الوسم: Meal

This is a very simple dish that tastes just delicious and completes our series of the different flavors of potatoes au gratin.
Cuisine: French
Main ingredients: potatoes, onions, cream, cheddar cheese
Time of preparation: 10 minutes
Time of cooking: 50 minutes
Serving: 6

Ingredients
4 potatoes
2 onions, large size
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
1 cup double cream
Salt and pepper
Directions
1. Peel and slice potatoes into ½ cm thin slices, cut onions into very thin slices.

2. In a baking dish, arrange potato slices overlapping to form a layer covering the bottom of baking dish. Arrange a layer of onion slices over potato layer.

3. Sprinkle 1/3 cup of shredded cheese over onion layer. Make another layer of potatoes then another layer of onions.

4. Add 1 cup water, cream and little salt and pepper. Sprinkle top with remaining cheese.

5. Heat oven to 200 C. Put baking dish in oven and bake for 45 minutes until potatoes are tender and surface is golden. Serve immediately.

This recipe is a popular Chinese recipe. Making it at home was a pleasure for me and my family who loves Chinese.

Cuisine: Chinese
Main ingredients: shrimp, soy sauce, peppers
Time of preparation: 30 minutes
Time of cooking: 15 minutes
Serving: 4

Ingredients
500 g shrimp, medium size, peeled
2 onions, small size, finely chopped
1 carrot, medium size, thinly sliced
1 green pepper, small size
2 tsp sugar
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 tsp red pepper, grated
1 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tbsp corn flour

Directions
1. In a plastic bowl mix soy sauce, ½ tbsp oil, sugar, red pepper and corn flour. Stir until corn flour is well dissolved. Set aside.

2. Wash shrimp well, drain and set aside.

3. Slice green pepper and cut rings into halves.

4. In wok heat remaining oil, add onions, green pepper and carrot for 2-3 minutes until crispy- tender.

5. Add soy sauce mixture and shrimp. Stir-fry for 5-8 minutes until shrimp turn pink and sauce becomes thick.

This dish is a mixture of vegetables that is cooked with vinegar and herbs to create and great side dish to be served with meat and chicken.
Cuisine: French
Main ingredients: vegetables, parsley, dill, oregano, mint, vinegar
Time of preparation: 15 minutes
Time of cooking: 35 minutes
Serving: 6

Ingredients
1 carrot, medium size, diagonally sliced
2 zucchini, medium size, diagonally sliced
2 tomatoes, medium size, sliced
1 green pepper, medium size, sliced
1 red pepper, medium size, sliced
1 onion, large size, sliced
1 tsp garlic, crushed
1/2 cup black olives
1 tbsp parsley, chopped
1 tsp oregano, or thyme, dried
tsp mint, dried and crushed
1 tbsp vinegar
4 tbsp vegetable oil, preferably olive oil
Salt and pepper

Directions
– In a bowl, mix oil with garlic, parsley, dill, oregano, mint, vinegar, salt and pepper very well until all ingredients combine well.

– In a large baking pan, put all vegetable slices. Pour prepared dressing over vegetables and mix to coat vegetables well.

– Heat oven to 200 C. Put pan in oven for 30-35 minutes until vegetables are done turning vegetables on both sides occasionally. If vegetables become very dry, add a little more oil.

Note: You can add or eliminate any kind of vegetable that you like.

If you want an easy and tasty recipe, this is the one. A delicious chicken dish stuffed with vegetables and topped with a special sauce.

Cuisine: Chinese Main ingredients: chicken, carrots, green peppers, onions Time of preparation: 25 minutes Time of cooking: 35 minutes Serving: 4

Ingredients
8 pieces chicken breasts
1 carrot, large size, shredded
1 green pepper, medium size, cut into sticks
1 onion, medium size
1/2 cup orange juice, (optional)
3 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp ginger, fresh and chopped or 1 tsp ginger powder
1 tbsp corn flour
3 tbsp soy sauce
Salt and pepper

Directions
1. Cut onion into thin strips. In a skillet, heat 1 tbsp oil. Add onion, green pepper, carrot and ginger and stir-fry until crispy tender. Set aside to cool.

2. Heat oven to high heat (210-220 C).

3. Place each chicken breast between 2 pieces of plastic wrap and pound with mallet until very thin. Season chicken slices with salt and pepper.

4. Put 2 tbsp of vegetable mix on one end of each chicken breast and roll up. Close ends with toothpicks and place in a medium baking dish. Cover chicken tops with remaining oil.

5. Put pan in oven and cook for 15 minutes until golden brown. Turn chicken rolls and cook for another 15 minutes. You can add more oil if needed.

6. Dissolve corn flour in orange juice and soy sauce and stir well. In a saucepan add dissolved mixture and heat over medium heat for 3-5 minutes, stirring constantly, until smooth and slightly thick.

7. Place chicken rolls on a platter and top with soy and orange sauce. You may garnish with shredded carrots and green pepper.

This is a very delicious and different seafood dish. It is half way between grilled and fried cooking. It is also very easy to make and takes very little time to cook.
Cuisine: Egyptian
Main ingredients: Fish, Shrimp, Calamari, Basil, Parsley
Time of preparation: 35 minutes
Time of cooking: 10 minutes
Serving: 4

Ingredients
16 Fish, cubes (3 x 3 cm)
16 Shrimp, large size
2 Calamari, bodies only
3 tbsp Parsley, chopped
4 tbsp Lemon Juice
1/4 cup Olive Oil
2 tbsp Basil, fresh, chopped
1 tsp Cumin, (optional)
1/4 cup Breadcrumbs Rich Bake
6 Garlic Cloves
Salt and Pepper

Directions
– In a pestle and mortar, put garlic cloves, parsley, and basil and hammer to form a paste. You can also use a food processor to make the paste.

– Add salt, pepper, cumin and lemon juice and stir. Add olive oil gradually and stir to form sauce.

– Peel and devein shrimp. Wash shrimp well. Wash calamari and cut into squares. Wash fish cubes well. Add garlic mixture to seafood and mix well. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

– Arrange shrimp, fish cubes and calamari squares alternatively on skewers so that each skewer will have 2 shrimp, 2 fish cubes and 2 calamari squares.

– Arrange skewers on a baking sheet and sprinkle breadcrumbs generously on all sides of seafood skewers.

– Heat broiler and broil for about 10 minutes until breadcrumbs are golden and seafood is done turning skewers during cooking to cook all sides. Serve immediately with French fries or rice.
Tip: You can get any type of fish steaks and cut it into cubes. Or you can get a whole fish and cut cubes from the fish flesh.