Showing posts with label sesame seeds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sesame seeds. Show all posts

Monday, October 1, 2012

Chiftelute / Meatballs





Ingrediente / Ingredients

  • 800 g carne tocata amestec (vita si porc) / 800 g minced mixed minced meat (beef and pork)
  • 1 ceapa mare / 1 big onion
  • 1 morcov mare fiert si taiat in bucati / 1 big carrot, boiled and cut into big pieces
  • 1 ardei gras rosu / 1 big red capsicum
  • 5 catei de usturoi / 5 garlic cloves
  • 2 lingurite cimbru uscat / 2 tsp dried thyme
  • mana plina frunze de patrunjel tocate marunt / one full hand of chopped parsley leaves
  • sare si piper dupa gust / salt and pepper to taste
  • fulgi de chilli dupa gust (optional) / chilli flakes to taste (optional)
  • 2 oua / 2 eggs
  • 4 felii de paine neagra inmuiate in lapte si stoarse bine / 4 brown bread slices soaked in milk and squeezed well
  • seminte de susan (cat este necesar) / sesame seeds (as needed)
  • seminte de in (cat este necesar) / flaxseeds as needed
  • pesmet (cat este necesar) / breadcrumbs as needed

Mod de preparare / Method of preparation

1. Curatam ceapa, cateii de usturoi si ardeiul gras de seminte si cotor dupa care taiem toate legumele in bucati mari.
Peel the onion, garlic cloves and capsicum of seeds and spine and cut it into big pieces.

2. Se pune in robotul de bucatarie: ceapa, morcovul, ardeiul gras, usturoiul, painea si se mixeaza pana se obtine o pasta.
Place in the food processor: onion, carrot, capsicum, garlic, bread and mix until you get a paste.




3. Intr-un castron mare se pune carnea iar peste pasta de legume, 2 oua, cimbru, sare, piper, fulgii de chilli si pesmet daca compozitia este prea moale (eu am pus 4 linguri).
Place the meat in a large bowl and add the vegetable paste, 2 eggs, thyme, salt, pepper, chilli flakes and breadcrumbs if the mixture is too soft (I added 4 tablespoons).




 
4. Pe o farfurie se amesteca semintele de susan cu cele de in.
On a plate mix the sesame seeds with the flaxseeds.


 5. Din amestecul de carne se formeaza bilute de marime medie care se dau prin amestecul de seminte SAU se tavalesc prin pesmet.
Form medium size balls from the meat mixture  and roll them into the seeds mixture OR roll them through breadcrumbs.


 

6. Aseaza ciftelutele date prin amestecul de seminte pe o tava tapetata cu hartie de copt si se dau la cuptor in jur de 50 de minute iar cele tavalite prin pesmet se prajesc in ulei incins pana se rumenesc uniform.
Place the meatballs rolled through the seed mixture on a tray coated with parchment paper and put them in the oven for around 50 minutes and the ones rolled through the breadcrumbs, fry them in oil until brown all over.










Thursday, July 19, 2012

Chifle cu chimen si cascaval / Caraway and cheese buns

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Ingrediente / Ingredients

  • 220 ml. apa calduta / 220 ml warm water
  • 1 ¼ pliculet de drojdie uscata / 1 ¼ sachet dry yeast 
  • 600 gr. faina / 600 gr. flour
  • 2 oua / 2 eggs
  • 1 lingura cu miere / 1 tbsp. honey
  • 35 gr. unt moale / 35 gr. softened butter
  • 1 lingurita sare  / 1 tsp. salt
  • 200 gr. cascaval ras / 200 gr. grated cheese
  • 50 gr. parmesan ras / 50 gr. grated parmesan
  • 1 ½ lingurita seminte de chimen / 1 ½ tsp. caraway seeds
  • seminte de susan / sesame seeds
Preparare / Preparation

1. Se amesteca faina cu drojdia si se lasa 10 minute / Mix flour with the dry yeast and leave it for 10 minutes.

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2. Dupa 10 minute se adauga 1 ou, untul, sarea, mierea si se framanta cu cei 220 ml. de apa  pana se obtine un aluat elastic / After 10 minutes add 1 egg, butter, salt, honey and knead with the 220 ml of water till you get an elastic dough 

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3. Se intinde cu mainile aluatul si se presara cascavalul, parmesanul ras, chimenul si se framanta pana se incorporeaza in aluat /Spread dough by hand and sprinkle the grated cheese, grated parmesan, caraway seeds and knead until is incorporated in the dough

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4. Pune coca la crescut, la cald timp de 1 ora pana-si dubleaza volumul /  Put the dough to rise in warm place for about 1 hour until it doubles in size
5. Pe masa infainata se formeaza chifle de marimi mici, mijloci sau mari / On the table dusted with flour, form small, midium or large sized buns
6. Chiflele se lasa inca 30 de minute la crescut in tava / Leave the buns to rise in the tray for another 30 more minutes

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7. Dupa 30 de minute se ung usor cu un ou batut peste care se presara seminte de susan si se da la cuptor in jur de 25 de minute la foc mediu / After 30 minutes brush it lightly with a beaten egg, sprinkle some sesame seeds on it and bake around 25 minutes on medium heat


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8. Sunt foarte aromate si se servesc proaspete la micul dejun cu unt sau simple/They are very aromatic and can be served for breakfast with butter or simple, as is.

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