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Saturday, March 12, 2011

Tikka Massala with Pomodoro and Sun Dried Tomatoes

Ingredients

Let's eat!


Ingredients

Cevapcici
Chorizo
Sundried Tomatoes
Pomodoro (version of bolognese pasta sauce)
Tikka Masala Spice Mix
Creme Fraiche
Couscous





Directions
 
To make things "easier", let the cevapcici unfreeze some before starting to cook 
  1. Chop cevapcici and prefry it
  2. Add sliced chorizo
  3. When the meats have gained the right color and are cooked, add pomodoro and lower the temperature on the stove.
  4. Season with tikka masala
  5. Simmer so the flavours are released and mixed
  6. Add just about enough Creme Fraiche that the casserole don't change in colour too much.
  7. Chop sundried tomatoes and mix them in.

You may also add chopped fresh tomatoes to this dish if you want, since it will really add a freshness to it.

Serve with couscous and vegetables of your own choice.
Additional creme fraiche on top for visuals, and as condiment



Availability of Ingredients
  • Cevapcici are rolls of grinded meat found (as far as we know) only found in Lidl, a german grocery chain that has hundreds of stores in Sweden by now. If you can not find any alternative to them just make your own with the same base recipe as swedish meatballs (http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/10365/classic-swedish-meatballs) and make rolls of it.
  • Sour cream can be used in place of Creme Fraiche when it comes to texture and density, but tastes a bit different and stronger too. Amount to be added depends on your taste.
  • Rice or any kind of pasta (recommended is risoni, riceshaped pasta) you prefer can be used insteady of Couscous.
  • Tikka Masala Spice Mix can probably be found just about anywhere, but to make your own version just use; Red Chilli, Coriander, Tumeric, Cumin Seeds, Caraway Seeds, Black Pepper, Green Cardamom, Dried Mango, Dried Garlic, Dried Ginger, Tartaric acid, Salt

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Tuna Casserole with Tomato Noodles

All mixed together with mayo, creme fraiche, diced apples and salt and black pepper.
Noodles boiled and then simmered in tomatosoup-mix
Ingredients



2 cans of tuna
½can of black beans
1 apple (red)
2tbsp Creme Fraiche
2tbsp Mayonaisse
salt
black pepper
2 packs of noodles (without flavoring)
½pack of tomato soup mix
Directions
  1. Drain the tuna from most of the water/oil and pour in a medium sized bowl. Make sure to "loosen up" the tuna.
  2. Dice the apples and add it to the tuna.
  3. Add then your CF and mayo, mixing it well together until it's one single color.
  4. Now you may add the black beans, this is so you won't mash them when trying to mix everything properly.  Finally season it with salt and pepper according to your own taste.
This is just one version of the tuna casserole. the main ingredients are of course tuna, cf and mayo. To make it even tastier, try adding either diced pickles or boston cucumber (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bostongurka)  and little red onion instead of the black beans. Important thing is to make the caserol thick, since eating this on hard bread or with spaghetti for that matter is very tasty.
You might want to add a little cf to the noodlesoup at the end, just to make it extra creamy.