turkish recipes aubergine

Ingredients: (for 8 People)
300 gr lambs mince
8 Aubergines
1 Onion
1 Tomatoes
2 Long Green Pepper
2 Cloves Garlic
1 Tumblers Water
½ Tumblers Olive Oil
2 Dessert spoons tomato salcha
1 Bunch Parsley
Sugar, Salt, Pepper

Method:
Split the aubergines lengthways and cook in some oil on a high heat. Brown the grated onion with the mince in some of the oil and add a little water together with the tomato paste and grated garlic. Place the split aubgergines in a large pan with some oil and water then fill with the cooked mincemeat mixture. Place a round of tomato on top of each with some green pepper rings and cook covered for 20 min. Serve hot garnished with crushed parsley.

greek kebab vs turkish

greek kebab vs turkish

Greek souvlaki with roasted veg
Ingredients
Kebabs
1lb each of lamb and chicken
2 tuna steaks for vegetarians
Punnet of cherry tomatoes
2 red and 2 green peppers
2 red or white onions
Marinade for kebabs
Greek extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp red wine vinegar
1 tsp oregano
Juice of 2 lemons
Salt & pepper
Roasted veg
2 punnets of cherry tomatoes
3 sweet red peppers
3 courgettes
3 red onions
Greek extra virgin olive oil.
Stuffed courgettes
3 courgettes
2 portions of goats' cheese
12 cherry tomatoes
Fresh basil
Greek extra virgin olive oil
2 packets of lemon and coriander cous cous

Preparation:
1. Marinade the meat for 2-4 hours in the marinade and keep in the fridge.
2. Combine ingredients for marinade, leaving a bowl without lemon juice for the tuna steaks.
3. Quarter the onions and peppers and half the cherry tomatoes.
4. Thread the skewers with alternate vegetables and meat or fish.
5. Make up another bowl of the marinade to baste the kebabs whilst cooking.
6. Scoop out the courgettes centre and throw away.
7. Chop the toms in half and cube the goats' cheese. Layer these in the courgettes alternately, add basil leaves and drizzle with olive oil.
8. Chop all the veg and put in a roasting tin. Put in plenty of olive oil and cook in a moderate oven for about 40 mins. Keep turning during cooking.
9. Make up the cous cous according to packet instructions.

authentic turkish recipes

Turkish Shish Kebab
ingredients:
*Makes 3 servings
500 gr lamb, cut in medium sized cubes

Marinade:
50 ml milk
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 small onion, grated
Salt
Pepper

3 tomatoes, cut in half
3 cubanelle peppers, cut in half, seeds discarded
1 onion, peeled, cut in 8s

Directions:
Pour all the marinade ingredients all over the lamb cubes and toss. Place into a glass bowl. Cover it with plastic wrap and allow it to marinate overnight in the fridge. The following day let it sit at room temperature for 1 hour before cooking.

Arrange lamb cubes on the skewers. Make 2 skewers for 1 serving. Preheat your barbecue or oven (grill). Place the skewers on the rack along with the peppers, tomato halves (inside up) and onion. Make sure to turn the skewers so that all sides of the lamb are cooked equally for a total 10 minutes.