Author: davidedwardfarrugia

Speedy chicken ciciatore


Ingredients serve 4.

1 tablespoon olive oil

6 chicken tights fillets, trimmed halved

1 medium brown onion finely chopped

1 garlic clove crushed

½ cup dry wine

400gr roasted capsicum

1 teaspoon caster shook

¼ cup finely chopped fresh flat leaf parsley leaves

1/3 cup pitted blk olives halved

Couscous and steamed broccoli to serve

Method

Heat oil in a deep frying pan over medium high heat. Cook chicken for 5 minutes or until browned.

Transfer to a plate

Add onion has softened add wine for or 3 minutes or until reduced by half.

Add tomato, sugar and stock. Bring to the boil

Return chicken to pan. Reduce heat to medium low

Simmer partially cover for 20 to 25 minutes or until chicken is cooked.  Add parsley and olives. Season with salt and pepper. Divide couscous between plates

Spoon over chicken mixture and serve with broccoli.

Indian peanut stew


Ingredients

2 cups uncooked brown rice

6 cups water

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 large white onion , chopped

4 cloves garlic , minced

3 tablespoon grated fresh ginger root

1 can diced tomatoes with juice

1/8 gr tsp cayenne pepper

1 cup chunky natural peanut butter

Method

Place rice and water in a large saucepan and bring to the boil 

Cover and reduce heat to low. 

Simmer until rice is tender and water has absorbed about 30 minutes.

Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium low heat.

Add onion and cook until soft and golden stirring frequently.

Add garlic and ginger and cook until fragrant about 5 minutes. Stir tomatoes and season with cayenne pepper. Increase heat to medium and bring to a gently simmer. Stir in peanut butter and heat through. The mixture will thickened

Serve with rice.

Cookies


Ingredients

300gr dqiq plain

250gr butir artab

140gr zokkor

Isfar tal-bajd

Method

Ixghel il-forn fuq 180°C bil-fann 160°C.

Iksi il-qiegh ta 2 pjanci tal-fornb’ kara tal- forn umda

Gharbel id-dqiq

Haddem tajjeb il-butir u iz-zokkor go skutella kbira sakemm it-tahlita tigi hafifa  u bajdanija. Zid l-isfar tal-bajd u kompli habbad . Zid id-dqiq ftit ftit .   Ingredienti

Haddem tajjeb b’idejk sakemm it-tahlita tigi qisha ghagina . Gerbeb fl- ghagina fi sketch and seal u hallieha toqoghod ghal ftit tal-hin. Jekk trid tista taghmilha fil-frigg. Din l- ghagina tista ssir minn xi granet qabel u titpogga fil-frigg.

Qatta’ bicciet mill-ghagina li jkun ftit akbar minn gewza. Aghtihom forma tonda u poggihom fuq il- pjanciri tal-forn . Iccattjahom ftit.

Ahmi ghal madwar kwarta jew sakemm tara li hadu kulur dehbi car .

Nehhi l-cookiesmill-pjanca bil-mod hafna u poggihom fuq xibka tal-hadit biex jikshu .

Tigieg bil-kari.


Ingredients

 fiha il-lewz

4 koxox imdaqsin tat-tigieg

600gr stokk tat-tigieg

120gr karotti imqatghin

300gr ross

60gr sultana

25gr kunserva

Sinna tewm mghafga

½ basla imqatgha f’ bicciet kwadri zghar

½ tuffieha imqatgha

3 imgharef halib tal-coconut

½ kuccarina zerriegha tal-kosbor

½ kuccarina zerriegha tal-kemmun

¼ kuccarina bzar

½ kuccarina bzar ahmar (chilli pepper ) imqata’ f’bicciet kwadri

Mgharfa zejt

Jougourt grieg

Butir

Bzaru ahdar biex izejjen

Method

Naddaf il-koxox tat-tigieg u qata’fi 3 bicciet

Qalli il-basla u it-tewm ghal ftit minuti bi ftit zejt go tagen fond . Zid il-bicciet tat-tigieg u il- karotti . Kompli sajjar ghal ftit hin sakemm il-basla tirtabu it-tigieg jiehu il-kulur. Hawwad il- hin kollu.

Zid il-hwawar, il-bzar u il-kunserva tat-tadam u kompli sajjar ghal ftit hin iehor filwaqt li  tibqa thawwad .

Zid l-istokk tat- tigieg u ftit bzaru melh iehor jekk tara li hmm bzonn.

Meta it-tahlita tiftah taghli, baxxi n-nar u kompli tektek ghal madwar 15 il-minuta.

Sadanitant , ghalli ir-ross. Nehhi l-ilma qattru tajjeb u poggih go skutella .

Zid il-butir mieghu u hawwdu tajjeb .

Poggi ir-ross go dixx kbir aghmelit-tahlita bit-tigieg fuqu u ferra’ jogourt griek fil-wicc.

Zejjen bi bzaru ahdar maqsum min-nofs.

Pudina tal-hobz- bread pudding.


Ingredients

1 large stale Maltese loaf

1 pkt Sultana

3 cups of milk

3 tbsp cocoa powder

4 tbsp of brown sugar

1 tsp ground cinnamon

100 g dark chocolate chopped

2 eggs

Grated rind of an orange

Method

: 1. Preheat the oven at a temperature 220C/428F/Gas 7.

2. Grease a 20cm x 20cm square tin and set aside.

3. Tear up the fruit loaf into small chunks and place in a bowl. Add the milk and allow bread to soak for 20 minutes.

4. Add the cocoa, sugar, cinnamon, eggs and orange zest and mix until well combined. Add the chopped chocolate and stir through.

5. Place the bread mixture in the tin and bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes until the top of the pudina is crisp.

Board bean bacon and spinach risotto


Serve 4 ingredients

6 rashes middle bacon trimmed, thinly sliced

3 cups

Chiken stock

25gr butter

1 tablespoon

½ cup rice

½ cup dry white wine 

2 cups fraged board beans

100 baby spinach

 ½ baby spinach

½ grated parmeasan cheese

Method

Place stock and 1 cup cold water in a saucepan. Cover. Bring to the boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low . simmer unti needed mdium heat . Add onion and garlic . Cook stairring for 5 minutes or until softened.  Add rice and garlic.  Cook stairing for 5 minutes or until softened . add rice . cook stairring for 1 medium. Add add wine . Bring to the boil.  Cook until wine is absorbed. Reduce heat to low . Add 1/3 cup stock mixture to rice mixture . Cook stairringly until stock has absorbed. Repeat with remaining stock mixture until all liquid is absorbed and rice is tender and creamy. (This should take 25 minutes).

Meanwhile bring a a saucepan of water to the boil over high heat . cook beans for 2 hours or until just tender . Add some baking powder .

Drain rinse under cold water . Peel and discard the shells . Add spinach, baked and beans to rice mixture  untilthe lat ladle of sock . Cook for 3 minutes or until heated through . remove from heat . Stir in cheese . Season with pepper .

Serve warm .

Insalata tal-brungiel.


Ingredients

2 brugiel maqsuma cubes ta’ 2cm

2 basliet imqatgha mit- tul kwart ta kikra lewn maqsum bicciet

Nofs kuccarina melh u bzar ftit hall izjed jew abjad

3 imgharef balsamic vinegar

Kwart ta’ kikra habaq frisk

Ftit oregano u tewm

Method

Sahhan il-forn fuq 375 u dahhal  dixx tal-forn.  

Meta il-forn isir jahraq roxx ftit zejt sewwa fit- tagen itfa il-brungiel , il-basal , it- tadam il- lewz u aqlihom

Itfaghhom fuq dixx dahhal il- forn u ahmi ghal 30 sa 40 minuta.

Hawwad kull 10 minuti forsi ikun hemm bzonn izejjed akbar zejt biex il-haxix ma jehilx ohrog id-dixx mill-forn u hallih jibred ftit .

Poggi il-haxix fi stjuna u roxx ftit melh , il-bzar, iz-zejt, il-hall il-habaq l- oregano

U it-tewm

Hawwad tajjeb u hallih jinbred tewma qabel isservih .

Haxix stir fry .


Ingredients

10 mushroms

Nofs bzaru ahdar

2 zunnerija

1mharfa zejt taz-zebuga

1 Basla zghira

2 imghare ilma

Method

 Dan jista jigi ppreparat f’wok jew tagen normali mghotti b’ghatu.  Qatta z- zunnerija fi slajsis iraq u qatta l-basal u l-mushroms f’bicciet irqaq .  Sahhan iz-zejt taz- zebbuga fil-wok fuq nar moderat ghal 2 minuti.  Naqqas in-nar ghal baxx zid il-haxix u hawwad kostanti ghal minuta. Zid l-ilma jahraq , hawwad kostanti ghal minuta. Zid l- ilma jahraq hawwad it- tahlita u ghatti ftit it- tagen . Halli l-haxix jistimja fl- umdita fuq nar baxx ghal 4 minuti jew sakemm jigu tarjin imma xorta jqarmcu.  Seri mill-ewwel b’ross, imsajjar, ghagin jew patata.

Risotto bil-frott tal-bahar .


Ingredients

1 mgarfa zejt taz-zebbuga.  

1 basla

3 tazzi stokk tat-tigiega

2 zkuk celery, maqtugh f’dadi

2 zunnerija u 2 qarabaghli zghar maqtughin f’dadi ta’ 1cm.

500gr frot tal-bahar (gambli, scallops, flett tal-hut ). 

1 tazza tursin

Method

Itfa z-zejt f’tagen medju. Zid il-basla u sajjar sakemm isiru trasparenti. Zid ir-ross u hawwad sew . Zid l-istokk, celey, zunnerija, u qarabaghli.  Hawwad sew, naqqas in-nar ghal baxx u hallih tektek ghal madwar 20 minuta waqt li thawwad okkazjonalment sakemm il-likwidu kollu jinxtorob.   Hawwad il-frott tal-bahar bil-mod mat-tahlita tar-rossu hallih fuq nar bxx ghal 3 minti sakemm isir . Poggih fi skutella, u ferrex ftit tursin.

Servi b’insalata u il-hobz.  Tista tuza liema trid bhala tahlita tal-frott tal-bahar.

Cabbage au gratin


Serve 6

Ingredients

900gr kabocca imqatta ohxon

400gr tadam , mhux niexef

1 tuffieha

½ kuccrina paprika

1 kuccarina oregano

½ kuccarina bzar mithun .

50gr Gobon Adam jew gbejniet, mahkuk 75gr oats

Method

Sahhan il-forn ghal 180°C. Sajjar il-kabocca f’ilma jbaqbaq ghal madwar 6 minuti sakemm jidbielu ftit, niexef sew . Hallat it-tadam, tuffieha, paprika u oregano waqt li tfarak it-tadam bil-wara ta’ mgharfa.  Poggii- kabocca f’ dixx ta’ forn non greased. Ferrex it-tahlita  tat-tadam, imbaghad gobon.  Ferrex l-oats fil-wicc.  Ahmimikxuf ghal 30 minuta jew sakemm isir kollu.  Jekk ikun hemm bzonn ghamlu taht il-grill biex jigi kannella. Roxx fuq il-platt, hwawar meraq tal-lumi minflok melh.  Ipprova zid weraq tar-rand, nokemuskata, coriander jew tumeruic mar-ross.  Zid dill frisk , tewm jew naghniegh mal-patata.

“Quinua” imzejna bil-karotti.


Ingredients

2 karotti

Qaraaghlija zghira

½ bzar ahmar imqatta’ strixxi

Mgharfa basla tar-rebbiegha mzejna

2 imgharef tursin frisk imqatta’

½  kuccarina kari pikkanti

3 tadam imqadded imqatghin trixxi

Mug peaks free from Quinoa seeds.

Method

Poggi il-quinua f’borma b’ 2 mugs u nofs ilma . Ghatti il-borma u hallieha fuq emperatura baxxa ghal 10 minuti jew sakemm l-ilma kollu jinxtorob.

Qatta il-karottiu il- qarabaghlijafi strixxi irqaq u diagonali biex turi d-disinn sbieh li ghandhom fuq gewwa .

Itfa il basla tar- rebbiegha u il- karifi ftit ghee jew zejt u aqlilhom hafif ghal 2 minuti

Itfa il-karotti, u l-bzar ahmar u itfa’ ftit melh u hallihom ghal 3 minuti. Sajjarhom ghal madwar 5 minuti. Itfa ftit ilma u ghattihom gha 3 minuti

Itfa il-qarabaghliu it- tursin u gattihom ghal 2 minuti.

Nehhi l-ghatu, u hawwad ghal minuta

Hot cross buns


Ingredients serve 8.

225gr plain flour

1 tsp salt

25gr stock block

7 satchet fast action dried yeast

40gr sugar

15gr cocao powder

55gr milk chocolate chopped

55gr dried apriots chopped

Zest 1 orange

1 level tsp mixed spice

150ml (1/4 pint)  semi skimmed milk

Crosses

25gr  stork tub

55gr plain flour

Glaze

2 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoon fresh orange juice.

Method

Sieve the flour and salt into a mixing bowl and rub in the stark until mixture resebles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in the yeast , sugar, cocoa spice and orange zest .

Warm the milk to 37°C or lukewarm, pour into the flour mixture and mix to a soft dough.

Turn out onto aflavoured surface and knead dough until elastic and no longer sticky . Cover with lightly ailed cling film and leavein a warm place until the dough has doubled in size. Knead in the chocolate and apricots and shape into a 8-9 buns and place them on a greased baking sheet . cover with lightly ailed clingfil and leave in a warm place for about 45 minutes. To make the crosses, blend the stork with the flour and 4 tbsp of water.  Gently remove the cling film from turns and pipe the mixture into a cross on top of each one .  

Bake in a preheated oven at 210°C/ fan forced 190°C / gas 7 for about15 minutes until golden brown.

To make the glase, genty warm the sugar, and orange juice until dissolved . Brush over the hot burns return to the oven and cook for a further 2 minutes.

    

Coleslaw


Ingredients

Nofs kabboca

Ftit karotti

Basla

Mayoneise

Bzar u melh

Zejt taz-zebbuga

Extra virgin  olive oil  

Method

Qatta’ il-kabocca rqiqa hafna. Tista taghmel dan bil- food processor jew  mixer . Poggi bieqja bl-ilma

Ipprepara jekk m’ ghandekx food processor jew mixer allura uza l-imhakka. Poggihom l- ilma flimken mal-kabocci.

Qatta’ il-basla u mal-karotti u l-kabcci. 

Nehhi l-ilma u qattar sewwa . Importanti li tixxotta il-haxix tajjeb ghax inkella il- mayoneise ma jaqbadx. Meta tkun zgurli il-haxix kollu xxotta qieghdu fid- dixx fejn se sservi l-insalata.

Zid ftit mayoneise, bzar u melh u hawwad tajjeb.

Jekk trid flok mayonneise tista zzid biss zejt taz-zebbuga extra virgin.

Insalata tat-tadam.


Ingredients

Tadam

Hass jew rucola

Nofs kuccarina mustarda

3 imgharef zejt taz-zebbuga extra virgin

Mgharfa hall

Bzar u melh

Method

Ahsel sewwa il-haxix kollu

Hu dixxx fejn se isservih u il-qiegh tieghu pprepara tal-hass jew rukola u fuqhom irranga b’ mod pulit is-slices tat-tadam.

Go bieqja qieghed il-basla mqatgha rqiqa il-mustarda, il-kappar, il-hall iz-zejt, il-bzar u il- melh. Hawwad tajjeb.

Ferrex din it-tahlita fuq it-tadam. 

Insalata tal-hjar

Hjar

Dressing li tiggosta

Bzar ahmar (chili pepper) 

Tursin imqatta jew watercress

Din l-insalata tigi preparata fi zmien qasir hafna

Qaxxar il-hjar u aqsam fi tnejn mit-tul . B’ kuccaina nehhi l-parti ta’ gewwa u qatta il- hjar f’ bicciet hoxnin.

Irranga fuq il-platt fjn se sservi.

Ghamel dressing li tiggosta . Jekk trid tista tuza l-istess li hemm l-insalata tat-tadam

Fil-wicc roxx ftit bzar ahmar (chilli pepper) u tursin jew watercress.

Torti mimlija bl-insalata


Ingredients serve 4 .

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

Tahlita ta’ haxixa 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 .


Ingredients serve 6 .

500gr chicken breasts raw

1.5 litres chicken 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 / tortilla 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 chicken 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 boi lfor 2 to 3 minutes and serve in deep soup bowls garished with chopped oriander.

Quinoa 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  

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

Pork shanks stewed in chocolate and caoao.   


Ingredients, 

1 pork shanks

25gr chocolate dark fondente

1 tablespoon caoao

4 juniper berries

1 tablespoon five spice powder

1 tablespoon cinnamon

4 bay leaves rand

Few mint leaves

Few sage leaves

1 carroot diced

1 tin tomato peeled

1 stick celery

Extra virgin olive oil

Salt

Pepper

Method    

Seal shanks and pull ingredients in slow cooker and simmer for 4 hours.  

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, slice 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 olive sand a sprinkle of season seeds.             

Majjal bil-paprika.


Ingredients serve 4 .

400gr majjal

50gr margerina

Tewm

Ftit dqiq         

2 kikri stock

Rosemarie

100gr basal

Bzar u melh

25gr kunserva

Krema friska

Paprika

Method

Qatta il-laham bicciet zghar .

Dewweb il-margerina. Ghaddi il-laham u sajjar fil-margerina.  

Meta dan jiehu il-kulur hamrani, zid il-basal u it-tewm li tkun qatajt bicciet zghar .

Zid il-paprika u ir-rosemarie. Hawwad sewwa.  zid il-kunserva stock, bzar u melh. Kompli sajjar ghal madwar 45 minuta fuq nar baxx.

Qabel iservi zid 2 imgharef krema friska.  

Servi b’ross mgholli separat.