Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Balık Guvec

U see.. fish is definitely good for health.. For us in turkey, fish is only sold fresh in the winter..the rest of the season, fishing comercially is forbidden by law..I make it a point to serve fish once a week to halil n the kids..Alhamdulillah, even baddin accepts his fate.. HE MUST EAT BALIK (fish) coz his mom will force him to hehehehe.. Halil.. he eats without complaints....he doesnt complain..but if i take out the bones.. he would love it more hehehe (lazy bump :0)).

This is a recipe i've created myself.. something i just made up at the spur of moment while i was in the kitchen..u bet he loved it... so i thought i'd share it with u here..life is about sharing, right?



Ingredients A (The greens)
Onion(s)
Tomatoes
Ginger
Green Chilli(es)
Leek
Carrot
Celery roots
Dill
Parsley

Ingredients B
Fish (preferably meaty fish like Salmon ..Levrek..Çupra)
Or any seafood things like Squids, Prawns..lobsters..Crabs

Ingredients C (The Sauce)
Mayonaise
Mustard
Lemon Juice
Dried mint
Dried oregano
A bit of olive oil
Salt
Peppper
Red chilli (powdered or grinded)

Ingredients D
Cheese to spread on top (Mozarella or kaşar peynir or dil peynir)

Steps
A
-Thinly slice ingredients A. If u want, u can dice them too..the cutting style is up to u.
-Add all of the sliced greens into a pan.. Add in either a bit of water or a bit of oil.
-Turn on the heat,let the veggies cook till softened and the water is absorbed.

B
-Grill the fish.
-Debone the fish..taking out the bones can be tedious job. Hence, i recommend salmon.. but then other fish like levrek or çupra (dunno the names in english) is wonderful as well since they taste quite milky.

C
-Mix all the ingredients in section C.
-The sauce shouldnt be too watery...not should it be too thick. U decide.

-Take out a clay pot (see picture above)
-Arrange the fish meat inside the clay pot
-Arrange the softened veggies on top of the fish in the clay pot
-Spread the sauce in C on top of the veggies ( a thin layer)
-Sprinkle the cheese on top
-Bake it in the oven.

A reminder:
*If u r a health concious person, u can replace the sauce with mashed potato and later top it with low fat cheese.
*U can also use caserole dish pan instead of clay pot
*This dish is to be eaten with fresh salad...

Have Fun trying!! I've won my tem's heart with this recipe..u can win urs too..:0)

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