World Cuisine No. 06 - Real life delights

Day 2,623, 00:27 • Published in Ireland Croatia • by Borgovich


Dear eWorld,

very turbulent eWorld... As you may know, I was inactive for a year, but I am glad I am back. I am still learning what happened during this year of my inactivity and while doing so, I am trying to have some fun.



Today, I am going to write yet again two recipes. But recipes that I actualy know from real life. I got one recipe from my real life friend from Brazil and other is something what you will find only in tiny region of Croatia. First, Brazil!



BRAZIL


Acarajé



INFO:

Acarajé is a Brazilian food, it´s very famous in Bahia, one of Brazil´s states. It´s a moisture of Brazilian and African cook. It´s a delicious fast food!
Try it!!!

Ingredients:

1 pound dried black-eyed peas ( 0,4536 kg as converter says... So. half kg)
1/2 cup dried shrimp
3/4 cup roughly chopped onion
2 teaspoons roughly chopped garlic
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
Salt
2 quarts vegetable oil ( 1.9 litres)


Black-eyed Pea FrittersBlack-eyed Pea Fritters

Black-eyed Pea Fritter Sauce

1/2 cup dried shrimp
3/4 cup roughly chopped onion
1 teaspoon peeled fresh ginger
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt


Bahia´s cooker fry it and cram with a delicious souce!!! It´s very hot!

Directions:

Soak the black-eyed peas overnight in cold water to cover. Drain. Rub off and discard the skins. Soak the shrimp in cold water to cover for 30 minutes. Puree the peas, onion, shrimp, garlic and cayenne in a food processor. Season to taste with salt, if necessary. Form mixture into tablespoon size balls.

Meanwhile in a 5-quart pot or Dutch oven, fitted with a candy or deep-frying thermometer, or in an electric deep fryer, heat oil over medium-low heat until the thermometer registers 365 degrees F. Make sure you have at least 3 inches of space between the top of the oil and the top of the pan, as oil will bubble up when fritters are added.

Fry the fritters in small batches until golden brown all over, turning once. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Serve at room temperature with Black-eyed Pea Fritter Sauce.

Black-eyed pea Fritter Sauce:

Soak the shrimp in cold water, to cover, for 30 minutes. Drain the shrimp and puree in a food processor or blender with the onion, ginger and red pepper. Heat the oil in a skillet and saute the shrimp mixture for about 5 minutes. Season with salt, to taste. Transfer to a bowl and serve with fritters.
Yiel😛 about 1 1/4 cups



Second recipe is something that I would kill for. It's something I eat very often and you will not find this anywhere else in the world. Cant be more traditional because you can find it only in one place, Island of KRK!


Red star is just marking the spot! WE are not under attack by red army! XD

Šurlice with lamb goulasch (trad. žvacet)



INFO:

Šurlice are a favourite meal on the island of Krk, and no celebration or wedding could be conceived without them. Šurlice are prepared with beef, veal or mutton žvacet (traditional sauce). Home-produced sheep's milk cheese is used in enormous amounts to give the dish its wonderful taste..

Šurlice:
Necessary ingredients (for 6 people):

Flour 1 kg
Eggs 1-2
Water and salt to taste
Home-made cheese 0,2 kg

Directions:

Take the flour, eggs, salt and water and knead them into a solid dough. Then roll it out and cut it into pieces of around 100g, and using your hands and a knitting-needle, roll it so as to form a 8-10 cm long šurlica (kind of pasta). Carefully remove the needle so that it remains empty in the middle. Dry it slightly, and then cook it in previously boiled, salted water until it becomes soft.


Pieces of pasta dough ready for preparation of surlice


How it looks like when you start making it.


Ready to cook!


Lamb žvacet:
Necessary ingredients (for 6 people):

Lamb 2 kg
Onion 0,45 kg
Fresh tomatoes 0,15 kg
Oil 0,18 l
Garlic 4 cloves
Wine 2 dcl
Parsley, salt, pepper

Directions:

Stew the cut lamb on the onion with the garlic, tomato, parsley and spices. Water should be added when necessary together with a little flour and wine at the end, decide how much sauce you need and taste it. Cook the šurlice and put them into a bowl, add the sauce and cheese and finally meat.



Now I am hungry... Only after writing this... So, until next time and read below!

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Until next time!

Borgovich

Member of Cromega

Article Archive:

1. World Cuisine No. 1
2. World Cuisine No. 2
3. World Cuisine No. 3
4. World Cuisine No. 4
World Cuisine N0. 4 - Comeback (Brazil)
5. World Cuisine No. 05 - Brazil traditional!
World Cuisine No. 05 - Brazil traditional! - published in Croatia