Ingredients: 2 medium tomatoes, grated 2 tbs. Butter ½ cup white rice, uncooked 6 cups of chicken stock salt to taste ¼ chopped parsley to garnish In a large pot melt the butter, add the grated tomatoes, cook down until all the liquid is gone. Add the broth, bring to a boil. Add the rice, cover and simmer stirring occasionally...

Ingredie nts: 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 tbsp tomato paste salt and pepper to taste 8 cups of water or stock ¼ rice ¼ cup bulgur ¾ cup red lentils ¼ cup vermicelli noodles 1tsp red pepper flakes 2 tsp dried mint Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in tomato paste, cook or a minute, add salt, pepper,and the...

Ingredients: 1 cup dried dermason beans, soaked overnight aromatics to boil the beans with ( a bouquet garni, a clove of garlic, some tomato juice, lemon peels anything will do to build some flavor into the dish) 2 tbsp red wine vinegar salt 1 medium red onion thinly sliced 2 eggs, hard boiled (optional) ½ cup fresh parsley finely...

A favorite of hot summer days and very popular on both magnificent sides of the Aegean Sea, here is how we make tzatziki (Cacik in Turkish) in Turkey. Ingredients: 2 large cucumbers, chopped very finely 1 clove garlic 2 tsp salt 3 cups plain yogurt cold water (up to 3 cups) Garnish 1 tbsp olive oil dried mint or fresh dill red...

Different from the Louisiana dirty rice, Turkish dirty rice is cooked in olive oil, with no meat and served cold or at room temperature. In some regions of the country calf liver is known to be cooked into the rice, but the following is the most common version. Ingredients: 2 cups of rice 1 large onion diced 2 tbsp pine nuts 6 tbsp...

This spicy dip, which originated from Syria and became a favorite all over the Middle East and the Mediterranean gets its name from the Arabic word ahmar, meaning red. In some parts of Turkey it is called acuka or acika and the consistency is more of a spread rather than of a dip. Either way, it is a great recipe to enjoy on roasted pita bread...

Ingredients: 1/3 cup uncooked white rice 6 cups chicken or beef stock or water 1 cup yogurt 1 egg, slightly beaten 1 tbs. Flour salt and pepper to taste 3 tbsp. Olive oil 2 tbsp dried mint 1/4 cup of finely chopped fresh parsley, rosemary, dill and mint each In a medium bowl cover the rice with water and set aside for 10...

Ingredients: 2 cups rice hot water twice the amount of rice 2 tbsp salt 2 cups hot water – make sure to use the same cup for rice and water. We always stick to the measurements when cooking rice pilaf and we measure it by volume. 7 tbsp butter – rice pilaf needs grease, you cannot make low fat pilaf, it would turn out to be something...

Ingredients: 1 ½ cup lor cheese 2 eggs 1 cup finely chopped walnuts ¼ cup chopped fresh dill Preheat the oven to 350 F. Combine all ingredients into a dough, drop walnut sized pogacas onto a greased baking dish. Garnish with sesame and black caraway seeds. Bake 30 minutes.

4 Pastry Sheets 2 eggs 1 ½ cups milk ¾ cup olive oil 2 tsp baking powder 1 cup feta cheese, crumbled ½ cup parsley chopped 1 tsp dried mint Preheat oven to 200 F. Grease a round baking dish slightly smaller than the pastry sheet. Spread one of the pastry sheets in the greased dish with the edges hanging from the side of the...