Holand's Farmhouse Potato Bake

I don't have much time for posting and commenting, so excuse my absence for a few weeks. I'll let you know what I was doing, when everything is finished.

Ingredients:
1 kg potatoes, peeled and sliced into 8 mm slices
30 g butter
1 onion, chopped
250 g bacon, chopped
4 pieces celery, chopped
250-300 ml sour cream
pinch oregano
salt and pepper
1/2 cup grated cheese
paprika
Method:
Preheat oven to 180*C, oil/butter a baking dish.
Cook sliced potatoes in salted water for 8 minutes; drain. Heat butter, sautee onions, celery and bacon. Season sour cream with salt, pepper and oregano.
Arrange potato slices in layers with the onion mixture and seasoned sour cream; finish with sour cream. Sprinkle the top with cheese and paprika. Bake for 30-35 minutes.

Holandski Rusticni Zapeceni krompir

Nemam mnogo vremena za nove postove i komentiranje, stoga me izvinite u narednih nekoliko sedmica. Upoznacu vas kasnije sa mojim desavanjima, kad sve bude zavrseno.

Potrebno:

1 kg krompira, izrezan na 8 mm kolutice
30 gr maslaca
1 crveni luk, sjeckan
250 gr mesnate slanine, sjeckane
4 manja komada celera, sjeckan
250-300 ml kiselog vrhnja
malo origana
so i biber
1/2 solje rendanog sira
paprika u prahu
Nacin:
Ukljucite rernu na 180*C, nauljite (ili namastite) posudu u kojoj cete peci.
Kuhajte krompire u zasoljenoj vodi oko 8 minuta, osijedite.Zagrijte maslac, prprzite luk, celer i slaninu. Zacinite kiselo vrhnje i dodajte origano.
Poslazite pola krompira, pospite sa mjesavinom luka i slanine, zatim kiselim vrhnjem. Ponovite sa drugom polovicom. Pospite sir i malo paprike na vrh i pecite 30-35 minuta.

Bacon (or Ham) and Cheese Rolls

Bread rolls like these are sold around Australia, and are popular as quick alternative for breakfast and /or lunch. Homemade are, off course, much better and cheaper.

Ingredients:

Dough-

3 cups bakers flour

1/2 cup milk

2/3 cup water

1 tsp salt

1 tsp yeast (instant)

1 tsp sugar

3 tbs oil

Topping-

bacon, (or ham, turkey), diced 

grated cheese 

Method:

Place all ingredients for dough into a bowl or bread machine. Make a soft dough and let it double covered, in a warm spot.

Divide dough into pieces (around 65-75 g each) and shape balls. Place them onto baking sheet (with paper or greased) and press them slightly. Sprinkle with bacon pieces and grated cheese. Let it rest for 20+ minutes. Switch oven to 170*C. Cover with baking paper or al foil (with some space between) and bake for 20-25 minutes. They should stay very soft and cheese should not burn. Good warm or cold.

Pecivo sa Šunkom i Sirom  

Ovakva peciva se prodaju sirom Australije i omiljeni su sastojak za dorucak i/ili rucak za ponijeti. Domace su, naravno, puno bolje i jeftinije!

Potrebno:

Tijesto-

3 solje brasna za peciva

1/2 solje mlijeka

2/3 solje vode

1 k soli

1 k instant kvasca

1 k secera

3 K ulja

Za posuti-

mesnata slanina, rezana na kockice (ili puretina, sunka)

ribani sir

Nacin:

Umijesite tijesto; rucno, mikserom ili u pekacu. Ostavite da nadodje. Podijelite tijesto na komadice oko 65-75 g.  Oblikujte loptice, postavite na tepsiju (namastenu ili sa papirom) i blago pritisnite. Pospite sa sunkom i sirom. Ostavite oko 20+ minuta da se odmore. Ukljucite rernu na 170*C.

Pokrijte peciva sa papirom za pecenje (ili folijom), ali neka ne dodiruje povrsinu.Pecite oko 20-25 minuta. Treba da ostanu mekane i sir ne smije uhvatiti mnogo boje / izgoriti. Dobre tople ili hladne.

Bacon and Cheese Breadsticks

These breadsticks are addictive! Be aware!

Ingredients:

80-100 g smoked bacon, finely diced

50 g butter (I reserved lard and added butter to make up 50 gr)

1/2 cup milk

1 tsp yeast

250 g flour

60 g parmesan, grana padano or chedar, grated

3/4 tsp salt (less if bacon very salty)

Method:

Microwave bacon for 1-2 minutes (cover with a paper towel), or cook in a pan, until golden brown. (I reserved lard and used it with butter, making up 50 g of fat). Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix until dough formed. Cover and rest for 30+ minutes in a warm spot.

Roll out to 1 cm thickness, then cut into sticks.

Bake for 8-12 minutes (180*C), or until golden. 

   

Grisini sa slaninom i sirom

Ovi grisini izazivaju ovisnost; upozoreni ste!

Potrebno:

80-100 gr, dimljene slanine, sitne kockice

50 gr maslaca(ja sam sacuvala mast i dodala maslaca)

1/2 solje mlijeka

1 k instant kvasca

250gr brasna

60 gr parmezana ili slicnog sira, rendanog

3/4 k soli (ili manje ako je slanina jako slana)

Nacin:

Proprzite komadice slanine ( ili stavite u mikrovalnu) dok ne pozute blago. (Ja sam sacuvala masnocu i dodala jos maslaca da nacinim kolicinu od 50 gr). Stavite sve sastojke u posudu i umijesite tijesto. Pokrijte i ostavite na toplom oko 30+ minuta. Razvaljajte na debljinu oko 1 cm, zatim narezite na trake. 

Pecite na 180*C 8-12 minuta, ili dok ne postanu zlatno zuti.

                                     

     

                                                                   

Chicken and Bacon Bites - 2 Ingredient creation

Chicken breasts are too dry and too bland; bacon is too salty and too fat...Put them together, and you'll get tasty finger food!

Ingredients:
chicken breasts, cut into cubes (2 cm)
bacon, smoked, cured, slices (as many as breast cubes)
- toothpicks / skewers needed

Method:
Wrap each piece of chicken breast with bacon. Tread with a toothpick, or put a few of them onto a skewer. Bake in hot oven for 15+ minutes, or grill them turning occasionally. Great for cocktail / finger parties.




Zalogaji od piletine i Slanine - 2 Sastojka Kreacija

Pileca prsa su suha i poprilicno bezukusna; dimljena slanina je masna i slana...Spojite ih u ukusnu kreaciju koja se jede prstima!

Potrebno:
Pileca prsa, isjecena na 2 cm kocke
Slanina, dimljena, slana - onoliko reznjeva koliko je kocki piletine
- cackalice ili duzi drveni klipici / stapici

Nacin:
Zamotajte svaki komad pilecih prsa u komad slanine; nabodite na cackalice (ili nekoliko njih na duzi prutic). Pecite na visokoj temperaturi  15 + minuta, ili grilujte okrecuci povremeno. Odlicno za koktele / hranu koja se jede prstima.

Creamy Carbonara

Every now and then we have only time to cook something very quickly. This recipe saves you time and money, but doesn't compromise the taste.

Ingredients:
375 g spaghetti (or other dry pasta), cooked al dente
2 tbs olive oil (or butter)
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
120 g bacon, chopped (Turkey 'bacon' is OK instead)
250 g mushrooms, sliced
300 ml thickened cream
1/3 cup white wine
1/4 cup Parmesan, grated
salt and white pepper to taste
Method:
Heat oil (butter) in a pan, cook onion, garlic and bacon. After 3-4 minutes add mushrooms; cook until soft. Pour cream and wine over, stir. Cook until slightly thickened. Sprinkle Parmesan on top and check the taste. Mix in prepared pasta; sprinkle with more Parmesan



Kremasta 'Karbonara'

S vremena na vrijeme se desi da moramo nesto skuhati na brzinu, jer nemamo mnogo vremena. Ovaj recept nam stedi vrijeme i novac, ali ne zakida na ukusu.

Potrebno:
375 gr spageta ili druge tjestenine, kuhane
2 K maslinovog ulja (ili maslac)
1 crveni luk, sjeckan
2 cena bijelog luka, protisnutog
120 gr mesnate slanine, sjeckane (moze 'slanina' od purice / ćurana)
250 gr sampinjona, sjeckanih
300 ml slatkog vrhnja
1/3 solje bijelog vina
1/4 solje ribanog Parmezana
so i bijeli biber, prema ukusu
Nacin:
Skuhajte tjesteninu prema uputsvu na paketu.
U drugoj posudi zagrijte ulje (maslac) pa proprzite oba luka i slaninu. Nakon 3-4 minute ubacite sampinjone, i przite dok ne omeksaju. Uspite vrhnje i bijelo vino; kuhajte dok se malo ne zgusne. Provjerite ukus, zacinite ako je potrebno. Pospite Parmezanom i umijesajte tjesteninu. Dodajte jos Parmezana pri serviranju.