麻豆约拍

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This savoury spread is great to take on picnics or just for a quick snack spread over thick bread. It also tastes better a few hours after you鈥檝e made it.听

Prep 10听m /听 Cook 10-20m听/ Ready In 30 m听

Ingredients

路听听听听听听听听 2-3 aubergines

路听听听听听听听听 1 small chopped onion

路听听听听听听听听 Salt and pepper

路听听听听听听听听 Mayonnaise听听

Directions

Pre-heat the oven and place the aubergines on a grated tray. Best taste when on grill.

Leave them about 4-5 minutes on one side then turn them on the other for another 4-5 minutes.

Take them out and leave them for 2 minutes to cool in a bowl.

听Peal the skin off and place them in a colander to drain.

听If you are willing to make your own mayonnaise, you need one egg yolk, mustard, and oil to mix together using a mixer.

听Chop the aubergines until you make a paste with small chunks in it.

Mix the chopped aubergines with onions and mayonnaise, add salt and pepper and leave in the fridge to cool.

Best served with fresh bread and cherry tomatoes. Enjoy

P.S. Vegans can either skip the mayonnaise, or use a little paprika powder instead.

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This is a classic dish often eaten around Christmas time in Romania.

Prep 20听m /听听 Cook 40-60 m听 / Ready In 1h/ 1h30

Ingredients

路听听听听听听听听 1/2 cup of oil

路听听听听听听听听 1/3 cup uncooked white rice

路听听听听听听听听 Fresh white cabbage leaves/pickled cabbage leaves

路听听听听听听听听 400g lean ground pork

路听听听听听听听听 100g Smoked bacon chopped

路听听听听听听听听 2 small chopped onions

路听听听听听听听听 1 teaspoon salt

路听听听听听听听听 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

路听听听听听听听听 1/2 tube of tomato puree

路听听听听听听听听 Water

Method

Bring a large, wide saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. Add cabbage leaves and cook for 2 to 4 minutes or until softened; drain.

If you use pickled cabbage leaves, leave them in cold water for about 20-30 minutes and then drain. In a medium saucepan, put the oil and let it warm.

Add the chopped onions and stir until golden then add the tomato puree, and the rice and stir for about 2 minutes.

Add the meat and the chopped smoked bacon. Stir for another 1-2 minutes.

Add salt and pepper.

Transfer everything into a mixing bowl and mix thoroughly to help it cool a bit.

Divide the mixture evenly among the cabbage leaves.

Roll and secure them by pressing the leaf on the sides of the rolls.

In a stockpot over medium heat, place the cabbage rolls and pour the remaining tomato puree mixed with water over the top.

Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 40 minutes, stirring and basting with the liquid often. Works well served with sour cream and corn bread.

P.S. Vegan option can be grated carrots and parsnips, chopped onions, mushrooms and peppers, instead of the meat.

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This soft fluffy dessert is a bit like a ring doughnut. The sugar used is called Vanillin Sucker and can be found online or in Eastern European shops. Failing that icing sugar, or vanillia caster sugar if you have it will be fine.听

Prep 10-15听m /听 Cook 10m听 / Ready In 20m听

Serves 4听

Ingredients

路听听听听听听听听 250g cottage cheese

路听听听听听听听听 150g plain flour

路听听听听听听听听 录 teaspoon of baking powder

路听听听听听听听听 1 egg

路听听听听听听听听 陆 of small bottle of rum essence

路听听听听听听听听 1 sachet vanillin sugar / 8g alternative sugar

路听听听听听听听听 Sour cream

路听听听听听听听听 Wild berries jam sauce

Method

听In a blender mix the cottage cheese, the egg, flour, baking powder, rum essence and vanillin sugar until you make a sticky dough.

On a plate pour some flour for preparing the doughnut shaped dessert.

Pre-heat oil in a saucepan or fryer.

Get a handful of the dough and tap it in the flour, making a ring shape.

When the oil is at the right temperature fry the doughnut a few minutes on one side and other few minutes on the other.<?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

When done take it out and leave it on a plate for 2 minutes to rest.

Cover it with a layer of sour cream and pour the wild berries jam sauce on top. You can also use chocolate spread instead of the sour cream and jam.