Thai Cuisine: Stir Fry de porc, ardei si lemongrass (Stir Fried Pork with Peppers and Lemongrass)

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        E timpul pentru o noua reteta din bucataria thailandeza, de care eu m-am indragostit cumplit!!! de data aceasta am ales sa folosesc si lemongrass, o planta cu aroma de lamaie ce creste in Filipine si care este des folosita in mancarurile asiatice; eu am folosit lemongrass proaspat, dar se poate folosi si uscat sub forma de pudra. Carnea de porc cu ardei si lemongrass are un gust absolut superb iar pranzul nostru e gata in maxim 10 minute, ca de altfel toate mancarurile asiatice :)
       It's time for a new Thai recipe, a cuisine I'm totally in love with btw!!! this time I chose to use Lemongrass, a herb with a subtle citrus flavor that grows in Philippines and which is often used in Asian cuisine; I used it fresh, but it can also be used dried and powdered. Lunch is ready in 10 minutes and it's super tasty, like all Asian recipes for that matter :) Enjoy!

Ingrediente/Ingredients:  

 350 g carne de porc/350 g pork
 2 linguri sos de soia/2 tablespoons with soy sauce
 1 lingura zahar brun/1 tablespoon w brown sugar
 1/2 lingura pasta de ansoa/1/2 tablespoon w anchovy paste (fish sauce)
 1 lingurita amidon/1 teaspoon cornstarch
 1/2 lingurita sare/1/2 teaspoon w salt

 1/2 ceapa rosie/1/2 red onion
 2 catei de usturoi/2 garlic cloves
 2 ardei colorati/2 colored peppers
 1 tulpina lemongrass/1 lemongrass stalk
 2 fire ceapa verde/2 green onions

Cum se face/How it's made:


Mai intai facem marinada pentru carne. Intr-un vas mic punem sosul de soia, zaharul brun, pasta de ansoa, amidonul si sarea si amestecam foarte bine. Carnea o taiem fasii subtiri, o amestecam cu sosul si o dam la frigider pt 1 ora.
We first make the marinade for the meat. In a small bowl we combine soy sauce, brown sugar, anchovy paste, cornstarch and salt. We cut the pork in thin strips and we mix them well with the sauce. We marinate them for 1 hour in the fridge.

Curatam si tocam ceapa si usturoiul iar ardeiul il taiem fasii subtiri. Curatam lemongrass-ul si tocam marunt partea alba din mijloc.(il vedeti cum arata in imaginea cu ingredientele)
We peel and chop the onion and garlic and we cut the pepper in thin strips. We peel the lemongrass and we chop the middle part of the white part.(you can see it in the ingredients picture)

Incalzim wok-ul sau o tigaie mare si punem in o lingura de ulei ceapa si usturoiul tocat si le prajim la temperatura ridicata pt 1 minut.(stir fry)
We heat up 1 tablespoon with vegetable oil in a wok or a big skillet and we stir fry the onion with the garlic for 1 minute.

Adaugam ardei si lemongrass si continuam sa prajim pt alte 2 minute, amestecand mereu.
We add the pepper and lemongrass and we stir fry them together for 2 minutes.      

Adaugam carnea de porc marinata si prajim totul pana cand carnea e facuta, amestecand continuu.
We add the marinated meat and we stir fry everything until the meat is done. 

Cand carnea e gata, adaugam si ceapa verde tocata marunt, potrivim de sare si piper si mai prajim pt 2 minute.
When the meat is done we add the chopped green onion, we sprinkle salt and pepper if needed and we stir fry for another 2 minutes.

Servim cu garnitura de orez sau taitei de orez. Bon appetit!
We serve with rice as a side dish or rice noodles. Bon appetit!            

Super bun si se poate face si cu pui sau vita daca preferati!
Super tasty and it can also be made with chicken or beef if you like!

Mai de aproape.../Closer...

Frigarui de porc cu legume (Pork Skewers with Vegetables)

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        Nu am mai postat nimic cu carne de foarte multa vreme, si cum afara vremea ne permite sa ne desfasuram  in voie, m-am gandit ca ar fi momentul sa postez reteta de frigarui :) toata lumea face frigarui, simple, cu legume, cu tot felul de sosuri, mie personal imi plac cel mai mult cu legume, pentru o aroma mai frumoasa. Sunt o nebunie langa o sticla de bere si un pahar de vorba cu prietenii!
        I haven't posted anything with meat in a while now, and since outside the weather is perfect for us to barbecue, I thought it's time for me to post my meat Skewers recipe :) everybody likes skewers, plain, with vegetables or with different sauces; I personally like the vegetable and meat combination, for a more intense flavor. They're yummy with a cold bottle of beer while chatting with friends!

Ingrediente/Ingredients:

 carne de porc/pork
 ardei rosu/red pepper
 ardei verde/green pepper
 ceapa rosie/red onion
 ciuperci albe mici/small white mushrooms
 sos pt marinat/marinating sauce
 sare/salt
 bete/skewers


Cum se face/How it's made:


Taiem carnea cuburi 2-3 cm si o marinam cu sos facut in casa sau cumparat in cazul meu.
We cut the meat in 2-3 cm cubes and we marinate it with homemade sauce or bought in my case.

Curatam legumele si le taiem in patrate de marime similara cu carnea, lasam intregi ciupercile si ne apucam de asamblat frigaruile.
We wash and peel the vegetables and we cut them in cubes with similar in size to the meat, we leave the mushrooms whole and we start assembling the skewers.

Punem componentele pe bete si presaram sare/We place everything on skewers and we sprinkle with salt.

Incingem gratarul si punem frigaruile (se pot face si in casa in tigaie grilata sau in cuptor pe hartie de copt)
We heat up the grill and we place the skewers (you can make them indoors in a grill pan or in the oven on baking paper)

  
Gata prajite:/Grilled

Mai de aproape, mmmm, ce miros divin!!!/Closer, what an amazing smell!!!

Servim cu o bere rece langa :)/We serve with a cold bottle of beer :)  Bon appetit!

                                         

Ciorba de ardei umpluti (Stuffed Peppers Soup)

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            Desi imi place foarte mult supa de ardei umpluti o pregatesc destul de rar acasa deoarece sotul meu nu e fan supe cu bulion si banuiesc ca noi toate incercam sa gatim pe gustul intregii familii de obicei, nu? Din cand in cand o incerc totusi in speranta ca voi obtine aroma deosebita pe care i-o dadea bunica mea si chiar daca nu e la fel, amintirea e foarte frumoasa! La mine fiecare mancare are o anumita istorioara si mereu corelez aroma cu amintirea :) Cum afara caldura inca nu a preluat controlul de tot, am zis ca e o ocazie buna sa pregatesc ciorba aceasta :)
          Aceasta reteta merge si la YBR, provocarea organizata de Nancy de la SpicieFoodie! Va recomand cu mult drag blogul ei, e unul dintre cele mai bune!
           Though I love stuffed peppers soup I rarely make it since my husband is not a huge fan of tomato based soups and I guess all of us try to cook food that all family enjoys right? Once in a while I make this soup hoping that I'll get that special flavour my grandma's soup used to have, and even though it's never the same, the way I remember it is always special :) For me every dish has a history and I always relate the flavour to my memory :)  Because heat didn't take control outside yet, I thought it'd be a great occasion to cook this delicious soup :)
            This recipe also goes to YBR, the challenge organised by Nancy from SpicieFoodie! I greatly recommend her blog, as it's one of the best out there! 

Ingrediente/Ingredients:

400 g carne tocata  porc/400 g ground pork
100 g orez bob mic/100 g Arborio rice
8-10 ardei mici dulci/8-10 small sweet peppers
2 morcovi/2 carrots
2 patrunjei radacina/2 parsley roots
1/4 telina/1/4 celery root
2 cepe/2 onions
1 rosie mare/1 big tomato
300 ml bulion/300 ml tomato sauce
1 lingura faina/1 tablespoon with flour
patrunjel frunze/parsley leaves
sare, piper/salt, pepper            

Cum se face/How it's made:  

Mai intai pregatim umplutura de carne/We first prepare the meat filling:
Intr-un castron punem carnea, orezul spalat, o ceapa tocata marunt, sare, piper si le amestecam bine.
In a bowl we combine meat, washed rice, one chopped onion, salt and pepper.

Spalam bine ardeii, taiem capacul si scobim cu grija miezul si semintele din interiorul ardeiului. Ii scobim pe toti si ii dam deoparte.
We wash the peppers and we roundly cut the tops off and we discard stems and seeds. We set aside.

Curatim ceapa, si radacinoasele si le tocam toate marunt.
We peel vegetables and chop them.  

Intr-o oala prajim putin ceapa, adaugam legumele tocate si punem cam 2 litri de apa si sare.
In a large pot, we  fry the onion, we add the vegetables and 2 litres of water plus some salt.  

Pana cand supa incepe sa fiarba, umplem ardeii cu carne si ii presaram cu putina faina la capete, ca sa nu iasa carnea.
Until the soup starts to boil, we stuff the peppers with the meat filling and we sprinkle some flour at the ends, so the meat doesn't get out.   

Cand apa incepe sa fiarba adaugam ardeii cu grija si ii lasam sa fiarba pana cand orezul este moale.
When the soup starts to boil we add the stuffed peppers carefully and we let the soup boil until the rice is cooked.

Cand ardeii sunt fierti, intr-o tigaie prajim faina cu putin ulei si adaugam bulionul, amestecam bine si adaugam la supa. Amestecam bine, lasam sa fiarba vreo 2 minute si adaugam patrunjel tocat si condimente.
When the peppers are done, in a skillet we fry the flour with some oil, we add the tomato sauce and we pour it in the soup. We stir and we let it boil for another 2 minutes and we add chopped parsley and spices.

Servim cu multa pofta. Se poate pune smantana daca va place, eu o prefer simpla. Bon appetit!
We serve the soup with lots of appetite. You can add sour cream if you desire. I prefer it simple. Bon appetit!

Supa de rosii cu galuste de faina (Tomato Soup with Flour Dumplings)

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       Cum afara e frig si ploua acum (aseara a nins de zici ca venea Craciunul din nou!) m-am gandit ca o supa de rosii ar fi foarte potrivita! Am vazut la multe fete pe bloguri reteta aceasta preparata cu galuste de gris, dar eu am invatat de la bunica mea reteta cu galuste de faina, imi place mult asa, si se pare ca nu numai mie, chiar o vazusem si la Bucatarul maniac pe site. Anyway, pentru cei care ar vrea ca supa sa fie de post, va recomand sa inlocuiti galustele cu orez sau paste mici care nu contin ou, etc...

Ingrediente:          

Pt supa:


     1 ardei mare
     2 morcovi
     1/4 telina mica
     1 ceapa
     300 ml rosii pasate (bulion)
     patrunjel verde
     sare, piper
     1 lingurita zahar

Pt galuste:


     2 oua
     aproximativ 100 g faina (depinde de marimea oului)
     putina sare

Cum se face:


Spalam, curatam legumele si le tocam.

Intr-o oala cu 2 litri apa cu sare punem zarzavatul tocat si lasam sa fiarba la foc mic acoperit.

Cand zarzavatul e fiert pe jumatate, adaugam o lingura de ulei si bulionul in oala si amestecam bine.

Condimentam si lasam sa fiarba 5 minute.
Intre timp batem ouale intr-un bol mic si adaugam faina cate putin amestecand continuu.

Adaugam faina pana cand obtinem un amestec fluid gros ca in poza de mai jos.

Cand supa fierbe incet, luam o lingura de supa, o clatim in supa si luam din compozitia de galuste cate putin si introducem in oala cu supa, lasand galusca sa alunece usor de pe lingura. (supa trebuie sa fiarba usor)
Continuam la fel pana terminam toata compozitia. Daca vi se pare ca galusca se destrama, atunci mai adaugati faina. La mine observati ca sunt si bucati mai mici, mie asa imi plac, noi le zicem "zdrente" :)

Lasam galustele sa fiarba vreo 7 minute, condimentam cu sare, piper, zahar si adaugam patrunjel verde. Bon appetit!

  

English version          

                
       Since it's a cold and rainy day (last night it snowed) I thought I should make a delicious tomato soup! If you want to fast, you can make semolina dumplings instead of flour ones, I saw that many girls do that. I personally prefer the flour dumplings for this soup. It turned out to be exactly as my mother used to make :)        

Ingredients:             

For the soup:

     1 big pepper

     2 carrots

     1/4 cellery root

     1 onion

     300 ml strained tomatoes

     fresh parsley

     salt, pepper

     1 teaspoon sugar

For the dumplings:

     2 eggs

     around 100 g flour (depending on the size of the eggs)
     a pinch of salt

How it's made:

We wash, peel and chop the vegetables.

In a large pot with 2 litres salted water we add the chopped vegetables and let them cook covered on low heat.

When the vegetables are tender, we add 1 tablespoon of oil and the strained tomatoes, we stir an let it cook for another 5 minutes.

Meanwhile we beat the eggs and we add flour gradually, mixing very well until we obtain a thick batter like in the picture.

When the soup is slowly boiling we take a tablespoon which we introduce in the soup, and then we take from the dumpling mixture and slowly place the spoon in the soup until the dumpling falls off the spoon.

We continue like that until we finish the dumpling mixture. If you see that the dumplings fall apart in the soup, you can add a little bit more flour to the mixture.

We let the dumplings cook for 7 minutes, we pute salt, pepper and sugar and the chopped parsley and we set aside. Bon appetit!

Ghiveci de legume (Vegetable Stew)

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         Daca tot suntem in post cred ca e foarte indicata aceasta reteta si cum o facusem cu ceva timp in urma m-am gandit sa o postez acum.


Ingrediente:

    3 ardei capia rosii
    1 ardei gras verde
    1 ardei gras galben
    2 morcovi
    1/4 telina
    1 ceapa
    200 ml bulion (300 g rosii daca aveti)
    100 g orez
    patrunjel verde
    sare, piper


Cum se face:


Spalam legumele si le curatam de coaja si le tocam marunt.

Intr-o cratita, punem 2 linguri ulei si prajim ceapa.

Cand ceapa incepe sa se inmoaie putin, adaugam ardeii si amestecam mereu.

Lasam sa se inmoaie putin ardeii si punem morcovii si telina.

Mai lasam pe foc timp de 2 minute, amestecand tot timpul sa nu se arda.
Punem apa peste legume (sa nu depaseasca legumele), punem sare si lasam sa fiarba la foc mic timp de 10 minute.

Dupa 10 minute adaugam orezul curatat si spalat si amestecam din cand in cand.

Lasam sa fiarba pana cand bobul de orez e moale. Cand orezul e fiert, iar apa a scazut, adaugam bulionul, condimente, lasam sa mai fiarba timp de 5 minute. Adaugam si patrunjel verde tocat si dam cratita deoparte.

Servim ca atare sau langa niste oua facute ochiuri. Bon appetit!

    


English version    


         Since we're fasting, I think that the vegetable stew is recommended, and I thought I should post the recipe since I made it some while ago.


Ingredients:

    3 red peppers

    1 green pepper

    1 yellow pepper

    2 carrots

    1/4 celery root

    1 onion

    200 ml strained tomatoes (300 g tomatoes if you have)

    100 g rice

    parsley leaves

    salt, pepper

How it's made:

We wash, peel and chop the vegetables.

In a pot we heat 2 tablespoons of oil and we fry the onion.

When the onion has softened, we add the peppers, we stir.

When the peppers softened, we add the carrots and celery, we stir for another 2 minutes.

We add water over the vegetables (not to cover them), salt  and let them boil for 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes we add the  rice previously cleaned and washed and we stir.

We let it cook until the rice is tender.

When the rice is finished, we add the strained tomatoes, we stir very well and we let it simmer for another 5 minutes or more, until the water has evaporated.

We add the chopped parsley, spices and set aside.

We serve as it is or with poached eggs. Bon appetit!

Chec aperitiv (Appetizer Loaf)

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         Am facut aceasta reteta cu mai mult timp in urma, inspirandu-ma de pe blogul Amaliei, unul alt blog preferat de mine. Se prepara rapid, arata tare bine (eu facusem pozele seara si nu sunt prea reusite) si e si foarte gustoasa. Sper sa va placa!
         I made this recipe a long time ago, inspired by Amalia's blog, one of my favourite blogs. It can be prepared quickly and looks very good (I took the photos in the evening and they're not too great) and it's very tasty. I hope you enjoy!


Ingrediente/Ingredients: 

4 oua/4 eggs
3 linguri ulei de masline/3 tablespoons olive oil
100 g faina/100 g plain flour
250 g bacon/250 g bacon
1/2 lta praf de copt/1/2 teaspoon baking powder
putina sare, piper/salt, pepper

100 g cascaval/100 g cheese (cheddar)

1/2 ardei rosu/1/2 red pepper

1/2 ardei verde/1/2 green pepper

100 g masline/100 g olives

patrunjel verde optional/fresh parsley optional

Cum se face/How it's made:

Tocam maslinele, ardeiul, carnea (in cazul meu a fost o combinatie de bacon cu salam german uscat si piept de pui fiert). Tocam patrunjelul verde si dam pe razatoare cascavalul.

We chop the olives, the red and green pepper, the meat (in my case a combination of bacon, german salami and prepared chicken breast). We also chop the parsley leaves and we grate the cheese.

Se mixeaza ouale bine, adaugam treptat uleiul si faina amestecata cu praful de copt, condimentele, iar la urma cu o lingura incorporam ingredientele taiate bucati.
We mix the eggs in a bowl, we add the oil and the flour slowly, add spices, and at the end we gently fold the chopped ingredients in the mixture.

 Se toarna compozitia intr-o tava tapetata. Se presara parmezan si patrunjel verde deasupra.

We place the mixture in a greased pan, we sprinkle some Parmesan and parsley on top. 

 Dam la cuptorul preincins la cca 185 grade pentru 45 minute pana e rumenit putin.
 We place the pan in the preheated oven at 370 degrees for 45 minutes, or until it's golden brown on top.

Lasam sa se raceasca, il scoatem pe un platou si il taiem felii. Bon appetit!

We let the loaf cool down completely, and after that we place it on a plate and slice it. Bon appetit!