Armenian Style Cold Pickerel Recipes

10 TRADITIONAL ARMENIAN DESSERT COLLECTION

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep an Armenian dessert in 30 minutes or less!

ARMENIAN-STYLE COLD PICKEREL

Steps:

• Stir together parsley, onions and garlic; spread half on bottom of large nonstick or cast-iron skillet and place ginger and bay leaves on top. Sprinkle salt and pepper all over fillets; arrange on parsley mixture and top with remaining parsley mixture. Drizzle with oil, then 1/4 cup/ 60 ml water. Remove and discard peel and white pith from lemons, thinly slice lemons, removing seeds. Spread single layer of slices over parlsey mixture to completely cover. Bring to boil, cover, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovering for the last 5 minutes, until thickest part of fish flakes easily with fork, about 25 minutes. Let cool. Transfer to serving platter, removing bay leaves; cover and refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours.

EASY ARMENIAN STYLE PITA SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Fry ground beef or ground Bison in 10-12 inch skillet over medium heat, breaking up until it is fine and no pink remains. Drain off any excess grease and return to skillet.
• Add onion soup packet and water. Stir to distribute evenly. Reduce heat to low and simmer covered until onion is tender, about 15-20 minutes and replacing the cover when done stirring.
• Turn off heat. Stir in yogurt. Let sit 5-10 minutes until heated through - do NOT allow to boil - remove from heat, if necessary.
• Stir in mint, cover and let sit for 3-5 more minutes.
• Spoon into pita bread halves and serve. Add sliced tomato if desired.

ARMENIAN-STYLE POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Transfer sliced potatoes into a large pot with enough cold water to cover the potatoes by a couple of inches. Stir in 1 rounded tablespoon kosher salt and 2 ½ teaspoons dried mint. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium and let cook until tender, about 15 minutes, checking every 5 to 6 minutes for doneness. Drain well.
• Transfer cooked potatoes to a large mixing bowl and let cool slightly.
• While potatoes cool, heat ¼ cup olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add red onion, red bell pepper, garlic, and a pinch of salt; cook and stir for just 1 minute. Turn off the heat and stir in remaining dried mint.
• Drizzle freshly squeezed lemon juice into potatoes and toss gently with a spatula. Add green onions, red onion mixture, remaining olive oil, fresh mint, fresh parsley, salt to taste, black pepper, chili flakes, and cayenne. Mix with a spatula until combined.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled and flavors have melded, 3 to 4 hours.
• Unwrap; stir, taste, and adjust seasonings as needed to personal tastes. The salad almost always needs more salt stirred in once it's tasted after being chilled. Serve.

EECH (ARMENIAN BULGUR SIDE DISH)

Steps:

• Chop onion and peppers into a small dice or pulse them in a food processor.
• Heat oil in a large saute pan over medium heat and add diced vegetables.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and saute 5-10 minutes until the vegetables are tender.
• Add can of tomato sauce, tomato paste and the juice of the 2 lemons. Fill the tomato can with water and add that to the pan.
• Bring to a boil and add paprika, salt and pepper.
• Add the bulgur, remove from heat, cover the pan and let sit until liquid is absorbed and bulgur is tender (about 1/2 hour).
• Stir in chopped parsley.
• Can be eaten immediately, within a couple hours, or refrigerate and eat later.