Terina de porc infasurata in bacon (Pork Terrine Wrapped in Bacon)

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           Cum in weekend am avut chef de gatit, am incercat terina de porc infasurata in bacon, inspirata fiind de o reteta dintr-o carte de bucate de-a mea. Terina reprezinta un chec de carne facut din carne taiata sau macinata, copt in cuptor ce se serveste la temperatura camerei; denumirea de "terrine" vine de la vasul ceramic de forma dreptunghiulara in care se gateste checul de carne. De data aceasta am incercat o reteta simpla, dar cu siguranta voi incerca si alte variatiuni ce contin ficat sau nuci, etc... Sper sa va placa!

Ingredients:      

     1 kg carne de porc tocata
     felii de bacon (eu am pus vreo 16)
     2 cepe
     4 catei usturoi
     2 oua
     2 felii de paine
     patrunjel verde
     oregano proaspat
     sare, piper


Cum se face:


Intr-un bol amestecam carnea tocata cu ceapa tocata, usturoiul zdrobit, ouale, painea maruntita, verdeata tocata si condimente si amestecam bine, formand o pasta similara cu cea pentru chiftele.

 Intr-o tava dreptunghiulara mica asezam felii de bacon pe peretii formei lasand sa atarne cate o bucata de vreo 6 cm pe laturi, ca mai jos:

Asezam pasta de carne peste bacon, o apasam cu o lingura si nivelam frumos.

Dupa ce nivelam frumos carnea, acoperim cu fasiile de bacon care atarnau si avem grija sa fie bine acoperit (daca e nevoie mai punem deasupra niste bacon)

Acoperim forma de chec cu foaie de staniol si o plasam intr-o tava mai mare pe care o umplem cu apa fierbinte ce ajunge pana la jumatatea formei de chec si introducem in cuptorul preincalzit la 170 grade (aveti grija sa nu va ardeti cu apa fierbinte) si lasam timp de 1 ora si 45 minute sa stea la bain marie.

In felul acesta terina nu se va rumeni. Daca vreti sa se rumeneasca putin deasupra, puteti lasa 5 minute fara folie pe pozitia grill. Terina este gata atunci cand bagati o scobitoare in centrul checului si sucurile care ies sunt clare. Cand e gata se scoate cu grija forma din tava si scurgem toata zeama ce s-a format si lasam sa se raceasca putin.

Acoperim tava din nou cu folie si plasam deasupra niste greutati care sa preseze terina. (e bine daca aveti o alta forma de chec similara in care sa puneti niste conserve, sau alte greutati)

Lasam sa se raceasca iar apoi o punem in frigider cu tot cu tava cu conserve, sa se preseze foarte bine. E de preferat ca tava sa stea la frigider cel putin 6 ore, sau peste noapte.
Cand o scoatem din frigider o rasturnam pe un platou si o taiem felii.

Servim cu salata de cruditati, sau cu diverse sosuri dupa preferinte. Merge perfect la micul dejun sau o cina usoara. Bon appetit!

Mai de aproape...Delicios!

English version        

                  In the weekend I was in the mood of cooking, so I tried the Pork terrine wrapped in bacon, inspired by a a recipe that I found in one of my books. Terrine is a forcemeat loaf cooked in the oven that you serve at room temperature. The name "terrine" comes from the ceramic dish in which the loaf is usually made. This time I tried a simple recipe, but I'll definitely try out some other variations of terrine in the future, some with nuts, or liver, etc...Hope you enjoy!
                 
Ingredients:

     1 kg lean ground pork meat 

     bacon strips (I've put like 16)

     2 onions

     4 garlic cloves

     2 eggs

     2 slices of bread

     fresh parsley

     fresh oregano

     salt, pepper

How it's made:

In a large bowl we mix together the ground pork meat, the chopped onion, crushed garlic, the crumbled bread,  eggs, spices, chopped parsley and oregano, obtaining a paste similar to the one that we use to make meatballs. Make sure you use enough salt.

In a rectangular tin, we place the bacon strips on sides nicely, to cover the tin, leaving 6 cm from each strip to hang over the side of the tin, like I did:

We place the meat in the tin and we press it down and we level it.

We cover the meat with the bacon strips nicely, making sure that is fully covered (you can use additional bacon on top if it's necessary).

We place the tin in a bigger pan, we cover it with foil, we pour hot water in the pan half way up of the tin, and We place the pan in the preheated oven at 345 degrees for 1 hour and 45 minutes (the meatloaf will not fry using the bain marie method; if you want it to be golden brown on top, you can use the grill position for 5 minutes at the end) without the foil on the tin.

The terrine is ready when a wooden toothpick inserted in the middle comes clean and the juices are clear.

We remove the pan from the oven and let it cool down a little bit.

Very carefully we remove the tin and we pour the water from the tin in the sink.We put the foil back on the top and we place another tin filled with full cans so the terrine is pressed. We leave it to cool off and we place it in the fridge for at least 6 hours (we leave the heavy tin on top)

We remove it from the fridge and we place it upside down on a plate.

We slice and serve at room temperature with a fresh salad or pickled vegetables, or different sauces.

Bon appetit!

Varza a la Cluj (Romanian Cabbage a la Cluj)

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            Varza a la Cluj este o mancare traditional romaneasca specifica zonei Ardealului de unde sunt si eu, probabil de aceea imi place atat de mult :) Unii cunosc aceasta reteta sub denumirea de "sarmale imprastiate" sau "varza in straturi la cuptor", dar indiferent cum o numiti, este o mancare extrem de delicioasa ce ocupa un loc de cinste in cartea mea de bucate! Imi pare rau pentru cei care tineti post daca va fac pofta (in caz extrem puteti inlocui carnea cu un amestec de legume)

Ingrediente:  

       800 g carne tocata de porc+vita
       1 varza mare (1-1.5 kg)
       1 ceapa mare
       1 rosie
       150 g orez
       200 g bacon optional
       300 ml suc tomate
       sare, piper



Cum se face:

Mai intai curatam si spalam varza, o taiem fidea, presaram sare si o punem intr-o oala mai mare la calit pentru aproximativ 20 minute la foc mic, avand grija sa amestecam ca sa nu se prinda.

Cand varza e moale, o condimentam cu sare si piper si o dam deoparte.

 Tocam ceapa marunt si o punem la calit in o lingura de ulei.

Cand ceapa s-a inmuiat putin, adaugam carnea tocata, amestecam si lasam la foc mic sa fiarba.

Intre timp fierbem orezul in apa cu sare si il strecuram.
Cand carnea incepe sa se rumeneasca, adaugam orezul fiert si amestecam, condimentam cu sare si piper si dam deoparte.

Taiem cateva felii de bacon pentru decor iar restul taiem cubulete si le prajim intr-o tigaie.(se poate renunta la bacon)

Intr-un vas ce intra la cuptor (sticla, vas roman, dutch oven, ce doriti) punem 2 linguri ulei si incepem sa facem straturi, asezand primul strat de varza calita peste care punem din loc in loc bacon prajit.

Asezam un strat de carne tocata cu orez.

Punem bulion din loc in loc deasupra.

Continuam cu straturile, iar ultimul strat va fi cu varza, peste care asezam felii de bacon si rosii si turnam 100 ml apa.

  Dam tava la cuptorul preincins la 180 grade pentru 40 minute, timp in care aromele se vor imbina frumos :)

Dupa 40 de minute si o pofta cat carul scoatem tava din cuptor. Voila!

Lasam sa se raceasca putin si servim cu ardei iute sau smantana (cui ii place). Desi e o mancare "heavy duty", are o savoare de nedescris! Bon appetit!

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         Romanian Cabbage a la Cluj it's a traditional dish that comes from Ardeal, where I come from as well, probably that's why I love it :) Some people know the recipe named as "scattered cabbage rolls" or "layered cabbage in the oven", but whatever the name you know it by, it's a delicious recipe which occupies a special place in my cook book.
        

Ingredients:    

       800 g minced pork+beef meat

       1 big green cabbage (1-1.5 kg)

       1 big onion

       1 tomato

       150 g rice

       200 g bacon optional

       300 ml strained tomatoes

       salt, pepper

How it's made:

First, we wash the cabbage and we chop thinly the cabbage, we sprinkle salt and we cook it in a large pot on medium heat for 20 minutes, making sure we stir once in a while.

When the cabbage has softened, we spice it and set aside.

We peel and chop the onion and we fry it in a large skillet with 2 tablespoons of oil.

When the onion has softened, we add the minced meat, we stir and we let it cook on low heat.

Meanwhile we wash the rice and we cook it in salted water and when it's done, we drain the water.

When the meat starts to fry (the water has evaporated) we add the cooked rice, we add spices, stir and set aside.

We cut some bacon slices for decorating the dish, and we chop the rest and fry it in a pan.

In a large glass dish or a dutch oven (if you prefer) we start to make the layers.

We put 2 tablespoons of oil and we place the first layer of fried cabbage and some bacon above.

We add one layer of meat and rice.

We pour some tomato sauce from place to place and continue with the layers until we finish with a cabbage layer. We add bacon and tomato slices and we pour 100 ml of water.

We place the dish in a preheated oven at 365 degrees for 40 minutes.

After 40 minutes and a lot of hunger, we take the dish out of the oven. Voila!

We let it cool off and we serve it warm with hot pepper or sour cream (optional). Even though it's a heavy duty meal, it has an unbelievable flavor! Bon appetit!