cut the aubergines lengthways into thick slices , brush with oil and grill for 5-7 minutes each side. Leave to cool.
- Peel the cooled peppers.
- Grease a large oven proof dish with a little oil and begin layering your lasagne. Start with tomato sauce, then aubergine, red pepper, lasagne sheets and cheese sauce. Finish with lasagne and a coating of cheese sauce. Sprinkle with the grated parmesan.
- Bake in the oven at 200 C for 25-30 minutes or until bubbling and golden.
- Leave to cool for 15 minutes before cutting and serving.
Variations
Serve with garlic bread and green leafy salad.
Cooking time (duration): 60
Diet type: Vegetarian
Number of servings (yield): 4
Meal type: lunch
Culinary tradition: Greek
My rating:4 stars: ★★★★☆
Posted: March 7th, 2010
Categories:
Greek
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Ingredients
- 500 grams carrots (mincely chopped)
- 100 grams onions (mincely chopped)
- 2 tsp fresh ginger (grated)
- 6 cups stock
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- saltand black pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a soup pot, on medium low, add butter, oil, onions, carrots and salt.
- Saute until vegetables are soft.
- Add ginger and cook for a minute or two more. the add the stock to the mixture and simmer for about 10 minutes.
- Puree the soup mixture in a blender until smooth.
- Add lime zest and juice. Chill and serve.
Cooking time (duration): 20
Diet type: Vegetarian
Number of servings (yield): 4
Meal type: supper
Culinary tradition: Chinese
My rating:3 stars: ★★★☆☆
Posted: February 26th, 2010
Categories:
soup
Tags:
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carrots,
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oil,
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Authentic taste from Lebanon
Ingredients
- 2 kg lamb or beef meat (thinly sliced)
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup vinegar
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp red pepper
- 1 tsp Mastic
- 1/2 tsp Cardamom
- 1 tsp salt
- 5 medium sized tomatoes
Instructions
- In a Bowl, mix all the peppers and salt together, add to the meat and the vinegar and olive oil and marinate before hand, at least 3 hours before cooking time (preferably overnight).
- Place the marinated meat in a non-stickable cooker, and cook for about 20 mins till the meat is browned but still juicy.
- Turn off the heat, add the tomatoes to steam them in the cooker for few mins before serving the delicious shawarma.
Quick Notes
serve with Tahini, and a mixed onions/parsley minced vegetables.
Variations
you can replace meat with chicken or turkey.
Cooking time (duration): 40
Number of servings (yield): 6
Meal type: lunch
Culinary tradition: Lebanese
My rating:4 stars: ★★★★☆
Posted: February 21st, 2010
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Pizza with ham and figs
Ingredients
- 500 grams of pizza dough
- 250 grams ham often cut into strips
- 250 grams fresh mozzarella cheese
- 2 tablespoons fennel seeds
- extra virgin olive oil
- 14 fresh figs
- salt and fresh black pepper.
Instructions
- Roll out the dough into a thin sheet with a rolling pin or your hands.
- Put the dough in an oiled baking sheet, brush with oil also the
surface of the dough, sprinkle with the fennel seeds.
- Peel and cut the figs, place them over the pizza dough.
- Place cutted mozarella cheese on top.
- Season with olive oil, fresh black pepper and salt.
- Cook in oven at 250C degrees for about 20 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and sprinkle with ham.
Quick Notes
Serve with rose wine.
Cooking time (duration): 40
Number of servings (yield): 4
Meal type: lunch
Culinary tradition: Italian
My rating:5 stars: ★★★★★
Posted: January 29th, 2010
Categories:
italian
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Recipe: Chestnut Soup
Ingredients
- 500mg chestnuts (pre-roasted and peeled)
- 4 cups broth
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup cream (full fat)
- 1 medium onion (minced)
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tsp salt
- Freshly ground black pepper and thyme
Instructions
- Sauté the onions and thyme with a pinch of salt in the olive oil in a heavy bottom sauté pan until the onions are golden. (make to not burn the onions)
- Add half cup of water then after it evaporates a little, add the milk and broth and simmer.
- Add chestnuts and simmer until chestnuts are falling apart.
- Remove soup from heat and stir in the heavy cream.
- Puree the mixture until it is blended and smooth, strain it for a smooth mixture.
- Add black pepper and salt to taste.
- Enjoy
Quick Notes
If the soup feels too thick for you, add milk or cream to thin it out.
Cooking time (duration): 30
Diet type: Vegetarian
Number of servings (yield): 6
Meal type: lunch
Culinary tradition: USA (Nouveau)
My rating:5 stars: ★★★★★
Posted: January 28th, 2010
Categories:
soup
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Ingredients
- 1 cup precooked/canned chickpeas
- 1 clove garlic mashed
- 1 tomato chopped
- Olive Oil
- Salt and cumin powder to taste
- 1/2 cup pine-nuts
- 2 tbsp butter
Instructions
- In a Bowl, add the precooked chickpeas and mix with salt,cumin powder, garlic, tomato, and olive oil.
- In a pan, melt the butter (don’t burn it), then add pine-nuts and sauté till golden brown. Sprinkle the goldened pinenuts on top of your chickpea mixture.
Cooking time (duration): 15
Diet type: Vegetarian
Number of servings (yield): 2
Meal type: lunch
Culinary tradition: Lebanese
My rating:5 stars: ★★★★★
Posted: January 13th, 2010
Categories:
Lebanese,
low calorie,
vegeterian
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Ingredients
- 500 grams zucchini thinly sliced
- Olive oil for frying
- Salt to taste
Batter:
- 1 cup soda water
- 1/2 tsp of sea salt
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Thinly slice zucchinis in a bowl.
- Prepare the batter by mixing all the ingredients(soda, flour and salt).
- Bring oil to high heat.
- Pour batter over zucchinis to coat them.
- Place battered zucchinis in oil and fry until golden on both sides and batter puffs up. Drain enough to remove excess oil.
- Serve hot.
Cooking time (duration): 25
Diet type: Vegetarian
Number of servings (yield): 4
Meal type: lunch
Culinary tradition: Middle Eastern
My rating:5 stars: ★★★★★
Posted: December 26th, 2009
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Ingredients
- 100 grams octopus (semi-cooked)
- 100 grams shrimps (21-25 preferable semi-cooked)
- 100 grams scallops (semi-cooked)
- 2 medium tomatoes (finely chopped)
- 1 red onion (thinly sliced)
- 1 small chili pepper (finely minced)
- 1 small yellow bell pepper (finely minced)
- 1 small jalapeño pepper
- 2 kg limes (juiced)
- extra virgin olive oil
- pinch of fresh cilantro
- salt, black and red pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cut the seafood ingredients into munchies (bite-size) pieces then mix them together.
- Cut the onion a la julienne.
- Cut tomatoes, red and yellow and green bell peppers into small squares.
- Mix the onion, tomatoes, lime juice, bell peppers, jalapeño, cilantro , olive oil, salt and pepper, then add them to the seafood mixture.
Quick Notes
Serve fresh with a good chilled mojito or beer.
Cooking time (duration): 25
Diet (other): Low calorie
Number of servings (yield): 6
Meal type: hors d’oerves
Culinary tradition: Central American
My rating:5 stars: ?????
Posted: December 20th, 2009
Categories:
Amuse-Bouche/Hors-D’œuvre,
Caribbean,
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tapa
Tags:
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