Turkish Noodles With Arugula Rokali Eriste Recipes

TURKEY NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boilfor your egg noodles. When it boils, salt the water and cook noodles to al dente.
• Preheat a large, deep skillet over medium high heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan, and bacon or turkey bacon. Render the bacon fat 2 to 3 minutes, until bacon begins to brown at edges. Add meat and brown it, crumbling it with a wooden spoon. Move the meat over to 1 side of the pan and add mushrooms and onions to the opposite side. Cook mushrooms and onions 3 to 5 minutes, then combine the meat with veggies and season the mixture liberally with salt and pepper, then sprinkle in the ground thyme or poultry seasoning. Cook another 5 minutes then add wine. Deglaze the pan, lifting up pan drippings and bits. Stir in stock and bring to a bubble, then stir in cream and reduce the heat to low. Add nutmeg to sauce and stir. Taste to adjust seasonings.
• Preheat broiler to high. Combine noodles with turkey and sauce. Grease a flameproof casserole dish with a little softened butter nested in a piece of paper towel then transfer the turkey noodle mixture to the dish. Top the casserole with Gruyere then bread crumbs. Place the casserole 8 to 10 inches from the broiler and brown 2 to 3 minutes until cheese is melted and the crumbs are brown. Remove from oven and garnish the casserole with parsley.

TURKISH NOODLES WITH ARUGULA (ROKALI ERISTE)

Steps:

• When you are ready to prepare your meal: Boil the egg noodles and drain (see Step #11). Melt some butter (and/or olive oil) in a saute pan. Add the noodles, salt and pepper and cook for a 3-4 minutes on medium heat.
• Add the arugula and stir; cooking just until slightly wilted; about 30-45 seconds. Remember that the arugula will continue to cook off heat.
• Arrange the noodles on a serving platter, (I added a light drizzle of olive oil), sprinkle of salt and cracked black pepper. Sprinkle all over with the walnuts.
• Add a dollop of thick plain yogurt to each serving; garnish with fresh parsley.
• How to make Turkish Noodles (Eriste) by hand: In a large bowl, sift flour with salt. Make a hole in the middle. Crack the eggs inside. Slowly mix the flour into the eggs with your fingers.
• Place the dough on a lightly floured counter, knead well until smooth (no more crumbles). While you are kneading, wet your hands 2-3 times so the dough is smooth.
• Give the dough a round shape and cover it with a clean towel. Set aside for about 30 minutes.
• Place some flour on the counter and the rolling pin. Cut the dough into 3 pieces (original recipe 2 pieces). Roll each piece out into a rectangle shape until you have very thin sheets.
• Leave the sheets for 1 hour on the floured counter or tray.
• For each sheet, first roll it, then cut the rolls into strips about 1 cm wide . Open up the rolls immediately (to avoid the dough sticking together) and place on parchment paper. Then cut the strips 2.5 cm in length. (For imperial measurements, I roughly gauged, cutting the rolls into a width of 1", then again into 3" lengths-give or take a half inch.).
• Boil water with salt in a large pot. Throw the noodles in, cover pot and immediately bring back to boil. Once water is boiling, remove lid and cook pasta for about 4-5 minutes. Taste to see if the noodles are cooked. Drain.
• For KitchenAid stand up mixer method: Add all ingredients to the bowl and using a dough hook, knead for approximately 5 minutes or until dough is smooth. You will need to stop the machine and coax the flour/egg mixture downward into the bowl. Proceed with recipe in Step #7.
• This next step I *did not* test: If you don't want to cook the pasta immediately, spread the noodles on parchment paper until they have all dried. Store the dried pasta in a Ziploc-type bag, an airtight jar, etc.
• Cooking time does not include preparing the egg noodles.

TERIYAKI NOODLES

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil, over medium heat. Salt the water, add the pasta and cook to al dente. Drain the pasta and put it into a serving bowl.
• Heat the oil in a skillet or wok over high heat. Add the meat and stir-fry for a couple minutes. Add a liberal amount of coarse black pepper, the scallions, edamame, ginger, and garlic. Stir-fry for 2 minutes more and stir in the teriyaki sauce. Add the stir-fry to the noodles and toss. Serve.

SPICY TURKEY NOODLES

Steps:

• Cook the noodles according to pack instructions, then drain and rinse with cold water. Set aside. Mix the soy, lime juice and sugar together.
• Heat the oil in a large frying pan or wok and add the garlic, chilli, turkey and spring onions, fry for around 2 mins, then tip in the noodles and the beansprouts and fry for 1 min more. Pour the sauce into the pan and toss everything together well, working quickly to coat all the vegetables and noodles. Once everything is heated through, season, and tip into bowls. Scatter over the nuts and coriander, and serve with lime wedges for squeezing over.