Turkish
Learning Intention:- We are learning to bake eggs
- We are learning about Turkish cuisine. Success Criteria:- I can bake an egg.
- I can name some Turkish ingredients and dishes. Baked eggs with Peppers1 tbl olive oil
1 onion, sliced 1/2 red or green pepper, deseeded and sliced 1 red chillies, deseeded and sliced 200g (1/2 can) chopped tomatoes 1 tsp caster sugar 2 eggs Parsley, roughly chopped 1/4 cup thick, creamy yogurt 1 garlic clove, crushed METHOD Heat the oil in a heavy-based frying pan. Stir in the onions, pepper and chillies. Cook until they begin to soften. Add the tomatoes and sugar, mixing well. Cook until the liquid has reduced, season. Using a wooden spoon, create 2 pockets in the tomato mixture and crack the eggs into them. Cover the pan and cook the eggs over a low heat until just set. Beat the yogurt with the garlic and season. Sprinkle the menemen with parsley and serve from the frying pan with a dollop of the garlic-flavoured yogurt. Pita Bread Ingredients 1 cup plain flour 2 tbl olive oil 200 ml water Method Place the flour in the bowl with half the water and the olive oil. Mix with a spoon until it forms a dough. Add more water if necessary until it reaches the right consistency. Remove from the bowl and fold into itself using your hands. Dust your workbench with flour and knead the dough until it is elastic. Split in half and roll out with a rolling pin to about 1cm thick. Heat a small amount of olive oil in a pan and grill on both sides for about 3 minutes or until golden. |
Turkish CuisineKebabs are dishes of plain or marinated meat either stewed or grilled. Pieces of lamb threaded on a skewer and grilled over charcoal form the famous "Sis kebab", now known in many countries of the world. "Doner kebab" is another famous Turkish dish, being a roll of lamb on a vertical skewer turning parallel to a hot grill.
"Börek" are pies of flaky pastry stuffed with meat, cheese or potatoes. The delicious Turkish natural yoghurt, "yogurt", is justifiably renowned. A typical appetizer prepared with yogurt is "Cacik". And, of course, don't forget to try "Manti", with loads of yogurt. Turkish sweets are famous throughout the world and many of these have milk as the basic ingredient, but the best-known are "baklava" and "kadayif" pastries. Mezes are appetizers figuring mainly at meals accompanied by wine or raki . Eaten sparingly, they arouse the appetite before the meal proper. Examples of meze include gozleme, fried aubergines with yogurt, lakerda (bonito pre-served in brine), pastirma (pressed beef), kisir, humus, fish croquettes, and lambs' brains with plenty of lemon juice. At many restaurants a selection of meze is brought to the table on a tray immediately after the drinks are served for the customers to make their choice |