Excite Your Taste Buds with a New Dish
from Stella May
This is an easy
version of a very popular dish among Armenians and Azeris named Kutab which is stuffed flat bread. In a classic
version, you have to make a dough from scratch. But I make my Kutabs with
soft large flour tortillas you can find in any supermarket. This is so easy to
make, any novice (and any man) can do it. Plus, it’s fast and a very filling
dish.
There are several
different stuffings for Kutabs. The most popular is Green Stuffing, a
combination of different herbs. There is also Meat Stuffing that is delicious. The
recipe I’m sharing makes 10 large or 12 medium Kutabs.
Kutab Green Stuffing
1 bunch cilantro
1 bunch parsley1 bunch dill
1-2 bunches green
onions, depends on size
1 bunch baby
spinach
2 – 3 tbsp. lemon
juice
½ cup olive or
sunflower oil
Salt and pepper to
taste
1 egg
Wash and dry all
herbs, then chop coarsely. Sweep them into a large bowl. Add lemon juice, oil,
salt, and pepper. Mix well.
Beat the egg in a
small bowl. Fill half of a tortilla with
stuffing, leaving a little bit space at the edges. I measure it by handfuls and
use 2 handfuls for each Kutab. Use a brush to apply egg to the edges. Fold
tortilla in half and then press with your fingers to make the edges stick
together.
Pre-heat a large
skillet. Add a little oil. The classic version calls for a dry pan, but my
family prefers the Kutabs fried in avocado oil. Olive oil works well, too.
Cook on medium
heat until both sides are golden brown. Makes perfect lunch or dinner. We eat
it with feta cheese and plain yogurt.
Kutab Meat
Stuffing
1 – 1½ lb. finely
ground meat
1 large onion2 – 3 garlic cloves
Salt and pepper to
taste
½ cup cold water
1 egg
Use a food
processor mash onion and garlic. Add already ground meat. Mix well together.
Add salt, pepper, and water.
Instead of greens,
spread meat on half of the tortilla, seal with beaten egg, and then cook per
the Green Stuffing instructions.
For meat Kutabs,
you can use any sauce. Works perfect
with marinara.
Enjoy!
Here is a peek at
Stella’s time travel romance for your reading pleasure. .
One key unlocks the love of a lifetime…but could also
break her heart.
Nika Morris’s sixth sense has helped build a successful
business, lovingly restoring and reselling historic homes on Florida’s Amelia
Island. But there’s one forlorn, neglected relic that’s pulled at her from the
moment she saw it. The century-old Coleman house.
Quite unexpectedly, the house is handed to her on a
silver platter—along with a mysterious letter, postmarked 1909, yet addressed
personally to Nika. Its cryptic message: Find the key. You know where it is.
Hurry, for goodness sake!
The message triggers an irresistible drive to find
that key. When she does, one twist in an old grandfather clock throws her
back in time, straight into the arms of deliciously, devilishly handsome Elijah
Coleman.
Swept up in a journey of a lifetime, Nika finds herself
falling in love with Eli—and with the family and friends that inhabit a time not
even her vivid imagination could have conjured. But in one desperate moment of
homesickness, she makes a decision that will not only alter the course of more
than one life, but break her heart.
’Til Time Do Us
Part
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Talented author
Stella May is the penname for
Marina Sardarova who has a fascinating history you should read on her
website.
Stella writes fantasy romance as well as time travel romance. She is the author of 'Till Time Do Us Part, Book 1 in her Upon a Time series, and the stand-alone book Rhapsody in Dreams. Love and family are two cornerstones of her stories and life. Stella’s books are available in e-book and paperback through all major vendors.
When not writing, Stella enjoys classical music, reading, and long walks along the ocean. She lives in Jacksonville, Florida with her husband Leo of 35 years and their son George. They are her two best friends and are all partners in their family business.
