Today’s dish(es): Lah. Zah. Nyaaah
Lasagna (And my oodles of noodles on the fly bonus dish) Skill level: medium to advanced Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 120 minutes Ingredients 2lb ground beef 1 container of ricotta cheese 1 big onion Salt and pepper 1tbsp minced garlic Ground Cinnamon 1 can of diced tomato 1 can of tomato sauce Oregano 2 tbsp Olive oil Lemon juice 1 box of lasagna noodles (to all my Italian friends, scusa but I am not making my own noodles) 1 bag of shredded Colby and Monterey Jack cheese Directions Dice the onion Heat olive oil in a saucepan on high Add diced onion and stir for a minute Add ground beef and stir Add salt and pepper to liking Stir until meat is browned Add can of diced tomatoes Add can of tomato sauce Add A couple of dashes of cinnamon Stir Add 1 tbsp of minced garlic Add a couple of dashes of oregano Add a capful if lemon juice Stir Turn heat down to medium/medium low, cover and let cook for about 30 minutes. Stir occasionally While sauce is cooking, boil the noodles according to box directions After sauce and noodles are ready, get an oven safe pan (I like glass ones, less sticky on the bottom) Lay one layer of noodles at the bottom of the pan next to each other Add a serving spoonful of ricotta cheese on top of the noodles Add 1-2 scoops of sauce Mix sauce and cheese and spread over noodles to cover them (The measurements will vary based on the size of your pan) Add second layer of noodles on top and repeat Add third layer on top and repeat After you mixed ricotta and sauce on top of third layer, sprinkle shredded cheese on top generously so it covers the sauce and ricotta cheese mix Sprinkle some pepper and oregano on top if you like Cover and bake in the oven at 350 for 45 minutes then uncover and let bake for another 10-15 minutes Sahteen HOLD ON!!! I made oodles of noodles! I don’t want to throw them away! No worries. Take the extra noodles and cut them sideways (on the short side-see pic) In a wok or a pan, add a teaspoon of olive oil and then heat on high Throw the cut noodles in Add a can of diced tomatoes Add salt and pepper to liking Add a couple of dashes of oregano Add a capful of lemon juice Add a teaspoon of minced garlic Add a couple of dashes of graded Parmesan cheese Stir for 5 minutes And viola! You’ll be eating pasta for days
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Kabsa- an Arabian Gulf main dish
Skill level: medium to advanced Prep time: 10 minutes or less (unless you have a 9 year old helping you in which case it takes about 572 hours) Cooking time: 75 minutes Ingredients Chicken pieces (could be drumsticks, thighs, or breast. With bone tastes better) 4 cups Basmati rice 2 tomatoes 1 big onion Salt and pepper Makbos spice mix (which you can find at your nearest halal/middle eastern store- two of which are in Fort Wayne Halal Store on Hobson Rd and Almadinah on Colsieum) Dried lime (also typically found at above mentioned stores) Directions Dice the tomatoes and onion In a saucepan, add a little bit of olive oils and turn heat up to high Add diced tomatoes and onion Stir for a couple of minutes Add your rinsed and cleaned chicken pieces to the pan Add salt and pepper to liking Stir until chicken turns slightly brown Add enough water to fill about 3/4 of the saucepan Add 4 tablespoons of makboos spice mix Cover and let cook on medium high for at least 60 minutes (check on the water level occasionally and if needed add water to maintain level at at least half the saucepan) Soak the rice in water and set aside until chicken is done cooking After chicken is cooked, take the chicken pieces out and put them on a tray If you’d like, you can put the tray in the oven and broil on low for a few minutes. This works well if you kept the skin on the chicken Take out the dried lime and throw away Rinse out the rice Add rice to the saucepan Turn heat to low-medium Cover and cook the rice (15-20 minutes) Once rice is done, put it on a tray and then put the chicken pieces on top Aaaaand sahteen p.s. the spice mix differs slightly based on country. The one I like and use is the Saudi mix but there Bahraini, Qatari....etc. Burgers!
Skill level: beginner Prep time: 5 minutes Marinate: at least one hour Ingredients: Ground beef (at least 90% lean) Salt Pepper Garlic poweder Ginger powder Onion Balsamic vinegar Prep: Put 1lb of ground beef in a bowl Add sat and pepper to liking Grate one onion on top Add 1 tablespoon ginger powder Add 1 tablespoon garlic powder Add 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar Mix well and leave, cover bowl and put in fridge for at least an hour Pull out when ready and make into patties Grill to liking |
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