tisdag 23 juli 2024

Molokhia

23 juli Ă€r Egyptens nationaldag! đŸ‡Ș🇬 Dagens recept Ă€r Molokhia. 
Jag dök ner i researchkaninhÄl. Here we go!

Vad Àr det? En bladgrönsak som pÄminner om spenat. Molokhia/Mloukhieh/Mouloukhieh/ Mulukhiyah
Egyptian Spinach//Jew's mallow/Jute leaves/ Nalta Jute. 
Trots att det liknar spenat i smak Ă€r det inte en sort spenat. Molokhia Ă€r en malvavĂ€xt Vetenskapliga namnet Ă€r Corchorus olitorius (Wikipedia). 
Wikipedia beskriver det som "en krĂ€mig soppa som till utseendet pĂ„minner om spenatsoppa och till konsistensen om rabarberkrĂ€m." 
Den vanligaste stavningen pĂ„ egyptiska rĂ€tten jag har sett Ă€r Molokhia/Mulukhia/Mulukhiyah. 

Low Carb Africa sĂ€ger 
"Some of the key differences between molokhia and spinach are that molokhia is mucilaginous, so it will naturally thicken whatever it is in, similar to okra. Plus, molokhia is a nutritional powerhouse. It has nearly 5 times as much beta carotene as spinach and is also high in calcium and B vitamins."

Molokhia Ă€r antik! Wikipedia beskriver
"Namnet Molokhia kommer frÄn ordet molok som betyder kunglig/kungliga. Förr i tiden ansÄgs rÀtten vara en rikemans rÀtt dÀr enbart kungliga hade rÄd att Àta denna dÀrav namnet."

Egyptiska historikern al-Maqrizi (1364–1442) sa att mulukhiyah var kalif Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyans (regenttid 661–680) favoritrĂ€tt. 
Molokhia ansĂ„gs vara afrodisiakum och förbjöds att Ă€tas av undersĂ„tar av hĂ€rskaren el-Hakem be Amr Ellah (regenttid 996–1021). 
Men följande kalifen al-Zahir (regenttid 1021–1035) tillĂ€t folket att Ă€ta molokhia. Det finns recept pĂ„ molokhia i "Kanz el-Fawa'ed fi Tanwi' el-Mawa'ed" frĂ„n 1300-talet (Wikipedia). 
Men! Serious Eats pĂ„pekar att inte alla hĂ„ller med. "That narrative was challenged by the prominent Egyptian food historian Mennat-Allah El Dorry, who confirmed that this dominant story lacks historical evidence. 

“'The earliest certain record of it is from the eleventh century CE, when the Shiite Fatimid Caliph al-កakim bi-Amrillah banned Egyptians from eating it likely because it was the favorite of Sunni Caliph Muawiya (7th century CE),'” Dr. El Dorry told me in an interview. “'Since then, it has appeared in a variety of sources. However, a possible mention in a sixth-century CE Alexandrian text also exists: the Vegetable Zodiac, which features crops that are harvested during each month and specifies a certain crop called malachai, for the November/December slot.'"

RÀtten finns i mÄnga lÀnder i Mellanöstern och Nordafrika och Àr populÀr i Egypten, Syrien, Libanon, Palestina, Jordan, Sudan, Cypern, Libyen, Tunisien och Algeriet (Wikipedia).

Our soufra sĂ€ger: 
"Every country in the Middle East cooks 
molokhia differently. The most popular way in Palestine is minced molokhia, cooked with chicken or beef stew, and garnished with lemon juice."
Libanesiska versionen Ă€r tjockare, en gryta, och innehĂ„ller kyckling. Görs med torkad molokhia. 
Egyptiska Ă€r lösare, en soppa, och kan göras med kyckling eller vegetarisk. Görs med fryst finhackad molokhia. 

Kickin' it with Sal sĂ€ger 
"Egyptian molokhia is prepared using minced molokhia, resulting in a soup with a distinctive slimy texture, while the Lebanese/Levant version features whole leaves combined with shredded chicken, presenting a less pronounced slimy texture."

Serious Eats sĂ€ger 
"Molokhia is a dish that is more or less cooked the same way across Egypt. Some Egyptian families of Lebanese origin, however, use a combination of molokhia leaves and fresh minced cilantro in the soup—the cilantro adds freshness and balances the earthiness of the molokhia leaves. The broth they use might differ, too. They may use an austere vegetable broth, while others opt for a hearty beef or duck broth. Another alternative to fresh molokhia soup is shalawlaw, a vegan molokhia soup made with dehydrated jute mallow leaves that is popular in south and upper Egypt."

Hungry paprikas sĂ€ger:
"In the Levant, and especially in Lebanon, molokhia is often made with whole leaves into a thick stew, and served with chicken, plenty of lemon juice and fresh cilantro. [...]
Palestinians and Syrians have minced and whole leaf versions within their cuisine, bringing the best of both worlds to their tables.

The most commonly used broth is chicken or meat, but it is also popularly made with rabbit in Egypt, with shrimp in Egyptian coastal cities, and sometimes made using vegetable stock and tomato sauce for those avoiding meat, especially during Lent among Arab Christian communities."

Molokhia toppas med ta'leyya/tasha, en blandning a vitlök och koriander, frön eller malen, som tillsĂ€tts till sjudande gryta. Ta'leyya betyder "a frying" eller "fried thing" (Wikipedia). 

Our soufra sĂ€ger
"Traditionally, molokhia is served with rice or pita bread and garnished with fresh lemon juice."
Kickin' it with Sal sĂ€ger 
"Molokhia pairs well with vermicelli rice or can even be enjoyed by dipping aish baladi."
Low Carb Africa sĂ€ger 
"Mouloukhieh is usually served with a side of rice or pita bread. For a low carb version, eat it with cauliflower rice." 
Serious Eats sĂ€ger 
"Traditionally, molokhia soup is served hot with traditional Egyptian vermicelli rice or ruz moa’mar (baked rice), and/or bread (either pita or an Egyptian kind of bread that’s similar to pita but thinner and made with whole wheat). "

Serious Eats ger varningar:
• LĂ€gg inte pĂ„ lock! DĂ„ försvinner fĂ€rgen.
• Koka inte. DĂ„ kan det bli klumpar och minska fĂ€rgen.
• TillsĂ€tt inte för mycket buljong. DĂ„ sjunker bladen till botten.
• FrĂ€s inte tasha för lĂ€nge sĂ„ det inte smakar brĂ€nt.

Jag utgick frÄn Low Carb Africa, Serious Eats och Hungry paprikas


Observera att det Ă€r an acquired taste. Det Ă€r slemmig konsistens. PĂ„minner om kokt fryst okra. 


Molokhia 

MÀngd: 4 st 50 cl skÄlar

Ingredienser:
1 liten gul lök
3 vitlöksklyftor 
400 g fryst tinad molokhia
20 g olivolja 
4 1/2 dl vatten
2 msk RenĂ©e Voltaire Veggiebuljong 
1/2 tsk malen svartpeppar 
1 tsk malen cayennepeppar 
1 tsk salt 

Tasha: 
6 medium vitlöksklyftor 
1 1/2 tsk malen koriander
1 nypa salt
15 g Naturli' Ekologisk Vegan Block 
15 g olivolja 

Instruktioner:
Skala och finhacka lök och vitlök. VĂ€rm en spisplatta pĂ„ medelvĂ€rme. HĂ€ll lök och olivolja i en kastrull. FrĂ€s i 8 minuter. TillsĂ€tt vitlök, vatten, buljongpulver, svartpeppar och cayennepeppar och salt. LĂ„t sjuda. Skala och finhacka vitlök. Blanda vitlök, koriander och salt i en skĂ„l. VĂ€rm en spisplatta pĂ„ medelvĂ€rme. HĂ€ll smör och olivolja i en stekpanna. FrĂ€s. HĂ€ll molokhia i sjudande buljongen. Sjuda i 5-6 minuter. TillsĂ€tt vitlöksblandningen till stekpannan. FrĂ€s till gyllene i 2-3 minuter och rör om hela tiden. HĂ€ll tasha i molokhia. Servera varmt. 

Förvaring: Förvara i kyl.

Ma'a El Salama!

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