Corn Bread

This recipe is used in many countries of Balkan.

Ingredients:
3 small eggs, beaten
1 teas salt
3 tbsp oil
1 cup yogurt
1/2 cup mineral sparkling water
1 cup corn flour (fine polenta)
1 cup SR flour
Method:
Mix all ingredients well, pour into greased / dusted bread tin, and bake 35-40 min on 180*C.

Proja / kukuruzni hljeb

Potrebno:
3 manja jaja, umucena
1 kasicica soli
3 kasike ulja
1 solja gustog jogurta / kiselog mlijeka
1/2 solje kisele vode
1 solja kukuruznog brasna, sitnije od palente
1 solja samodizajuceg brasna
(ako ne mozete kupiti - napravite: 1 solja obicnog brasna + 1,5 kasicica praska za pecivo)
Nacin:
Sastavite sve sastojke i dobro izmijesajte. Uspite u kalup, namascen i pobrasnjen; pecite 35-40 minuta na 180*C.

Chocolate Roses

Easy way to decorate any cake

Sacher Torte decorated with dark chocolate roses.


Ingredients:
100 g Chocolate, melted
50 g Glucose syrup
(or less - amount is always 2 : 1)
Method:
Melt chocolate. If you want to make leaves, you have to do it at this stage. Brush rose leaves with melted chocolate, and leave to set.
Add glucose into chocolate, warm a bit more, and mix well. When still warm, but stiff enough to handle, shape little balls with your hands. Decide how many roses you want to make; that many centres you need to shape first - they should look like pyramids with smooth edges (see picture). Other balls flatten into circles. Start sticking circles/petals to your rose base -press with your fingers. Put as many as you want. If becomes stiff, warm it in your microwave.
Best results are achieved with milk chocolate. White chocolate is most difficult to handle.





Cokoladne ruze

Potrebno:
100 gr cokolade
50 gr glukoza sirupa
(ili manje - odnos je uvijek 2 : 1)
Nacin:
Rastopite cokoladu: u ovoj fazi morate praviti listove, ako ih zelite imati - premazite listove ruze i ostavite da se stegnu.
U cokoladu dodajte glukozu, pa jos malo zagrijte - promijesajte i ostavite da se prohladi. Dok je jos toplo, oblikujte loptice velicine klikera. Od njih oblikujte onoliko centara za ruze, koliko ih zelite imati (vidi sliku). Od ostatka napravite latice - jednostavno ih razvucite (prstima ili necim valjkastim) u krugove. Pocnite stavljati laticu po laticu na osnovu ruze. Stisnite prstima pri dnu. Ako smjesa postane hladna i tvrda za oblikovanje, mozete blago podgrijati u mikrovalnoj.
Najbolje rezultate daje mlijecna cokolada; bijela je najteza za oblikovanje.

'From Russia With Love' Cake

Recipe found on a Russian cooking website.

Ingredients:
-Cheese balls:
250 g cream cheese
1 egg
50 g sugar
50 g coconut, desiccated
1 tbsp corn flour
2 tbsp plain flour
-Chocolate sponge:
5 eggs (or 4 large)
60 g sugar
50 g dark chocolate
2 tbsp flour
2 tbsp corn flour
3 tbsp cocoa
-Ganache:
80 g chocolate
40 ml
Method:
Preheat your oven to 175*C. Prepare 22 cm cake tin; oil and dust with flour.
Mix all the ingredients for balls, form them and place on bottom of the tin.
Separate eggs; Make a stiff foam out of egg whites, add sugar and mix well. Add egg yellows, one by one, while mixer running. Switch off, then sift flours and cocoa. Fold in, add chocolate and mix well. Pour over the balls, and bake for 30-40 minutes.
Heat cream, add chocolate and mix until smooth. Pour over the cake. Enjoy!




Ruski cokoladni kolac sa lopticama od sira

Potrebno:
-Loptice od sira
250 gr krem sira
1 jaje
50 gr secera
50 gr kokosa
1 kasika skrobnog brasnoa
2 kasike brasna
-Cokoladni biskvit
5 jaja (ili 4 veca)
60 gr secera
50 gr cokolade
2 kasike brasna
2 kasike gustina
3 kasike kakaa
-Preliv
80 gr cokolade
40 ml krema/kajmaka slatkog
Nacin:
Pripremite kalup promjera 22cm - nauljite i pobrasnite. Ukljucite rernu na 175*C.
Pomijesajte sve satojke za loptice, pa ih nabrasnjenim rukama formirajte i stavite na dno kalupa.
Odvojite bjelanca, umutite sa secerom u cvrst snijeg. Dodajte jedno po jedno zumance. Iskljucite mikser pa prosijte brasna i kakao na povrsinu. Lagano sjedinite rukom, pa dodajte cokoladu i ponovo promijesajte. Prelijte preko loptica i pecite 30-40 minuta.
Za preliv, stavite kajmak i cokoladu u posudu. Topite i mijesajte. Prelijte preko kolaca.
Pecite na 175*C 30-40 minuta

Sushi...The way I make it

This is not a traditional recipe; it's been adapted to my skills and preferences.

Ingredients:
1 cup Jasmine rice
1,5 cups water
1 teas vegetable stock powder (or other)
4 sheets of roasted seaweed
Salmon (smoked)/Tuna/Prawns
Lebanese cucumber, sliced lengthwise
Avocado, sliced lengthwise
(or other vegetables)
Sushi mat
Water and brush for wetting
Method:
Cook rice - absorption method- with 1,5 cups of water, add vegetable powder. Let it cool completely.
Place a seaweed sheet on a sushi mat. Spoon 1/4 of rice; with your damp fingers press down, leaving 1 inch uncovered.
Place fish/prawns and vegetables lengthwise on the edge close to you. Roll towards centre, making slight pressure. Wet the uncovered seaweed, and finish rolling. It should stick together. When finish rolling all, slice with a sharp knife.
Serve with soy sauce and Wsabi paste.





Sushi - nacin kako ga ja pravim

Potrebno:
1 solja 'Jasmin' rize
1,5 solja vode
1 kasicica Vegete ( ili slicno)
4 lista susene/presovane morske trave
Dimljeni/suseni losos
Tuna ili gambori/skampe
Krastavac rezan po duzini
Avocado ili drugo povrce
Sushi podmetac (za savijanje)
Voda i cetka za vlazenje
Nacin;
Skuhajte rizu, po postupku apsorpcije (mikrovalna idealna), zacinite. Ohladite je potpuno. Na podmetac stavite list morske trave, na njega rasporedite 1/4 kuhane rize. Navlazenim rukama pritisnite rizu po listu, ostavljajuci nepokriveno 2,5 cm na jednom kraju. Na ivicu sa rizom, po duzini, stavite reznjeve povrca i ribe. Pocnite zamotavati, zajedno sa podmetacem, pritiskujuci njezno. Kada ste dosli blizu slobodne strane, navlazite je vodom, pa onda zavrsite zamotavanje. Treba da ostane 'zalijepljeno'.
Kada ste sve listove umotali, rezite ostrim nozem na reznjeve 2-2,5 cm.
Servirajte sa soja sosem i Japanskim hrenom (Wsabi).

Mississippi Mud Slice

Ingredients:
250 g butter, chopped
150 g dark chocolate, chopped
2 cups caster sugar
1 cup hot water
1 tbsp instant coffee
1 3/4 cups flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
2 eggs, beaten
cocoa powder for dusting, or melted chocolate
Method:
Preheat oven to 160*C.
Line a baking tray (19X30cm) with silicone paper.
Combine first 5 ingredients in a heatproof bowl. Stir over low heat until chocolate melted and smooth. Cool mixture slightly, then add sifted flour and cocoa; add eggs and stir until well combined. Pour into pan and bake for 45-50 minutes. Decorate with cocoa or chocolate.




Cokoladne Misisipi kocke

Potrebno:
250 gr putera, sjeckanog
150 gr tamne cokolade, sjeckane
2 solje sitnog secera
1 solja vrele vode
1 kasika instant kafe
1 3/4 solje brasna
1/4 solje kakaa
2 jaja, umucena
kakao ili cokolada za povrsinu
Nacin:
Ukljucite rernu na 160*C, cevtrasti pleh (19X30cm)oblozite papirom za pecenje.
Prvih 5 sastojaka ubacite u serpu, pa na tihoj vatri grijte i mijesajte dok se cokolada ne otopi. Prohladite malo, pa ubacite prosijano brasno i kakao, dodajte i jaja i sve dobro promijesajte. Pecite 45-50 minuta, pa kada izvadite iz rerne ukrasite kakaom ili cokoladom.

Indian Beef Koftas

Quick, tasty, aromatic and satisfying!

Ingredients:
750 g minced beef
1,5-2 tbsp curry powder (Madras preferably)
2 gloves garlic, crushed
2 teas grated ginger
2/3 cup yogurt
2 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped
2 tbsp ghee, or oil
1 large onion, chopped
1/2 cup coconut milk
1 cup water (or less)
1 tbsp tomato paste
1/2-1 teas salt
extra yogurt to serve
Method:
Combine mince, 1/2 curry garlic, ginger and 1 tbsp of yogurt. Mix well, and shape into balls, dusting hands with flour. Set aside.
Heat ghee or oil, fry onion, add curry and mix. Stir in the rest of ingredients, and cook for 5 minutes. Add kofta balls,cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Uncover and simmer for another 5 minutes. Serve with rice, garnished with some yogurt and coriander.


Indijski cuftici sa karijem

Potrebno:
750 gr mljevene govedine
1,5-2 kasike kari praha
2 cena bijelog luka
2 kasicice ribanog djumbira
2/3 solje jogurta (gustog)
2 kasike masla, ili ulja
1 veliki crveni luk, sjeckan
1/2 solje kokosovog mlijeka (*vidi objasnjenje)
1 solja vode (ili manje)
1 kasika gusto ukuhanog paradajza
1/2-1 kasicica soli
jos jogurta za servirati
Nacin:
Umijesite meso, pola karija, bijeli luk, djumbir i 1 kasiku jogurta. Oblikujte loptice, sa nabrasnjenim rukama. Ostavite na stranu.
Zagrijte maslo, proprzite luk, dodajte curry. Promijesajte, pa ubacite i ostale sastojke. Prokuhajte 5 minuta, ubacite cuftice. Kuhajte 15 minuta poklopljeno, skinite poklopac pa kuhajte jos 5 minuta.
Servirajte sa rizom, ukraseno sa jogurtom i korijanderom.

Chorbanac - Bosnian 'Soupy' Meat Stew

Traditionally it's made in a big cauldron, outdoor on open fire.

Ingredients (10+ servings)
1 kg chuck steak
1 kg lamb, preferably on the bone
1 kg pork, or chicken - your choice
1 kg onion, chopped
2-3 tbsp oil
2-4 garlic cloves, chopped
1 bay leaf
1 chilli, chopped or chilli powder
2 tbsp paprika
1/2 -1 teas black pepper, freshly grounded
2 medium potatoes, grated
1 bunch of parsley leaves
1-2 tbsp flour
2-3 tbsp vegetable stock powder (Vegeta)
200-250ml white vine
salt to taste
Method:
Heat oil, fry onion until translucent - add meat (cubed) and seal it. Add paprika, flour - mix well and other ingredients except potato, vine and parsley. Pour a lot of water (should cover meat well + allow some for evaporation), bring to boil and cook for 2 hours. After this time you can add the rest of ingredients; cook for another 5-10 minutes. Serve with rice, pasta or some kind of strong bread.


Corbanac
...najbolji je kuhan u kotlicu, na otvorenoj vatri, u velikim kolicinama, za prijatelje kada vrijeme zahladi. Rezultat isprobavanja i eksperimentisanja sa mnogim receptima.

Sastojci za 10 osoba:
1 kg govedine, najbolja od vrata
1 kg jagnjetine, moze sa kostima
1 kg svinjetine ili piletine (po zelji)
1 kg crvenog luka, cjeckanog
2-3 kasike ulja
2-4 cena bijelog luka
1 lovorov list
1 srednja ljuta papricica ili chili puder
2 kasike crvene paprike
1/2-1 kasicice crnog bibera u zrnu (ili mljeveni)
2 srednja krompira, sjeckana ili strugana
svezanj persunovog lisca
1-2 kasike brasna
2-3 kasike vegete
200-250 ml bijelog vina
so po ukusu
Priprema:
Zagrijati ulje, te dodati luk. Dinstati dok ne promjeni boju. Ubaciti meso sjeckano na kocke (postoji misljenje da je corbanac bolji ukoliko je meso masnije – ja ipak odvojim najmasnije dijelove). Dinstati jos nekoliko minuta, a zatim dodavati ostale sastojke: crvena paprika, brasno, i sve ostalo osim krompira, vina i persuna. Naliti dosta vode te ostaviti 2 sata da pomalo vrije. Poslije tog’ vremena istrugati krompir, nasjeckati persun i doliti vino. Probajte ukus i dodajte soli i bibera po ukusu. Ko voli ljuto moze dodati vise chilija. Nakon 5-10 minuta corbanac je gotov.
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