December 3

Dawn Soup

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Cream of Tomato Soup
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Type: Soup
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Serves: 8
 
This soup is also known as ?afak Çorbas?, which translates to Dawn Soup.
Ingredients
  • 1 dl flour
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 liter water or broth
  • 3 medium size tomatoes or 1 can diced tomatoes
  • 2 teaspoons sea salt
  • 1 egg
  • ½ liter milk
  • teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
  1. Brown flour lightly over low heat in melted butter.
  2. Add hot water or broth, stirring thoroughly. Bring to a boil.
  3. Add peeled and sliced tomatoes.
  4. Sprinkle with salt.
  5. Simmer for 30-35 minutes, or until tomatoes are very tender.
  6. Place into a food processor or using a stick blender, process until well blended and creamy.
  7. Bring soup back to a boil and simmer for 1 minute.
  8. In a small bowl, combine well beaten egg and milk, blending well.
  9. Stir egg/milk mixture into soup, adding gradually in a stream and mixing thoroughly.
  10. Boil gently for 1 minute.
  11. Sprinkle with black pepper.

 

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November 20

Stuffing

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Stuffing
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Type: Main
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Serves: 8
 
Ingredients
  • 2 finely chopped yellow onions
  • 4 pieces celery, washed & finely chopped (leaves are OK too if they are fresh)
  • 1 cup butter
  • 8 - 10 cups bread cubes ( stale bread is preferable, better than fresh! )
  • ½ teaspoon (or to taste) freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 large eggs, slightly beaten
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground sage
  • 1 teaspoon thyme, crushed in a mortar & pestle
  • option* in USA - 2 tablespoons Bells seasoning and skip the pepper, sage & thyme
  • ½ cup chopped parsley
  • approx 2 cups chicken bouillon
Instructions
  1. Sauté onion and celery ( in a large pot) with the butter until softened.
  2. Combine onion mixture with bread, pepper, eggs, salt, sage, thyme and parsley
  3. Stir in broth until well moistened.
  4. Bake in a greased (foil) covered baking pan at 325° for about 35 to 45 minutes.
  5. Take the cover off the last 10 minutes (until lightly browned).
Notes
Enough for a 8 kg (15 pound) turkey.

 

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