Hello food and europe lovers I hope you enjoy another country this week Georgian cuisine is unique to the country, but also carries some influences from other European and nearby Middle Eastern culinary traditions. Each historical province of Georgia has its own distinct culinary tradition, with variations such as Megrelian, Kakhetian, and Imeretian cuisines. Rich with meat dishes, the Georgian cuisine also offers a variety of vegetarian dishes.
Gozinaki or Gozinaqi is a traditional Georgian confection made of caramelized nuts, usually walnuts, fried in honey, and served exclusively on New Year's Eve and Christmas. In the western Georgian provinces of Imereti and Racha, it was sometimes called Churchkhela, a name more commonly applied to walnuts sewn onto a string, dipped in thickened white grape juice and dried.
GOZINAKI
RECIPE OF GOZINAKI WITH WALNUTS
Preparation time: 1 hour
Cooking time: 15 minutes
INGREDIENTS
1 cup honey
4 cups shelled walnuts
4 tablespoons powdered sugar
PREPARATION
Roast the walnuts and break them into small pieces with a knife.
Pour the honey in a non-stick pan, put on low heat and bring to a boil.
When the honey begins to foam, remove from heat and let cool.
Put it back on the stove and repeat this procedure twice to allow the honey to thicken.
Add the powdered sugar and stir until reaching boiling point again.
Pour the walnuts and mix well.
When the walnuts are starting to change color (about 3 minutes), remove from heat.
First Method
Immediately pour the mixture on a wet and oiled wooden board.
Spread evenly on the board with a wet hand or the back of an oiled metal spoon.
Level with an oiled roll pin.
Adjust the edges with your hands or with a knife to obtain a square or round of about 1/2 inch thick.
Using a heated and oiled knife blade, cut equal triangular or diamond-shaped pieces.
Second Method
Immediately pour the mixture on a wet and oiled wooden board.
Form a cylinder of about 1 1/2 inch diameter.
Let cool for 10 minutes.
Using a heated and oiled knife blade, cut equal slices.
Acording to my Georgian friend you eat this on new years eve so double bonus i hope you all try this and send me a email about how nice it was and for the last time this year have a chilled day from the viking
Gozinaki or Gozinaqi is a traditional Georgian confection made of caramelized nuts, usually walnuts, fried in honey, and served exclusively on New Year's Eve and Christmas. In the western Georgian provinces of Imereti and Racha, it was sometimes called Churchkhela, a name more commonly applied to walnuts sewn onto a string, dipped in thickened white grape juice and dried.
GOZINAKI
RECIPE OF GOZINAKI WITH WALNUTS
Preparation time: 1 hour
Cooking time: 15 minutes
INGREDIENTS
1 cup honey
4 cups shelled walnuts
4 tablespoons powdered sugar
PREPARATION
Roast the walnuts and break them into small pieces with a knife.
Pour the honey in a non-stick pan, put on low heat and bring to a boil.
When the honey begins to foam, remove from heat and let cool.
Put it back on the stove and repeat this procedure twice to allow the honey to thicken.
Add the powdered sugar and stir until reaching boiling point again.
Pour the walnuts and mix well.
When the walnuts are starting to change color (about 3 minutes), remove from heat.
First Method
Immediately pour the mixture on a wet and oiled wooden board.
Spread evenly on the board with a wet hand or the back of an oiled metal spoon.
Level with an oiled roll pin.
Adjust the edges with your hands or with a knife to obtain a square or round of about 1/2 inch thick.
Using a heated and oiled knife blade, cut equal triangular or diamond-shaped pieces.
Second Method
Immediately pour the mixture on a wet and oiled wooden board.
Form a cylinder of about 1 1/2 inch diameter.
Let cool for 10 minutes.
Using a heated and oiled knife blade, cut equal slices.
Acording to my Georgian friend you eat this on new years eve so double bonus i hope you all try this and send me a email about how nice it was and for the last time this year have a chilled day from the viking
Sound lovely
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