Author: davidedwardfarrugia

Pulpetti tat-tigieg u il-majjal bin-noodles


Ingredienti

250gr ikapuljat tat-tigieg

250gr ikapuljat tal-majjal

4 sinniet tewm imqatgha zghar

Bzar u melh

Cube tat-tigiega imfarka

Kuccarina sauce tal-bzar ahmar

Kuccarina paprika

3 imgharef zejt taz-zebbuga

Mgharfa meraq tal-lumi.

4 sinniet tewm mghafga

400 noodles

metodu

Go skutella kbira hallat flimkien l-ikapuljat tat-tigieg u tal-majjal, flimkien mat- tursin jew kosbor . Zid it-tewm imqatta, is-sauce,il-paprika,il-cube,il-bzar u il-melh. . Hawwad kollox flimkien . Sahhan 2 imgharef miz-zejt go tagen u aqli ghal madwar 10 minuti fuq kull naha. Kif isiru tella go platt, zid l-imgharfa l-ohra biz-zejt, zid il-meraq tal-lumi u it-tewm mghaffeg . sajjar ghal ftit minuti.   

 Sadanitant ghatti in-noodles saffi mill-ilma zid it-tagen u qalli mat-tewm. Zid il- pulpetti sahhan sew u servi immejatament .

Fazola Bajda bit-tadam pikkanti


Ingredienti

200gr Fazola Banda niexfa

3 basliet ta days medju

3 imgharef zejt taz- zebbuga

Grit frieghi klin frisk

2 laned ta 400gr tadam imqatta

2 chilies shah ta daqs medju

2 imgharef ghasel iswed

Mgharfa mustarda whole grain

2 chilies shah ta’ days medju

Mgharfa mustarda Dijon

2 werqiet rand

2 imgharef ghasel  iswed

metodu

Poggi il-Fazola fi skutella Kiesah u ghattieha bl-ilma kiesah.  Hallieha tixxarrab til il-lejl kollu biex tinfetah.  L-ghada qattarha mill-ilma u lahlahha.  Qaxxar u qatta f’ bicciet kbar bil-basal u it-tewm u poggihom f’kazzola (Casserole) flimkien maz- zejt taz-zebbuga.  Aqlihom fuq nar moderat sakemm jirtabu, u jiehdu kulur dehbi car.  Hawwad mind hin goal him biex ma jehlux mal-kazzola.  Zid il-klin u il-it- madam imqatta. Zid 200ml ilma u fazola u ghalli.   Zid il-bzar mithun frisk, , il- melh, ic-chillies, iz-zewg imgharef ghasel iswed u iz-zewg tipi ta mustarda. GHatti parzjalment u halli itektek goal madwar 30-35 minuta sakemm iz-zalzatibda taghqad ftit.

For lentil and cilantro soup


Ingredients

1,1/4 cups Red lentils, 1 onion , red chilli

Curry party

Half cilantro

4 cups lentils 1onion

Mild seeded red chilli

3 garlic cloves

3 garlic cloves

Curry paste

cilantro

a blender

 11/extra stock  

Serve immediately

Serve hot

Method

Method

Cook one and one forth cups , red lentils in a covered saucepan for 4 cups gently simmering , 1 onion 1 large red chilli

3 garlic cloves , 1 tablespoon 1 tablespoon with 4 cups gently simmering water for 30 minutes.

Process 1 onion 1 large mild seeded red chilli 3 garlic cloves 1 tablespoon curry paste . Half cups cilantro in a blender and stir into the lentils and one half cilantro in a blender . fry as 11/4 cups extra stock with uncovered and cook , uncovered for 10 minutes  . Allow to cool Repeat when ready to serve .

Injokki bil-pesto u il-parma ham


1 kg injokki tal- patata friski

2 imgharef zejt taz- zebbuga

2 basliet homor imqatta’

2 sinniet twm , mishuqa

500gr tadam imqatta’ tal- landa

2 imgharef imbulgati tursin imqatta ‘ 10 flieli parma ham

4 imgharef pesto

metodu

Sahhan iz- zejt f’ dixx kbir u baxx . zid il- basla u aqli ghal 7minuti . zid it- tewm u kompli aqli ghal 5minuti .

Tektek ghal madwar 10minuti . zid il- melh u il- bzar ghal gosti tieghek . fl- istess hin sajjar l- injokki skond l- ingredienti ta fuq il- pakett sakemm jitilghu fil-wicc . saffihom mill-ilma u zid iz-zalza . sahhan il grill . . Saffihom mill- ilma u zid iz- zalza . Poggi il- perzut f’ munzell fuq l- injokki li tkun ipustjajt b’ mod li ma ikunx imissu ma xulxin u qattar qtar tal-pesto fuqom

poggi taht il- grill u sajjar ghal madwar 5 minuti sakemm il- perzut jitbaskat u jibda jiehu kulur dehbi .

servi minnufih

Pulpetti tal-faqqiegh, ricotta u spagettini.


ingredienti

280gr spaghetti mghollija

200gr mushrooms

150gr bejken

300gr ricotta

50gr gobon tal-hakk

2 bajdiet

Basla

Nods kuccarina Kari

Mgharfa zejt taz-zebbuga

method

Imma borma kbira bl-ilma

Thalli l-ilma sakemm ibaqbaq

Sajjar l-ispagetti.  Sakemm qed isiru l-spaghetti nadfdaf u qatta’ il-mushrooms.

Qatta il-bejken u qaxxar u qatta il-basal. Sahhan f’tagen bi  ftit  zejt.

Aqli il-basla u il- Kari , zid il- mushrooms u il- bejken u kompli aqli ghal hmistax  il-minuta ohra. Saffi l- ispagettini , itfa it-taken u fi skutella Keira itfa’ l-ricotta, il-gobon tal-hakk, il-bajd, l-spaghettini, it- tahlita tal- mushrooms u hawwad sew .

Aqsam it-tahlita f’ erbgha u fforma pulpetti . Aqlihom sakemm jiehdu il-kulur u iservihom shan. 

Spaghetti biz-zalzett u il-faqqiegh


Ingredients

400 gr spaghetti

2 garlic clove finely chopped

150 local pork sausage  taken out of the and finely chopped

10 basil leaves shredded

100cultivated white mushrooms ends trimmed and cut into quarters

 1 small bunch of parsley finel chopped

75 ml chardonnay wine

50ml extra virgin olive oil

Sea salt and freshly ground pepper

Method

In a large pan heat half the oil over high heat add the mushrooms and cook until golden about 5 minutes.

Add the garlic reduce the heat add the wine and cook until it has evaporated .

Put in the sausage meat and cook for about 3 minutes stir in basil and the parsley and leave to the side .

Put the pasta in salted boiling water and cook for about 6 minutes , drain , reserving some liquid .

Mix the pasta with the sauce ,  add some of the pasta liquid and cook for a further 2 minutes . season to taste and serve immediately with a drizzle of oil .

Denci il-forn


Ingredients

1 kg of fish

 Sea salt and blk pepper

Olive oil for bursting

200gr tinned tomatoes or 6 fresh tomatoes schinned and desceeded

2 garlic cloves , crushed

125ml white wine

250 ml fish stock

Leaves of 2 springs of thyme

Leaves 3 sprigs of tarragon chopped

2 fresh sage leaves

1 bay leaf

Sea salt and freshly ground pepper

Method

For the sauce , put the tomatoes , garlic and oil in a pan , boil , reduce heat and simmer then cook to a pulp , crushing them occasionally

 Add wine and simmer until absorbed , then , add the stock , tarragon , thyme , sage , bay leaf , salt and pepper . brush the fish and season with salt and pepper .

Spoon half of the sauce into a roasting tin , place the fish on top and roast in heated oven 180 degrees celcius / gas 4 for 10 minutes , turn the fish over and roast for the additional 10 minutes .  

Place in a serving dish and keep warm.  

Pour the roasting juices back into the saucepan of nocoise sauce , bring to the boil and then simmer until reduced to the pulp , add salt and pepper  to taste .

Pour the sauce around the fish add the olives and fennel frauds and serve .

Torta tal-lampuki .


1 kg of Lampukie fileted and cut into cubes

1 union finely chopped

 5 garlic cloves finely chopped

12 basil leaves finely chopped

Handful majoram leaves finely chopped

2 fresh tomatoes roughly chopped

 8 pitted green olives roughly chopped

 8 black olives roughly chopped

Handful mint leaves finely chopped

2 teasepoon capers

2 medium tomatoes peeled and sliced

100ml extra virgin olive oil

Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper .

method

Line a 15cm pie dish with the pastry leaving pastry hanging out of the fish to form flaps .  

Heat a pan with the oil and saute the union and garlic , mix in the fish and herbs , cook for 5 minutes and stir in the olives , capers and tomatoes , continue cooking for another 5 minutes . Line the pastry with the potatoes , season the fish mixture and put on top of the potatoes .

Close back the pastry flaps and cook in a moderate hot oven at 180 degrees for approximately 35 minutes until pastry is golden and crunchy .

kejk tal-gellewz


ingredienti

400gr gellewz inkaljat

14 il- cream criket

350gr zokkor caster

4 imgharef kokotina helwa

kuccarina baking powder

sitt abjad tal- band

15ml butir mahlul

mgharfa trap tal-kokotina

150gr cikkulata skura imdewba

melodu

ipprepara dixx tons ta’ 20cm . idilku l- inbid bi ftit butir .

Shahan il-forn b’temperatura ta’ 170 gradi Celsius.

Farrah sew il-gewz u il-crecers . hawwad l-abjad tal- band maz- zokkor . zid l- ingredienti l- ohra minbarra ic-cikkulata imdewba .

Ahmi fil-forn ghal madwar 25 minuta, kif isir, hallih jibred u aqilghu mid-dixx .

Iksi ic-cikkulata mdewba u jekk trid tista izejjen b’xi gewza

Fil-kcina


5ml -kuccarina

15ml -mgharfa

240ml – kikra

1/4 ta’ tazza – 2 imgharef

1/3 ta tazza – 4 imgharef

1/2 ta’ tazza – 3imgharef + kuccarina

3/4 ta’ tazza – 8 imgharef

tazza – 16 il- mgharfa

300’f- 150’c

350’f- 180’c

375’f- 190/c

400’f-200/c

425’f-220’c

450’f-230’c

fish prepared in the oven


ingredients

1*sea bream or any fish

onion diced

2 garlic cloves diced

6 olives diced

olive oil

2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1*fresh tomato diced

15 capers

6 olives diced

pepper

15 capers

basil leaves or mint leaves

tin foil

Method

prepared all the ingredients before proceeding

spread tin foil on a baking tray

place the fish in the center and spread some of the mixture of onion , garlic , tomato olives , capers and spices over and around the fish.

Drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice .

Cover the fish with foil and cook in the oven for 3, 20-35 minutes until such time as the fish is ready .

this is a delicious served with side salad and some roast vegtables .

Maritozzi di sisto iv


Ingredients serve 6 .

½ kg di pasta di pane leviata allo extravergine

3 cuchai di zuchero

Sale

100gr di uva sulttanina

1 chuchiaio di pinole

preparazione

Infarinato lavorate la pasta di pane da vostra fornaio aggiungendo d’alio, lo un incorporarte I pinoli l’uvetta precedentemente vl’ammollata in aqua tiepidae poi stizzata e amalgatamente il tutto.

Dal impasto ricavate dei piccoli panetti coprite con un ntelo elasciatele riposare per un mezza giornata a temperatura ambiente. Ora potete vcuocerli in fornoa 180°C per 20 minuti.

Green olive tapenade.


Ingredients

1/3 cup parmeasan coarsely grated

Prepare a grill for medium high heat,

 cut lemon in half crosswise and thinly sliced

1 half, remove seeds.

 Set remaining lemon half aside for serving.

 Grill lemon slices turning occasionally until lightly charred about 2 minutes . Transfer to a cutting board and coarsely chop.

Method

Place in a medium bowl .Using long tongs place clams directly on grill . Carefully transfer to a large bowl as they are open. Try to save as much clam liquor as possible, but some will inevitable split into coals  let cool. Remove clams from their shells and coarsely chop . transfer clams and any liquored to bowl with lemon and add garlic, parsley, red pepper flakes and ¼ cup oil season with salt and black pepper. Drizzle bread with oil and grill, turning halfway through, until toasted and lightly charred about 5 minutes. Top toasts with clam mixture, some green olive tapenade, then parmeasan dividing evenly, cut into pieces, cut reserved lemon into wedges and serve alongside toast for squeezing over.

Grunere, artikole and mortadella tart


Torta tal-gruere – (“quality ta’ gobon”), qlub tal-qaqocc u il-mortadella

Ingredients serve 8 .

300shortcrust pastry

baked beans

175gr gobon gruyere, grated

250grilled artichokes in oil drained and halved

250gr Mortadella, cut into 2.5cm pieces

1 tablespoon oil, reserved from the jar of artikokes

425double cream

3 large eggs

1 large egg yolk

1 level tbsp finely choppedfresh rosemary

salt and freshly ground black pepper .

Method

pour the oil, reserved from the artichokes into the frying pan set over a medium to high heat and sauté the mortadella for 4-5minutes until evenly browned remove with the spotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper . Whisk together the cream eggs , egg yolk and rosemary and season with salt and pepper .

Roll out the pastry on a flavored surface until it is at least 6cm larger than the base of a 25.5cm tart tin ; lift over the tin and press down into the bottom and up the sides of the tin ; roll the pin over the top over the top to trim the excess pastry , lightly prick the base and chill for 30 minutes .

Preheat the oven to 200’c / gas 6 line the chilled pastry with baking parchment and fill with baking beans – cook for 15 minutes until the pastry is set and very pale take outof the oven , remove the paper and beans and leave to cool a little .

Arrange the cheese , artichokes and mortadella evenly from the bottom of the art case ; pour the rosemary custard into the tart case; and bake in the tart and bake in the oven for 20 minutes or until the custard has set , then cool in the tin for 10 minutes before removing to a cooling rack , serve hot and cold .

Chicken noodle soup


Ingredients

1 onion diced

2 celery stick , diced

1 kg oven ready chicken

700gr pints hot chicken stock

115gr dried chiken taghliatelle

Salt and pepper

2 tablespoon chopped fresh dill +extra to garish .

Method

1.Place the onion , celery and carrots in a slow cooker , season the chicken all over and place the top.

Pour the stock over . cover and cook on low for 5 hours.

2. Leaving the juices in a slow cooker, carefully lift out the chiken and remove the meat from the carcass , discarding the bones and skin . cut the meat into bite- sized pieces .

3.Skim the excess fat from the juices, then return the chichen to a slow cooker . turn the setting to high .

4.Bring a large saucepan of light salted water to the boil. Add the pastav, bring back to the boil and cook for 8-10 minutes or until tender but still firm to the bite.  Drain, add to a slow cooker and stir well.

5. Add the dill to the soup and stir well. Cover and cook on high heat for 20 minutes . Garish with extra and serve imediately .

Variation

 The receipe can be adopted to use wheather vegtables are in season . You can also vary the type of pasta used , for an equal delicious winter warmer .

Tomato paste


Ingredients

900gr ripe tomatoes 1 clove garlic

various herbs (Thyme and sage )

3 tablespoon olive oil

salt and pepper

oregano – bayleaf

Method

blend the tomatoes wth the blender . heat the oil in a saucepoan and saute the garlic until golden brown . remove the garlic and add the puree tomatoes . simmer until sauce is thick and saute the garlic until golden brown .

Remove the garlic and add the puree tomatoes . Simmer until sauce is Thick Add the herbs and season with sugar salt and pepper .

Mayoneise


Ingredients

1 egg

1 tablespoon vinegar or juice of 1/2 lemon 150ml olive oil or salad oil salt

Method

Put the egg, vinegar, salt and oil to a beaker . Insert a blender to the bottom of the beaker . Covering the egg yolk with the blender hand flat against the bottom

Switch on the blender until the mixture is consistency. Without releasing the switch guide the hand blender on the top of the mixture and back down again at once or twice but do not raise the blade out of the mixture

Ir-ross il-forn no 8.


Ingredienti isservi 5

Kikra ross ,

400gr ikapuljat tac-canga jew tal-majjal  

Basla mdaqsa mqatgha irqiq, 

Bott-tadam jew daqs 300gr basla mdaqsa, imqatgha irqiq, jew daqs 300gr tadam frisk, 3 mgharef kunserva, mgharfa mgharfa zejt. 

2 kikri ilma, kikra halib,  kuccarina curry, 150gr bacon imqatta f’dadi, 150gr bacon imqatta f’dadi,

100 gobon tal-hakk,

 2 bajdiiet,

 bzar iswed.

metodu

Sahhan il-forn f’temperatura ta’ 180/c

Xarrab ir-ross ghal madwar kwarta. Lahlah sew u qottru mill-ilma.

 Go borma Sahhan iz-zejt, qalli il-basla mal-ikapuljat u il-bacon .

Zid it-tadam, il- curry u il- kunserva . halli iz- zalza ttektek fuq nar ghal madwar siegha sakemm tara li saret maqughda u sabieha .

Sadanitant hawwad il-bajd u 2 imgharef gobon mar-ross go diixx .

Ferra iz-zalza god-dixx u b’imgharfa ta l-injam. Hawwad kollox sew.

Zid l-ilmau il- halib.  Erga’ hawwad.   

Ohrog id-dixx u hawwad ir-ross ghal ahhar darba. Ferrex il-kumplament tal- gobon fil-wicc u ferrex ftit bzar iswed.

Kompli sajjar ghal 20 minuta jew sakemm tara li ir-ross saru il-wicc sar kulur dehbi sabih.