Those who know me know that when something I love, I'm excited and I can not hide. The kitchen makes me crazy I guess that leaps to the eye. So when I discover a new blog, a cooking show or a passionate cookbook I can not help but feel a deep emotion. Just ask but one of my best friends, Eva, who suffers in silence all my culinary discoveries. Although it is customary still glimpse some surprise when I speak of La Dolce Vita with the same enthusiasm as I would if I had kissed Brad Pitt. So last week was not surprised when I told him that he had finally received an order that took several days waiting for the wonderful books by Tessa Kiros. I was so excited when I went to collect the parcel to the courier company asked them scissors to open it right there, to the astonishment of the clerks who did not give credit. But I could not wait any longer. The road back home was long, so right there I opened my package and after several shouts and a smile from ear to ear, thanked them, I left the store and sat on the nearest bank to begin to browse some books and just seeing the cover, I had fallen in love. You can not imagine what it would feel so fascinating to be going through its pages. The photographs are a delight and easily able to transport throughout the Mediterranean. It is as if recorriéramos Portugal, Greece and Italy, entering people's homes, enjoying the dishes with which housewives delight your family. That's the feeling you have when you read his books. No tricks, no cheating or cardboard. Only simple recipes made with love, the same with us pinpoints the comments that accompany them. I think few books provide the beginnings of a pleasure so intense, they are simply magical. That's the word that best defines magic. To give you an idea you have some photos of
Apples for Jam. And if you're like me, you already can not live without them, do not worry, you can purchase at Amazon through my website so I do
discount. You only have to click here. I now I have them all, no I could not resist.
The careful binding is only a preview of what we're going to find inside.
More than four hundred pages with lots of recipes and lots of photographs so delicious how are you.
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aspect kept simple, sometimes somewhat rustic, simply wonderful.
That background you can see also his books on Greece and Portugal.
And how could it be otherwise today I bring you my first recipe books Tessa Kiros. The expectation was high but as I imagined, I have not defradudado, the recipe is delicious. I leave you with the words of the author that explains more about this Arni Yuvetsi. According
Yuvetsi Tessa Kiros the dish is traditionally a Sunday. The way of cooking is simple, put all ingredients in a large ceramic container called Yuvetsi, which takes its name this dish (as with our paella). The Yuvetsi is traditionally baked in the bakery and probably in some small towns still continue to do so. Each family had its own yuvetsi along with a package of orzo (barley-shaped pasta), kritharaki (Pasta shaped like a small almond) or risoni (pasta shaped grain of rice) that the baker was added at the end, as instructed by the client. This formula was great for housewives could rest on Sunday because he was a member of the family (usually the father or son) in charge of taking and collecting yuvetsi. Often made with beef, chicken or octopus though I bring you today is made with lamb. Hope you like it.
INGREDIENTS 1 leg of lamb, 2 red onions, 4 or 5 cloves of garlic, 1 large can of crushed tomatoes and one small, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 teaspoon paprika, oregano, 500 grs. of orzo or other small pasta in place, 150 grs. Feta cheese, parmesan cheese (optional), olive oil, sugar, salt and the juice of half a lemon (optional). DEVELOPMENT
Arni In preparing Yuvetsi can use the whole leg of lamb, ask our butcher to chop us like to cook or ask you to first remove the bone and after the chop. Tessa does the whole leg of lamb, the traditional way. The development in all cases is the same, what are the times vary. I asked the butcher to me boneless because it is more comfortable when eating but then if we keep the bone stew will taste more intense so you decide. Whatever the method that you use first thing you have to do is turn the oven to 180 º C. If you want while you can rub the lamb with half the lemon juice is optional. Then put some oil on the container that we will use to prepare the dish and remember you have to go in the oven. Gilded pieces of lamb in several so. When we go by the drawing. Then add the onion chopped very small and let cook for five minutes over medium / high. Add the garlic minced and re-add the meat. Sprinkle with paprika and sauté for a few seconds carefully so that we are not burning. Quickly incorporate our cans of tomato, oregano and cinnamon stick. Add salt and some sugar to correct the acidity of the tomatoes and bake. We have to let the meat until tender. Long. Depend on your oven and how do you go to. Traditionally the entire leg was prepared and allowed to fire for 30 minutes. After that time, added some water and left in the oven for an hour or so. But today is better making home leg chop (with or without bone) of This also shortened the time. If we let boned with 30-40 minutes in the oven will be sufficient (depending on the size of cuts). If we keep the bones have to add at least 10 minutes. When the meat is cooked add the pasta. Mix well to coat in the sauce and let set for another 20-25 minutes, until the orzo is cooked completely. Oven addled and let rest for 5 or 10 minutes and serve sprinkled with feta cheese. If you like lamb you will love.
Edito PD to add that today I received the book of Tessa Kiros had not yet (now I have them all) and which has was my surprise to see that these are even more wonderful than the first one I bought. I ordered them Monday afternoon through my Amazon store today and Friday and had them at home. If you are thinking of buying one I recommend Venezia (Foods & Dreams) . Anything you say it falls short, believe me. Yes, I know I will be thinking I'm exaggerating a bit and I'm not very objective because it shows that I love books by Tessa Kiros. But I will say for me the other day I showed him the book, From Many Greek Food Kitchens my friend Eva and her not ever buys cookbooks, it looked amazing so two of us (heh, heh, heh).