Hamur İşleri
Courgette Börek (Kabaklı Börek)
Squeezing the liquid out of the grated courgette is half the recipe. Dill and white cheese finish it.
Tatlılar
Almond Macaroons (Acıbadem Kurabiyesi)
No flour, no gluten. Ground almonds and egg white, with a cracked top.
Salata & Meze
Samphire Salad (Deniz Börülcesi)
Blanched briefly and plunged into cold water. It asks for nothing but olive oil and lemon.
Kahvaltılık
Strained Yoghurt (Süzme Yoğurt)
Labneh with a shorter strain. Six hours is enough, and it should hold its shape on a spoon.
Ana Yemekler
Slow Roast Lamb (Kuzu Tandır)
Four hours at a low heat under foil. The meat comes to the point where it parts from the bone with a fork.
Hamur İşleri
Folded Meat Parcels (Nemse Böreği)
Unleavened dough laminated like katmer, with mince inside. The layers come from brushing with fat and folding.
Tatlılar
Kadayıf Dolması
A dessert from Antep: pistachio rolled in kadayıf, fried and then soaked in syrup. No oven.
Salata & Meze
Olive Spread (Zeytin Ezmesi)
Black olives, walnuts and pomegranate molasses. Given how salty the olives are, no further salt is needed.
Kahvaltılık
Breakfast Kavurma (Kahvaltılık Kavurma)
Kavurma is already cooked; the pan only heats it through. Cooking it long makes it tough.
Tatlılar
Panna Cotta with Fruit (Meyveli Panna Cotta)
The amount of gelatine decides the texture. Too much makes it rubbery, too little leaves it runny.
Salata & Meze
Cheese and Herb Spread (Peynir Ezmesi)
White cheese, butter and herbs. The butter is what makes it spreadable.
Kahvaltılık
Pan Fried Sausages (Sosis Tava)
Scoring the sausages makes them cook evenly. Unscored, they swell up and burst.
Tatlılar
No Churn Ice Cream (Ev Dondurması)
No machine needed. Whisking the mixture three times as it freezes breaks up the ice crystals.
Salata & Meze
Tarator
Walnuts, bread, garlic and vinegar. The classic sauce served beside fish.
Kahvaltılık
Breakfast Olive Salad (Kahvaltılık Zeytin Salatası)
Green olives cracked and mixed with herbs. Cracking them lets the dressing get inside.
Hamur İşleri
Cheese Filled Buns (Kaşarlı Çörek)
Cheese melting inside a leavened dough. Eaten hot, it pulls into strings.
Salata & Meze
Tuna Salad (Ton Balıklı Salata)
Draining the oil from tinned tuna keeps the salad from being heavy. A ten minute meal.
Kahvaltılık
Homemade Granola (Ev Yapımı Granola)
Oats, nuts and honey toasted in the oven. The dried fruit goes in afterwards.
Salata & Meze
Chickpea Salad (Nohut Salatası)
Cooked chickpeas, vegetables and a lemon dressing. A light meal full of protein.
Kahvaltılık
Porridge with Milk (Sütlü Yulaf Lapası)
A hot breakfast in five minutes. The ratio decides the texture: 1 part oats to 2 parts milk.
Tatlılar
Cezerye
Carrot boiled with sugar until it thickens. A Mersin sweet, and a matter of patience.
Salata & Meze
Tabbouleh (Tabule)
Kısır with the emphasis on parsley and no tomato paste. Little bulgur, plenty of herbs.
Kahvaltılık
Pan Fried Homemade Sucuk (Ev Sucuğu Tavası)
Homemade sucuk is fattier than the factory kind and browns in its own fat. The eggs go in last.
Kahvaltılık
Egg Salad (Yumurta Salatası)
Boiled eggs crushed and mixed with herbs. For toast and for the breakfast table.