November 22: Cemen - Acuka - Muhammara - Chemen

Prep. Time: 15 min
15-20 servings

Ingredients:

• 2 cups walnuts - finely chopped
• 2 tbsp red pepper paste(optional)
• 4 tbsp tomato paste
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup bread crumbs (optional)
• 1/2 cup Feta cheese (optional)
• 3-4 garlic gloves - finely crushed
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1/4 tsp cumin
• 1/4 tsp dried oregano
• 1/4 tsp dried mind
• Salt

- Mix all the ingredients and use as a spread or dip. Enjoy!

November 22: Gozleme - Folded and Filled Turkish Flat Bread (Quesadilla)

Prep. Time: 30 min.
Cooking Time: 30-45 min
10-12 Servings

Ingredients: 

• 4 cups flour
• 1 cup water (room temperature)
• 1 cup water (warm)
• 1 pack dry yeast
• 1 tbsp sugar
• Salt

Cheese Filling:

• 2 cups spinach, dill or flat leaf parsley (washed, drained and chopped)
• 1 cup feta cheese

Meat Filling:

• 1 lbs ground beef
• 1 onion (chopped)
• 1/2 cup bell pepper (chopped) -optional
• 1/2 cup flat leaf parsley (chopped) -optional
• 1/2 cup tomatoes (chopped) -optional

November 22: Sucuklu Yumurta - Turkish Beef Sausage and Eggs

Prep Time: 15 min.
6-8 servings

Ingredients:

• 1 Sucuk (Turkish Beef Sausage )
• 6-8 eggs
• Salt (optional)
• Black pepper (optional)
  

1.  Slice sucuk into about 1cm wide pieces diagonally.
2.  Heat a frying pan over medium–high heat.
3. Add sucuk to the pan and brown for 1 minute each side. 
4. Make 6-8 indentations in mixture and crack in eggs. 
5.  Cover, place over low–medium heat and cook for 5 minutes or until the egg whites are cooked but the yolks are still runny. 
6. Season.