Vinete la cuptor cu mujdei de usturoi

Another lovely recipe from Savori Urbane

2 beautiful eggplants (approx. 1.2 kg), 3 tablespoons (75 ml) of olive oil, salt, freshly ground pepper, little thyme, aioli sauce

Wash the eggplant and cut it into large cubes, with a 3 cm side. Put them in a bowl and sprinkle them with plenty of salt.Move them in a colander and place a plate on them. Leave them for 30 minutes.

Heat the oven at 180 C. Squeeze the eggplant cubes and place them on a single layer in a non-stick tray. Sprinkle the eggplant with 3 tablespoons of olive oil and some thyme and mix them well by hand.

Put the tray in the hot oven at 180 C for 50 minutes. After the first 30 minutes turn the cubes to brown on all sides. In the last 10 minutes increase the temperature to 200 C. 

Serve them with a garlic sauce.

Süßkartoffel-Ingwer-Suppe

800 g sweet potatoes, 2 onions, 50 g fresh ginger, 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, 1 l vegetable broth, 100 ml of orange juice, 150 g crème fraîche, 2 mixed teaspoons of ground cumin, 2 tsp. Turmeric, salt, freshly ground pepper

Peel the sweet potatoes, peel the onions, cut both into cubes. Peel the ginger and cut it into small cubes.
Heat the cooking oil in a large saucepan and braise the sweet potatoes, onions and ginger in it. Pour in vegetable broth and cook with the lid on about 15 minutes over medium heat.
Puree the soup, mix with the orange juice and crème fraîche. Season with the spices.

Tortul de nuntă al prințului William

350 gr dark chocolate, 120 gr butter, 420 ml condensed milk, 200-300 gr digestive biscuits

Put half the amount of chocolate, condensed milk and butter in a saucepan, mix and melt them slowly at bain-marie, over medium heat.
Crush the desired amount of biscuits and mix in the chocolate cream.
Pour the composition into a cake pan to give it the final shape, cover with a plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 -6 hours (or even more, depending on how well your refrigerator cools).
Remove from the refrigerator, flip the cake onto a plate. Melt the remaining chocolate and pour it over the cake, like a frosting. You can garnish with fresh fruits - strawberries, berries, etc. - shaved chocolate, coconut flakes, almond flakes ...

Placinta cu carne si ciuperci reteta finlandeza

Another tasty recipe from Savori Urbane Placinta cu carne

Pastry dough: 100 g soft butter (min 80%), at room temperature, 200 g sour cream (fermented), 1 egg, 400 g flour, ½ teaspoon salt

600 g ground meat, pork or beef mixture, 400 g chopped onions, 3 cloves of garlic, 400 g fresh mushrooms, salt, ground black pepper, 2 eggs, 200 g sour cream (fermented), 1 bunch of parsley leaves, 150 g cheddar cut into cubes with 1 cm side

For brushing: 1 whole beaten egg, 1 teaspoon cold milk, salt, cumin seeds for sprinkling

Put the soft butter, salt, whole egg, flour and cream in a bowl, knead by hand for 20 seconds and form a dough ball, wrap it in plastic and put it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Fry the meat in a non-stick pan, add the onion and garlic, add salt and pepper to taste. When the onion becomes glassy, add the mushrooms cut into larger pieces. Fry it for another 10-15 minutes.
After the contents of the pan cooled, add the cheddar, eggs, chopped green parsley and sour cream. Mix the composition well.
Roll the dough in a 40x30 rectangle, with a thickness of about 0.5 cm on a floured worktop. Move the dough on a baking paper, pour the filling in the middle and roll it.

Beat the egg with the cold milk, salt and brush the pie. Sprinkle with the cumin seeds and bake it in the oven at 180C for 50 minutes.