ITALIAN MEATBALLS RECIPE. KYUFTE, BULGARIAN MEATBALLS RECIPE. BREAKFAST EGG RECIPE. TEN COOKING TIPS

ITALIAN MEATBALLS RECIPE.   KYUFTE, BULGARIAN MEATBALLS RECIPE
BREAKFAST EGG RECIPE. .. AND  TEN COOKING TIPS.

IN THIS POST , I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOME COOKING TIPS WITH YOU. HAPPY READING, HOPE YOU WILL FIND SOME OF THE TIPS USEFUL.

IF YOU WISH TO SHARE SOME COOKING TIPS, PLEASE PUT IT IN THE COMMENT BOX AND I WILL PUBLISH IT IN THIS POST ITSELF. THANK YOU.

1- How to thicken Pea soup? - Thicken pea soup with starches. Corn or potato starch is recommended as they won't affect the taste as much

2-What can be used instead of corn starch? - As a thickener for stew, or pies, use self rising flour. Another good option is to use arrowroot powder

3-How do you boil eggs, so that the yolk does not turn green? - Don't cook your eggs for longer than you have to and when they're finished cooking plunge them into cold water. I have never had a greenish colored yolk cooking them this way

1. Place the raw eggs in a saucepan.
2. Run cold water into the saucepan until the water is 1 inch above the egg.
3. Place the saucepan on a stove and cook over medium heat until the water begins to boil.
4. Reduce the heat to low.
5. Simmer for 2 to 3 minutes for soft-boiled eggs or 10 to 15 minutes for hard-boiled eggs
6. Remove the eggs with a spoon or ladle and  run cold water over it, to cool it more quickly– thermal change. the sudden change to cold, will contract the shell and thus easier to peel.

 A BREAKFAST EGG RECIPE:

I did ask a friend what he ate for breakfast that day. He does not cook and I was very surprised when he actually prepared his own breakfast, he said..

What I ate for breakfast?

Well.....sometimes, I half boil 3 eggs, and add a few drops of light soy sauce, and....don't laugh! 2 drops of tomato ketchup, ha ha.

I toast 2 slices of bread, spread margarine on top, add a sprinkling of sugar, and dip in the eggs, and enjoy……

Well, this is not like the usual egg recipes- scramble, omelet, sandwich  etc. So, I was tempted to taste this and I tried his recipe, mmmm … yummy! 
I did not use sugar, instead I add  half  teaspoon honey onto the eggs, plus.. 2 drops tomato sauce and 2 drops light soy sauce for 2 pieces half boiled eggs..and 2 slices toasted bread. 
A special thank you to my friend for his recipe. Well for me, honey is always very delicious.. thanks to my honey, make sure yours is pure.

4-Can mayonnaise be used to substitute eggs in a cake recipe? - Some cake recipes specifically call for mayonnaise, but generally it's not a good substitute for eggs in baking

5- How do you tell a bad egg from a good egg, without opening it? - Put an egg in a pan  of water and if  it doesn't sink, it is a bad egg. When an egg is laid, it is warm. As it cools, an air sac forms inside the egg, as such making it float on water- hence float means a bad egg.

6-How much baking powder should be added to plain flour to make it self raising? - One to one and a half teaspoons of baking powder and a pinch to one half teaspoon of salt to a cup (125 grams) of flour.

7-How many tablespoons to a pound of butter? -  32 TBLS in a pound of butter (melted)

8- Measurement :  1 US cup = 16 tablespoons* 1 oz= 2 tbsp 
9-Can flour substitute cornstarch? – Yes, you can use flour for thickening soups, sauces and gravies instead of cornstarch, but it takes longer to cook ..

10- What can be used if you don’t have an egg? -  Any one of these substitutes will work instead:

2 tbsp corn starch
2 tbsp arrowroot flour
2 tbsp potato starch
1 heap tablespoon soy powder and plus  2 tbsp water
1 tbsp soy milk powder and 1 tbsp cornstarch and plus 2 tbsp water
1 banana for cakes
Use Milk for an egg-glaze on pastries.
Or, depending on the dish, mayo or salad dressing (Miracle Whip). Either of these two makes pancakes very fluffy


HERE IS EXCERPT ON COMMENT FROM SIE:. ..On the mayonnaise part , yes it will always depend on the recipe you are making because I have baked a chocolate mayonnaise cake when I was in college and it taste delicious..I'll be waiting for more recipe tips from you..thank you Wan ;)

ITALIAN MEATBALLS RECIPE
Italian Meatballs- Meatballs are great and should be made Big 
Ingredients:
2 lbs. ground meat.
4 eggs.
4 slices white bread
1 tsp. garlic salt.
1 hand full of Romano cheese.
4 strands parsley.
1 tbs. basil.
1 tsp. salt and pepper
1 cm young ginger root
Oil for frying
-Boil minced meat  with ginger for five minutes and drain away water. This is to remove the smell off meat.
-Soak white bread in a little water and then squeeze the majority of the water out of the bread .
-Combine all ingredients together and form them into meat into balls.
-Once the meatballs are formed, fry them in a large frying pan until cooked and browned.
-Serve with mash potatoes, salad and garnish with parsley/ cilantro.


ANOTHER WAY  to prepare Italian meatballs are: beef add/ or sometimes turkey, salt, black pepper, chopped garlic, olive oil, Romano cheese, eggs, bread crumbs and parsley, mixed and rolled by hand to a golf ball size

KYUFTE- A BULGARIAN  MEATBALL RECIPE


In  Bulgaria, meatballs are called kyufte and are typically made from  ground/ minced  beef (2 lbs) or a mix of meat. Other ingredients are diced onions (1) breadcrumbs (3tbsp), ground black pepper (1 tbsp) and cumin (1 tsp).


Mix all ingredients together, leave in the fridge for half hour , then take out and shape them into big balls. Fry in hot oil. 
This is a very popular dish, serve with fries , salad greens and sauce.