ALBANIAN RECIPES

Albanian Lamb Stew with Okra

2011-12-10T17:33:00.000-08:00

Albanian Lamb Stew with Okra
Albanian Recipe Ingredients

12 oz okra, fresh or frozen
2 med green peppers, diced
2 cup celery, diced
4 oz onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, pressed
salt and pepper, to taste
½ cup water
1 lb roasted lamb, in bite size cubes
¼ tsp thyme
paprika
grated lemon rind

Albanian Recipe Instructions

Cook okra until liquid evaporated in skillet or Microwave dish, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes.
Add green pepper, celery, Onion, garlic, salt and pepper to taste.
Cook for 10 minutes.
Stir to prevent vegetables from sticking.
Add water, Lamb and thyme and simmer, covered, over Low heat for 20 minutes until heated through.
Sprinkle with paprika and garnish with lemon rind.

ALBANIAN ROAST CHICKEN

2011-12-05T17:30:00.000-08:00

ALBANIAN ROAST CHICKEN
Albanian Recipe Ingredients

1 lrg Chopped Onion
3 tbl salad oil
7 cup (about 3-1/2 pounds) drained sauerkraut
1 tbl paprika
2 tsp caraway seeds
6 lb Roasting Chicken
salt and pepper as desired

Albanian Recipe Instruction :

Here's another recipe which is a great favorite of ours, and which I clipped from a newspaper (Washington Post?) about 15 years ago. It's called
"Albanian Chicken", although I've never seen an Albanian Cookbook, and have never seen another Albanian recipe, it seems like something my great grandmother would have cooked. The use of sauerkraut as a stuffing seems weird, but is characteristic of Middle European cooking. You often find it mixed with Apples...here it's mixed with paprika and caraway seeds. The stuffing is sensationally delicious, and the Chicken comes out extremely tender, every time. This is a recipe you have to cook to understand.
Saute Onion in oil until golden, stirring often. Combine sauerkraut, paprika, and caraway seeds with Onion. Spoon as much kraut mixture as possible into the body cavity of the Chicken. Reserve remainder of kraut for later
Place Chicken on roasting rack in a shallow roasting pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 1-1/2 hours. Remove pan from oven, take Chicken out. Pour off fat in bottom of pan. Spread remaining kraut in bottom of pan and set Chicken in pan. Bake another 1/2 to 1 hour to brown. Season as desired.
Leftovers make great sliced Chicken and sauerkraut sandwiches.

ALBANIAN TERA TA

2011-11-30T17:27:00.000-08:00

ALBANIAN TERA TA
Albanian Recipe Ingredients:

3 lg. cucumbers
2 qts. buttermilk
1 to 2 cloves garlic
Salt to taste

Albanian Recipe Instructions:
Skin and cut up cucumbers. Cut into bite size pieces. Put in large bowl. Crush garlic. Add to cucumbers. Pour in buttermilk. Mix thoroughly (more garlic may be added, if you wish). Salt to taste. Keep refrigerated. Serve cold. Enjoy it !
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Veal or Chicken with Walnuts (Gjellë me Arra)

2011-10-03T19:49:00.000-07:00

Veal or Chicken with Walnuts (Gjellë me Arra)

Albanian Recipes Ingredients:
2 tablespoons flour

15 finely crushed shelled walnuts
2 beaten egg yokes
1 minced garlic clove
1/4 lb. sticks butter
2-3 lbs of Veal or Chicken meat cut up in 1" cubes

Albanian Recipe Instructions:
Place the meat or chicken in a saucepan and cook over medium heat until tender. Then remove the meat setting it aside in a dish while leaving the remaining juices in the saucepan. In another saucepan, add the flour and sauté over heat until it becomes light brown in color (do not overcook!) and add the half a stick of butter. Then, add the finely crushed walnuts, minced garlic clove, and the two egg yokes, stirring constantly. Add the juices from the other saucepan and sauté until all the ingredients thicken. Immediately remove from the heat to avoid solidifying the egg yolks. Then fold in either the meat or chicken. Pan fry the remaining half stick of butter until brown and pour over the four servings. Enjoy the Albanian Recipe of Gjelle...

Albanian Recipe: Fried Meatballs : Qofte të fërguara

2011-09-26T19:39:00.000-07:00

Albanian Recipe: Fried Meatballs : Qofte të fërguara

Albanian Recipe Ingredients:

1 lb ground meat
1 slice stale bread
1 small onion, finely-grated
2 tablespoons chopped Feta cheese
2 tablespoons bread crumbs
2 tablespoons oil or melted butter
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
Salt
Pepper
Mint
Oregano
1 cup flour
1 cup oil (olive oil recommended)

Albanian Recipe Instructions:

Soak bread in water and squeeze hard to drain. Add ground meat, bread crumbs, oil or melted butter, onion, parsley, salt, pepper, and mint. Mix thoroughly, and form into 1-inch thick patties, sprinkle with salt, pepper, and oregano. Roll in flour and fry in hot oil. Serve hot with French Fries or mashed potatoes.

Bean Yahni Soup : Jani me Fasule

2011-09-18T19:38:00.000-07:00

Albanian Recipe : Bean Yahni Soup : Jani me Fasule

Albanian Recipe Ingredients:

2 cups of dry white beans
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons tomato sauce
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1 tablespoon chopped mint
salt, chili powder

Albanian Recipe Instructions:

Boil beans in hot water in an uncovered pot for 5 minutes. Rinse and boil for another 15 minutes in a covered stock pot in 3 cups hot water. Sauté onion in olive oil until it turns yellow. Add 2 tablespoons bean stock from the pot along with tomato sauce, parsley, salt and chili powder for taste. Cook for 10 minutes or until a thick sauce is formed, then pour everything into the pot. Add chopped mint, cover tightly and cool for 2 hours over low heat, or for 30 minutes in a pressure cooker. This should produce a thick juice, covering beans by _ inch. Serve hot.

Leek Caserole : Tavë me presh

2011-09-09T19:37:00.000-07:00

Albanian Recipe : Leek Caserole : Tavë me presh
Albanian Recipe Ingredients:

2 lbs leeks
1/2 cup oil
3/4 cup chopped onion
1/2 lb ground meat
1 tablespoon tomato sauce
Mild red pepper
Salt
Pepper

Albanian Recipe Instructions:

Cut off the green leaves from leeks; wash and cut leeks slantwise into 1-inch thick slices. Sauté in a little oil and place in a baking pan. Sauté onion and ground meat in remaining oil. Add beef stock, tomato sauce, red pepper, salt and pepper, and bring to a boil. Pour meat mixture over the Sautéd leeks. Bake for 1 hour at 375 degrees F. Serve hot...enjoy the Albanian recipe !
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Albanian Vegetable Pies : Byrek shqiptar me perime

2010-09-12T19:36:00.000-07:00

Albanian Vegetable Pies : Byrek shqiptar me perime

Most of the pies prepared by Albanian cooks are not sweet but are salty. A piece of such a pie may well serve as the main dish of a meal. Try this nice Albanian recipe of vegetable pie !

Albanian Recipes Ingredients:

1 cup oil, preferably olive oil
1 1/2 packets (or about 30) pastry leaves (Filo Dough)
1 1/2 pounds spinach, chopped
1 cup diced feta cheese
1/2 cup chopped green onions
2 eggs
salt, half teaspoon

(NOTE: A medium-sized, round baking pan is recommended because it's more authentic but any medium-sized baking pan will do).

Albanian Recipe Instructions:

Brush the baking pan with some of the oil, and start laying the pastry leaves inside. First, lay two leaves, sprinkle or brush with oil, then lay two other leaves, and repeat the procedure until half of the leaves are laid. Make sure that they cover the pan by hanging them about one inch over the edges of the pan.
Sprinkle spinach with salt, then mix well by hand. Add the feta cheese, oil, onions, eggs and salt, and spread this mixture over the already laid pastry leaves. Finish by covering the spinach with the rest of the pastry leaves repeating the first-half procedure and then roll the hanging edges of the bottom leaves over the pie (think of a pizza crust), sprinkle top with oil and bake moderately at 3501_F for about 45 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve hot, accompanied with buttermilk, or beaten yogurt, thinned down in cold water or with chilled stewed prunes. The Albanian recipe of vegetable pie is ready to serve.....Enjoy it !

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Albanian Recipe-Baked Lamb and Yogurt (Tavë Kosi)

2010-09-12T19:34:00.000-07:00

Albanian Recipe-Baked Lamb and Yogurt (Tavë Kosi)
A nice Albanian Recipe to try !
Albanian Recipe Ingredients:

1-1/2 lbs lamb
4 tablespoons butter (1/2 stick)
2 tablespoons rice
Salt, pepper

For Yogurt sauce:

1 tablespoon flour
4 tablespoons butter (1/2 stick)
2 lbs. yogurt
5 eggs
Salt, pepper

Albanian Recipe Instructions:

Cut meat in 4 serving pieces, sprinkle each piece with salt and pepper, and bake in a moderately-heated oven with half the butter, sprinkling the meat with its gravy now and then. When meat is half-baked, add rice; remove the baking pan from the oven and leave it aside while you prepare the yogurt sauce:
Sauté flour in butter until mixed thoroughly. Mix yogurt with salt, pepper and eggs until a uniform mixture is obtained, and finally stir in the flour. Put the sauce mixture in the baking pan; sauté it with the meat pieces and bake at 375 degrees F for about 45 minutes.
The Albanian recipe of tave kosi is ready to serve hot....nice ! Enjoy it !
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Baked Lamb and Yogurt: Tavë Kosi

2010-09-12T19:33:00.000-07:00

Baked Lamb and Yogurt: Tavë Kosi
A great Albanian recipe to try !
Ingredients:

1-1/2 lbs lamb
4 tablespoons butter (1/2 stick)
2 tablespoons rice
Salt, pepper

For Yogurt sauce:

1 tablespoon flour
4 tablespoons butter (1/2 stick)
2 lbs. yogurt
5 eggs
Salt, pepper

Albanian Recipe Instructions:
Cut meat in 4 serving pieces, sprinkle each piece with salt and pepper, and bake in a moderately-heated oven with half the butter, sprinkling the meat with its gravy now and then. When meat is half-baked, add rice; remove the baking pan from the oven and leave it aside while you prepare the yogurt sauce:
Sauté flour in butter until mixed thoroughly. Mix yogurt with salt, pepper and eggs until a uniform mixture is obtained, and finally stir in the flour. Put the sauce mixture in the baking pan; sauté it with the meat pieces and bake at 375 degrees F for about 45 minutes.
The Albanian recipe is ready to Serve hot....enjoy it !
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