Sunday, 29 November 2015

Open sandwich

Open sandwich


This one has various names; open face sandwich, bread baser or tartine.
Basically a sandwich with only a single piece of bread, hence the name open sandwich.
A topping can be anything of your choice; beef, egg, salad, fish or even caviar.

Place of origin:
Norway

Recipe:
couple of sliced bread
anything you want to top it with

Chicken Kiev

Chicken Kiev


In Russia, Ukraine and France it is known as côtelette de volaille.
Boneless chicken breast pounded and rolled around cold garlic butter with herbs, then coated with eggs and breadcrumbs. Can either be baked or fried.

Place of origin:
Russian Empire

Recipe:
8 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon dried tarragon
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves

2 large whole eggs, beaten with 1 teaspoon water
2 cups Japanese bread crumbs (panko) plus 1/4 cup for filling
Vegetable oil for frying

Rösti

Rösti


Also called röschti. A dish consist of mainly potato. Was originally a breakfast of 
the farmers in Canton of Bern, but now enjoyed by people around the world. 
Served as a side dish. A more common food with similar ingredient would be hash browns.


Place of origin: 
Switzerland

Recipe: 
660 g potetoes
125 g butter
150 g Crème fraîche
10 g chive
salt and black pepper

Sunday, 8 November 2015

Empanada

Empanada


Called pastel in Portuguese.
Many ingredient stuffed within a folded bread; meat, cheese, vegetables and others. 
Either baked or fried, and either served hot or cold.

Place of origin :
Spain, Portugal.

Recipe :
lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef 
medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
can (14 1/2 oz) diced tomatoes with mild green chiles, well drained
box refrigerated pie crusts
egg, beaten

Baguette

Baguette


Or you could just call them a French bread. Made from basic lean dough. 
A very famous bread due to its length and crisp crust. A baguette's usual length is 65 cm.

Place of origin :
France

Recipe :
5 cups bread flour
2 cups cool water (about 78 F)
One .6-ounce cube compressed (fresh) yeast
2 1/2 teaspoons salt

Shepherd's pie

Shepherd's pie


Also known as cottage pie, but the term Shepherd's pie is more common nowadays. 
A meat pie with mashed potato crust on top. Usually made with beef or lamb.

Place of origin : 
United Kingdom, Ireland.

Recipe :
1 red onion
2 carrots
2 sticks of celery
2 cloves of garlic
a small bunch of fresh rosemary
olive oil
500g good-quality minced lamb
1 x 400g tin of chopped tomatoes
250ml lamb or vegetable stock, preferably organic
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
1.5kg Desiree potatoes
100ml semi-skimmed milk
a large knob of butter

Sunday, 1 November 2015

About myself

Hi, I'm Aekasith, a 17 years old random school student.
I love listening to music.
Though I don't have favorite music genre in particular, I listen to any music that is good.
I don't like bell pepper and anything that include mint.
I haven't decide what I'll do in the future yet, but I'm thinking about computer programming.