Author: davidedwardfarrugia

Torta forma ta’ xemx


Ingredients

500gr ghagina sfiljolata

Mili mielah

3 imgharef pesto

2 imgharef zebbug iswed imqatta irqiq

2 imgharef tadam imqadded imqatta irqiq

2 qlub tal- articokes imqatghin irqaq

120gr mozzarella mahkuka

Bajda imhabta

Mili helu

3 imgharef nutella

25 gelewz imqatta bajda imhabta

2 imgharef ghasel imsahhan gunglien

Mgharfa gellewz mohmi mqatta fil- wicc

Method verzjoni mielha

Sahhan il-forn ghal 200˚C/ gas 6 .

Hallat flimkien iz-zebbug, it-tadam imqadded u il-qlub tal-articokks .

Iftah l-ghagina u aqta’ 2 crieki ta’ 25cm.   Poggi cirklu minnhom f’turtiera miksija bil-kartaforn u idilku bil- pesto. Halli bordura ta’ 2.5cm madwar ic cirku mhux midluka . Roxx il-mili taz-zebbug, tadam imqadded u il- qlub tal- articokks fuq il- pesto u roxx il-mozzarella fil-wicc.  Poggi ic-cirku l-iehor fil-wicc. Immarka ic- centru b’ tazza zghira . Aqta l-ghagina f’4 kwadri minghajr ma tmiss ic-cirklu tan- nofs u imbaghad erga’ aqsam min-nofs kull bicca . Hekk ghandu ikollok 4 strixxi kull kwadrant, b’ kollox 16 is-strixxa . Poggi fil- freezer ghal 5 minuti biex ikun facli tobrom l-istrixxi.  Obrom kull strixxa ghal darbtejn u halli it-truf catti. Erga’ dahhal fil-freezer biex tkun iktar facli tidlikhom bil- bajda imhabta.

Idlek it-torta tal- bajda imhabta u roxx il-gunglien . Erga’ dahhal fil-freezer ghal 5minuti biex it-torta izomm il- forma taghha .

Tista tiprepara it-torta gurnata qabel . Ghattieha b’kartastrazza u erfaghha fil- fridge jew fil-freezer .

Ahmieha ifrizata kif tkun ghal 20-25 minuta jew sakemm tiehu kulur dehbi u jinfetah .

Verzjoni helwa

Idlek in- nutella fuq wiehed mic-criki . Halli bordura vojtha ta’ madwar 2.5cm madwar ic-cirklu kollu.  Roxx il-gellewz imqatta fuq in- nutella u poggi ic-cirklu l- iehor fil- wicc . Aghmel l-istess procedura descritta fil-verzjoni mielha . Wara li tohrogha mill-forn idlek it-torta bl-ghasel u roxx il-gelewz imqatta fil-wicc .

Lampuka moqlija biz-zalza tal-kappar u in-naghniegh.


Ingredients

2 lampukiet , imdaqsa

dqiq plain

zejt vegitali

bzar iswed

2 imgharef zejt taz-zebbuuga

basla imdaqsa rqiq

4 sinniet tewm , imqatta irqiq

kilo tadam imqaxxar u imqatta’

ftit naghniegh

4 imgharef kappar .

Method

Poggi id- dqiq bi ftit bzar go platt .

Gerbeb il-lampuka go din it-tahlita go dixx fil-frigg ghal madwar minuta .

Sadanitant ipprepara iz-zalza billi tqalli iz-zejt taz-zebbuga , il-basla u it-tewm .

Tektek iz-zalza kull tant hin sakemm taraha li tkun saret maghquda u sabieha .

Ibda aqli il-lampuka go tagen biz- zejt vegitali .

KIf jinqlew miz-zewg nahat , poggihom fiz-zalza u servi mill-ewwel.

Velvet mini cakes


Ingredienti ghal kejk

95gr dqiq self raising

1 kuccarina baking powder

1 kuccarina estratt tal-vanilla

1/2 kuccarina melh

128gr zokkor fin

mgharfa zejt

2 imgharef kulur ahdar

2 imgharef buttermilk

35gr trab tal kawkaw

4 bajdiet

Ingredienti ghal krema

130gr krema friska

50gr zokkor

115gr cream cheese

baking powder

melh

Method ghal kejk

Sahhan il- forn ghal 180/c, marka tal-gass 4. Idlek dixx tal-forn biz-zejt iksi karta tal-forn u idlek biz zejt ukoll . Habbat l-bajd ghal 5 minuti billi tuza whisk . Zid iz-zokkor u iz-zejt ftit ftit . Zid il-butternut, il-vanilla u il-kulur ta l-ikel. Gharbel id-dqiq , it-trab tal-kawkaw, il-baking powder u il-melh. Zid bil-mod mal ingredienti likwidi. Hawwad sakemm jithaltu tajjeb. Ferra’ it- tahlita fid- dixxli tkun hejjejt u ahmi ghal 15il minuta . Meta il-kejk jiksah uza cutter tonda u aqta fi 12 il-cirklu .

Metodu ghal krema

Hawwad tajjeb il-cream cheese bl-uzu ta whisk. Zid il- krema u kompli habbat velocita medja. Zid iz-zokkor.

Hallat sakemm l-ingredienti jithaltu flimkien . Poggi il-kejkijiet fil-qiegh tar-receipjent. itfa kuccarina krema fuq kull cirklu.

Poggi it-tieni cirklu fil-wicc. Zejjen bil-bqija tal-krema jew cikkulata fil-wicc. Ghatti kessah ghal saghtejn qabel isservih .

Lamb shanks in a coriander and chickpea marinade


Ingredients

4 tablespoon chopped fresh coriander

1/2 crushed coriander seeds

1 carton plain yougourt

1 tin chickpeas

2 tablespoon olive oil

salt and pepper

4 lamb shanks

Method

Mix the fresh coriander with the coriander seeds and yougourt .

Place a chick peas in a food processor and blend . Add to the yougourt mix and stir in the olive oil

Pour over the lanb shanks and leave to marinade for 2 hours.

Preheat oven to mark 5 -180/c .

Place shanks into the oven proof dish together with the marinade . Season to taste . Pour over the lamb shanks.

Cover with foil and bake 1hour 30 minutes hours. Uncover raised heat and cook for a further 10 minutes .

Serve at once .

Cikkulata shuna ghal zmien il-milied


Din ic-cikkulata hija ricca fit-toghma u maghmulha minn zewg tipi ta’ cikkulata u hwawar.

2 tazzi halib

2 tazzi krema – double cream

Kwart ta’ tazza kokotina skura

kwart ta’ tazza zokkor

Kuccarina u nofs trab tal- kannella

Nofs tazza cikkulata skura imqatta bicciet zghar

Nofs kuccarina vanilla biex izejjen , krema friska imhabta – zkuk tal- kannella u marchmellows

Metodu

Go skutella zghira hawwad il-halib, il-krema, il-kokotina iz-zokkor u it-trab tal-kannella. Sahhan fuq nar baxx waqt li thawwad kontinwalment sakemm tishon imma ma jridx ikun jaghli l-ilma .

Zid ic-cikkulata u il-vanilla sakemm ic-cikkulata tinhall .

Servi mill-ewwel fil- maggijiet u zejjen bil-krema, marchmellows u iz-zkuk tal-kannella.

Chestnut and butternut squash risotto


Ingredients serve 4

2 Tablespoon olive oil

1 large onion , chopped

2 large cloves , chopped

500gr diced butternut squash

1 tablespoon chopped sage

1 litre hot vegetable stock

350gr risotto rice

1 litre hot vegetable stock

100gr cooked chestnuts chopped

Large knob of butter

4 tablespoon chopped parsley

4 tablespoon chopped fresh parmeasan

Method

Heat the oil in a large pan , add the onion and garlic and cook for another 5 minutes , add the squash , sage and rice and cook for 2 minutes .

Pour in the stock and cook stairing reguarly for 15 minutes , add the chestnuts and cook for a further 5 minutes or until the rice is tender and the stock has been absorbed .

Stir in the butter , parsley and parmeasan , divide risotto beetween bowls , scatter with extra parmeasan season and serve.

kejk tac-cikkulata u il-gelat


Ingredienti isservi 8

ghal qiegh

200gr cikkulata tal- halib

6 paketti rolo cikkulata u tofi

2 paketti ta’ 37 gr maltesers

Fudge sauce

4 imgharef kawkaw

300ml krema dopja

400gr marchmellows

ghal mili

300gr gelat conad panna

300gr gelat pistachio u Giaduia

Metodu

iksi turtiera mil- molla ta’ 21cm b’ kartastrazza u dewwibha fil- michrowave . Battal 4 paketti Rolo u pakett Maltesers fit-turtiera u mal genb aghmel rolo ma’ Malteser. Ferrex il-kumplament tac-cikkulatini f’saff wiehed u llival mal-qiegh kollu. Halli kollox jiksah fil-frigg.

Biex taghmel il-fudge sauce:

Poggi il-kawkaw f’kazzola flimkien ma 8 imgharef krema dopja u il-marchmellows. Hawwad din it-tahlita kontinwament fuq nar bati

Dadi tac-canga


500gr canga mqatgha f’ dadi

mgharfa majones

mgharfa margerina

basla imqatta irqiqa

3 sinniet tewm midrusin

ftit paprika

bzar iswed mithun

melh fin

100ml ilma

mgharfa sos tat- tadam

mgharfa sos tal- mustarda

100gr cream cheese

Metodu

poggi ic-canga go dixx u hawwad maghha il-majonez .

Fuq tagen fuq nar baxx , dewweb il-margerina , zid il-basla u it-tewm u aqli sa ma jirtabu

Zid ic- canga hawwad sew u sajjar sew . Zid kemm tiggosta paprika melh u bzar u kompli hawwad u sajjar

Zis is- soy sauce , il- mustarda u il- cream cheese u erga hawwad u kompli sajjar .

servi ma ross abjad u chips .

Filo cigars with ricotta


Ingredients

250 Ricotta

2 teasepoon powered sugar and honey

1 packet filo pastry

100melted butter mixed with one spoon vegetable oil

150gr pistachoes ground . the grinder but you can also put them in a food processor

1 egg

Flaked almonds I brown them slightly in a dry non stick pan , no need to add oil powered sugar for dusting . you will also need a pastry brush .

method

to make the cigars preheat the oven to 220. line a oven tray with baking paper . combine melted butter and oil in a bowl in a bowl and whisk until it is smooth . Put a teasepoon mix near the tip of the square as you are going to do any cutting

Put a teasepoon of the ricotta mix near the tip of the squares as you are going to roll it diagonally .

The edges of the pastry this way are exposed and it gives a mare appealing finish . Roll a diagonal angle into a cigar shape .

Bake in the hot oven for 10 minutes . \

Take out of the oven and lease it cool . Dust with some prepared sugar through a fine sieve .

Do not over it . Sprinkle some lightly roasted flaked almonds on top .

Watermelon soup.


Ingredients

25 dried mushrooms.

 100gr bamboo.

100gr green pease.

 100gr lean ham.

2 cups chiken stock.

 150gr chiken

 150gr pork.

 Half a teasepoon  salt

 2 kg sugar.

Method

 Cut the mushrooms into small pieces and soak in boiling water for 1 hour.

Thinly slice the bamboo shoots and spread or minced ham .

  Bring the stock to the boil, mince the chiken and pork and add the stock to simmer foe 10 minutes.

 Add the drained mushroomsbamboo shoots and ham mix well and add the salt and pease. Cut the top of the melon and scoop out the seeds and some of the pulp.

 Stand the in a basin and scoop out the seeds.

 And some of the pulp.

 Stand the melon in the basin and steam for 90 minutes.

 Until th melon is cooked . the correct way to stand the soup cutting the peel down as level of soup is lowered.

minestra ta malajr


Ingredients

1 litru stokk tal- haxix frisk shun

basla medja imqatgha

4000gr tadam frisk imqatta

100gr spagetti imqatta bicciet zghar

350gr haxix frisk imhallat

4 imgharef pesto frisk

zejt taz- zebbuga

Metodu

Aqli il-basla sakemm tihmar.

Itfa il-haxix l-iehor u sajjar ghal madwar 10 minuti.

Zid it-tadam imqatta

Ferra fl-istokkfil borma u tiha cans taghjli

Zid l-ispagetti u tektek fuq nar bati ghal 6 minuti

Servi kuccarun imbulgjat (mimli sa fuq ) f’ hobza zghira tal- malti imqarqca (misjura sew) Ferrex ftit pesto fil-wicc

soppa tal-patata u il-pesto


Ingredienti

2 imgharef zejt taz- zebbuga

3 bicciet bacon bil-qoxra u imqatta fin

25 gr butir

450gr patata imqatta f’ dadi

450gr basal imqatta fin

600gr stokk tat- tiegieg

600ml halib

100gr ghagin

150double cream

2 imgharef pesto

2 imgharef tursin imqatta

melh u bzar

parmegjan mahkuk biex issertvi

Metodu

Sahhan iz-zejt go borma kbira u sajjar il-bejken fuq fjamma medja ghal 4 minuti zid il-butir il-patata u il-basal zid il-butir, il- patata u il- basal u sajjar ghal 12 il- minuta filwaqt li thawwad il hin kollu. zid l-istokk u il-halib fil-borma hallih jiftah jaghli u tektek ghal madwar 5 minuti zid l-ghaginu kompli tektek ghal4 minuti , hallat il- krema ma kollox u tektek ghal 5 minuti . Zid tursin – il-pesto u il-melh u il-bzar kemm tiggosta. Ferra’ go skutella li inservi fihom u roxx il-parmegjan fil-wicc.

Torta ta l-irkotta, cikkulata u coconut


Ingredienti ghal-ghagina

200gr dqiq self raising

60gr zokkor fin

100ml butir bla melh

1/2 kuccarina essenza tal- vanilla

qoxra ta’ lumi u laringa

bajda

Ingredienti ghal-mili

N.B Ghandek bzonn dixx ta’ 25cm ftit icing sugar gewz tal- indi (coconut) u gellewz inkaljat u mithun biex izejjen.

375gr irkotta

mgharfa ghasel

3 bajdiet

qoxra ta’ lumija u laringa

75gr lewz u gellewz inkaljat u mithun

1/2 kuccarina essenza tal- vanilla

100gr cikkulata skura mahkuka

Metodu

Go skutell gharbel l-ghagina u il-butir imqatta. Dahhal il-butir fid-dqiqbilli tahdmu bil-ponot ta subghajk sakemm isir frak tal- hobz. Zid iz-zokkor il-vanilla u il-qxur .

Zid il-bajda u b’idejk ahdem sakemm l-ingredienti jaghqdu u jiffurmaw ghagina. Jekk it-tahlita tibqa xotta zid ftit meraq tal-laring. Iftah l-ghagina u poggieha fid-dixx. Ahmi ghal 10 minuti f’ temperatura ta’ 180/c marka tal-gass 4 (bake blind)

Poggi l-irkotta f’passaturu hallieha sakemm terhi l-ilma li ikollha. F’ Receipjent iehor poggi l-irkotta, il-bajd, l-ghasel, il-lewz , il- gellewz , il-coconut l-essenza tal-lumija u il-laringa. Hawwad sakemm ikolna tahlita lixxa. Ferra il-mili tal-irkotta fuq l-ghagina misjura u ahmi fil-forn f’temperatura ta’ 180 marka tal-gass 4 ghal 30minuta . Kif tiksah , zejjen il-wicc u servi

Insulate tal-potato u il-ghadz


Ingredients ikollok bzonn ghal 4 persuni

nofs kilo patata zghira bil- qoxxra b’ kollox Kul potato maqluba minn nofs 100ml ghadz ahdar nej mgharraq fl- ilma

2 imgharef majonej  light.

75mg salamun smoked imqattgha fergha zghira naniegh frisk biex izejjen .

metodu

 Hu borma ta-3 litri aghmel il-patata l-ghadz u l- ilma itfaghha fuq nar gholi poggihom go skutella ta’ l-insalata u hallihom jibirdu sewwa.

Stanard receipe for cream pie


Ingredients

1 cup evaporated milk

1 cup warer

¼ cup flour

¼ teasepoon salt

2 eggs separated

  1. tablespoon butter
  2. 1 teasepoon butter
  3. 1 teasepoon flavouring
  4. Baked pie shell 8 inch

Method

Blend evaporated milk with water . Mix ½ cup sugar,flour and salt

Add enough milk to make a smooth paste Bring remaining milk to a scanding point in double pointer . Add flour  mixture . stir constantly until mixture thickens . cover and cook ten minutes . pour gradually over well beaten egg yolks Return to double boiler and cook until egg is set . remove from fire add butter. Cool. Add flavouring and pour into baked pie shell . cover top with meringue made by beating egg whites made by egg whites until stiff and adding remaining ¼ cup sugar . Bake flavouring 15 minutes in moderate oven 350°C. until brown.

Nutty quinua oatmeal


Ingredients

2/3 cup milk 1/3 cup oats

¼ cup cooked quinua

¼ blueberries

¼ maple syrup

2 tabespoon pecan pieces

2-3 dashed cinnamon

Method

Combine milk and oats and cook according to packet instructionss.

Stir in quinua , blueberries , maple syrup pecans in quinua , cinnamon and serve hot .

Mini stuffed potatoes


Ingredients

  6 slices steaky bacon tray

6 slices steaky bacon rind removed

1 good drizzle honey drizzle olive oil

Drizzle olive oil

Salt and pepper

150gorgonzola cheese chopped

2tablespoon brown sugar salt and pepper

150gr gorgonzola and drizzle with olive oil

Method

 Bake in the oven at 200°for 25 minutes Remove from the ovev and allow to cool . for 25 minutes at the same time place the bacon till crispy

Salamun bil-kaviar


Ingredients

250gr salamun smoked

250gr gobon artab Soft cheese

Basma imdaqsa imqatta irqiqa hafna

Tuffieha hadra mahkuka

Qoxra ta lumija mahkuka Fina

Kaviar iswed jew/ Ahmar jew orangio

Ftit  weraq tat-tursin jew hxejjex friski

Metodu

Idlek 4 skutelli zghar bi ftit zejt u iksihom bil-cling film u halli ftit zejjed il-barra.

Erga iksi l-iskutelli bi strixxi tas-salamun u halli nzejjed fun barra .

Go skutella Kbira hallat sew flimkien il-gobon, il-basla, it-tuffieha u il-qoxra tal- lumija.  

Poggi it-tahlita fuq is-salamun u aghfas l-isfel kemm tista.

Itwi fuq is-salamun u aghfas kemm tista l-isfel.

Aghlaq kollox bil-cling film zejjed.

Kessah il-bragioli fil-frigg ghal matul il-lejl.

Servi individwalment fuq 4 platti wara li tkun nehhejt il-cling film.

Zejjen bil- caviar fuq kull bragiola tas-salamun.

Zid xi weraq tat-tursinjew hxejjex ohra biex izejjen il-Platt.