Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Meat rolls




Ingredients:
  • 1 lb ground beef (I used 85% beef 15% fat)
  • 1/2 cup of milk
  • 3 slices of bred
  • 1 carrot (finely shredded)
  • 1 onion (finely chopped)
  • 1 table spoon of mayonnaise
  • 1 bunch of parsley (chopped)
  • 1/2 tea spoon of ground black pepper
  • 1 1/2 tea spoons of salt
  • 1 egg
  • Omelet from 3 eggs
  • 4-5 tablespoons of oil
  • 8 Oz cheese (optional)

Preheat the oven to 380 degrees F (190 degrees C)
Soak the bred slices in milk. 
Put the shredded carrot, chopped onion, chopped parsley, soaked bred, ground beef, mayonnaise, 1 egg, salt and ground black pepper into a bowl. Mix well about 10-15 minutes.  


in another bowl mix 3 eggs, a picnh of salt and black pepper. 
Take 2 table spoons of the mixture aside (for brushing the roll)


 cook the rest of the egg mixture like an omelet

Spread the ground beef mixture on clear wrap
Cut the omelet and cheese
and spread them on the edge of the meat (as shown in the picture below)
 

and roll the meat...

Transfer it onto a lined pan with foil.
brush 2 tablespoon of egg mixture that you set aside over the roll
and bake 35-40 minutes

Cut and serve hot with mashed potato or Turkish pilaf with vermicelli


Saturday, June 16, 2012

Fried dough Pockets stuffed with pumpkin



This dish is very loved by kids and elderly people in Uzbekistan. 
The first you have to prepare the stuffing.

For the dough:

  • 1 cup of cold milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt
  • 1 and 1/2 or 2 cups of all purpose flour
In a bow mix salt and milk. Add flour and make a soft and nice dough. Then, cover and let rest for 15-20 minutes. Cut the dough into small pieces and make "balls" in a size of walnuts. Roll out each "ball" 5.5 inch (14 centimeters) diameter circle shape and spread 1 table spoon of filling on one half (as yo see in the picture below)...







and fold over to make a half circle. Pinch the edges. You can wet the edges to make sure they stick together.



pinch edges to make them wavy.



fry the dough pockets in a medium heated oil








Serve hot!
Bon appetite! 


Yoqimli ishtaxa!!!


Оctopus and mice


Yesterday we made with kids Mice from hard boiled eggs and Octopuses from hot dogs.
Cut hod dogs as shown in the picture
 

let them "sit" on the microwave safe plate and cook for 25-30 seconds.




They are ready to serve!!!