Kosher Quick

Tofu "meat" muffins with sauce (and great mock meat stuffing!)

2011-01-28T05:11:00.000-08:00

This is a great versatile recipe that is a great stuffing for zucchini or other vegetables, and in a thicker form makes great muffins, meatloaf or patties. Just add more flour to get it to the consistency that you want.

Prep time- 10 minutes

Cooking time- 20 minutes

Feeds- roughly 6

Number of things that get dirty- 3

mixer

muffin tray

heat proof bowl

Ingredients
2 c Tofu
2-3 eggs
1 c Tomato paste divided
1 c white cheese (smooth cottage cheese would probably work but we used gvina levana) divided
whole wheat or almond flour
Parmesan
onion soup powder
garlic powder
water

Shred 2 c dry tofu into small pieces.
Add 1/2 c tomato paste and 1/2 c cheese
add eggs and flour to get to a sticky ish consistancy just slightly less firm than meatballs.
Add spices and parmesan to taste.
Scoop into greased unlined muffin tins
make until solid

for sauce, combine remaining tomato paste and cheese ina bowl with cheese and spices to taste. Serve hot over muffins.

No rise pizza dough

2011-01-13T11:01:00.000-08:00

We had this last week at my friend Sara's and it was an amazing thin crispy crust.

Prep time- 10 minutes

Cooking time- 20 minutes

Feeds- roughly 6

Number of things that get dirty- 2

mixer with dough hook

baking trays

Ingredients
1 tsp sugar
1/2 cup lukewarm water
1 envelope yeast (3 1/4 tsp)
1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour (you can use all whole wheat)
1 1/2 tbsp sugar
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp each basil & oregano
1 tbsp plus 2 tsp olive oil
3/4 cup lukewarm water

1. Dissolve sugar in lukewarm water. Sprinkle yeast over water. Let stand 5 minutes, then stir to dissolve. Measure flours, sugar, salt, and herbs into processor bowl. Process 10 seconds. Add yeast; process 10 seconds more. Combine 1 tbsp oil with water. Add slowly through feed tube while machine is running. Process until dough gathers around the blades in a mass. Process 45 seconds longer. Dough should be slightly sticky. If machine slows down, add up to 1/4 cup more flour.

2. Place dough on a lightly floured surface. Knead for 2 minutes, until smooth and elastic. Divide in half and roll into two pizzas. Let dough rise for 15 minutes. Meanwhile prepare toppings. Preheat oven to 450 F

3. Brush dough lightly with remaining 2 tsp oil and spread with sauce. And cheese and toppings. Bake on bottom rack at 450 F for 20 minutes until crisp and golden.

Tempura

2011-01-13T02:31:00.000-08:00

Prep time- 5 minutes

Cooking time- not long

Feeds- as many as you want

Number of things that get dirty- 2

bowl

mixer

wok

Ingredients

1 C flour
1 C Ice water
1/3 C corn starch
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 tsp baking soda

vegetables of choice

Combine batter ingredients
Dip vegetables
Fry (might work in the oven. We had it at my friend Sara's house so I have not tried baking it yet but I am going to. I will put it on a parchment lined cookie sheet and spray coat with pam.)

Low carb almond flour pizza crust

2011-01-06T04:33:00.000-08:00

Base recipe from http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/ , one of my favourite low carb recipe sites. Use with a home made tomato sauce, cheese and the topigs of your choice. It is very thin, but make a good solution for those days where you just want pizza.

Prep time- 5 minutes

Cooking time- not long

Feeds- 1

Number of things that get dirty- 3

bowl

frying pan

spatula

Ingredients
1 large egg
1 tablespoon almond flour
1 tablespoon parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon oil, about
garlic powder to taste
onion powder to taste
zatar to taste
Pizza toppings of your choice
basil and oregeno to taste

Mix everything in a bowl
Heat a little oil in a small nonstick skillet.
Pour in the batter and fry like a pancake. Cook until golden brown on both sides.
Remove the crust to a baking sheet.

Add the pizza toppings of your choice then bake or broil to heat the toppings and melt the cheese.

Fake garlic "bread" (turned tuna broccoli quiche)

2011-01-06T04:26:00.000-08:00

Base recipe from http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/ , one of my favourite low carb recipe sites.

Prep time- 5 minutes
Cooking time- 20 minutes
Feeds- 24 ish servings (can be frozen)

Number of things that get dirty-
mixing bowl
spoon
baking dish

Ingredients
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
3 eggs
1/3 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup parmesan cheese, 1 ounce
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
8 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
optional tuna and shredded broccoli

Beat the cream cheese and eggs with a whisk until smooth. Add the cream, parmesan and seasonings (and tuna and broccoli if desired)
Line a baking dish with parchment paper (I use an 8x8 square);
Spread the mozzarella evenly in pan.
Pour the egg mixture over the cheese. Spread slightly with a spatula.

Bake at 180*C for 20 minutes until lightly browned. Cool on a rack, then cut into 24 pieces.

If desired, spread a little butter on them and sprinkle with garlic powder and parmesan cheese; broil just until butter is bubbly and very lightly browned.

One pot wonder

2011-01-06T03:57:00.000-08:00

A throw anything in dish that works wonders for a family shabbat dinner or even weeknights.

Prep time- 10 minutes

Cooking time 1-2 hours

Feeds- as many as you want

Number of things that get dirty- 2-3

big baking dish

measuring cup

microwave safe bowl

Ingredients

chicken

rice

random vegetables either fresh or from the freezer.

seasonings to taste

Put rice in the baking dish with as much water as it needs to cook properly. I generally make 2 cups of rice for every 4 people. Season rice however you like. I use random combinations of onion soup mix, sesame oil, shwarma spice, salt, pepper, chicken soup mix, garlic, zatar or whatever else I grab.

Add a vegetable layer. If you are using frozen, just dump them in. If you re using fresh, parboil them in the microwave first.

place chicken on top. season top of chicken with whatever you like.

cover tightly and cook until rice is soft and chicken is properly cooked

Peanut Butter cookies

2011-01-06T03:41:00.000-08:00

This also works really well as a base for an ice cream cake. WARNING- They are really, really crumbly!

Prep time- 5 minutes

Cooking time- 12-15 minutes

Feeds- makes 24 small cookies, or two loaf pan ice cream cake bases

Number of things that get dirty- 4

bowl

mixer

fork

baking trays

Ingredients

1 c natural peanut butter

1/3 c sugar or sweetener (I use splenda)

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

2 tbs spoons extra sweetener

parchment paper

Combine all ingredients except for the extra sweetener (and parchment paper).

Drop by teaspoons on parchment lined baking sheets

dip fork into extra sweetener, and use to ppress cookies to about 7mm thick (ish)

Bake 180*C for 12 to 15 minutes.

Easy sweet carrot tzimmis

2011-01-06T03:04:00.000-08:00

Prep time- 5 minutes

Cooking time it depends

Feeds- as many as you want

Number of things that get dirty- 5

microwave safe bowl

carrot peeler

knife

cutting board

pot

spoon

Ingredients

carrots

dried apricots

raisins

apple juice

2 tbls corstarch dissolved in 1/2 c water

Peel and trim carrots. Cut into bite sized pieces or smaller.

Microwave covered in water (remember to vent the top!) until carrots are mostly soft

Drain carrots

pour carrots and dried fruit into pot. Ad just enough juice to cover.

Simmer until dried fruit expends

Add corn starch to thicken. You can thin it out with water if you need to.

Almond Flour Cake/muffin base

2011-01-06T02:52:00.000-08:00

This is a really bland and sort of heavy cake (or muffin) recipe that is terrible on it's own, but fantastic as a base for all sorts of lower carb desserts. I add strawberries and cream to make a really easy strawberry shortcake, or just leave of the berries for cupcakes kids can decorate themselves. You can also add all sorts of things to it like bananas and walnuts, chocolate chips, berries, or lemon juice and cranberry to turn it into fantastic low carb muffins that are great for quick snacks or even for breakfast.

Prep time- 5 minutes

Cooking time 15 minutes ish. Longer for a cake

Feeds- 12 normal sized muffins or 30 mini muffins

Number of things that get dirty- 3

mixmaster

baking tray

spatula

Ingredients

2 cups almond flour

2 tsp baking powder

pinch of salt

1/2 cup melted margarine or butter

4 eggs

1/3 c water

1/4-1/2 C sweetener

1tsp vanilla

Combine and bake at 180*C for roughly 15 minutes. Can be frozen really well and are awesome microwaved for a few seconds.

Egg Drop soup noodles

2011-01-06T02:38:00.000-08:00

Any soup can be made into egg drop soup. Egg drops take the place of noodles really well without upping the carb counts at all. Just make your soup as you normally would, then in a separate bowl beat 3-6 eggs depending on how much "drop" you want in your soup.

Once you are done, make sure your soup is at a good boil Stir your soup to get it spinning in the pot. Very slowly, in a thin stream, pour the egg into the spinning soup. The "drop" cooks pretty much instantly and you look like a very impressive chef!

Veggie "Fries"

2011-01-06T02:27:00.000-08:00

Dying for a french fry but don't really want the calroeis that go with it? Carrots, sweet potato, and green beans all make excellent substitutes. Sure you can deep fry them if you really want to, but why? Toss them so they are lightly coated in olive oil, lay them out in a single layer in a baking dish, sprinkle with salt (and maybe garlic for the green beans) and bake until toasty (tossing again after a few minutes). An amazing snack that comes together fas,t is really colourful on the table, and had a great crunch.

Easy schnitzle

2011-01-06T02:17:00.000-08:00

So easy my 6 year old does most of the work!

Prep time- 15 minutes

Cooking time it depends

Feeds- as many as you want

Number of things that get dirty- 2

2 plates

baking tray or pot

Ingredients

skinless boneless chicken cut into 2 bite pieces ish

bread crumbs OR almond flour (the taste is almost identical. Bread crumbs are way cheaper, but almond flour makes it a really low carb recipe)

shwarma spice

low fat mayo

oil or cooking spray

Combine crumbs and swarma spice on a large, shallow plate

Coat chicken in as tin a layer of mayo as you can manage. I find the easiest way to do it is to drop the chicken and the mayo into a ziplock bag and smush, but as ziplock bags in this country come at a premium we tend to just roll them on a plate.

Coat with crumbs

Either fry or bake. If baking (which is what we generally do) lay out flat on a baking tray, spray liberally with cooking spray. Bake at 200*C for 12-15 minutes.

Lemon Chicken

2011-01-06T02:06:00.000-08:00

This is not a low patchke recipe, but it is easy and really great for a meal where you want to impress. Here it is fried, but the batter can be baked as well.

Prep time- a while

Cooking time- a while

Feeds- 12

Number of things that get dirty- 5

bowl

fork

pot

mixer

small pot

Ingredients

As much boneless chicken as you feel like using. I used enough for 12 people with the rest of the amounts as listed below

3 tbls soy sauce

pinch of salt

3 eggs

1/4 c corn starch

1 tsp white pepper

1 tsp lemon juice

3/4 tsp baking powder
oil or cooking spray

Sauce

1/4 c sugar or alternative sweetner

2 tbls cornstarch

1 c chicken broth (from a mix is more than fine)

3 tbls lemon juice

3/4 tsp salt

yellow food colouring if desired

lemon slices if desired (I never bother. Tastes the same and saves the cost)

Marinate the chicken in mixture of soy sauce and salt for 30 minutes

Combine eggs, cornstarch, white pepper, lemon juice, and baking powder into batter. Coat the chicken i nthe batter and either bake or fry until chicken is cooked and coat is golden brown. If you are baking it, spray liberally ith cooking spray before it goes in the oven or it will not crust up and turn golden.

In a small pot mix together sauce ingredients thoroughly (I use a handheld beater as I find I never get a good mix with a fork. Simmer on the stove until the desired consistency is reached. I like a fairly thick sauce, but remember that if you plan to reheat it the sauce will continue to thicken. If this happens just add some hot water to thin it out again.

Peanut Sauce

2011-01-06T01:53:00.000-08:00

Great on tofu, chicken, or in a stir fry

Prep time- 5 minutes
Cooking time 0
Feeds- quite a few

Number of things that get dirty- 2
bowl
fork

Ingredients
5 tbsp peanut butter
3 tbls warm water (or more depending on desired consistency- just add it slowly and thin it out to however you want it.
2 1/2 tbls chinese rice vinegar or red wine vinegar
3 tbls soy suce
2 tbls sugar or sweetner (more or less if you prefer)

Mix and use.

Tomato sauce

2011-01-06T01:37:00.000-08:00

Because of my allergies and the habit of Israeli manufacturers not to list individual items and just call it all "spices" we never buy ready made tomato sauce. This is a really easy and awesome recipe- yes it cheats a lot, but it tastes awesome anyway.

Prep time- 5-10 minutes minutes
Cooking Time- 20 minutes+
Feeds - depends how much you make

Number of things that get dirty- 2
pot
spoon

Ingredients
tomato paste
diet coke
onion soup powder
dill
basil
oregano
garlic

honey or other sweetner- don't skip this! It cuts the acidity of the tomato and gives the sauce that smoother texture of store bought brands.

optional
either ground beef or parmesean cheese
2 tablespoons of corn starch mixed with 1/2 c water

Honestly, just toss it all in the pot and simmer away until it is done. If you want to thicken it, once the flavour is where you want it, add the cornstarch and water mixture.

Excellent on pizza, pasta or (in the non-meat variety) salmon.

Whole wheat pizza dough

2011-01-06T01:28:00.000-08:00

Prep time- 5 minutes, + 1 hour to rise
Cooking Time- 9 minutes per pizza
Feeds- 3-4

Number of things that get dirty
food processor with dough hook
oven tray

Ingredients

2 c flour
2 tsp yeast
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbs olive oil
3/4 c warm water decrease if doubling

Mix it all. Let it rise for an hour. Roll out and top however you would like. Bake at 200*C for roughly 8 minutes. Thanks Lor.

Tuna Roll

2010-09-11T16:34:00.000-07:00

Prep time- 5
Cooking Time- 30 minutes ish
Feeds- 8 no problem, and you can stretch for more. I use 3 cans of tuna and a whole package of puff pastry and it makes about 14 average sized servings

Number of things that get dirty-
bowl
fork
baking tray

Ingredients
3 cans of tuna
3 eggs
1 tsp onion soup mix
1 package puff pastry
breadcrumbs
mayo

mix tuna and mayo to your usual standard
add eggs and onion soup mix
add bread crumbs to bring it back to a spreadable consistency that will stay where put.

unroll puff pastry
spread tuna over section to be rolled. Start about 2cm from the edge in order to give yourself a "lip" to tuck in. In my rolls I like to aim for 3 full rotations, so I start with spreading about 20cm of tuna very very thinly. I keep about 1cm away from the sides.
Roll the dough as tightly as you can until you just hit the non-tunafied section and it sticks closed. pinch down the ends. Carefully transfer to either lightly oiled (pamed) or parchment lined baking tray.

You can egg wash the top with egg yolk and water if you want. I never bother.

Don't forget to punch holes along the centre of the top that go through to the centre (not all the way to the bottom!) so the middle will cook nicely.

bake at 180*C until golden brown and poofy.

Sweet Squash

2010-09-11T16:24:00.001-07:00

Prep time- 10
Cooking Time- 1+ hour
Feeds- as many as you want squash for

Number of things that get dirty-
sharp knife
spoon
baking tray with deep sides- I use foil

Ingredients
Butternut squash
olive oil
brown sugar

Cut the top and bottom off the squash
halve the squash lengthwise
scoop out seeds
cut each half in half again legthwise (so you have quarters)
rub with thin layer of olive oil
place in tray
sprinkle with brown sugar
fill pan about an inch with water. You do not want to cover the flesh of the squash
bake uncovered in over at 180*C until brown and soft

Pancakes

2010-09-01T09:08:00.000-07:00

Prep time- 5
Cooking Time- 5-10 minutes
Feeds- 2-3

Number of things that get dirty- 4
mixing bowl
fork
frying pan
spatula
Ingredients

1 C flour
2 tbs sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 large egg
2 tbs vegetable oil
milk to make batter pourable
chocolate chips if desired

mix everything together. Add just enough milk to bring batter together and make it pourable.
cook in either well greased or non stick pan.

Potato or Zucchini Kugel

2010-08-27T07:55:00.000-07:00

This recipe works equally well with potatoes or zucchinis.

Prep time- 5
Cooking Time- 1 hour
Feeds- 10-12

Number of things that get dirty- 4
food processor
bowl
cooking pan (we use foil)
knife

Ingredients
8 potatoes or 12 zucchini
1/2 teaspoon onion soup mix
6 eggs
1/2 cup oil
4 tablespoons flour
salt and pepper

peel and prep potatoes for food processor
grate potatoes. I am sure you could do this by hand if you wanted to, but I don't know why anyone would.
mix eggs, oil, flour, salt, pepper and onion soup in a bowl
squueze excess liquid out of potatoes and add to mixture in the bowl
mix thoroughly

bake at 200*C for 1 hour until a knife in the middle comes out clean.

Maple Glazed Carrots (and sweet potato)

2010-08-27T07:47:00.000-07:00

Prep time- 10 minutes
Cooking Time- 15 minutes
Feeds- as many as you care to make for!

Number of things that get dirty- 5
peeler
sharp knifemicrowave safe bowl
wok
spatula
Ingredients

carrots
sweet potato if desired
maple syrup
canola oil
flour
water

cut carrots (and sweet potato if desired) into bite sized pieces. I like them fairly thin and cut on the diagonal.
puts veges into a microwave safe bowl with a s small amount of water. Cover and cook in the microwave until tender but not mushy.
Heat oil and maple syrup (just enough to coat veges) in the wok. Add partially cooked vegetable and cook until soft.
mix about a tablespoon of flour into 1/3 cup of water. pour flour and water mixture into the wok with vegetables.
mix well.
when sauce thickens, remove from heat.

Easy sweet shanghai noodles

2009-09-20T10:40:00.000-07:00

Prep time- 2
Cooking Time- 3-7 minutes
Feeds- 8

Number of things that get dirty- 1
pot
bowl

Ingredients
some sort of long stringy noodles
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
2 tsp brown sugar

cook noodles as per package directions
add other ingredients and toss until thoroughly mixed

Ahuva's apple crisp

2009-09-20T10:34:00.000-07:00

Prep time- 10
Cooking Time- 30 minutes ish
Feeds- 10+

Number of things that get dirty- 3
peeler
knife or food processor
oven safe bakeware

Ingredients
8 or more apples
2/3 c sugar
2/3 brown sugar
2/3 c margarine
2 c flour

combine everything except the apples into a bowl or ziploc bag until you get a crumbly mixture
peel and slice apples into relatively bite sized pieces
place apples in oven safe bakeware or disposable foil pan
cover in crumb mixture

bake until golden brown (roughly 30 minutes) at 180*C (350*F)

Baked Apples

2009-09-20T10:25:00.000-07:00

Prep time- 20 minutes or s
Cooking Time- 30 minutes minutes
Feeds as many as you want

Number of things that get dirty- 3
apple corer
apple peeler
oven safe bakeware

Ingredients
apples (1 per person)
margarine
brown sugar
flour
cinnamon

core as many apples as you need
peel the top third of each apple
cut an "x" into the exposed flesh so the apple has room to expand
in a ziploc bag or large brown combine a chunk of margarine and enough flour and brown sugar to make a crumbly mixture.
add a pinch or two of cinnamon
place apples in lightly greased oven safe bakeware
fills holes in apple with mixture
add about an inch of water to the pan around the apples

bake at 180*C (350*F) for about 30-45 minutes, spooning liquid from pan over every 15 minutes.

reheats amazingly well on a hotplate.

No fail frozen veggies

2009-08-10T11:49:00.000-07:00

Prep time- 2 minutes
Cooking Time- 20 minutes minutes
Feeds as many as you want

Number of things that get dirty- 1
oven safe pyrex or bakeware

Ingredients
frozen veggie of choice (we use a lot of broccoli/cauliflower mix)
your favourite garlicy dressing
shredded cheese
bread crumbs

toss it all together and throw into an oven uncovered for 15-20 minutes at 180*C

Eggy Muffins

2009-08-10T10:45:00.000-07:00

Prep time- 10 minutes
Cooking Time- 30 minutes per tray
Feeds a lot. We made this as a huge recipe and froze a ton of them for breakfasts and lunches. This version made 30 muffins

Number of things that get dirty- 4
mixing bowl
electric beaters or a fork
muffin trays
cup fpr breaking eggs

Ingredients
18 eggs
1/2 c bread crumbs
2 cans of tuna
1/3-1/2 c milk
1 tsp onion soup powder
garlic powder to taste
black pepper to taste
veggies from the freezer (anything bite sized that will fit nicely into your muffin tins. In theory you could also use fresh, or sauteed veggies)
1 c (ish) shredded cheese
1/3 c (ish) ketchup

Pour everything into a large mixing bowl
mix
baked in greased muffin tins. you can fill them almost full as they will only puff up a tiny bit

cook roughly 30 minutes 180* C

freeze them and thaw quickly in the microwave for a great breakfast

Greenbeans the easy way

2009-03-20T02:11:00.000-07:00

Prep time- 10 minutes
Cooking Time- 10 minutes minutes
Feeds as many as you have beans for!

Number of things that get dirty- 3
knife
cutting board
covered oven safe container with
ziplock bag (large

Ingredients
as many greenbeans as you want- fresh or frozen
garlic either fresh roasted or ground
1 tbls oil
pinch salt

remove stems from either end
put greenbeans, garlic, oil and salt into a ziplock bag
toss around with wild abandon until all greenbeans are nicely coated
remove from bag into oven container
bake about 20 minutes at 180*C until everything is nice and just slightly toasty

great additions include toasted almonds or pine nuts

Onion Chicken

2009-03-12T13:31:00.000-07:00

This is the fastest and easiest chicken recipe that I know of. It is my chicken of last resort when I do not have time to do anything else for shabbat. You can even add rice in the bottom (with enough water) and it will all cook together and give you a really easy and tasty side dish at the same time.

Prep time- 5 minutes
Cooking Time- 45-60 minutes minutes
Feeds 4-5

Number of things that get dirty- 3
poultry shears
large pyrex or roasting pan
knife

Ingredients
1 onion
1 whole chicken

Remove skin and stems from onion. Cut a single slice into the side of the onion to give it more surface area.
Set aside onion
Clean chicken. If you are in Israel, remove feathers. If you are not in Israel, you probably do not have to bother with that step as the kind folk at the chicken factory have already done it for you.
Place in baking tray legs up
Stuff onion where the sun don't shine (alternatively if you are more aidle than I, insert onion into vacant chicken cavity)
Cover and cook at 180*C until golden cooked.
Uncover and cook an addotional 10 minutes or so

I told you it was easy.

Cucumber Salad

2009-03-12T13:22:00.000-07:00

This salad works best when you do the first part a day or so in advance. It really helps if it sits. I make the two "pre-mixtures" in ziplock bags which makes it easy to drain them and easy to clean up!

Prep time- 5-10 minutes minutes
Cooking Time- None but it should sit over night before you serve it
Feeds - depends how much you make

Number of things that get dirty- 3
chef knife
cutting board
serving bowl

Ingredients
2 cucumbers (or enough for about 2 cups of thin slices)
1 small onion
1 tsp cider vinegar
2 pinches of salt
1 pinch of sugar
2 tbls dill
2 tbls water
2 ziplock bags

slice cucumber into really thin slices and put into a ziplock bag
add 1 pinch of salt
seal and stick in the fridge for at least a few hours

slice onion into small pieces
add 1 pinch of salt
add 1 pinch of sugar
seal and stick in the fridge for at least a few hours

add dill to cider vinegar and stick in the fridge for at least a few hours

drain the liquid out of both bags and pour the remaining contents into a bowl
add vinegar and dill
add water if required

Serve cold

Purple Cabage Salad

2009-03-12T13:17:00.000-07:00

Prep time- 5-10 minutes minutes
Cooking Time- None but it should sit over night before you serve it
Feeds - depends how much you make

Number of things that get dirty- 4
food processor
mixing bowl
two forks

Ingredients
Purple cabbage
1/3 C Light mayo
2 tbls apple cider vinegar
garlic powder
onion powder

Shred cabbage in food processor. Yes you could use a knife but that sort of takes the quick out of this recipe
mix in mayo and vinegar
add garlic and onion to taste

let sit over night or at least a few hours!

Tomato salad spread (and sauce base!)

2009-03-12T12:52:00.000-07:00

I got this recipe from a vegetarian friend of mine (Thanks Yaffa!) and doctored it to our more garlicy taste. It became an instant favourite. We almost always have some of it in the fridge. If I think it is going ot go bad I just puree it into a tomatoe sauce, add a little something to thin it slightly and it is an incredible pizza or pasta sauce.

Prep time- 5-10 minutes minutes
Cooking Time- 1 1/2 -2 hours minutes
Feeds - no idea. I2 sort of stretches in limitless ways.

Number of things that get dirty- 4
chef knife
baking tray with sides
mixing bowl
wodden spoon

Ingredients
tomatoes- you can use pretty much any tomatoes you can find. I got the recipe with cherry tomatoes, but now I buy the cheap ones from "the ugly bin" and slice them.
basil (fresh is better but dried is fine)
olive oil
garlic (again, cloves are good, dried powder is fine)
optional dill

Cut tomatoes into chunks (or just halves if you are using cheery tomatoes and place skin side down onto a lightly olive oiled baking tray
if you are using whole cloves of garlic lay them out as well
sprinkly lightly with olive oil
if you are using dried basil and or garlic and or dill sprinkle it on now

roast at 180*C (350*F) for an hour
drain off juices
roast another half hour
drain off juices
if they look like they still have a lot of juice ot give up let them go another half hour

pour roasted tomatoes (and garlic) into the bowl with the drained juices
mix well
add a drop of olive oil if it is too thick (more of a problem when starting with bigger tomatoes)

serves well hot, cold, pureed, on bread, as a side dish for fish, or probably a bunch of other ways I am not thinking of.

The chocolatiest of Brownies

2009-02-27T04:33:00.000-08:00

This recipe is very, very rich. A small piece will do it for most people. It is also really dense and gooey.

Prep time- 5 minutes
Cooking Time- 20-30 minutes
Feeds 12 ish. more or less depending on how big you cut the pieces.

Number of things that get dirty- 4
mixing bowl
rubber spatula
electric mixer
9x13 baking tray

Ingredients
2 cups sugar
1 3/4 cup flour
5 eggs
3/4 cup oil
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup cocoa
1 1/2 cup chocolate chips (pareve)

Combine all ingredients except chocolate chips and blend until smooth ish
Sprinkle 1/2 of chocolate chips into the bottom of the pan
pour in batter
sprinkle on remaining chocolate chips

bake at 180 for 20-30 minutes

Easy Shabbat Soy Chicken

2009-02-27T04:22:00.000-08:00

Prep time- 5 minutes
Cooking Time- 45 minutes
Feeds as many as you have chicken for

Number of things that get dirty- 4
small cup or bowl
pyrex baking dish
plate

Ingredients
Skinless boneless chicken cutlets
unsalted Soy Sauce (about 1/4 C)
Sesame Oil (about 1/4 C)
cider vinegar (to taste)
1 tsp onion soup powder

dredge chicken in flower
fry until sealed in sesame oil. It does not take a lot of oil.
add other ingrediants to the pot including the remainder of the sesame oil

cook BRIEFLY to bring ingredients together. Careful becuase they will start to burn FAST.

remove chicken to baking tray
pour sauce over

cover bake about 40-45 minutes at 200 until chicken is cooked.

Canalloni

2008-11-28T01:30:00.000-08:00

Prep time- 20 minutes
Cooking Time- 1 hour
Feeds - as many as you want it to

Number of things that get dirty- 5 and a plastic bag.
2 mixing bowls
2 mixing spoons
1 baking dish with sides

Ingredients

Canalloni
mozarella

Filling
1 C defrosted spinach
1 C low fat cream cheese
1 C ricotta cheese
1/2 C flour
1 tsp crushed garlic (yes dried is fine)

Sauce
1 C tomato paste
3 tbls dill
2 tablespoons onion soup mix
1/2 C low fat cream cheese
1 C milk

Mix all ingredients except flour to make filling
Add flour slowly until filling with sort of stick to itself and stay inside the pasta
put filling into plastic bag and cut off a corner to create a piping bag
pipe filling into UNCOOKED pasta and lay out in a baking dish

Mix all sauce ingredients except for milk until smooth
add milk until sauce had slightly runny consistancey
pour over pastaso all pasta edges are covered

cover with sgredded or thinly sliced mozarella

bake at 350* for roughly an hour or until pasta is soft

Easy meat sauce

2008-11-23T13:32:00.000-08:00

Prep time- 5 minutes
Cooking Time- 30 minutes
Feeds - as many as you want it to

Number of things that get dirty- 3
1 pot

Ingredients

as much ground beef as you want
8 oz tomato paste
1 cups of lemon lime or gingerail soda
2 tsp onion soup powder
2 bay leaves (if you have them)
1/3 C ketchup

break up ground beef and combine with other ingredients over high heat
stir thoroughly.
turn down to a simmer until meat is cooked through
Keep stirring periodically or it all sticks to the bottom.

My favourite things

2008-11-16T01:37:00.000-08:00

We did not bring ANY of our kitchen aplliances with us. the voltage/current/whatever is not the same here so bringing it was silly unless we planned to buy fairly expensive transformers for all of them. Becuase of that, when we moved I got to start my kitchen from scratch.

I am really not big on huge kitchen appliances, especially if they are, in the words of the Esteemed Alton Brown "Unitaskers". So I do not own a rice maker, I do not have a bread machine. Heck, even though it is a multitasker I do not even have a full mixmaster or quisenart.

But there are a few things that I went out and bought almost right away. There were some things that I needed in order to function. These "must have" items in my kitchen are as follows.

A Microwave- No questions asked. Yes I know I can heat stuff up in the oven and on the stove, but lets me honest. Who has that sort of patience? Not I!

A toaster- Ok, not a total necessity, but as our is large and we keep it milchiks it is a useful second oven as well as a quick way to heat pizza, make breakfast or lunch, and even bake. Israeli ovens are smaller than North American ones, so the extra space is useful.

A stick blender - Awesome for smushing sauces, soups, and whipping eggs and nutri whip. Also useful for pureeing vegies for kugels and cassaroles and crushing ice. It is a wonderful multi tasker that has a home on my counter because I use it pretty much daily. The one I have is parve but I am seriously considering buying a 2nd or even a 3rd one so I have for meat and dairy (milkshakes!). This is the single most useful small appliance in my kitchen.

Electric Beaters- like old style egg beaters but the electric version. Not quite the multi tasker the stick blender is, but great for most baking and pulling together batters. The one I bought has regular beaters as well as dough hooks so it has a lot of versatility without taking up a lot of room.

Crock Pot- Not just for shabbat lunch! We actually use ours for dinners as well. Load it up in the morning, have a busy day, then come home to the apartment smelling awesome and a hot dinner ready to go on the table. We are actually considering getting a 2nd one because we have found some incredible looking dairy crock pot recipies. It is probably just a pipe dream, but once in a while you find an awesome recipie that makes you reconsider.

What I consider the basics for a fully functioning, cook every night, kosher kitchen.

Dairy Stuff- a large soup/pasta pot, a small sauce pot, and a frying pan. I have a couple various sized pyrex dishes, 1 large mixing bowl, a collander, a 2 C measuring cup. 1 sharp knife. Cutting board. silicon spatulah and brush.

Parve - a large soup/pasta pot, a colander, 2 mixing bowls, pasta stiry thing, 1 & 2 C measuring cups, measuring spoons, a few pyrex dishes. chef knife, parring knife. Cutting board. silicon spatulah and brush.

Meat- full set of pots including giant stock pot, soup pot, collander, frying pan, medium sized sauce pot, small sauce pot. I normally have a wok but my old one was not worth bringing and I haven to gotten a new one yet. 1 & 2 C measuring cups, 3 mixing bowls, 3 mixing bowls with lids. Utility knife, carving set, poultry shears. silicon spatulah and brush.

Auntee Renee's Easy Fruit Cake

2008-11-16T01:23:00.000-08:00

Prep time- 7 minutes
Cooking Time- 45-60 minutes
Feeds - at least 8-10

Number of things that get dirty- 3
1 pan or pyrex
mixing bowl
electric beaters

Ingredients
3 eggs
1 C sugar
3/4 C flour
3/4 C oil or apple sauce
1/3 C orange Juice
2 tsp baking powder
1 can pie mix filling (pick your favourite flavour)

mix all ingredients except for the fruit filling
pour into pyrex or baking pan
spoon in globs of fruit filling and cut/swirl filling into cake. Do not break up completely, but break it up so it mixes throughout the cake.

Bake 350* for 45 - 60 minutes until golden brown and firm

Broccoli Kugel

2008-11-14T02:39:00.000-08:00

Prep time- 10 minutes
Cooking Time- 45 minutes
Feeds - 6-8

Number of things that get dirty- 3
1 pan or pyrex
mixing bowl
stick blender

Ingredients
1 10 oz package of frozen broccoli (thawed)
1/2 C mayonnaise
3 tbs flour
1 tbs onion soup powder
2-3 eggs
salt and pepper to taste
frozen pie crust OR filo dough to line bottom of baking container

combine all ingredients except pie crust or filo dough
blend until smooth
lay filo dough on bottom of baking container (if required)
pour broccoli goo into (or onto) crust

bake 350* for roughly 45 minutes until the top starts to crack

Bubbie Rice

2008-11-13T01:32:00.000-08:00

Everyone in my family just calls this "Bubbie rice". We expect it at pretty much any meal she makes (obviously except pessach). It is always completely devoured. No one manages to make it quite like my bubbie, but I am getting better.

Prep time- 5 minutes
Cooking Time- 1 hour
Feeds - a lot. Can be doubled, trippled, or made to feed 300.

Number of things that get dirty- 1
1 large, oven safe container

Ingredients
2 cups rice (Uncle Ben's)
1/4 cup oil
1 tbsp. concentrated chicken powder
3 tablespoons instant onion soup
1 can mushrooms
4 cps water which includes the mushroom juice
2 tbsp soy sauce (or more)

Mix together all ingredients. Place covered in the oven for 1 hour or longer at 325 degrees.

Ahuva's chocolate chip Banana Cake

2008-11-13T01:22:00.001-08:00

This recipie comes from one of my best friends (funny enough her name happens to be Ahuva- now is that a coincidence or what?

Prep time- 10 minutes
Cooking Time- 35 minutes
Feeds - a bunch, freezes well. Slice and then freeze for a quick single snack. Just pop it in the microwave for a couple minutes and you are good to go.

Number of things that get dirty- 3
electric beaters (you can use a fork but the mixer is just easier)
mixing bowl
large flat pyrex

Ingredients
4 bananas - the browner the better! ( freeze bananas that are too brown to eat and use them for banana cake whenever I get around to making it. There are times where I have a small countries worth of bananas in my freezer)
2 eggs
1/2 C oil OR applesauce
1 C sugar
1 1/2 C flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
chocolate chips

Blend everything until smooth.
add as many chocolate chips as you deem necessary
pour into pyrex

Bake at 350* for 35 minutes

Mom's Carrot cake

2008-11-12T09:51:00.001-08:00

I remember making this cake with my mom when I was little. I used to beg for it on a regular basis.

Prep time- 10 minutes
Cooking Time- 55-60 minutes
Feeds - a bunch, freezes well. Slice and then freeze for a quick single snack. Just pop it in the toaster for a couple minutes and you are good to go. Serve with vanilla ice cream if you want to be fancy. Also doubles well.

Number of things that get dirty- 3
electric beaters (you can use a fork but the mixer is just easier)
mixing bowl
loaf pan

Ingredients

8 oz carrot baby food or carrot puree
1 C sugar
2 eggs
3/4 C oil or apple sauce
1 1/2 C flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
optional- raisins

blend carrot, sugar and eggs
add oil or apple sauce slowly until smooth
ad remaining dry ingredients and blend until flour disapears
add raisins if desires

pour into greased loaf pan
bake 350* for 55-60 minutes until toothpick comes out mostly clean.

About KosherQuick

2008-11-12T02:40:00.001-08:00

I once heard someone say that with the internet we now have the most complete library of recipes in the history of the world at our fingertips. So why is it that when I need a meal in a hurry it takes me forever to find a appropriate recipe?

We all know that there are a million sites out there devoted to every type of cooking under the sun. There are websites for fast meals. There are websites for easy meals. There are websites for inexpensive meals. There are websites for kosher meals. To the best of my knowledge (and I have spent a lot of time looking!) there are not a whole lot of meals that cater to all these requirements at once!

If you are anything like me you too are looking for easy, fast, cheap, non-patchka-y meals. I am slowly finding and working out recipes that suit my criteria, but then I lose them! I figure if I put them all in one place, I might actually be able to find them! My plan is to collect all the ones I find and tag them to be an easy resource in one simple to remember location.

Hope this helps someone out there besides me.

Mom's tuna Noodle Cassarole

2008-11-12T00:47:00.000-08:00

I must have had this for dinner 3 nights a week growing up. It is fast, a full meal, and makes great leftovers. I have kept the recipe as I originally got it, but when I make it I often add various other veggies to it I have listed as optional. I also leave out the tomatoes. I hate tomatoes.

Can be made ahead but does not freeze well.

Prep time- 15 minutes
Cooking Time- 25 minutes
Feeds - 6 with leftovers

Number of things that get dirty- 4
pasta pot
mixing bowl
spoon
large pyrex

Ingredients
yolkless noodles
3 eggs
1 large container plain yogurt
1 green onion, chopped
2 tomatoes, slices
2 cans of tuna
1 zucchini, slices thin
1/3 - 1/2 C grated mozzarella

optional
brocolli
cauliglower
green beans

cook yolkless noodles as per the directions on the package
combine well drained noodles with green onion, yogurt, tuna and eggs.
mix thoroughly
add optional ingredients if desired
pour into pyrex baking dish
lay on sliced tomatoes and zucchini
sprinke with mozzarella cheese

bake at 350* for 20-30 minutes or until the top is starting to brown.

Easy Any fish

2008-11-10T11:07:00.000-08:00

Fresh or frozen this is an easy way to prepare any white fish.

Prep time- 5
Cooking Time- 1 hour
Feeds - as many as you have fish for

Number of things that get dirty- 2
large bowl or pan
baking sheet

Ingredients
fish of choice
lemon or orange juice
garlic powder
onion powder

marinate defrosted fish in enough juice to cover for 2 hours (in the fridge)
drain marinade
place fish on parchment lined baking tray

cook at 375* for 20-40 minutes until just starting to brown at the edges
sprinkle on garlic and onion

Max's Multi-Vegetable Soup

2008-11-10T11:05:00.000-08:00

This is my all time favourite soup. It is a meal unto itself, can be doctored in various ways, and other than cutting the vegies comes together really quickly.

Prep time- 20 minutes minutes spread out over an hour
Cooking Time- 2 hours
Feeds as many as you want it to

Number of things that get dirty- 4
soup pot
microwave safe bowl
knife
cutting board
stick blender

Ingredients
celery
tomato
eggplant
mushrooms
carrots
parsnip
zuccinni
salt

Cut up the vegetables. no need to be neat about it. Just get them to fit in the bowl. You might need to microwave them in two shifts if you are planning to make a large pot of soup.
Cover vegetables with water.
add a pinch of salt
microwave on high covered and vented for 20 minutes.
Pour into soup pot together with all remain liquid.
Allow to cool slightly
Using a stick blender blend until chunky

Serve. Enjoy.

Optional
Add barley beans, lentils and or peas.

Chocolate Mint Brownies

2008-11-10T10:48:00.000-08:00

Ok, this recipe is anything but quick and patchka free, but it is hands down the best dessert on the planet so although I make it incredibly rarely, when I want something really special it comes out of hiding to wow everyone. It is not hard to make, just somewhat time consuming as there are a number of steps.

The nice thing about this recipe is it freezes incredibly well so I triple the recipe whenever I make it, make it in foil pans, and pop the others in the freezer for up to 6 months or so (well sealed).

This is, quite possible the worst possible tihng in the word healthwise, but it is my goto for fancy affairs.

Prep time- 20 minutes spread out an 2 hours
Cooking Time- 25 - 30 minutes +
Feeds 10+

Number of things that get dirty- A lot

Ingredients

Brownie layer
1 C flour
1 C sugar
1/2 C softened butter or margarine
4 eggs
1 1/2 C (16 oz) Chocolate syrup

Mint Layer
2 C powdered sugar
1 C sofened butter or margarine
1 tbs water
3/4 tsp mint extract
3 drops green food colouring

Chocolate topping
6 tbs butter or margarine
1 C semi sweet chocolate chips

Combine all brownie ingredients and beat until smooth
Pour into greased 13" x 9" pan
bake at 350* for 25-30 minutes
Cool

Combine ingredients for mint layer in bowl
cover brownie layer

Combine chocolate topping ingredients over low heat until melted.
pour over mint layer.
cool completely

Can be served frozen, but it is difficult to cut.

Pantry stocking

2008-11-10T01:16:00.000-08:00

This is a list of what I try to keep in the house on a regular basis. I will add to it as needed. Yes I have recipies that call for stuff not on this list, but this is the "if I have it in the house I know I have about a million choices for making dinner and no one will be bored" list. This is, more or less the "basic" set of ingredients that I use when I cook. Anything not here is more of an additive.

Canned goods
tuna
mushrooms
peaches
tomato paste
honey
carrot baby food

Dry goods
persian rice
instant mashed potatoes
spaghetti
some sort of shaped pasta
barley
red lentils
yellow lentils
split peas
Bread Crumbs
white beans
Israeli cous cous

Oils
Olive oil
Canola or some sort of regular oil
sesame oil

Random cooking ingredients
vinegar
apple cider vinegar
apple sauce

Freezer
broccoli
cauliflower
peas and carrots
corn
1 lb ground beef
1 package of skinless boneless chicken breast
1 whole chicken
sliced bread
package of pita
roll of filo dough
nutriwhip

Fridge
Eggs
prepared chopped garlic
garlic dressing
ketchup
mustard
soy sauce
mayonnaise
milk
mozarella
fat free cream cheese
lemon juice

Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
apples
bananas
cucumber
potatoes
carrots
onion

Spice Rack
salt
pepper
dill
curry
cumin
onion powder
garlic powder
zatar
mustard powder
"shwarma spice"
basil
oregano

Baking stuff
flour
brown sugar
white sugar
baking powder
baking soda
vanilla
cocoa
chocolate chips

Random other stuff always in the house
Peanut butter
Jam
Wafers
Choumous
Pretzles

Lentil soup

2008-11-09T23:14:00.000-08:00

Prep time- 15 minutes spread out over an hour
Cooking Time- 1 hour
Feeds 4-5

Number of things that get dirty- 5
soup pot
frying pan
spatula
knife
cutting board

Optional stick blender

Ingredients

1 C yellow lentils
7 C water
1 onion
1 tbs crushed garlic (I always have a jar of the stuff in my fridge)
2 tbs olive oil
1/4 C lemon juice
1/4 cup vinegar
salt and pepper to taste

put lentils and water in soup pot over medium heat. Cook roughly 40 minutes until solf.
Chop onion into small pieces
Saute onion and garlic until soft and carmelized
Add to soup.
Add vinegar
Simmer soup for an additional 5-10 minutes.

Remove from heat and add lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste.

Can be served as it or blended into a thick soup with no pieces floating in it. I really prefer it blended.

Sheppards Pie

2008-11-09T14:01:00.000-08:00

Prep time- 10 minutes
Cooking Time- 1/2 - 3/4 of an hour
Feeds 6

Number of things that get dirty- 3
mixing bowl
oven safe container (either steel or pyrex)
fork

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1/3 cup of ketchup
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1 tbl onion soup powder
2 C frozen peas and carrots
1 C frozen corn
2-3 cups instant mashed potatoes (flavoured if desired)
3 egg

mix ground meat, ketchup, onion soup bread crumbs and 2 eggs together until well mixed.
spread in bottom of pan
sprinkle on frozen vegetables
mix mashed potatoes according to instructions using remaining egg as part of the liquid required.
spread potato mixture on top of vegies and meat.

If you would like a nice smooth top use a piece of plastic wrap to press down the potato mixture.

Bake at 350* until juices from the meat run clear and the potatoes are golden brown.

Beef and Barley (with optional mushrooms)

2008-11-09T13:10:00.000-08:00

Prep time- 5-10 minutes
Cooking Time- 1.5 hours or so
Feeds 4

Number of things that get dirty- 4
soup pot
cutting board
ladle/stirring spoon
knife

Ingredients

1 C barley
water to cover
4 oz container tomato paste
2 tbs onion soup powder
1 lb beef cut into chunks. I have been known to use ground beef if I have some defrosted in the fridge.

optional can of mushrooms in whatever form you like.

Put barley, tomato paste and onion powder into pot with enough water to cover.
Cook as per instructions on your barley until barley is soft.
Add meat and turn down to a simmer until meat is cooked (roughly 15 minutes)
Add mushrooms if desired
Add water if necessary
simmer 5-10 more minutes.

Serve hot!

Super easy carrot kugel

2008-11-09T12:09:00.000-08:00

So good I have company who think it is dessert.

Prep time- 5 minutes
Cooking Time- 6 hours or so
Feeds 6-10

Number of things that get dirty- 4
mixing bowl
spring form cake pan (you can really use any pan or even foil, but I jsut put this onto a crystal platter for a lovely presentation)
something with which to mix. You can just use a fork but I prefer my electric beaters.
spatula or scraper.

Ingredients

2 jars carrot baby food. Yes you could go through all the trouble of peeling carrots, chopping carrots, boiling carrots, and pureeing carrots, but why?
3/4 C brown sugar
1/4 C white sugar
1 C flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 eggs
1/2 cup oil or applesauce
1 tsp vanilla

mix all ingredients.
put in greased springform pan
bake at 350* until slightly browned. Roughly 40 minutes.

Note. This will not rise very much if at all.

Sweet crock pot chicken Dinner with rice

2008-11-09T10:15:00.000-08:00

Prep time- 5 minutes
Cooking Time- 6 hours or so
Feeds as many as you have chicken for

Number of things that get dirty- 1
crock pot
oven bag

Ingredients
6-8 Skinless boneless chicken cutlets
1/2 C Brown sugar
1/4 C unsalted Soy Sauce
3 tbs Sesame Oil
1/4 C white vinegar
3/4 C Cola or Lemon/Lime soda

2 C Rice
2 C water
pinch of salt

lay chicken on the floor of the crock pot
cover brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, vinegar and soda

In an oven bag put rice, water and salt.
seal bag with most of the air removed.
place in crock pot.
close lid.

cook on high for about 5-6 hours.

Crusted Salmon

2008-11-09T10:07:00.000-08:00

Prep time- 5 minutes
Cooking Time- 25 minutes ish
Feeds 4-6

Number of things that get dirty- 1
baking pan (you can cheat and it barely gets dirty if you line it with a peice of parchment paper)

Ingredients
Side of salmon
1/3 - 1/2 C Your favourite salad dressing
1 C Corn flakes
plastic bag

lay salmon out skin side down on parchment lined tray
lightly smother (and rub in) with your favourite salad dressing (I love it with Garlic dressing, but Italian also works well.)
put corn flakes into bag. Tie up the bag being careful to remove most of the air. Release your frustrations on the corn flakes. until they are bigger than bred crumbs but smaller than, well, cornflakes).
sprinkle and packdpwn the cornflakes on top of the dressing

Bake uncovered at 350* for 20-30 minutes until the fish is flakey.

Chocolate Pie

2008-11-09T09:57:00.000-08:00

This is my "Company's coming for shabbat and I have no time to do anything" dessert.

Prep time- 5 minutes
Cooking Time- 10 minutes ish
Feeds 8+

Number of things that get dirty- 2
one sauce pot
one spatula

optional mixer

Ingredients
Store bought grahm cracker crust
small carton of low fat whip cream
small package of chocolate chips

Pour UNWHIPPED whipping cream into the pot.
Heat slowly
add chocolate chips and mix until smooth and melted
pour into premade crust
pop into fridge for a few hours until solid.

Optional ideas

add whipped whip cream on top
add a layer of peanut butter or jam under the chocolate later
add nuts or crushed wafer to the chocolate layer
add your favourite extract to the chocolate as it is cooking for mint, vanilla or rum flavoured pie

Tuna Patties

2008-11-09T09:47:00.000-08:00

I usually double this recipe and it makes great sandwiches for lunch the next day.

Prep time- 5 minutes
Cooking Time- 10 minutes ish
Feeds 3

Number of things that get dirty- 4
1 bowl
1 frying pan
one spatula
one fork

Ingredients

1 can of tuna
1/3 C of may0
1 egg
1/2 C of bread crumbs or almond flour
1/3 C frozen peas (canned will do but I prefer frozen. I actually put them in frozen and they maintain their shape)

sesame oil to fry (you can use any oil but I find sesame adds extra flavour)

Combine all ingredients
Heat sesame oil (just enough to cover the bottom of the pan. Replenish as necessary)
Form mixture into patties about 2.5 inches across
Cook in oil until brown about half way up
flip and cook other side.

drain on cooling rack on top of paper towel. If you do not have one, paper towel will do.

We like ours in pita with salad and ketchup.