Balkan's 'Musaka' (Potato and Mince Moussaka)

This is an economical and popular dish in Balkan countries. More or less, all nations there make it this way.You can omit and / or add your favorite flavours (in form of herbs).

Ingredients:

1,2 kg potatoes

1/2 kg beef (or other ) mince

1 onion,finely chopped

2 garlic cloves, crushed

1 tsp + salt

1/2 tsp + black pepper

1/2 tsp cumin powder

1/2 tsp oregano powder / dry crushed leaves

oil (spray is ok) 

4 eggs, beaten

Method:

Preheat oven to 180*C; prepare a baking dish, oil it (or place baking paper on bottom).

Mix mince with onion (I always fry chopped onion in a little oil, but it's not necessary), garlic, salt, pepper and cumin. Peel potatoes and slice them thinly. Place half of potatoes on bottom of dish, spread mince mixture, then cover with other half of potatoes. Beat eggs with a pinch of salt, pour over potato layer,  oil the top, sprinkle with oregano and bake for 45+ minutes. Serve with salad.

Balkanska Musaka

Popularno i ekonomicno jelo kod nas. Uvijek mozete dodati ili oduzeti arome koje volite (u formi zacinskog bilja).

Potrebno:

1,2 kg krompira

1/2 kg mljevenog mesa

1 crveni luk, sitno sjeckan

2 cena bijelog luka, protisnuta

1 k soli +

1/2 k crnog bibera+

1/2 k kima u prahu

1/2 k suhog origana ili u prahu

ulje (spray)

4 jaja, umucena

Nacin:

Ukljucite rernu na 180*c; pripremite tepsiju (nauljite ili postavite papir).

Pomijesajte meso sa lukom (ja uvijek proprzim luk u malo ulja, ali nije neophodno), kimom, bijelim lukom, biberom i solju. Ogulite krompir i tanko isjecite. Postavite polovinu krompira na dno tepsije. Prekrijte sa mjesavinom mljevenog mesa, zatim postavite drugu polovinu krompira. Umutite jaja, pa zalijte sve po povrsini. Nauljite, pospite origano i pecite 45+ minuta. Servirajte sa salatom

Spanish Baked Beans with Eggs

Sometimes we don't have time for spending long time in our kitchen, or simply don't want to cook complicated dishes. In that case, 'combining' is a great idea. By combining I mean using canned, or already prepared ingredients.

Ingredients:

2-3 tbs olive oil

1 onion, diced

2 garlic cloves, crushed

1 1/2 tbs flour

1 tbs paprika

1 tsp cumin powder

1 can diced tomatoes

2 cans red kidney beans (or others), drained

1 Chorizo sausage (optional), sliced

salt and pepper to taste

chili powder to taste (optional)

4 eggs

coriander leaves and Spanish onion for sprinkling

Method:

Preheat oven to 180*C; choose a pan that can be used on top of the stove and in oven.

Heat oil, saute onion. Add garlic, spices and flour. Mix well, then pour tomato can in, add beans and sausage (if using). Bring to boil; add seasoning to taste, mix well. Make space for eggs, pressing 4 times with a spoon. Place eggs into their 'nests'and bake for 25 minutes. Sprinkle with coriander and spanish onion before serving.

Španski zapečeni grah sa jajima

Ponekad ne zelimo provesti mnogo vremena u kuhinji, ili jednostavno ne zelimo kuhati komplicirana jela. U tom slucaju, 'kombiniranje' je odlicna ideja. Pod kombiniranjem podrazumijevam koristenje vec upola pripremljene ili konzervirane hrane 

Potrebno:

2-3 K ulja

1 crveni luk, sjeckan

2 cena bijelog luka, sjeckan / protisnut

1 1/2 K brasna

1 K paprike

1 k kima u prahu

1 konzerva sjeckanog paradajza

2 konzerve graha (po vasem izboru; koristen crveni), ocijedjene

1 Chorizo kobasica, (po zelji) sjeckana

so i biber prema ukusu

ljuta paprika (chili) po zelji

4 jaja

lisce korijandera i ljubicasti luk sjeckan za posuti

Nacin:

Ukljucite renu na 180*C; pripremite posudu koja moze na platnu i u rernu.

Zagrijte ulje, proprzite luk. Dodajte bijeli luk, suhe zacine i brasno, Promijesajte dobro, pa ubacite paradajz, grah i kobasicu (ukoliko koristite). Dovedite do kljucanja; zacinite prema ukusu, promijesajte. Kasikom napravite 4 udubljenja i smjestite jaja na povrsinu. Zapecite oko 25 minuta.

Pospite liscem korijandera i ljubicastim lukom prije sluzenja. 

Favourite Baked Goodies / Omiljena Peciva

Another blogers' game; this time we have to choose 5 favourite kinds of rolls.

Draga Tamara  sa bloga 'What's for dessert?' mi je proslijedila ovu igricu. 

Pozivam sve koji zele da ucestvuju da nam se pridruze i prikazu svoja omiljena peciva.

Evo i mojih:

Cheese and Pesto Scrolls

Crescent Walnut Rolls

Poppy Seed Wreaths - Austrian 'Mohnkranzerl'

Salzburger Brezen - Apple Stuffed Soft Pretzels

Conchas - Mexican Sweet Buns

Baked Ricotta (savoury)

Ricotta is so versatile and I always have it in my fridge / freezer. This is one of savoury ways to use it; Easy, gluten free protein snack.

Ingredients:

• 450-500 g whole-milk ricotta 
• 2 large eggs
• 100 g Parmesan, grated
• Oregano leaves, (or basil) finely chopped - to taste
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

   Method:

   Switch oven to 200*C; grease a cake pan or muffin tins.

   Beat Ricotta and eggs, add other ingredients. Spoon mixture into moulds. 

   Bake for 15-25 minutes (depending what tin you used for baking), or until golden-brown and puffed. Cool slightly, then take out carefully. Serve warm or cold.

   (Slices of vegetables can be placed on top before baking)

With tomatoes on top                         Upside-down version

Pecena Rikota

Rikota (kvark) je veoma visenamjenski sir i uvijek ga imam u frizideru ili u zamrzivacu.

Ovo je jedan od 'slanih' nacina da ge upotrijebite. Lagani, bezglutenski obrok.

Potrebno:

450-500 gr rikote (kvark / svapski sir), punomasni

2 veca jajeta

100 gr parmezana, ribanog

Origano (ili bosiljak), sjeckano lisce - kolicina po zelji

so i biber, crni svjeze mljeveni, po ukusu

 Nacin:

Ukljucite rernu na 200*C; nauljite kalup za tortu / mafine.

Umutite sir sa jajima, dodajte ostale sastojke i izmijesajte dobro. Uspite u odabrani kalup i

pecite 15-25 minuta (u zavisnosti o velicini kalupa), ili dok ne postane zlatno-zuto. 

Prohladite, zatim pazljivo izvadite iz kalupa. Sluzite toplo ili hladno.

(Reznjevi povrca se mogu smjestiti na povrsinu prije pecenja, ili pecenu rikotu mozete preokrenuti naopako i sluziti)

Baked Fish Cakes

They're light and tasty, easy to make!

Ingredients
500 g  firm white fish pieces (no skin and bones)
1 small egg, beaten

1/2 onion, finely chopped
1 red chilli (more or less), chopped (optional)
1 clove garlic, crushed
1-2 tsp freshly grated ginger
1/3 cup  breadcrumbs
Small bunch fresh coriander, chopped
a few drops of sesame oil
Salt and pepper
Lime sliced, for serving + sweet chilli sauce 

Method:
Preheat oven to 190-200*C.
Place all ingredients into a food processor, pulse until all incorporated. Form balls with your hands (or icecream scooper), flatten a bit and place on a baking dish. Spray or drizzle with oil and bake for 10-15 minutes, or until golden in colour. Serve with lime and sweet chilli sauce. 

Pečene riblje polpete / pljeskavice / burgeri

Lagane, ukusne i brze za napraviti!

Potrebno:
500 gr cvrste bijele ribe (bez koze i kostiju)
1 manje jaje, umuceno
1/2 glavice crvenog luka, sitno sjeckanog
1 crvena papricica (manje ili vise), sjeckana
1 ceno bijelog luka, protisnuto
1-2 k svjeze rendanog djumbira
1/3 solje prezli / mrvica hljeba 
manji svezanj korijandrovog lisca, sjeckano
par kapi ulja sezama
so i biber
limeta rezana za servirati + slatki sos chilija

Nacin:
Ukljucite rernu na 190-200*C.
Stavite sve sastojke u elektricnu sjeckalicu i 'pulsirajte' dok se sastojci ne pomijesaju (ne smije se pretvoriti u kasu). Uzimajte od ovoga loptice i oblikujte rukama (ili  kasikom za sladoled), malo ih spljostite. 
Poredajte na tepsiju, pospricajte uljem i pecite 10-15 minuta, ili dok ne postanu zlatno-zute. Servirajte sa limetom i slatkim sosom chilija!