Monday, October 24, 2005

Dinner, Zucchini, Dill, Creamy: Tök Fözelék (Squash Chowder like)

Ingredients:

  • 1 large homegrown sized zucchini, the tougher the better, peeled, seeded, and grated (NOTE: you can also use spaghetti squash)
  • 1 large onion diced
  • 3 tablespoons fresh dill chopped
  • 3 tablespoons paprika
  • 1 container sour cream
  • 3-4 teaspoons salt
  • 1 tablespoon oil
Preparation:
  • Salt the grated zucchini with about 3 teaspoons of salt and let sit while preparing everything else.
  • Saute the onion in a the oil until soft. This is important because you don't want cruncy onions in your dish.
  • Next, Add the paprika to the onions and stir to coat the onions.
  • Squeeze all the liquid out of the salted zucchini and add to the onions and paprika mixture. Stir as you do it so that you don't burn stuff to the bottom of the pan.
  • Add enough water to the mixture so that the zucchini doesn't just burn, approximately 1/2 cup of water.
  • Next add in the chopped dill, and let simmer for approximately 20 to 25 minutes.
  • In a small bowl, temper the sour cream by mixing in a small amount of the zucchini mixture. Continue adding small amounts of the zucchini mixture to the sour cream until the temperature of it is brought up close to that of the zucchini.
  • Add it back into the remaining zucchini mixure, salt and let simmer for another 10 minutes or so.
Serving:
  • Serve with meat of your choice. It's nice to dip meat into the mixture and eat.
  • Also, adding a teaspoon of vinegar to your bowl at serving time is preffered by some people. It makes the dish a little less sweet.