Japanese recipe – Dry Curry

Many people say is hard make japanese food specially sushi and sashimi. Maybe it is true!!!! Because you should some aptitude to use knife and others stuff. So I’ll show you one simple dish.

It is the kind of dish that Japanese usually make at home for a weekday dinner.

Dry Curry

Ingredients – serving 6-9 people

• 1 tsp oil
• 1 lb (450g) ground beef
• 1 1/2 cup onion (minced)
• 1 cup green bell peppers (minced)
• 1 cup carrot (minced)
• 2 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1 tbsp curry powder
• 1 can whole tomatoes (28 oz = 800g)
• 1 tbsp Worcester sauce
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 cup raisin
• Steamed Rice
• 4 hard boiled eggs (chopped)

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a pot and brown ground beef.
2. Add minced vegetables and saute for 5 minutes. Add curry powder and saute for another 2 minutes.
3. Add the rest of the ingredients (except rice and eggs) and bring to a boil. Simmer for 15 minutes.
4. Pour it over rice and top with chopped hard boiled eggs.

Pretty easy, isn’t it?

Japanese food

Yummy!! Let´s talk about the most popular cuisine around the world.
Japanese cuisine.
If you don´t like raw seafood, that´s ok you don´t need to  eat sashimi.
At japanese cuisine you can find options: grilled, simmered (sometimes called boiled), steamed, deep-fried, pickled, or dressed.

Yes!! It suit every taste.
Sushi particulary has now become popular throughout the world.

Brazilian Style Milk Pudding

Ingredients – serving 10 people

• 1 cup sugar (for the caramel)
• 1 (14  ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 14 ounces milk (use the can to measure)
• 3 eggs

 Directions:

1. Place 1 to 2 inches of water in a roasting pan. Place the pan in the oven and preheat to 325°.
2. Put the sugar in the ring mold. Place the mold directly over medium heat. Keep turning the mold until the sugar melts into a golden brown caramel and spoon it up the sides of the mold.
3. Be careful not to burn the sugar and yourself.
4. I use an oven mitt to hold the mold in my left hand and a large spoon for the sugar in my right hand.
5.  This way I can keep turning the mold and spooning the sugar. Let the mold cool.
6. Combine the condensed milk, regular milk and eggs in a blender. Whip (I like to use the frappe button in my blender) until smooth.
7. Pour this mixture into the mold and place it in the center of the roasting pan with water.
8.  Bake the pudim for about 1 hour. It will turn golden brown on top and start separating from the sides of the mold. Let it cool to room temperature and place in refrigerator, preferably overnight (at least 6 hours).
9. Just before serving, run the tip of a knife around the inside of the mold. Place a deep platter over the mold and invert: the pudim should slide out easily.
10. If not, give the mold a firm but careful shake. Spoon the caramel sauce on top and serve. Serves about 10.

Totally yummy!

Do you like sweets? Let me know! Next time I can show new recipe!

Brazilian Food

One big problem to select one brazilian recipe is because Brazil has a continental size that result in many very different cuisines, that can take european, indigenous or african influences.

In this opportunity what do you think if we talk about desserts?

I presented you BRAZILIAN MILK PUDDING in fact this dessert was created for one portuguese priest in date that nobody knows.

Even Milk Pudding  haven’t been created from Brazil this sweet was adopted as classic brazilian dessert, has in any event. Besides extremely popular, winning several other versions: chocolate, fruit, bread … has for all tastes and is super easy to prepare!!!!

Korean Noodles recipe

Do you know what you will cook this weekend? Can you make delicious korean noodles? You can!!!

I´ll show you easy and tasty korean noodles recipe. Even if this recipe has many steps is not dificult to do. Let´s start!!

Japchae (stir fried noodles with vegetables)

Serving 04 people – Ingredients:

• Starch noodles (“dangmyun”)
• 150 grams of beef
• 1 bunch of spinach
• 1 medium size carrot
• 1 medium size onion
• mushrooms (5 dried shiitake and 1 package of white mushrooms)
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 7-8 green onions
• soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, pepper, and sesame seeds

How to prepare your ingredients before stir frying:

1. Soak 5 dried shitake mushrooms in warm water for a few hours until they become soft. Squeeze the water out of them and slice thinly.
2. Slice a package of white mushrooms (2 cups’ worth).
3. Cut a carrot into thin matchstick-shaped pieces 5 cm long.
4. Cut 7 -8 green onions into 7 cm long pieces.
5. Slice one onion thinly.
6. Slice 150 grams of beef into thin strips.

Now let’s start!

1. Boil 2 bunches of noodles in boiling water in a big pot for about 3 minutes. When the noodles are soft, drain them and put in a large bowl.
2. Cut the noodles several times by using scissors and add 1 tbs of soy sauce and 1 tbs of sesame oil. Mix it up and set aside. *tip: Take one sample and taste it to see whether or not it’s cooked properly. If it feels soft, it’s finished.
3. In the boiling water, add a bunch of spinach and stir it gently for 1 minute. Then take it out and rinse it in cold water 3 times. Remove any grit or dead leaves thoroughly while rinsing. Squeeze it gently to get the water out, then cut it into 5 cm pieces.
4. Add ½ tbs soy sauce and ½ tbs sesame oil and mix it and place it onto the large bowl. *tip: When you drain the hot water from the pot, don’t discard the hot water. Put it back into the pot so you can cook your spinach quickly.
5. On a heated pan, put a few drops of olive oil and your carrot strips and stir it with a spatula for 30 seconds. Put it into the large bowl (don’t burn it!).
6. Place a few drops of olive oil on the pan and add your sliced onion. Stir it until the onion looks translucent. Put it into the large bowl with your carrots.
7. Place a few drops of olive oil on the pan and add the sliced white mushrooms. Stir it for a bit and then put it in the large bowl.
8. Place a few drops of olive oil on the pan and add your green onions. Stir for 1 minute and put it into the large bowl.
9. Place a few drops of olive oil on the pan and add your beef strips and your sliced shitake mushrooms. Stir it until it’s cooked well, then add 3 cloves of minced garlic, ½ tbs soy sauce and ½ tbs sugar. Stir for another 30 seconds and then put it into the large bowl.
10. Add 2 tbs of soy sauce, 3 tbs of sugar, 2 tbs of sesame oil, and 1 ts of ground pepper to the large bowl. Mix all ingredients, then sprinkle 1 tbs of toasted sesame seeds on the top.
11. Serve with rice and Kimchi, or as a side dish.

Enjoy it!!!

Korean Food

Connect has many korean students and maybe you went with them try some korean food. That’s great!!!

Do you think korean food is spicy? Maybe but in other ways it is very healthy and delicious food.

Korean cuisine is largely based upon rice, vegetables, and meats. Traditional Korean meals are noted for the number of side dishes (banchan) that accompany steam-cooked short-grain rice. Kimchi is served often, sometimes at every meal. Commonly used ingredients include sesame oil, doenjang (fermented bean paste), soy sauce, salt, garlic, ginger, pepper flakes and gochujang (fermented red chili paste). But the most popular dish outside Korea are noodles.

Ingredients and dishes vary by province. Many regional dishes have become national, and dishes that were once regional have proliferated in different variations across the country.

Saudi arabian recipe – Kabsa

I  told you that Kabsa can be prepared with many differents kind of meat, in this recipe I’ll presented you with chicken.

You can surprise your family or friends make this special and memorable dish.

Ingredients – Original recipe makes 6 servings

•  2 chicken thighs
• 2 chicken drumsticks
• 2 chicken breast halves
• 6 cups water
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 tea spoon salt
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 2 cups basmati rice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 6 whole cardamom pods
• 10 whole cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon baharat (Arabic 7-spice mix)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup golden raisins
• 1/3 cup water
• 2 table spoons vegetable oil
• 1 table spoon butter
• 2 cups chopped onions
• 1 1/2 cups very ripe tomatoes, chopped
• 3 table spoons butter

Directions

1.  Place chicken thighs, drumsticks, and breasts into a large pan and pour in 6 cups water; stir in 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 cup chopped onion, bay leaves, and cinnamon sticks. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until chicken is tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Remove chicken, strain the broth, and retain 4 cups of broth.
2. While chicken is simmering, rinse basmati rice thoroughly until water runs clear. Place into a bowl and mix in 1 1/2 teaspoon salt, cardamom pods, whole cloves, nutmeg, baharat spice mix, 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, and black pepper. Let the rice sit while you complete remaining steps.
3. Soak golden raisins with 1/3 cup water in a small bowl. Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil with 1 tablespoon butter in a large pan. Cook and stir 2 cups onion with tomatoes until vegetables soften, about 10 minutes. Mix in the seasoned rice and cook until rice grains are hot, 2 to 3 minutes; pour in reserved 4 cups of chicken broth. Bring to a boil. Mix in soaked golden raisins. Place 3 tablespoons butter into the pan, let melt, and turn heat to low; simmer  covered until rice is tender, about 45 minutes.
4. Tear chicken meat off the bones into bite-size pieces. Spread the rice onto a large serving platter and distribute cooked chicken over the rice to serve.

Don’t forget let me know if you try and specially you enjoy this meal.

 

Saudi Arabian food

Do you guys know something  about Saudi Arabian food?

Have you ever tried Kabsa?

Al Khabsa / Khabsa is very traditional dish in Saudi Arabia.

Is a family of rice dishes that are served mostly in Saudi Arabia — where it is commonly regarded as a national dish. It can be made with many variations, you can use  different kind of meat  such as chicken, goat, lamb, camel, or sometimes beef, fish, and shrimp

Kabsa, though, is believed to be indigenous to Yemen. In places like Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Iraq and Kuwait the dish is popularly known as machbūs , but is served mostly in the same way.

Now that you know a little more about this delicious and exotic food, let`s try to do it!!!

I’m sure you can!!! And you will enjoy it too!!

Mexican Recipe -Guacamole

Ingredients:
Servings:6
5 large Hass avocadoes (black in color,slightly soft to the press)
2 limes, juice of, large
1 medium white onion (diced)
3/4 cup loosely packed cilantro (chopped finely)
1 large tomato (Diced-make sure it isn’t overly ripe)
salt
finely chopped fresh jalapeno (optional)

Directions:

1 – Slice avocados in half. Discard the seed. Scoop out of shell with a spoon. Place in bowl.
2 – Add juice of one fresh lime immediately to prevent browning. Use a fork and mash to desired consistency.
3 -Add chopped onions, tomato, and cilantro. Stir gently to mix ingredients.
4 – Add juice of second lime and then salt to taste. Stir just slightly, until incorporated.
5 – Add jalapeño to taste.
6 – Serve with your favorite tortilla chips for a dip, or use with your favorite Mexican dish.
7 – a side note: this is to make a chunky, yet creamy guacamole. Some people prefer to use a food processor with all the ingredients to make for a VERY creamy dip.

All this ingredients you can find easly in Toronto.

Let’s try to do this deliciuos dish, invite our friends for enjoy with you. And have a fun!!!!

Mexican food

Today we talk about mexican cuisine.

Before giving us a recipe, let me show you some information :
According Wikipedia:

Mexican cuisine is primarily a fusion of indigenous Mesoamerican cooking with European, especially Spanish, elements added after the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in the 16th century. The basic staples remain native foods such as corn, beans and chili peppers, but the Europeans introduced a large number of other foods, the most important of which were meat from domesticated animals (beef, pork, chicken, goat and sheep), dairy products (especially cheese) and various herbs and spices. Is as complex as any of the great cuisines in the world.

Mexican cuisine was added byUNESCO to its list of the world’s “intangible cultural heritage”.