Turkish Style Mince Recipes

This recipe has been influenced by a popular dish from Turkey called Lahmajoun and of a popular Indian dish called Keema. The combination of flavours within the mince give a warm, delicately spiced taste. This works great a slice of flat bread, in a wrap (lettuce or flour based) or simply on its own. These favours also work well in a leaner mince such as chicken or turkey and for a vegan substitute you can easily replace this with tofu and scramble it.

Provided by Fit Cookin

Categories     Lamb/Sheep

Time 35m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

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Nutrition Facts : Calories 404.6, Fat 30.8, SaturatedFat 13, Cholesterol 91.2, Sodium 374.5, Carbohydrate 9.4, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 4.5, Protein 22.5

If you have not met with mincemeat or mince pie before, get ready to learn very interesting things about this recipe. Mince pie is a traditional British christmas pie. Mincemeat is a mixture used as mince pie filling. Since it can be stored in jars for a long time, it provides convenience when it is prepared well in advance. Mince meat literally means finely chopped, minced meat. Although meat is used to mean meat today, it was a word used for all kinds of food in the past. Mincemeat was originally made using meat, but it has changed shape over time. However, today an ingredient called beef suet which is animal fat can still be added. I prefer to use butter. I'm not a conservative about trying different foods, but I know myself well enough to know what I like and don't like. I can eat one mince pie made using mincemeat made with beef suet in a coffee break, but I cannot cook a tray of mince pie with beef suet at home and eat all of it. Another change I made in the recipe according to my taste was not to use alcohol. Normally, mincemeat also contains alcohol. I don't like the taste of alcohol in desserts (see tiramisu) and food (see rabo de toro). That's why I didn't use alcohol for mincemeat either. If you want to use it, you can add half a cup of rum or brandy without making any other changes. The mincemeat recipe is okay, but I can hear you asking the mince pie recipe. Don't worry, the mince pie recipe will come next week. You already make your mincemeat and set it aside in the meantime. When the mincemeat is ready, making a mince pie is very, very easy. Enjoy the recipe... Ingredients: 2.5 cups of raisins, 1/2 cup of currants, 1/2 cup of ground almonds, 1 apple, 1 orange, 1/2 cup of sugar, 50 g butter, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1 teaspoon of powdered cloves, 1 teaspoon of ginger, 1 teaspoon of allspice. Preparation: Peel the apple and cut it into small pieces, Grate the peel of the orange and squeeze the juice, Take raisins, currants, almonds, chopped apple, orange peel, orange juice, sugar and butter in a saucepan, Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the ingredients soften, Add the spices, mix and cook for another five minutes, Divide into jars, close the lids tightly and store in the refrigerator after cooling. Bon Appetit...

Provided by Turkish Style Cooking

Categories     Dessert Recipes

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 11

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Nutrition Facts : Calories 300 cal

I have mentioned the mince pie recipe in the mincemeat recipe that I shared last week. Since it is not possible to make a mince pie without mincemeat, I first shared the mincemeat recipe. As I mentioned in the mincemeat recipe, making mince pie becomes much easier if mincemeat is prepared beforehand. A dough is prepared and and rolled which is as easy as a cookie dough, and after that they are placed in muffin tray, filled with mincemeat and covered with the same dough. By the way, you don't have to make a mince pie just because you've prepared mincemeat. Mincemeat is also a food that can be eaten alone as a fruit dessert such as jam or quince dessert. But if you have never tasted it before, I suggest you try the mince pie. If you like fruit pie recipes like apple pie or strawberry pop tart, I'm sure you'll love the mince pie. Because it is a tart with fruits such as apples, raisins, orange peel and deliciously spiced. Its spices and therefore its smell are very close to pumpkin spice latte, and they share the same spirit. They both evoke winter feeling and are perfect recipes for cold weather. You know, on those days when you look out the window and thanks for being at home in that cold weather, there are foods that add extra peace to the peace of the house with their fragrant smell. Mince pie is one of those recipes. The Trick For a Crumbling Dough It has a crumbly dough that melts in the mouth and a deliciously spicy filling. The key to making the dough so crispy is that the amount of butter is high and the amount of flour is low, as in all crispy pie recipes. What makes this possible is the use of cold butter. If the butter is soft or melted, it will take more flour and the dough will not be as crispy. So make sure the butter is cold. In order for the butter to be cold enough, it will be sufficient to place it in the refrigerator 15 minutes before using it. If your refrigerator is cooling enough and the butter is in a consistency that it will be difficult to slice when it comes out of the refrigerator, you can use it directly from the refrigerator without placing it in the freezer. Mince pie goes very well with both coffee and tea, but if both were possible at that moment, I would prefer to eat it with tea. If you trust my taste, put a pot of tea on the stove as soon as you place your mince pies in the oven. Enjoy the recipe... Ingredients: 200 g cold butter, 3/4 cup powdered sugar, 1 egg, 3-3.5 cups of flour, 500 g of mincemeat, Powdered sugar for topping. Preparation: Chop the butter into cubes and take it into a bowl, Add powdered sugar and 3 cups of flour, Rub with your fingertips to form a sandy consistency (add flour if needed), Beat the egg in a separate bowl, add it to the dough and knead, Cover it and rest it in the fridge for 15 minutes, Take 3/4 of the dough, cover the rest and place in the fridge, Place the dough between two pieces of greaseproof paper and roll it thinly with a rolling pin, Cut it with a round cookie cutter and place them into a greased metal muffin tray, Divide the mincemeat into the molds, Take the dough you put in the refrigerator and roll it between two greaseproof papers again, Cut them with a smaller cookie cutter, cover the pies and press them together at the edges, Make cross-shaped scratches in the middle of the pies, Bake them in a preheated oven at 190 degrees until golden brown, After cooling, sprinkle powdered sugar on top. Bon Appetit...

Provided by Turkish Style Cooking

Categories     Dessert Recipes

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 6

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Nutrition Facts : Calories 300 cal