Friday, April 2, 2010

Muesli



500 gm rolled oats
150 to 200 gm almond sticks (or other chopped nuts)
100 gm butter
120 gm honey

Mix rolled oats and nuts in a big mixing bowl. Melt butter and honey in a pot. Pour over the oats and nuts and mix well. Spread the mixture evenly and thinly onto a baking tray. Bake at 120 deg. C. for 45 to 60 mins till golden brown.

Remove from oven. Let cool, then put away into an airtight container.

Zwiebelkuchen / Onion quiche

Dough for 2 pie dishes:
1 tbsp yeast
225 gm wheat flour
100 gm butter
Water

Mix the above ingredients, knead well. Then roll out with a rolling pin into a thin sheet. Line the pie dishes, also the sides, with the sheet of dough. Prick the bottom of the dough twice with a fork. Bake at 175 deg. C for 20 mins till almost done.

Filling for quiche:
4 big white onions, cleaned and sliced into half rings
100 gm grated emmenthal cheese
bacon bits, optional
3 eggs, beaten
same amount of cream with milk
Olive oil
Salt to taste

Fry onion rings till limp but not brown. Place onion rings in the pie dishes on top of the dough. Then sprinkle the grated cheese and bacon bits evenly on top of the onion. Pour the egg, cream, milk mixture evenly over the onion and cheese.

Bake at 175 deg. C for half hour in preheated oven.

Harissa salad dressing

1 teasp cayenne pepper
2 tbsp ground cumin
2 tbsp tomato puree
2 tbsp lime juice
4 tbsp water
4 tbsp olive oil
salt to taste

Mix the above ingredients well. The dressing goes well with fresh salad and couscous.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Baked pork ribs all-in-one


Recipe for 2

10 to 12 pork ribs
2 big potatoes, peeled, cut into wedges
1 big carrot, peeled, cut into wedges
6 shallots, peeled
1 capsicum, cleaned, cut into 8 to 10 pieces
4 cloves garlic, crushed
8 cloves garlic, skinned but leave whole

1 tabsp olive oil
1 tabsp vinegar
1 tabsp paprika edelsuss (capsicum powder)
salt to taste

Marinate the ribs and vegetables with the oil, vinegar, paprika and salt for half hour. Then leave it in the oven at 200 deg. C. for an hour to 75 mins. If there's not enough time, just bake it straight away after seasoning the dish. Serve with a salad.