Best Chef Flowers Potato Salad Kibrisli Patates Salata Recipes

SYRIAN POTATO SALAD (PATATA SALATA)

Steps:

• Boil whole potatoes until tender. Drain and allow to cool.
• When potatoes are just cool enough to handle, but still warm, peel and cut into large dice.
• Chop the parsley, mint, and scallions. (A food processor works great here!).
• Finely mince, or crush to a paste, the cloves of garlic.
• Slowly whisk the olive oil into the lemon juice. Add the garlic, parsley, mint and scallions.
• Pour the dressing over the potatoes and add salt and pepper to taste. (Combining them while the potatoes are still warm will make the tastiest salad.).
• Chill or serve at room temperature.

CHEF FLOWER'S TURKISH CYPRIOT TARO CASSEROLE - KIBRISLI KOLOKAS

Steps:

• Add 1/3 of the olive oil in a sallow pot, heat, add chicken and brown, remove chicken in a medium size heat resistant bowl and set aside.
• Add 1/3 of the olive oil in the same pot, heat, add taro and slightly brown, remove taro in a different medium size heat resistant bowl and set aside.
• Add 1/3 of the olive oil in the same pot, heat, and add onion until lightly brown, then return the chicken to the pot and mix.
• Add tomato paste, diced tomatoes & chicken stock. Reduce heat and to boil.
• Add lemon and taro, mix gently.
• Add salt and pepper.
• Simmer for 30 minutes but stir occasionally.
• NOTE: You may need to top up the casserole with chicken stock during the 30 minutes, the sauce will become dry if you don't and potentially burn the recipe. Sauce needs to be thick and lots of it.
• You can either add coriander/cilantro into the recipe or use it as garnish.
• Serve with crusty bread & garden salad or a plain Turkish pilaf.

CHEF FLOWER'S TURKISH CYPRIOT FRIED MEATBALLS - KIBRISLI KOFTE /

Steps:

• Peel and finely grate potatoes, place them in a bowl and sprinkle 1/8 teaspoon salt, set aside.
• In a separate large bowl, place ground/minced chicken or beef, onion, parsley, egg, cinnamon, mint, salt and black pepper.
• Potatoes have excess liquids and with this recipe you need to remove all the excess liquids. In a large strainer, kneed all liquids out of the grated potatoes with only leaving the potatoes flesh.
• Then add the potato with the rest of the ingredients and mix them together. If the mixture is a little sticky you may need to add more potatoes.
• With your hand mould the kofte into a small long patty about 5cm x 2cm (2 inch x 1/2 inch) then place them on a tray, repeat this until all the mixture is finish. When placing the kofte's on a tray do not allow them to touch each other as they may stick together.
• Heat oil in a frying pan or deep fryer add kofte one by one in the pan without touching each other. Flip them over once they are brown and then let the other side brown. Remove onto serving platter, then repeat this step until all kofte's are finished, then serve.
• Could be served as finger food, entree or a main dish with Turkish Cacik (yoghurt sauce) and garden salad.

CHEF FLOWER'S CRACKED WHEAT PILAF - KIBRISLI BULGUR PILAVI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a small saucepan with lid. Add onion, mix until the onions are transparent. Reduce heat to low and add vermicelli, mix, simmer for two minutes or until the vermicelli looks golden (but not burnt).
• Add bulgur into the saucepan, mix then add the chicken/vegetable stock, tomatoes and season. (Do not add salt if your stock is high in salt), Mix well.
• Cover the pan and simmer very gently heat for four minutes, until the mixture is moist but not watery. If is too dry add more chicken/vegetable stock. Turn off heat.
• Cover with tea towel, place the lid tightly on top and let it stand for 10 minutes before serving.

PATATES SALATAS? (TURKISH POTATO SALAD)

Steps:

• 1. Boil the potatoes in their skins. When they are soft enough, peal them and let them cool down.
• 2. Chop up the potatos, tomatoes, spring onion and onion. Put them in a bowl. Add olive oil, lemon juice, fresh mint leafs, dill, chili pepper and salt. Mix for a while. Ready to serve...
• 3. This is exactly the way Huleya gave me the recipe.

TURKISH CABBAGE SALAD (LAHANA SALATA)

Steps:

• Cut the cabbage in half and discard the outer tough leaves and the inner core.
• Cut each half into quarters and wash under cold water.
• Place each quarter on its side and slice very thin slices with a sharp knife.
• Place cabbage and carrots in a bowl and dress it with salt, pepper, oil and vinegar or lemon to taste.
• Toss well with enough dressing to suit your taste and serve.