Mahlzeit - Food without Borders

This is a keeper. We need: 1 lbs ground turkey (85/15) 1 medium onion finely chopped 2 cloves of garlic, minced 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp coriander powder 1 tsp smoked paprika a little less then 1/2 tsp of cinamon 1/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp black pepper 1 egg 1/2 cup of breadcrumbs Preheat the oven to 375F (190C). Mix all of this in a bowl until it is completely mixed up. On a plate add some breadcrumbs and roll the balls in it.  Form balls slightly smaller then a tennis ball and put them on a baking sheet. I usually line the sheet with parchment paper. It makes it easier to clean. Bake for 20-25 minutes. My balls got a little larger. I baked mine about 30 minutes. Serve with couscous or pita bread and and a nice side salad. -Mahlzeit-

This week I ended up getting some organic chicken tenderloin. They were on sale. So I got 1 pack. A few days earlier I had made chicken curry, which was good, but I ended up not posting about it. This time it is really a keeper. We need (on the picture) 1 tsp of Knorr Chicken Flavor Bouillon 1 can of coconut milk 1/2 of a jar of green curry 1/2 tsp if ground ginger 1/2 tsp of ground coriander 1/4 tsp of ground cinamon 2 medium cloves of garlic mashed We also need (not on the picture) 1 cup of water 1 onion chopped 2-4 tbsp of olive oil salt/pepper to taste 1 lbs of chicken tenderloins cut into bite size pieces (any kind of chicken will work) Heat up the oil, add the onions and let them get translucent over medium heat. Add the chicken and cook for a few minutes, like 5-7 minutes. Stir it. The goal is not get color on the meat, just to sear the outside.  Add the water and the bouillon powder.  Bring it up to a boil and cook for a minute or 2. Add all the remaining things from t...

I watched Ali Güngörmüs cooking with hobby cooks. The concept of the show is, a hobby cook makes a meal for Ali and then he takes the same ingredients and makes a different meal out of them for a home cook. There are plenty of inspirations on this show. This is based of one of his shows. I used 1 lbs of boneless beef short ribs 1 medium onion chopped 2 cloves of garlic chopped or minced 1 can of tomato sauce 1 can of diced tomatoes 1/2 cup of chopped celery root (optional) 1/2 tsp of paprika 1/2 tsp of ground allspice 4 tbsp of harissa 2 bat leaves olive oil water i9f needed) Pad dry the short ribs and cut them into bite size pieces. In a Dutch Oven heat up the olive oil, add the onions and the celery and cook till the onions are translucent. Add the meat and let it get some color. Then add all the remaining items. For the spices and the harissa you can use more or less depending on how spicy you want that to be. Taste it. One can always add. The meat should be covered with liquid....

A few days I saw a Reels where somebody made chicken drum sticks. All nicely laid with the meat side to the rim side in a frying pan. Next step was to add some garlic and honey, and then the stirring started. Gone all the nice layout... I decided to keep watching and the recipe then caught my attention. It was already almost midnight, I didn't write anything down. Here is what I came up with and that is a keeper. One needs: 2 chicken thighs, skin on with bones (I would guess, no bone no skin would work as well, but I have not tried this 2 tbsp of olive oil 2 gloves of garlic chopped or minced 1 can of diced tomatoes 4 tbsp Harissa 1 tsp of honey 1/3 of a cup of water 1/3 of a cup of low sodium Soy sauce 1/3 if a tsp of smoked paprika (more or less depending on desired spice level) Salt and pepper Pad dry the 2 chicken pieces. Salt and pepper them. Choose a frying pan where you have a matching cover. Add the oil to the frying pan and heat it up. Add the 2 pieces of chicken skin side...

Potato salad, there are as many recipes as there are families. My version (you need time and planning) :     2 Russet potatoes, boiled with skins to be tender, remove and let them cool down. Over night into the fridge Next day:  peel the potatoes and slice them into bite size pieces. Add them to a bowl.  clean and cut 1/2 medium onion in small pieces and add to the potatoes use 2 hard boiled eggs and cut them into small pieces, add to the potatoes Use your favorite pickles and cut them into small pieces and add to the potatoes Mix 2 tbsp of sour cream, 2 tbsp of yellow mustard, 2 tbsp of mayo and add to the salad Add salt and pepper to taste and mix well.  I would prepare this in the morning. At dinner time time spices had time to mix and mingle. Potato salad goes with  a ton of things.  Christmas eve it is "wiener", although I can't get the original. This comes close. -Mahlzeit-

Somebody posted a Harissa Chicken on Facebook. It sounded delish. So I worked my way through a few recipes. I didn't want to use a whole chicken. I didn't want to  eat all week from this. Here is what I came up with. 4 tbsp of mild Harissa 1 read onion quartered and then pick the leaves apart 1 red bell pepper, cut into bite size pieces 1 yellow red pepper cut into bite size pieces (I had some frozen yellow and orange bell pepper, so I wanted to use some of this) 2 medium potatoes, peeled and in cut into small pieces 2 chicken legs olive oil salt and pepper to taste Preheat the oven to 350F In a oven save bowl, add the peppers and the onions. Drizzle some olive oil over it and add the Harissa. Season with some salt and pepper.  Mix all of this up with your hand.  Then take the 2 chicken legs and put them on top. Coat them with Harissa as well.  Put it into the oven. After 15 minutes add the potato pieces. Make sure they are coated as well. Bake for another 35-40 minu...