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Taramosalata (Fish roe salad - meze)

  Photo taken from Athinorama Umami Taramosalata There are also the Greek classics, think something like a dip but instead of using nachos or vegetables to eat them we use bread. Taramosalata is one of those dishes.   It is roe fish blended into a creamy pink dip of pureed potatoes with parsley, lemon juice, and finely chopped onion (optional).   In meze, this is one of the first dishes that it is served.   In taverns, they always bring it along with salad, tzatziki, and tahini.   We will talk about the last two later.   Well, let’s see our recipe…   Ingredients 2 kg tarama (fish roe). 1 large potato or two small ones 450gr of Greek bread 1 tsp of shredded and dried onion 1 cup olive oil The juice of one lemon (medium size) Tarama is the hardest ingredient to find, so it is a good idea to look at groceries that import Mediterranean food. It is usually sold in larger jars, but you can store the remainder in the freezer for mon...

Pecan and Chocolate Cake

Preparation Time: 20 minutes 
Cooking Time: 1 hour
(Plus standing and refrigeration time)

Ingredients
200g dark eating chocolate (chopped)
150g butter (chopped)
5 eggs (separated)
165g caster sugar
150g pecan meal


Ganache Ingredients
125ml cream
200g dark eating chocolate (chopped)


Preparation Method:
  1. Preheat oven to moderate (180ºC/160ºC fan-forced). 
  2. Grease deep 22cm-round cake pan; line base and side with baking paper.
  3. Stir chocolate and butter in a small saucepan over low heat until smooth;
  4. Allow cooling for 10 minutes.
  5. Beat egg yolks and sugar in a small bowl with an electric mixer until thick and creamy.
  6. Beat egg whites in a small bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form; fold into chocolate mixture, in two batches. 
  7. Pour mixture into pan; 
  8. Bake for about 55-60 minutes. 
  9. Stand cake 15 minutes; turn, top-side up, onto a baking-paper-covered wire rack to cool.
  10. Meanwhile, make the ganache by bringing the cream to a boil in a small saucepan. Remove from heat; add chocolate, stir until smooth.
  11. Pour ganache over cake; refrigerate cake at least for 30 minutes before serving.

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