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Adventures in Armenian CookingBack to Cookbook Table of ContentsMEES, TSOUG YEV HAV (Meat, Fish and Fowl) HIMAYAG'S SHISH KEBAB Monug Piligian 1 leg of lamb, boned and cubed (l"-l½" cubes) When cubing lamb, cut out all gristle, leaving a little bit of fat (not skin). Mix meat with parsley, onions and pepper. Cover bowl and refrigerate overnight. Three or four hours prior to barbecuing, add lemon juice and mix well. The salt is added just before skewering meat. Place meat on skewer (not too tight) . Green peppers, tomatoes, and eggplant are placed on separate skewers. Do not combine vegetables on same skewers because each one cooks at a different rate. Remaining onions and parsley may be used as garnish. Place all skewers on a hot charcoal grill turning often to cook evenly. Lightly oil all vegetables with a pastry brush while cooking to prevent them from burning. After 15 minutes remove one piece of meat from skewer and cut in half so as to test to see if well done. After shish kebab and vegetables are cooked, remove from skewers into large roasting pan. Serve immediately to insure the utmost of quality and flavor. 1 pound of bone-in lamb will serve one adult. ANDREW'S SHISH KEBAB -Thelma
(Boghosian) Crespo 1 leg of lamb, cubed Day before, mix together and marinate all ingredients except eggplants, peppers and tomatoes. Prior to barbecuing, wash and set aside peppers and tomatoes. Prepare eggplants by cutting in chunks and sprinkle with salt. Sprinkle with oil. The oil makes the eggplant soft and succulent. While charcoal is turning white, arrange meat and vegetables on shish (skewers) and cook slowly, turning and browning on all sides. After shish kebab is cooked, cut into a large roasting pan that has sliced French bread on the bottom. This absorbs all the juices. Serves 4-6 LOSH
KEBAB Seranoush Vartanian 2 lbs. ground lamb or beef or both Mix meat, onion, salt, pepper and tomato sauce together. Shape into patties. May be barbecued or broiled. Makes 8-10 SHISH KEBAB
-Roy Talanian 7-9 lbs. leg of lamb Vegetables: Sprinkle sliced onions with salt. Crush with hands and set aside. Bone and cube lamb in 1½-2" pieces. Cut out all gristle and muscle. If lamb has good flaky white fat, leave some on meat. Sprinkle cubes liberally with sliced onions and add approximately 5 oz.of wine. Mix well. Cover and let marinate in refrigerator 2 or 3 hours. Later add 3 or 4 more ounces of wine. Mix well, cover and refrigerate again until ready to cook. When fire is ready, skewer meat and barbecue. Skewer vegetables on separate skewers as they will cook faster. Add cooked tomatoes to cooked meat, crushing them so juices will blend in with meat. Peel peppers, cut and serve on side. Serves approximately 10-12 LULE KEBAB 1 lb ground lamb or chuck Mix all ingredients together. Shape like fingers 4" long by 1¼" thick. Place in shallow pan and broil close to heat. Turn over when brown, about 5 min. per side. Makes 8-10 kebabs KARPET
POROV KUFTA -Anna Tashjian Ingredients for outside layer: Filling: Saute meat for filling in frying pan until all moisture is evaporated. As meat starts to brown in its own fat, add onions and cook until softened and slightly golden colored. Add parsley, basil, salt and pepper. Stir and re move from heat and let cool at least one hour in a cool place. Outside layer: Working with one kufta at a time, make an indentation in center of each ball with index finger and keep pressing round and round to make a round opening with a thin wall. Place a heaping teaspoon of filling inside each opening and gently close opening, sealing well, smoothing surface and moistening fingers with water as you work. After all kuftas are completed, boil 2 quarts water or lamb broth with 1 tsp. salt in a 4 quart saucepan. Drop kuftas into boiling liquid 12-13 at a time. When liquid starts to boil again, cook for 10 minutes. The kuftas will rise to the top when they are done. If needed, add more liquid for second batch. Serves 5-6 KHABOURGA
-Shirley Tashjian 2 sm. onions, chopped Mix all ingredients, except flank, together in bowl Open flank, wet, salt and stuff. Sew together to close. Put in frying pan with water to half-cover and cook until about half done (approximately one-half hour). Remove from pan and put in roasting pan. Sprinkle with paprika and bake in 325.to 350 degree oven about 1½ hours. Serves 4 KADIN
BUDU KUFTA -Sonia Arakelian 1½ lbs. lamb, ground twice Combine lamb, sherry, parsley, rice, onion, salt and pepper, and mix well. Shape into slightly flattened ovals. In saucepan, put 4 cups salted water, bouillon cubes and lemon juice. Bring to boil. Put kuftas in pan and simmer for 20 minutes. Take kuftas out and drain well. Roll in beaten eggs and bread crumbs and fry in butter over low heat in skillet until well browned. Serves 6 KHANUM
BUDU -Esther Muradian ½ cup rice (long-grained) Cook rice and water together until rice is tender. Drain. Mix rice, 1 egg, meat, parsley, salt and pepper. Knead well. Shape into patties. Dip each patty into remaining two beaten eggs. Fry each patty in skillet of shortening of ½" depth. Serves 4 LAHMAJOON
-Azniv Charkoudian Dough: 2 lbs. lamb or beef, ground once Dough: Meat Filling: Rolling out of dough: Roll out each ball to 7" diameter and place on cookie sheet. Place 1½ heaping tablespoons of meat mixture on each rolled dough and spread evenly. Bake in 450o oven. Place tray on bottom shelf for 10 minutes and then move to top shelf for an additional 5 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet and place, staggered, on a tray to cool. (do not stack) When cold, stack with meat filling facing each other and place in refrigerator. When serving, it can be warmed by placing in a 325o oven for 5 minutes. May also be served cold. Makes 2 dozen LAHMAJOON
(shortcut) -Ann Aykanian 3 cans commercial biscuit Roll out each biscuit the size of a saucer on floured board. Mix rest of ingredients to gether. Top each biscuit with meat mixture and spread evenly. Preheat oven 500o. Bake 7-8 minutes or until done. Makes 30 KHEMA
(chee kufta) -Olivia Hagopian 2½ lbs. lean ground meat (London Broil or top round) Combine vegetables and basil together and mix well. In a large bowl combine 2 cups of chopped vegetables and mix the bulghour, water, tomato sauce and salt. Mix well and let stand 10 minutes. Add meat and blend well. Knead about 5 minutes, moistening your hands with cold water at intervals. Taste for salt. Add more if necessary. Shape as desired and place on platter. Garnish and serve with remaining chopped vegetables. Serves 12-16 MOCK MANTI
-Shirley Setian 1 lb. ground lamb or beef or mixture of both Combine first four ingredients and saute in skillet. Cook shell macaroni as directed. Drain. Combine with meat mixture. Serve in individual bowls topped with yogurt. Crushed garlic or garlic salt may be mixed with yogurt, if desired. Well-browned melted butter may be poured over yogurt, if desired. Serves 6-8 MANTI -Mari Setian Dough: Filling: 1 can (15¾ oz.) chicken broth for boiling. Combine above dough ingredients and knead until smooth. Form large ball. Cover with inverted bowl. Let stand 15 minutes. Sprinkle onion with salt and let stand for few minutes. Add parsley, black pepper and meat and mix. Grease large baking pan. Roll dough on table to 1/8" thickness into rectangular shape. Cut dough in 1½" squares and fill with small amount of meat. Leave top open a little and pinch ends together. Place in baking pan almost touching each other. Bake in preheated 450o oven for 15 minutes. Remove from oven. Boil chicken broth and water (in equal parts) in 3-quart saucepan. Put manti in boiling liquid. Simmer for 15 minutes. Serve with yogurt. Serves 4 TASS KEBAB
-Sonia Arakelian 2 lbs. leg of lamb, boned and trimmed (use top part or stewing beef) Cut trimmed meat into pieces the size of a walnut. Put in a 4-quart saucepan with shallots, seasoning, herbs and spices. Mix well to marinate in a cool place for 2-3 hours. Heat oil and add to saucepan. Saute contents for 5 minutes, shaking pan all the time. Add tomatoes and wine. Cover tightly and cook over low heat for 4 hours. Serve with pilaf. Serves 6 KHEMA
(chee kufta) -Anahid Merigian 1 lb. lean round steak (ground 3 times) Soak bulghour in V8 juice. Add salt, pepper and mix. Put in refrigerator for 10 minutes. Add meat and knead for 5 minutes. Garnish with. greens and serve. Serves 4-5 KHEMA
(chee kufta) -Mary Garibian 1 lb. top round steak Cut meat in small cubes and place in blender one-half cup of meat and small amount of water at a time. Blend at slow speed first, then high speed until all meat is ground up.Remove meat from blender. Mix with bulghour, salt and pepper. Note that you use less water when you make your kufta. Now blend with hands, working with kufta until soft. A little more water may be needed in blending together. shape into small meat balls for appetizers or shape into egg shape and garnish with parsley and scallions. Serves 4 as main dish TASS KEBAB WITH RICE PILAF -Lucy
(Onigian) Smith 2 lbs. lamb or beef, cubed Season lamb or beef and combine with grated onions. Pack the meat in a heavy pyrex bowl and gently turn upside down in center of large club aluminum pot or large frying pan. If necessary, place a very heavy object on top of bowl so it will not move during cooking Next, mix tomato paste and water together and add 1 cup of this mixture into the pan of meat and let come to a boil. Simmer on low flame. When meat absorbs liquid, add more paste and water mixture until meat is cooked. (Approx. 2 hours, on low flame.) Pilaf. Serves 4 KALAJOSH
-Vartanoosh Onigian Meat: Saute meat in a little fat, then add ½ cup water. Cook over low flame until water evaporates (approximately 1 hour). Add onions and broth or water to meat mixture -- enough liquid to almost cover meat and simmer until onions are cooked. Keep warm until yogurt is heated. Yogurt mixture: Mix above ingredients and beat for 2-3 minutes and bring to slow boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Bread: Divide bread cubes in individual soup bowls. Pour yogurt over cubes and top with meat and onion mixture. As the liquid is absorbed into the bread, add more yogurt or meat, as you like. Serves 6 KALAJOSH -Rose
Terzian 1 lb. boneless lamb, cut in 1½" cubes Saute meat and onion in ¼ cup olive oil. Add salt, pepper and garlic. Cook until tender. Add bread cubes, stirring lightly until browned. Spoon yogurt over meat when serving. Serves 3 6 lbs. leg of lamb Rub leg of lamb with salt and pepper and a cut onion. Leave the onion in the pan. sprinkle rosemary over roast. Roast at 375o for about 2 hours in an uncovered roasting pan. Remove roast and onion. Pour hot water in roast pan to loosen brown gravy. Thicken with small amount of cornstarch and water. (1 teaspoon cornstarch to 1 cup water or broth) Stir until thickened. Serves 8 KHAVOURMA
-Nishan Merigian 5 lbs. beef, cut in 1" cubes In large kettle, melt cut-up pieces of beef fat, then add beef cubes. Cook 45 minutes. Add the lamb cubes and cook, stirring occasionally to prevent the meat from scorching. Cover and cook together another 45 minutes to an hour. This meat should be cooked in fat only. Do not add any water. When it is tender, put in Corning Ware or pyrex bowl. Press down. When fat comes to top, drain off. This meat keeps well. Can be eaten hot or cold. Number of servings depends on use Note: This meat may be served with pilaf, noodles, potatoes, etc. PATLIJAN (Sempoog) KUFTA -Anahid Merigian 1½ lbs. beef or lean lamb Combine beef or lamb with eggplant, onion, garlic, crumbs, eggs, parsley, salt and pepper. Shape into meatballs and brown under the broiler, turning frequently. Combine tomato sauce, water and mustard in a large skillet or saucepan. Add meatballs and cover. Simmer over low heat 5 minutes. Uncover and continue to simmer until sauce is gravy thick (10 minutes). Serves 6 MEAT
BOERAG -Siranoush Vartanian 1 cup water Filling: Saute and Chill In a mixing bowl, to one cup lukewarm water, add egg, salt, baking powder, flour and butter. Mix and knead. Make 6 medium balls of dough. Put on dish towel and set aside for one hour. Take ball of dough and roll out 1/8" thick. Use 1 pound coffee can plastic cover as cutting pattern. Place 1 tablespoon of filling in center. Pinch edges, bottom overlapping top. Fry in shortening, adding more if needed. Makes 36 turnovers YEREGAMOONK
-Margaret Garibian 10 lamb kidneys Boil kidneys for 10 minutes. Discard water. Cut in half and cut out white veins and discard. Cut rest of kidneys into small cubes. Fry in butter until brown. Add onions and peppers and fry. Add salt, pepper and canned crushed tomatoes. Cook for approximately 15 minutes, checking to be sure liquid has not evaporated. If it has, keep adding a little water and cook until the kidneys are fork tender, about an hour or more. This dish is good with bulghour pilaf. Serves 4-5 PLAKI -Marie Setian 1 cup bread crumbs Clean fish, cutting off the gills. You may, if you wish, leave on the head and tail. Prepare bread crumb mixture of first 5 ingredients. Put this mixture over and inside of the fish, covering completely. Put fish in to oiled baking dish with onion slices on top and brown for about half an hour at 400o. Meanwhile, prepare the parsley, celery and carrots. Put these into the baking dish. Add the stewed tomatoes, which should be put in to the blender for an instant to break them down.. Then add water to baking dish. Bake 1½ hours more or until carrots are tender, basting when necessary. Serves 6 Note: To those of you that may be counting calories, this, without the oil, is a weight watcher meal. Just prepare in a teflon pan. EPVATZ
TSOUG -Margaret Garibian 2 lbs. Haddock fish (or your choice) Wash fish and lightly salt and pepper. Lay out in baking pan. (preferably Corning Ware roaster) Put aside for a few minutes until you cook your sauce. Put oil in saucepan. Saute garlic, onions, peppers until transparent. Add crushed tomatoes. (Blend if you have a blender). Salt and pepper to taste. Add lemon juice, curry powder and cook for about 10 minutes. Add parsley, cook another minute and pour over washed fish. Bake at 350o until the fish draws most of the sauce. Serve with rice pilaf. Serves 4 HAV YEV
PILAF -Simone Arakelian 3 to 3½ lb. chicken, cut up Brown chicken pieces in hot olive oil in large skillet with cover. Brown onions and garlic. Lower heat, add rice and tomato paste which has already been mixed with water. Add seasonings, stir and simmer over low heat (approximately 45 minutes) covered, until chicken is tender. Serves 4-6 KESHKEG
OR HERISAH -Liz Setian 1 cup dzedzadz (hulled wheat) Wash and drain dzedzadz in cool water. Let water boil in 4 quart covered saucepan. Add dzedzadz and stir. Take off heat and let soak overnight. About 2½ hours before serving, add meat and broth to dzedzadz. Add salt and pepper and cook, slowly beating with a wooden spoon until smooth and well-blended. Before serving, melt butter and pour over keshkeg in individual plates. Serves 4 Note: If using raw meat, cut in large pieces and add to dzedzadz in saucepan. Cook until meat falls off bones. Remove bones, discard fat, and beat mixture until well blended. KORVATZ
HAV -Anahid Merigian 1 cup dry bread crumbs Mix crumbs, cheese, parsley, pepper and salt. Combine margarine and garlic and dip chicken. pieces in the margarine. Roll each piece throughly in the bread crumb mixture. Place pieces of chicken in a single layer in shallow baking pan. sprinkle with remaining bread crumb mixture. Bake at 350o until tender, about 50 minutes. Serves 3-4 HAVOV
SERGAHVEL -Esther Muradian ½ uncooked chicken, cut up in serving pieces Fry chicken in 1½ tsp. shortening in 4 quart saucepan. Cover chicken with quince and sugar. Add ¾ cup water. Cover and simmer for ½ hour. Carmelized sugar: Cook together until brown (carmelized). Do not overcook, to avoid bitter taste. May be saved for future use. Serves 4 SINI KUFTA
-Ann Aykanian Shell: Filling: Saute all filling ingredients except butter in frying pan. when well done, add butter and stir until well blended. Chill for 3-4. hours or until fat has hardened. Mix and knead shell mixture well. (Keep hands moist with cold water to knead well.) Line casserole pan (9" x 13") with half of shell mixture. Spread chilled hamburg mixture over this. Top with remaining half of shell mixture. Pour ½ cup beef broth over all. Dab with butter. Bake covered in 350o oven for 45 minutes. Serves 8 KHASH OR PACHA 4 Calves' Hoofs It is best to buy the feet already cleaned if possible. Otherwise soak feet in boiling water to loosen the shoe, then take off the shoe from each foot. Singe all hairs and scrape off the rest with the edge of a knife. Wash everything very thoroughly. Soak the feet and stomach in water over-night. Each ingredient has to be cooked separately at first. In a big kettle start cooking the feet with the garlic. Cut stomach into one inch squares, cook 10 minutes, drain the water. Add fresh water and cook 15 minutes more. Then add to the feet and cook together for 2 hours. When meat separates from foot bones, remove all bones. Also take off scums when formed. Cook tongues in water until skins can be pulled off easily. Cut up into small pieces. When the feet and stomach is half cooked add the pieces of tongue, and the salt and pepper. When khash is cooked take off some of its fat into a small frying pan add the paprika and cook a few seconds until paprika is melted, then pour back into the khash. Serve the meat with its own broth in soup plates. Add lemon juice or vinegar when eating. This is a meat course. Serves 6 [Khash recipe from AGBU Cookbook] |
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