Tuesday, July 29, 2014

tzatziki- impossible to spell but delicious to eat


      tzatziki- gosh this is my all-time favorite condiment, if I had to choose between mayo and tzatziki for a sandwich i would choose this any day. french fries? NO that's jacked up i prefer seasoned ketchup with a little bit of balsamic vinegar yes i will show you that recipe when I think your ready. when i first heard of tzatziki i thought hmm this is a complex condiment. but there's a local Mediterranean restaurant called Santorini Grill and they serve this killer gyro with the tzatziki they are a new restaurant that opened . week ago in swansboro if you ever visit Swansboro, north Carolina then you should try. the taste is very simple, tangy with a flavor of dill and hint of mint 

Tzatziki- portions for 4

2 cups of greek yogurt the real stuff
3 Tbsp of herbs 2:1 ratio of dill and mint
1 large English cucumber grated
1 teaspoon of salt plus more to taste
4 cloves of garlic grated 
juice of half a lime 

1- in a small bowl take the cucumber and a grater and grate the cucumber add the salt and leave it for 15 minutes to draw out that water from the cucumber there's nothing worse then a watery Tzatziki. you know the deal with cucumbers alot of water that release when grated .

2- take a medium sized bowl take about 2 cups of Greek yogurt and please use the real stuff go to the nicest grocery store where you live in maybe whole foods is my favorite.

3- grate the garlic and add it to the yogurt stir it in with a spoon. 

4- roughly mince the dill and mint. if you don't like dill or mint use parsley or basil, but i highly recommend dill and mint

5-add in the cucumber and the lime juice and the roughly minced herbs.

6- stir it all together and your done.

7- get some pita bread and grilled lamb and enjoy!

*note I did not measure the yogurt so mine ended up too strong of flavor of dill so please measure the yogurt.

Friday, July 18, 2014

the beginning

    Hey what's up y"all my name is GianLuca Kasai i'm 13 years old, and I'm a proud chef of my own kitchen. now how many of your parents said "don't mess with the stove top!!". My parents never did I grew up cooking when I was 5 years old. My mother thought I would become a chef when I was born because I had a birthmark shaped like a chef's knife so i grew up cooking with my family. i will post my first recipe tomorrow I will TRY to post once a week. see y"all later...