Cartofi frantuzesti (French Style Potatoes)

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         Cartofii frantuzesti fac parte din mancarurile copilariei mele ce imi aminteste mereu de acasa si de cat de mult asteptam de fiecare data pana se gratina in cuptor :) Este o reteta delicioasa de cartofi in straturi cu oua, branza si smantana, ce va face invitatii vostri sa ceara portie dubla si care va ocupa un loc de cinste in cartea voastra de bucate!

Ingrediente:  

     10 cartofi
     8 oua
     400 g mozzarella
     200 g branza feta
     Parmezan
     100 g unt
     250 g smantana
     patrunjel verde
     sare, piper, boia dulce


Cum se face:    

Fierbem in apa cu sare cartofii in coaja (spalati in prealabil foarte bine) pentru 35 de minute pana cand cartofii sunt moi, iar furculita intra usor in ei, fara a se sfarma.
Fierbem si ouale in apa cu putina sare pentru 12 minute, ca sa fie tare galbenusul.
Curatam de coaja cartofii si ii taiem felii subtiri, iar ouale le curatam si le tocam.
Dam branza pe razatoare si o dam deoparte si ne apucam de asamblat.

Intr-o tava ce intra in cuptor, punem bucatele de unt si incepem sa asezam  un strat de cartofi, condimentam cu sare si punem bucatele de unt din loc in loc.

Peste cartofi punem un strat de oua fierte.

Deasupra presaram boia si piper si asezam un strat de branza feta, apoi mozzarella si parmezan.

Presaram putin patrunjel verde tocat si smantana din loc in loc.

Continuam cu inca 2 straturi in aceeasi ordine ca primul, iar deasupra incheiem cu branza peste care punem branza din belsug si smantana . Presaram cu patrunjel si dam la cuptor la 175 grade pentru 40 de minute.

Cand s-a rumenit frumos scoatem tava din cuptor si lasam sa se raceasca putin.

Servim cu smantana cat sunt calzi cartofii. Bon appetit!
P.S.:  Eu am servit a doua zi cu un sos de usturoi facut cu putin ulei si smantana, a fost bestial!!!

Delicios!!!  Si mai de aproape putin :)

                                

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         French style potatoes are one of my favorite foods from childhood and it always reminds me of home and how long it took each time when the potatoes were in the oven :) It's a delicious recipe of potatoes with eggs, cheese and sour cream, which will make your guests to ask for a double serving and which will take a special place in your personal cook book. 

Ingredients:     

     10 potatoes

     8 eggs

     400 g mozzarella

     200 g feta cheese

     Parmesan

     100 g butter

     250 g sour cream

     fresh parsley

     salt, pepper, sweet paprika

How it's made:

 We boil the whole potatoes with skin in salted water (previously washed very well) for 35 minutes until the potatoes are tender, you can check by inserting a fork in a potato.
 We boil the eggs in salted water as well for 12 minutes.
We peel the potatoes and slice them thinly, and we peel the eggs and chop them.
We shred the cheese and set aside and start assembling the potatoes.
In a large ceramic or glass dish we place some butter on the bottom and place one layer of potatoes, we sprinkle salt and small pieces of butter from place to place.
We add one layer of eggs, we sprinkle pepper and paprika.
We add a layer of feta cheese, one of mozzarella and sprinkle Parmesan on top.
We place some sour cream from place to place, sprinkle some fresh chopped parsley.
We continue with another set of layers (there should be 3 layers) finishing with a generous layer of cheese, sour cream and parsley on top.
We place the ceramic or glass dish in the preheated oven at 360 degrees for 40 minutes.
When the potatoes are golden brown, we take out the pan and let it cool off for 5 minutes.
We serve the potatoes warm with sour cream. Bon appetit!
P.S.: I served the second time with a garlic sauce that I made with a little bit of oil and sour cream. Amazing!
And a closer view :)

Rotini Carbonara

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        De multe ori caut retete foarte rapid de preparat pentru cand nu am chef sa gatesc sau nu am mare lucru prin frigider, de aceea ma gandeam sa postez mai multe retete de acest gen in urmatoarea perioada. Pastele carbonara (de data aceasta am folosit "rotini") imi plac tare mult, ce e drept ca varianta mea de a le face, care nu mai e cea originala italiana, dar care sper sa va placa!

Ingrediente:         

     400 g rotini (spaghete e clasic)
     300 g mozzarella (cascaval)
     2 oua
     100 g smantana
     100 g bacon
     2 catei usturoi
     sare, piper
     optional parmezan                 



Cum se face:

Mai intai punem la fiert pastele in apa cu sare si respectam instructiunile de pe pachet. Ca sa fac o paranteza, eu am vrut sa folosesc alt tip de paste, m-am plictisit de spaghete, iar pastele de la Barilla imi plac tare mult.

Cand pastele sunt gata, le scurgem de apa, le clatim 1 secunda cu apa rece, le scurgem si le lasam acoperite pana facem sosul.
Batem ouale si le lasam deoparte. Dam pe razatoare cascavalul.

Intr-o tigaie punem 1 lingura ulei si prajim baconul taiat bucatele.

Cand baconul e rumenit adaugam usturoiul zdrobit si tragem tigaia deoparte (sa nu se faca amar usturoiul).

Adaugam pastele scurse de apa, si ouale batute si amestecam bine pe foc mic, pana se incheaga oul (nu imi place deloc varianta cu ou crud, mai ales ca eu am alergie la oua).

Cand oul s-a inchegat, adaugam branza data pe razatoare, smantana si condimentam.

Servim pastele calde cu parmezan presarat deasupra, au o aroma extraordinara!!! Bon appetit!

English version


         There are a lot of times when I'm searching for recipes easy to prepare that don't take too much time to get them ready, like when you're not in the mood to cook or you don't have much in the fridge, that's why I thought it would be good to post more recipes like that. Pasta Carbonara (this time I used "rotini") is a great dish which I truly enjoy, although I use my own way to make them and not the original italian recipe, but I hope you'll like it!

Ingredients:

     400 g rotini (spagheti are the classic ones)

     300 g mozzarella

     2 eggs

     100 g sour cream

     100 g bacon

     2 garlic cloves

     salt, pepper

     optional Parmesan      

How it's made:           

First, we cook the pasta according to the instructions written on the package. We drain them and wash them with water for a second, drain again and set aside covered until we prepare the sauce.

I wanna mention that I used rotini pasta from Barilla which I really like, I'm kind of bored of using the spaghetti ones.

We beat the eggs, and grate the cheese.

In a large frying pan we heat up 1 tablespoon of oil, and we fry the bacon, cut in small pieces.

When the bacon is ready, we add the crushed garlic and set the pan aside.

We add the drained pasta, we stir and we add the eggs, placing the pan back on the stove, and we stir until the egg is fried (I have an egg allergy, so I don't really like the original version of cooking the egg).

When the eggs are fried we add the cheese and sour cream, spices and we mix them all together.

We serve the rotini warm sprinkled with Parmesan on top, they have a lovely flavor! Bon appetit!