Author: davidedwardfarrugia

Maltese orange peppered gbejna and mint salad


Ingredients

2 matese orange

1 small onion

A handfull of fresh mint

2 peppered gbejna

10 blk  olives

4 carrots

Olive oil

Balsamic vinegar

Salt and pepper

1 teasepoon sesame seeds black or white

Method

Peel the oranges, lice one and dice the other. Place the sliced one at the base on the plate and the diced one in a mixing bowl. In the bowl put the grated peeled carrots , the fennel chopped mint, sliced onion and grated ġbejna. Add two tablespoons of olive oil and about half a teasepoon of balsamic vinegar . Mix all the ingredients, season with salt and pepper and place this on the sliced oranges on the plate . garish with mint leaves, black olives and a sprinkle of season seeds.          

Gambli homor, ikompressati, Fanfru, Tajpoka u hjar .


Ingredients  serve 4. 

8 gambli – homor kbar

Fanfru iffilitjat

100gr salmura 90ml ilma

10gr melh

Hjara imqatta rqiqa f’peeler

Ftit weraq imhallat, Qlub tal- karfus u xibt frisk

Rafinell abjad imqatta irqiq

Ingredients ghal tapjoka. 

100gr perli tat-tapjoka

5gr linka tal-qarnita

125ml ilma

Gamm tat-tadam ghat-tisjin.

Method

  1. L-ewwel ghamel il-galetta tat-tajpoka billi isajjar it-tapjoka fl-ilma sakemm jevapora l-ilma kollu, saffi u lahlah. Hallat maghha il-linka tal-qarnita u ifrex fuq karta tal-forn sakemm ikollok saff irqiq. Nixxef il-forn b’temperatura ta’ 120’c ghal 30 minuta. X’hin tnixxef sahhan fryer ghal 180’c u aqli t-tajpoka malajr sakemm tinfetah saffi u zommha fil-genb. 
  2. Qaxxar il-gambli homor u naddafhom.  Ghaffeg l-irjus u il-meraq li johrog minnhom ghaddih  minn passatur.  Zid ftit zejt taz-zebbuga ma dan il-meraq immarina il-gambli imqaxra b’ dan il-meraq ghal 30 minuta.
  3. Naddaf u trimja il-fanfru ifilitjat u poggih fis-samura. Saffi il-fanfru u billi tuza blow torch, ixwi ftit il-genb tal-laham tal-huta biex taghti sawra differenti.
  4. Biex iservi; poggi il-fanfru f’nofs platt kiesah u imbaghad poggi il-gambli. mmarinati mbghad zid il-hjara, ir-ravanell tat-tadam u iz-zejt fil-genb imzejna bi ftit gamm tat-tadam.          

Torti mimlija bl-insalata


Ingredients

Forma ta’ ghagina baked blind jew vol-au vents individwali

Tahlita ta’ haxi li tiggosta

Bzar  u melh

Zet taz- zebbuga extra virgin jew dressing li tiggosta

Ipprepara forma ta ghagina baked blind jew vol- au vents

Individali . Jekk trid tista tixtri dawn lesti.

Method

Ahsel il-haxix sewwa u jekk ikun hemm bzonn qattghu rqiqa hafna.

Imla il-forom tal-ghagina b’din l-insalata.     

Roxx ftit bzar u melh u ferrex ftitzejt jw dressing ghal gosti teghek. 

Din ir-ricetta ideali ghal meta ikolok il-mistednin ghal ikel.

Dan ghaliex tista tlesti il-forom tal-ghagina minn gurnata qabel  l- ghada taghmel l- insalata

Tortilla soup


Serve 6

Ingredients

500gr chiken breasts raw

1.5 litres chiken stock made fro the cacass 

1 onion peeled and sliced

3 garlic cloves,  peeled

1 tsp ground coriader

2 tbsp sunflwer oil + etra for frying totillas

400gr can tomatoes drained, fresh coiander, chopped

juice of a lime, salt ,fresh ground blck pepper 

2 fresh Jalapeo or other small hot green peppers, seeded and finely chopped

6 small / medium , corn / tortill halved , cut in one- centimeters strips

Method

Simmer the chicken in the stock for 20 minues or so and let it cool in the liquid

Put the stock to one side, discard bones and skin from the chiken &so let it cool in the liqud .

Put th stock to one side, discard bones and skin from th chiken and shred it finely .

Gently fry the onion and garlic in the oil is wilted . Add the coriander and tomtoe an cook for 25 minutes.

Rub through a sieve or blend . Stir in the lime juice and chillies and season lighly

Fry the tortllas strips in batches until crisp and drain on crumbed paper towels .

Add them and the chiken o the soup, Bring to the boilfor 2 to 3minutes and serve in deep soup bowls garished with chopped oriander.

Quinua with fresh herbs and board beans


Ingredients  

2 cups  white quinua

One and one half cups firmly packed chopped fresh

 herbs, parsley, coriander, basil and mint .

1 cup peeled board beans

1 tsp fiely grated lemon zest

Salt and pepper

1 tsp basil pesto

For the dressing

3 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp wine vinegar

Method

Whish together the ingredients for the dressng . Mix the other ingredients n a large bowl  drizzle with the dressing and season to taste.

Maltese orange peppered gbejna and mint salad


Ingredients

1 small onion

A handfull of fresh mint

2 peppered gbejna

10 blk  olives

4 carrots

Olive oil

Balsamic vinegar

Salt and pepper

1 teasepoon sesame seeds black or white

Method

Peel the oranges, lice one and dice the other. Place the slice done at the base on the plate and the diced one in a mixing bowl. In the bowl put the grated peeled carrots , the fennel chopped mint, sliced onion and grated ġbejna. Add two tablespoons of olive oil and about half a teasepoon of balsamic vinegar . Mix all the ingredients, season with salt and pepper and place this on the sliced oranges on the plate . garish with mint leaves, black olives and a sprinkle of season seeds.          

Gambli homor, ikompressati, Fanfru, Tajpoka u hjar .


Ingredients  serve 4. 

8 gambli – homor kbar

Fanfru iffilitjat

100gr salmura 90ml ilma

10gr melh

Hjara imqatta rqiqa f’peeler

Ftit weraq imhallat, Qlub tal- karfus u xibt frisk

Rafinell abjad imqatta irqiq

Ingredients ghal tapjoka. 

100gr perli tat-tapjoka

5gr linka tal-qarnita

125ml ilma

Gamm tat-tadam ghat-tisjin.

Method

  1. L-ewwel ghamel il-galetta tat-tajpoka billi isajjar it-tapjoka fl-ilma sakemm jevapora l-ilma kollu, saffi u lahlah. Hallat maghha il-linka tal-qarnita u ifrex fuq karta tal-forn sakemm ikollok saff irqiq. Nixxef il-forn b’temperatura ta’ 120’c ghal 30 minuta. X’hin tnixxef sahhan fryer ghal 180’c u aqli t-tajpoka malajr sakemm tinfetah saffi u zommha fil-genb. 
  2. Qaxxar il-gambli homor u naddafhom.  Ghaffeg l-irjus u il-meraq li johrog minnhom ghaddih  minn passatur.  Zid ftit zejt taz-zebbuga ma dan il-meraq immarina il-gambli imqaxra b’ dan il-meraq ghal 30 minuta.
  3. Naddaf u trimja il-fanfru ifilitjat u poggih fis-samura. Saffi il-fanfru u billi tuza blow torch, ixwi ftit il-genb tal-laham tal-huta biex taghti sawra differenti.
  4. Biex iservi; poggi il-fanfru f’nofs platt kiesah u imbaghad poggi il-gambli. mmarinati mbghad zid il-hjara, ir-ravanell tat-tadam u iz-zejt fil-genb imzejna bi ftit gamm tat-tadam.          

Ghagin mezzaluna bl-ispinaci, ragu tal-bebbux, gbejniet, isfar tal-bajd.


Ingredienti isservi 4.   

150gr isfar tal- bajd

250double cream zero

40gr Weraq ta l-ispinaci, blanched u maghfus bl-idejn biex jerhi l-ilma 

4 isfar tal-bajd mghollija ftit

200gr gbejniet semi dried

Isfar tal-bajd

4 fjuri taz-zuchini

120gr bebbux imsajjar (il-mod tradizjonali) u imnehhi mil- qoxra

4 sinniet tewm mixwija

50gr stokk tal-haxix

100gr krema tat- tisjir

40gr butir minghajr melh

Method

1. Ibda bil-mili tal-ghagin billi tghaddi minn passatur fin il-gbejniet, hwawar bil-bzar u zid l-isfar ta’ bajda. 

2. Ghal ghagina, hawwad l-isfar tal-bajd fi blender mal-weraq tal-ispinaci u imbaghad ghagen flimkien id-dqiq u il-melh. Ghatiha bi cling film u poggieha fil-frigg ghal siegha . Imbaghad uza il-magna tal-ghagin biex tiftah l-ghagina ghal hxuna ta 2 mm. Aqta’ fi crieki b’diametru ta’ 8cm, dellek nnofshom bl-ilma , aqbad il-piping bag u qieghed il-mili ta l-irkotta fuq naha wahda , itwi u aghlaq sewwa u aghfas biex tifforma nofs qamar. 

3. Biex taghmel l-ixkuma tat-tewm mixwi, sahhan l-istock tal-haxix mat-tewm mixwi u il- kremau tektek ghal 30 minuta. Imbaghad poggi fi blender velocita gholja, ghaddi minn passatur fin, hwawar u poggi fil-genb.

4. Biex isservi, ghalli ilma bil-melh f’borma u sajjar l-ghagin mezzaluna ghal 5 minuti. 

Poggi fi platt fond shun. Sahhan ir-ragu tal-bebbux u b’imgharfa poggi ftit madwar l- ghagin. Qalli il-fjuri taz-zuchini ghal minutau poggihom fuq l-ghagin. Sahhan iz- zalza tat- tewm mixwi , poggi fil-blender mal-butir bla melh sakemm iz-zalza itella ir-raghwa Ikompleta il-platt billi izid l-isfar tal-bajd mgholli ftit.

Frejjeg tal-haxix (Placki)mil-Polonja


Ingredienti

100gr patata

100gr karotti

100gr qarabaghli

bajda imhabta

2 imgharef cornflour

bzar u melh kemm tiggosta u zejt

Method

Hokk il-patata , il-karotti u il-qargha baghli u aghsarhom sew go sarvetta sabiex jisaffew mil-ilma li jkollhom.

Poggi l-hxejjex go skutella u zid maghhom il-bajda, il-cornflour, il-bzar u il-melh.

Sahhan iz-zejt go tagen, ifforma frejjeg zghar bit-tahlita u aqlihom.

Vitella mimlija bil-perzut .


Ricetta tal-klabb tat-tisjir

Ingredients serve 4 .

Ricetta 24

1 kg vitella (Spalla jew zaqq )

bacon

rosemarie

200gr perzut

ftit margerina

bzar u melh

Method

Nehhi l-ghadam, xaham u glud. Iftah sewwa. Roxx ftit bzar u melh. Poggi il-perzut fuq il-laham wahda hdejn l-ohra. Kebbeb il-laham u orbot sewwa . Fil-wicc tal-laham poggi slices tal-bacon. Roxx ftit bzar , melh u rosemarie . Poggi bicciet tal-margerina fil-wicc. Poggi f’dixx , zid ftit ilma u sajjar forn moderat ghal madwar 75 jew 90 minuta. Servi shun bil-gravy. Servi basal zghar mgholija u patata roast.

Zaqq tal-majjal il-forn.


Ricetta tal-klabb tat-tisjir.

Ricetta no 21

Ingredients serve 4

1 kg zaqq tal-majjal

400gr karotti

margerina

400gr basal

Basilico

bzar u melh

Method

Nehhi kemm tista grass u ghadam. Ifrex fuq il-mejda u roxx ftit bzar, u basilico. Rembel u kebbeb sewwa . Orbot bi spag jew xibka ghal ta l-apposta.

Qaxxar il-haxix. Poggi f’qiegh ta’ dixx bil-laham fuq. Idlek bil-margerina u zid ftit ilma.

Sajjar forn moderat ghal madwar saghtejn. Xarrab il-hin kollu bil-meraq li ikun hemm fid-dixx. Servi shun.

Servi b’tipi differenti ta haxix.

Tigiega Basquise


Ricetta tal-klabb tat-tisjir

Ricetta ghal 4 persuni , Ricetta no. 8

Ingredienti

tigiega

400gr tadam

tewm

nofs flixkun inbid abjad

ftit ilma

500gr bzar ahdar u ahmar

200gr basal

50gr margerina

2 imgharef zejt

bzar, melh thyme u rosemarie

Method

Idlek it-tigiega bi ftit zejt, roxx il-bzar, melh u hwawar.

Poggi go casserole jew borma li taghlaq sewwa . zid l-inbid u ftit ilma . Sajjar sakemm issir.

Zid l-inbid u ftit ilma. Sajjar fil-forn sakemm isir.

Qaxxar il-haxix kollu u qatta’. Dewweb ftit margerina u qalli il-basal u it-tewm, zid il-bzar u kompli sajjar . Wara xi 10 minuti zid it-tadam , bzar u melh u kompli sajjar ghal ftit hin.

Meta it-tigiega tkun lesta mil-borma u poggi il-haxix . Serviha shuna.

Basal mimli bir-ross.


Ricetta tal-klabb tat-tisjir.

Ingredienti sservi 4, Ricetta 21.

4 basliet kbar

50gr piselli

25gr margerina

tursin

100gr ross mgholli

50gr basal imqatta’

Bzar u melh

Zalza tat-tadam .

Method

Qaxxar il-basal u poggi f’kazzola bi ftit ilma . Sajjar sakemm dawn ikunu lesti.

Kessah u haffer fin-nofs.

Sahhan il-margerina, qalli il-basla mqatta’ sakemm din tibda tiehu il-kulur. Zid ir ross, piselli bzar u melh . Hawwad ghal 3 minuti .

Imla il-basal b’din it-tahlita. Poggi go dixx bi ftit zalza tat-tadam u kompli sajjar fil-forn ghal 10 minuti. Servi shuna bit-tursin.

Trill bil-brungiel u it-tadam.


Ricetta tal-klabb tat-tisjir

Ingredienti sservi 4

800gr Trill (Hut)

200gr mushrooms

meraq ta’ lumija

bzar u melh

hwawar

Brungiela

200gr tadam

paprika

zejt

Method

Naddaf il-hut minn gewwa u wara li tnehhi ix-xewk. Sajjar dawn il-flett fi ftit ilma bil-melh . Aghsar il- lumija fuq il-hut.

Qaxxar il-brungiela u aqta’ fi slices hoxnin. Roxx il-kumplament tal-lumi.

Sahhan ftit zejt u aqli il-brungiel fuq iz-zewg nahat. Zid il-mushrooms f’bicciet zghar u slices tat-tadam u hwawar . Poggi il-hut fuq il-haxix u kompli sajjar ghal madwar 7 minuti . Servi shun bi ftit paprika fil-wicc.

GHal dan it-tip ta’ dixx tipiku franciz zgur ikun favorit ghal min ihobb il-hut.

Tonn bil-bzar u il-kappar.


Ricetta tal-klabb tat-tisjir ricetta no 6 .

Ingredients serve 4

4 qatghat tonn

ftit kappar

zejt taz- zebbuga

nofs kikra inbid abjad

Melh

Lumija

Ftit bzar shih

Basla

dqiq

tursin .

Method

Sahhan ftit zejt u qalli il-basla minghajr kulur .

Ghaddi il-hut mid dqiq u wara aqli fiz-zejt. Sajjar fuq nar baxx miz-zewg nahat.

Waqt it-tisjir zid il-bzar, kappar, melh u ftit meraq tal-lumija. Zid ftit ukoll ftit inbid abjad u halli il-huta ssir ghal ftit hin iehor . Servi shuna.

Irranga il-huta fi platt bit-tursin u lumija.

Ma din il-huta tista sservi xi nsalata jew patata mgholija u haxix.

Cerna biz-zalza tal-lumi


Ricetta tal-klabb tat-tisjir. Ricetta 3.

Ricetta ghal 4 persuni

Ingredienti

4 qatghat cerna (huta zghira)

50gr butir

ftit zejt taz- zebbuga

ftit dqiq

bzar u melh

tadama imqatta zghira

ghaz- zalza

300ml stock

15gr margerine

25gr dqiq

2 lumijiet

bzar u melh

Tadam u tursin

Method

Aghsar il-lumi. Sahhan l-istock. Dewweb il-margerine u wara zid id-dqiq, hawwad ghal ftit hin..

Ftit ftit zid l-istock u hawwad il-hin kollu biex ma jigix kollu bocci . Zid il-lumi bzar u melh. Kompli sajjar fuq nar baxx ghal madwar 20 minuta. Meta jkun lest, saffi .

Fuq il-huta roxx ftit dqiq, bzar u melh miz-zewg nahat . Dewweb il-butir u zid ftit zejt. Sajjar il-huta sakemm tkun lesta. Jekk trid l-ewwel tista taqli u wara kompli sajjar fil-forn. Irranga il-huta fuq dixx, aghmel ftit flieli tal-lumi mad-dawra u wara kompli sajjar fil-forn.

Irranga il-huta fuq dixx, aghmel ftit flieli tal-lumi mad-dawra u fil-wicc itfa it-tadam imqatta’ f’ bicciet zghar u weraq tat-tursin. Servi iz-zalza shuna tal-lumi.

Ma dan id- dixx sservi xi insalata jew patata mgholija jew piselli.

Accola bil-patata il-forn.


Ricetta tal-klabb tat-tisjir. Ricetta 21.

Ingredienti sservi 4

4 qatghat Accola jew Cerna

Zejt

melh u bzar

ftit ilma

400gr patata

200gr basal

incova

busbiez

lumija

Method

Naddaf sewwa il-hut. Roxx il-meraq tal-lumi u melh u bzar .

Qaxxar u qatta’ il-patata u il-basal f’ bicciet irqaq. Hallat kollox .

Iranga din it-tahlita go dixx bil-hut fil-wicc. Iranga fil-wicc il-hut u ghatti bi ftit patata.

Roxx il-busbiez, bzar u melh, zejt u ftit ilma. Sajjar forn moderat sakemm isir il- patata . Servi shun.

Servi b’ insalata jew karotti u piselli.

Gammon steak bit-tuffieh.


Ricetta tal-klabb tat-tisjir. Ricetta no 1 .

Ingredienti iservi 4 .

4 steaks tal-gammon

2 tuffiehat

paprika

25gr butir

Meraq tal-lumija

Bzar u melh

Method

Naddaf il-gammon mil-grass u fellel ix-xfarijiet b’sikkina biex ma jingibdux.

Idlek bil-butir, roxx paprika, bzar u melh u meraq tal-lumi.

Sajjar taht il-grill sakemm isiru miz-zewg nahat sewwa.

Nehhi iz-zerriegha tat-tuffieh u aqta f’bicciet irqaq.

Sahhan il-kumplament tal-butir u aqli it-tuffieh. Meta ikunu lesti servi mal-gammon. Servi shun bi ftit tursin fil-genb.

Mal-gammon tista’ sservi patata roast , karotti jew brussels sprouts.

Lampuki bil-basal u l-inbid.


Ricetta tal- klabb tat- tisjir Ricetta no 1.

Ingredients iservi 4.

2 lampuki zghar

4 tadamiet

200gr basal

300ml inbid abjad (Jekk trid)

Naghniegh

bzar u melh

300ml ilma

Method

Naddaf il-lampuki minn gewwa u nehhi ir-ras u id-denb .

Iffetja il-hut biex tnehhi ix-xewk kollu . Dan taghmlu billi tibda taqta b’sikkina min-naha ta’ fuq sakemm tkun kxift ix-xewk kollu. Wara taghmel l-istess in-naha ta taht.

F’kazzola zghira poggi l-ilma, r-ras, xewk u hut, ghalli u sajjar ghal 15 il-minuta. Saffi.

Qaxxar u qatta’ il-basal fil-qiegh. Roxx il-hwawar, bzar u melh . Irranga it-tadam madwar il-hut.

Zid l-inbid u dak l-ilma li tkun ghalejt ix-xewk. Sajjar fil-forn ghal madwar 20-30minuta. Servi shun.

Ma dan id-dixx servi patata mgholija