Avokado-mango salsa / Avocado Mango Salsa

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Ta teden sem vam obljubila buče, pa sem si zadnjo sekundo premislila. Namesto buče vam bom namreč predstavila zelo okusno salso, ki sem jo ponudila zraven doma narejenih tortilij na večerji, ki sem jo pripravila za prijateljice iz srednje šole. Se tudi vam dogaja, da preprosto ne najdete dovolj časa za vse prijatelje, stiki se preprosto porazgubijo. Me se vseeno nekako trudimo ohranjati stike in čeprav to niso več tedenska srečanja, se potrudimo dobiti vsaj nekajkrat letno. Potem imamo tudi izgovor, da so srečanja več kot zgolj kavica in klepet (čeprav tudi s tem ni nič narobe :D)
No nazaj k salsi, je zelo preprosta za pripravo, dodate ji lahko tudi kakšen čili, jaz sem ga izpustila, saj nekatere prijateljice ne prenesejo pekočega. Dodan je tudi sveži koriander in verjetno je to zelišče, ki ga nima vsak doma, tudi jaz ga namreč do pred kratkim nisem imela. Nato sem imela srečo, da so sadike prodajali v btc-ju, in čeprav si s tisto sadiko nisem mogla pomagati skoraj nič(ker je že šla v cvet), sem nekatera semena kar potisnila v zemljo, brez nekih pričakovanj in kakšen slab mesec zatem sem že videla male poganjke, sedaj mi bujno raste in ne morem biti bolj srečna 🙂
Če tega nimate, ga preprosto izpustite, ali pa nadomestite s peteršiljem. Peteršilj in koriander sta si vizualno zelo podobna, po okusu pa se sicer precej razlikujeta. Vse ki jih vprašam, kakšen se jim zdi okus koriandra, pripomnijo, da jih spominja na okus mila, khm. Meni je okus všeč in zato sem ga v receptu tudi uporabila, saj se zelo lepo poda k mesnatosti avokada in sladkosti manga. Če ima kdo željo, naj mi piše na mail in mu lahko pošljem kakšno domače seme, saj jaz z kupljenim semenom nikoli nisem imela sreče, z tem pa brez problemov 🙂

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Recept:(viden tukaj)
1 zrel mango
1 zrel avokado
šop svežega koriandra (ali peteršilja)
1 rdeča čebula
sok 1/2 limone (ali limete)
ščep soli
čili(opcijsko)

Avokado narežite na kocke in zmešajte z limoninim sokom. Narežite še ostale sestavine in vse skupaj zmešajte v posodi. Solite po želji in potrosite z nekaj svežimi listi koriandra. Ponudite zraven tortilij, lahko pa je tudi kot priloga k svinjini, piščancu ali ribi.

slice mango, cut onion and chop coriander

drip with lemon

slice avocado

ingredients

Avocado Mango Salsa
I know that I promised you pumpkin for this post, but I changed my minde, because I have to share with you this simple, yet amazing recipe. I was looking for recipes that combine avocado, mango and coriander, because I had all three ingredients sitting and waiting for me to use them, and I found this amazing recipe, that uses everything and more 🙂 I served this salsa with homemade tortillas, shredded meat, chicken meat, some cheese and tomato for my friends from high school. They all loved it, and you will to, promise 🙂

Recipe:
1 avocado – peeled, pitted and diced
1 mango – peeled, seeded and diced
1 small red onion, chopped
1/2 lime or lemon, juiced
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
1 habanero pepper, seeded and chopped(optional, I didn´t use it, because some of my friends don´t like the heat)

Place the avocado in a serving bowl, and mix with the lime or lemon juice. Mix in the mango, onion, habanero pepper, cilantro and salt.
salt to taste

Tortilje z mesno in avokadovo omako / Tortillas with shredded meat and guacamole

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Ste že kdaj poskusili doma narejene tortilje? Če niste, ne veste kaj zamujate. Vredne so so vsako minuto, ki jo vložite v njih, so pa tudi odličen način, da očarate prijatelje.
Ravno to sem storila jaz 🙂 Prijatelji so preživljali ležeren teden na Pohorju, zato sem se javila, da za en dan jaz poskrbim za hrano, tako so oni bili zadovoljni, jaz pa tudi, saj sem že od novega leta naprej iskala razlog, da ponovno naredim tortilje, mesno omako in guacamole 🙂 Tortilje sem delala po super preprostem receptu, vse ostalo sem delala po okusu. Ker je kosilo bilo narejeno za 8 ljudi, je sestavin kar veliko, tako da če imate voljo in čas in se vam ‘zalušta’ malo mehiške hrane, si vse recepte prilagodite na število oseb. Nad končno jedjo so bili zadovoljni vsi, edini komentar je bil, da sem govedino malo razkuhala, kar pa je po 4 urah kuhanja bil tudi namen. Torej če nimate radi, da vam govedina lepo razpade v ustih, potem prilagodite čas kuhanja le te, vendar vam pri tej metodi ne zagotavljam polnega okusa, ki ga omaka in meso dobita, če ju kuhamo tako dolgo na nizki temperaturi. Odločitev je vaša 🙂

the ingredients

dry ingredients together

then the wet, mix

on the floured surface, knead for 2 min

Until like this

cover with a damp towel for 30 min

shape equal balls, cover for another 10 min

on a floured surface roll out the balls

until like this

bake

done!

Tortilije (za 16-18 srednje velikih tortilij)
500 g moke
3 čajne žličke pecilnega praška
1 čajna žlička soli
4 žlice olja (jaz sem uporabila olivno)
370 ml mleka

Zmešajte vse suhe sestavine, nato dodajte mokre in premešajte. Vse skupaj dajte na pult in gnetite vsaj 2 min. oz. dokler ne dobite homogenega testa. Postavite nazaj v posodo in pokrijte z vlažno krpo. Pustite počivati 30 min. Oblikujte čim bolj podobne kroglice in znova pokrijte z vlažno krpo, tokrat naj počivajo 10 min. Na dobro pomokani površini zvaljajte čim bolj tanke tortilje in jih razporedite po pultu. Ko končate s oblikovanjem tortilj, naj bo ponev že pripravljena in zelo vroča. Tortilje pecite posamično. Površina tortilje bo po 30 s močno napihnjena, takrat jo obrnite, počite velike mehurčke in pecite kakih 20 s še s te strani. Tortiljo dajte na krožnik in na takšen način spečete še preostale tortilje.

the ingredients

roughly chop them up and deseed the avocados

grow an avocado?

remove the meat with a spoon

mix everything, done!

Avokadova omaka ali guacamole (za skoraj liter omake)
5 zrelih avokadov
1 paradižnik
2 jedrca česna
1 majhna čebula
1 čajna žlička suhega čilija (ali več, po izbiri)
sol
3 vejice peteršilja
1 1/2 limoninega soka

Vse sestavine na grobo razrežite, avokado prepolovite, odstranite koščico in z žlico izdolbite meso. Vse sestavine dajte v multipraktik in mešajte, dokler ne dobite kremne in goste omake. Omako dajte v posodo in jo pokrijte s folijo, dokler je ne potrebujete.
* sok limone bo preprečil avokadu, da dobi značilno rjavo barvo. Vaš guacamole bo ostal lepe zelene barve tudi naslednji dan.

the ingredients

season the meat

bake the meat for a few minutes

to get this bottom

in the same pan sauté the onions

then add garlic, chili

and wine

then add the herbs, lemon juice, sugar and honey

and cook for a few minute, to get the caramelization going

add the tomato sauce

and twice as much water

then the meat with all the juices

cover and cook for at least 3 hours, stirring every hour

then add the flour, and cook for another half hour until like this, done!

Mesna omaka (za 8-10 ljudi)
slab kilogram govejega mesa (jaz sem imela potrebuševino (flam) in vratovino s kostjo)
3 dl domače mezge (oz. katerakoli paradižnikova omaka)
6 dl vode (spremo kozarec od mezge)
1 čajna žlička ingverja, pimeta in muškatnega oreščka
2 čajni žlički paprike in kajenskega popra
vejica timijana
1 suhi čili
sok 1 limone ali limete
1 1/2 nasekljane čebule
4 jedrca česna
1 dl belega vina (jaz sem imela sivi pinot)
sol in poper za začinit meso
2 žlici moke ali koruznega škroba (za zgostitev)
1 žlica sladkorja
2 žlici medu

Začinite meso in ga na rahlo popecite v veliki posodi. Dno posode mora imeti rahlo rjavo barvo, ko meso daste ven. V tej isti posodi pražite čebulo vsaj kakih 5 min na srednjem ognju, nato dodajte česen in čili in pražite še kakšni 2 min. Dodajte vino in pustite, da malo izpari, nato dodajte začimbe, med, limonin sok, sladkor, mezgo in vodo, na koncu dodajte še meso s vso tekočino, ki se je nabrala na dnu posode. Pokrijte in znižajte ogenj. Kuhajte na nizkem ognju in vsako uro rahlo premešajte. Po 3 urah kuhanja dodajte moko, ki ste jo raztopili v malo vode in kuhajte dalje, dokler omaka ni temno rdeča in gosta, meso pa tako mehko, da ga lahko razkosate z vilico.  Če ste imeli meso s kostjo, odstranite kost in ponudite kot omako k tortiljam.
* čas kuhanja je odvisen od količine mesa, kot tudi od vrste, če imate manjše kose brez kosti, bo čas kuhanja krajši, zato bodite pozorni.

Tortillas with shredded meat and guacamole
Have you ever tried homemade tortillas, if not, why not? They are easy to make, with so little ingredients and they taste so much better then the store bought one. Really give them a try. The recipe for them I got here, every thing else I just made it up. I`m a big fan of shredded meat, plus I love everything that involves avocados, so decision what to serve the tortillas with was easy, plus I had the time, and because the meat took 4 hours to cook, time was of the essence 🙂

Tortilias (with this recipe you get 16-18 middle sized tortillas)
4 cups all-purpose flour (plus more kneading)
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
4 Tablespoons oil
1 1/2 cup milk, room temperature

Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl, then add the wet ingredients. Transfer the dough to a floured surface and knead for at least 2 min. Then put the dough back in the bowl and cover it with a damp towl, leave it on the counter for 30 min. Shap equal sized balls, cover then and leave them to rest for another 10 min. Flour your surface and roull out the tortilias as thinly as possible. In the mean time start heating your pan. bake eich at a time. After about a minute it will start to buble up. When those bubbles have almost covered the whole surface of the tortilla, flip it over for another thirty seconds or so. Put it on a plate and do that with the rest of your tortilias.

Guacamole souce (with this recipe you get about 4 cups, so just adjust it to your liking)
5 ripe avocados
1 tomato
2 garlic cloves
1 small onion
1 tsp of chilli (or more)
salt
1/3 cup parsley
juice of  1 1/2 lemon

Roughly chop everything up, deseed the avocados and get the meat out with a spoon. Throw everything in a processor, if it is not a strong processor, then mix everything gradually. Transfer it to a jar and cover it: It will last up to 3 day in a refrigerator, and because of the lemon juice it will stay nice and green.

Shredded meat (enough for 8-10 people)
2.2 pounds of beef / 1kg (any kind will do, even with bones on it)
1 1/2 cup of tomato sauce / 300 ml
3 cups of water / 600 ml
1 tsp of ginger, allspice, nutmeg
2 tsp paprika, cayenne pepper
sprig of thyme
1 dry chilly
1 tbsp of sugar
2 tbsp of honey
juice of 1 lemon (or lime)
1 1/2 chopped onion
4 cloves of garlic
1/2 cups of white wine / 100 ml
salt and pepper to season the meat
2 tbsp of flour or cornstarch

Season the meat and bake it on both sides for about 5 minutes, just so that you get a sticky bottom in the pan. In the same pan throw in the onions and sauté them for about 5 min on medium heat. Then add the minced garlic and chilli, stir a bit, then add the wine. Cook for another 5 min, until the wine evaporates a little bit, then add the herbs, lemon juice, sugar, honey, tomato sauce and twice as much water. Add the meat with all the juices that are on the bottom. cover the pot, lower the heat to minimum and cook, stirring every hour. After 3 hours add the flour which you have dissolved in some water and cook for another half hour, if at this point you can shred the meat with a fork, then it`s done, if not, cook it for another half hour, until the souce is dark red and thick, and the meat shreds easily.
* The cooking time will depend on the meat you have, if you have meat on bones, then it will take longer, but it shouldn’t be done in less than 3 hours, because the flavour of the souce won’t be as intense.