New Zealand Style Shabbat

We've tried food from so many places. There is of course, a similarity between foods from countries with similar origins or close proximity. 
I chose New Zealand for a change. The cuisine is inspired from European, Asian, and Polynesian influences. I tried to sample each of these in the recipes I chose.
By the way, Leia voted New Zealand as her favorite food.
Jewish Life and History
Today there are about 5000 Jews in New Zealand. Jews arrived as traders in the 1840s. Although the articles I found,  did not discuss antisemitism, shechita was outlawed in 2010.
There were also articles about the Maori  tribe and their connection to Judaism. For some reason, they have a connection to Kabbalah. 


Maori and Jews
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3561097,00.html
Jews in New Zealand
http://vital.org.nz/nzjews.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_New_Zealand

Friday Night Dinner

Food

Curried Kumara Soup (New Zealand Sweet Potato Soup)
Maori Fried Bread

Lemon Fish

White Fish Fritters

Prepared for 7.

Curried Kumara Soup (New Zealand Sweet Potato Soup)  

Excellent soup. This sweet potato soup has interesting spices. It was perfect for the hot summer night. 

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original recipe: http://www.soupsong.com/rkumara.html

My  Kumara  (New Zealand Sweet Potato) Soup Recipe

Ingredients

• 2-4 tbsp margarine
• 4 cloves garlic, grated
• 2 onions chopped
• 2 tsp ginger, grated
• 1 -1/2 tbspcurry powder
• 6 cooked sweet potatoes
• 5 cups vegetable broth (mine was from zucchini, carrots, leek, onion, garlic, corriander, salt and pepper
• Salt and pepper
• 3 cups soy milk
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 8 scallions chopped

Preparation 

1. Steam or boil sweet potatoes until soft.
2. Saute garlic, onion, and ginger until onion is translucent.
3. Puree sweet potatoes in blender.
4. Add broth and sweet potatoes to , garlic, onion, and  ginger.
5. Add curry, salt and pepper and heat. .
6. Store.
7. Before serving, add soy milk to soup. Mix well and heat.
8. Add scallions before serving.

Maori Fried Bread  

Another delicious recipe. I thought they would dry out before I served them. I rewarmed them several times on the warmer. I stored them in a tightly covered foil pan and warmed them in the same pan. 

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original recipes:
http://www.grouprecipes.com/12518/maori-fried-bread.html
http://www.food.com/recipe/maori-new-zealand-fry-bread-174086

My  Maori Fried Bread  Recipe

Ingredients

• 8-10 cups flour
• 2 tbsp dry yeast
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp flour
• 4 cups warm water
• pinch salt
• oil for frying the dough

Preparation 

1. In a bowl., mix 2 tbsp yeast, 2tbsp sugar, tbsp flour, 4 cups warm water. Let stand about 15 minutes until a froth forms.
2. In a large bowl, place 9 cups flour and a pinch of salt. Mix.
3. Make a well in the flour and pour the yeast mixture in. Gradually mix the flour into the liquid.
4. Place dough on a floured surface, knead. Let stand 15 minutes.
5. Prepare oil in a pot.
6. Cut the dough into desired size and fry until brown.
7. To store overnight, when cool cover.
8. Heat on warmer with a little margarine or oil.

Lemon Fish  

This spices in this fish were very tasty!

original recipe: http://www.food.com/recipe/lemon-fish-new-zealand-477909

My  Lemon Fish Recipe

Ingredients

• 5 talpia
• Margerine
• 2 onions
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 2 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp ginger
• 1 cups water
• 1/2 lemon
• Sauce:
• 2 eggs beaten
• 2 tbsp flour
• 2 tbsp corrannder

Preparation 

1. Sprinkle fish with salt
2. Saute onions in margerine until translucent
3. Add fish and cook 2 minutes
4. Add spices  and water and cook until fish is done
5. Remove fish and leave liquid
6. Beat eggs, flour, and corriander together
7. Add lemon juice
8. Add another cup of water to remaining liquid.
9. Add to liquid and cook until it thickens
10. Prepare sauce, beat eggs, flour, and corrinader. Add cup of water to remaining liquid, then add egg mixture, stirring constantly. When it starts to thicken, remove from heat and pour over fish.

White Fish Fritters

Good, not spicy at all and went well with the spicier lemon fish.
original recipe: http://www.rainforestwebs.com/recipes/fishfritters.html

My  White Fish Fritters Recipe

Ingredients

• sole
• 1 cup flout
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking powder 
• 1 egg 
• 1/2 cup milk

Preparation 

1. Mix flour, baking powder, and salt.
2. Add egg and milk to make a batter.
3. Dip fish in batter and fry until brown.

Shabbat Lunch Dinner

Food

Piripiri Chicken
Meat Pie

Crunchy Potato Wedges

Prepared for 14

Piripiri Chicken 

Great, great, great. All the kids liked this. They said it was one of the best chicken dishes we have had.

original recipes: 

http://www.maorifood.com/recipes/maorirecipe06.htm
http://tvnz.co.nz/jamies-30-minute-meals/jamie-s-piri-chicken-4336981
Piripiri  Spice
http://www.food.com/recipe/piri-piri-spice-mix-make-your-own-30002
http://tvnz.co.nz/jamies-30-minute-meals/jamie-s-piri-chicken-4336981

My Piripiri Chicken Recipe

Ingredients

• 16 thigh and legs
• 1 bottle coca cola
• 3 tsp paprika
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• 2 tsp cardemon
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cayene pepper
• 4 cloves garlic, grated
• 2 onions, chopped

Preparation 

1. Marinate chicken in cola for 4 hours.
2. Place chicken in pan and sprinkle spice mixture over the chicken.
3. Sprinkle garlic and onion on chicken.
4. Cook

I cooked this in 2 pans dividing the ingredients in half.

Meat Pie 

According to what I read, these little pies are common snacks in New Zealand (and Australia). I wanted to try to make a few types but ran out of time. This was a little dry and the crust did not cook all the way on all the pies.

My Meat Pie Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 kilo ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 cup vegetable broth
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tbsp cornflour
• 2 tsp tomato paste
• prepared pasty dough

Preparation

1. Saute meat and onion, cooking until done.
2. Add broth, Worcestershire sauce, cornflour, and tomato paste.
3. Bring to a boil and cook until it thickens.
4. Grease muffin tins or use Pam. Line tins with prepared dough.
5. Fill tins with meat and cover with another piece of dough. (I cut small circles of dough and placed it on top of the meat in each muffin tin.)
6. Bake at 160 c for about 25 minutes.

Crunchy Potato Wedges

Sarida prepared these for us. Good job!

Original recipe

http://australian.food.com/recipe/crunchy-potato-wedges-203668

My Crunchy Potato Wedges Recipe

Ingredients

• 12 potatoes, cut into 8 wedges
• Vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup bread crumbs
• 4 tbsp fresh chives
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed or grated
• 2 tbsp fresh rosemary, chopped
• salt and pepper

Preparation

1. In a large bowl, toss potatoes in oil.
2. Mix together bread crumbs, chives, garlic, rosemary, and salt and pepper.
3. Toss all together.
4. Place potatoes on a baking sheet sprayed with non-stick spray.
5. Bake about 40 minutes at 200 c, until done and crispy.

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