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Diesa Reply #60 in Zeta Channel Recipe Exchange — Posted August 20, 2007, 07:17:44 PM
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Here's some more middle eastern food to eat with all the hummus everyone is making:

Bourek
Ingredients:
1/4 c  Vegetable oil                     
1 sm Onion; chopped (1/4 cup)
1/2 lb Ground beef     
1/2 ts Salt; or to taste 
1/4 ts Black pepper                                                             
1    Egg; beaten         
2 tb Flat leaf parsley; chopped
6    Phyllo sheets; 12x17" ea (I used wonton wrappers, actually.. they're a little easier to work with IMO and they fry very nicely)
Lemon wedges for serving
 
Directions:
Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a skillet, add the onion and stir-fry over moderate heat for 2 minutes.   Add the beef, salt and pepper and stir-fry for 5 minutes. Add the egg and parsley and fry for 1 minute more.
Cool well.
Take 1 phyllo sheet and spread it out flat with a short end nearest you.
Place 2 heaping tablespoons of the beef mixture 2 inches in from the short edge. Fold both long sides in toward the middle, beginning with the short end roll the phyllo to shape a packet 4 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide.
Repeat with all the remaining phyllo sheets and stuffing.
Set aside.
Put the balance of the oil in a skillet over moderate/low heat and add
the rolls. Brown on both sides for about 3 minutes; the low heat prevents the very thin pastry sheets from burning.
Drain the rolls on paper towels for a minute.
Serve warm with a squeeze of lemon juice.
Serves 6

I like them best with a bowl of tomato soup to dip them in.  I've also seen them eaten with gobs of harissa sauce on them--but that's way too spicy for me.

That sounds delicious! I just need to find the phyllo, and I'm all set.
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fixer Reply #61 in Zeta Channel Recipe Exchange — Posted August 22, 2007, 11:51:17 AM

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I made Wicked's yummy scones. While mixing them I realized that they are just baking powder biscuits with sugar in and egg replacing some of the liquid. Easy!
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Cytherea Reply #62 in Zeta Channel Recipe Exchange — Posted August 22, 2007, 12:17:12 PM

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I am going to have to print this entire thread and post it on the fridge. Inspiration!
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fixer Reply #63 in Zeta Channel Recipe Exchange — Posted September 06, 2007, 07:33:11 AM

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Does anyone here have a recipe for homemade noodles, the kind you put in soup? I used to have one and I seem to have lost it.
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Wicked Reply #64 in Zeta Channel Recipe Exchange — Posted September 06, 2007, 12:58:47 PM

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Hmmm.  I don't have a recipe I've tried, sadly.

Here is the data on my lunch today: an incredibly simplistic broccoli stir-fry.  (I haven't eaten well for a few days and need to get back into the habit, starting very small and working up to fancier fare.)

1 cup broccoli, cut into florets (fresh or frozen)
1/5 block tofu, cut into matchsticks
1 T soy sauce
1 t black bean paste
1 t peanut oil

Bring ~ 1 cup water to a boil in a teflon-coated frying pan; discard all but ~ 1/4 cup (or less) water and add the last three ingredients.  Stir slightly, then add tofu and broccoli and stir to coat.  Put a lid on, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook for ten or so minutes.  Scoop out food if excess sauce remains.  Let cool and eat.

Nutritional information [recipe makes 1 serving]: 270 calories, 11 grams carbohydrate, 20 grams fat, 14 grams protein.  (Yes, I am going low carb at the moment.)
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Zahnnie Reply #65 in Zeta Channel Recipe Exchange — Posted September 07, 2007, 09:16:47 AM
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I *heart* pie (sexily).

I made a great dish the other day- it was tortellini with artichoke cream sauce. The tortellini was from a bag, I think it was spinach or something.

Artichoke cream sauce
3-4 cloves garlic
some oil to fry them in (I prefer olive oil)
Can of chicken broth
Can of artichoke hearts, drained and rinsed
Mascarpone cheese or Cream cheese (about a quarter "bar" of cream cheese)
Fresh basil to taste

Fry garlic just enough to make it smell awesome. Add chicken broth and artichoke hearts. Heat until it just begins to bubble. Add the mascarpone or cream cheese. Stir and poke it until it's all melty. Taste and add more if you like.

Chop up some fresh basil and throw it in as you like. Top with fresh basil.

DELICIOUS.
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sinic Reply #66 in Zeta Channel Recipe Exchange — Posted September 09, 2007, 10:05:07 AM
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TODAY IS STOCK DAY!!!

So on the stove now I've got the bones of 3 chickens (2 rotisserie and one from the raw chicken I butchered to make fried chicken), the wings from the butchered chicken, 3 onions peeled and halved, 3 bags of mini carrots, the ends of a bunch of celery I had in the freezer, a bit of parsley also from the freezer and a touch of salt, paprika and some chili powder along with about a gallon of water.  I am going to let this boil away for the day then cool it and freeze it in ice cube trays and 1 cup mason jars for future use.  I'm also thinking of using some of it for soup.

For the fried chicken I really can't take credit.  I got the recipe from Alton, but it was seriously the best fried chicken I've ever had.

Part I (includes how to butcher your own chicken)
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Part II (in which we fry)
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The only real changes I made were leaving the legs whole instead of splitting into legs and thighs (which I won't do next time as that really increased the cooking time) and I used canola oil instead of shortening since it's what I had around, it's cheap and I didn't want to monitor the temperature as closely as Alton does.  I also just used an egg/milk wash instead of marinating in buttermilk overnight again for convenience.  1 cup milk (whole) and 2 whole eggs, though it was a bit thin and I may use less milk next time.
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Starlock Reply #67 in Zeta Channel Recipe Exchange — Posted September 11, 2007, 09:43:29 AM

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*Disappointed*

I thought that was going to be a video of sinic butchering the butchering of a chicken.

(I just wanted to see if he sliced up anymore of his digits, anyway *shrug*)
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sinic Reply #68 in Zeta Channel Recipe Exchange — Posted September 11, 2007, 07:18:51 PM
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I'll have you know I'm mostly healed.  I went around most of today without even a bandaid on it and also without pain killers.  That second bit was a slight tactical error.  Luckily I'm re-drugged up and loving life again.

As for the stock we used a cup of it to make gravy tonight.  It was phenomenal.

The weird thing about it is after you make it you let it cool in the fridge so you can skim off the fat.  During this process all the gelatin that was dissolved during the stocking process begins to set up and you get this soft-set jell-o consistency to it... something you'd never get out of a can.  In the end we got 2 full ice cube trays and 4 one cup mason jars of stock.  We used a cup of it tonight for the gravy which means in about 3-4 weeks it should be time to re-stock.  I think Hol's looking forward to the fried chicken in the lead up to stock day.
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Amphisbaena Reply #69 in Zeta Channel Recipe Exchange — Posted September 16, 2007, 10:45:48 AM

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Easy yet Delicious (and Healthy!) Carrot Bread:

(People cooking with foreign units can go to the cooking conversion site for easy help)

Dry ingredients: 5-6 decilitres of durum wheat flour, 4 dl of Graham flour,  1.5 teaspoons of salt. 5 or so shredded carrots. About 3 dl total of optional ingredients such as sunflower seeds, crushed flax seeds and bran.
Wet ingredients: 50 grams of butter, 5 dl of water, one package of yeast (if aviable, yeast made for sweet doughs)

Melt the butter in a pan, add the water and heat it to body temperature*. Crumble up the yeast and dissolve it in the water. Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl / dough kneader, add the yeast solution, and knead until the dough is sticky but not so sticky that it can't be handled. Add more flour if neccessary. Let it rise under cloth for about 30 mins. Form the dough in to fairly small buns and put on a baking plate, let rise under cloth for 20 more mins. Bake in the oven at 225*C for about 15-20 minutes.

Bread is fairly heavy, not too dark, just slightly sweet from the carrots, filling, and very tasty. Definitely suitable for freezing and thawing.

* Note to baking novices: Dip a finger into it. If the solution is too warm, the yeast will die. It's usually enough to just add the water and take it off the stove. If you overheat the butter/water, put the pan in cold water in the sink and let it cool before you add yeast.
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Wicked Reply #70 in Zeta Channel Recipe Exchange — Posted September 16, 2007, 01:44:54 PM

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Oooh, that sounds nice.

I wonder if I could bake that with soy flour and gluten?  Hmmm...
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Amphisbaena Reply #71 in Zeta Channel Recipe Exchange — Posted September 16, 2007, 01:53:20 PM

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Fine and dandy

I know nothing about soy flour, honestly. If yeast can feed on it, it could be worth trying.

(Why does one want to use soy flour + gluten? Wheat is vegan, and if it's not a gluten allergy one tries to avoid...)
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Wicked Reply #72 in Zeta Channel Recipe Exchange — Posted September 16, 2007, 02:03:51 PM

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It's lower in carbohydrates, and I'm diabetic so more carbs = more insulin = more of a rollercoaster.   Sick
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Diesa Reply #73 in Zeta Channel Recipe Exchange — Posted September 16, 2007, 04:42:15 PM
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You could try whole-wheat flour instead. Fiber doesn't increase glucose like regular carbs do since the body doesn't fully break them down.
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da chicken Reply #74 in Zeta Channel Recipe Exchange — Posted September 16, 2007, 04:47:29 PM

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It's a joke. Laugh.

Or you could try very fine sand.  There's not a lot of carbs in sand.
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Wicked Reply #75 in Zeta Channel Recipe Exchange — Posted September 16, 2007, 05:55:13 PM

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...

 Err...

Never mind, I will go eat my odd tofu-and-vegetable diet in silence over there in that corner.  No, the other one.  *scurries off*
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Diesa Reply #76 in Zeta Channel Recipe Exchange — Posted September 16, 2007, 06:56:34 PM
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*shrugs, and enjoys her whole-wheat flour in peace*

I also tried adding a little beer to my gravy recipe today, and it's DELICIOUS! Thanks for leaving the Killians over here, 'Coon.
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Wicked Reply #77 in Zeta Channel Recipe Exchange — Posted September 16, 2007, 07:35:12 PM

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Whole wheat is pretty tasty, and I grant you fiber is great.  (That's my breakfast most mornings, oat and wheat bran with flaxseed, blueberries, and pumpkin seeds...)  Sand, not so much.   Tongue

Right now I'm munching on coconut.  Mmmm, coconut.
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FireFly Reply #78 in Zeta Channel Recipe Exchange — Posted September 25, 2007, 06:33:08 AM