Cooking in Helsinki

I'm in Helsinki. My home is now in Helsinki. My job is in Helsinki. Some of my friends are in Helsinki. My boyfriend is in and out of Helsinki. I'm officially Helsinkish and tired but happy.

I'll start working next week as a research assistant in an international project, which should be at least international (if not interesting). The main thing is that I get to meet new people and old money.

I've spent the past two days trying to 1) decorate our flat with old stuff (IKEA here I come although I swore to god I would never go there again) 2) buy rubber boots (thank you Helsinki weather for giving us such a wet welcome) and 3) cook delicious food and 4) drink red wine and enjoy being Helsinkish. I've managed to do number 3 and 4 well which is why I'll share couple of delicious recipes with you (while drinking red wine):

Green Curry Chicken Soup

400g chicken (chopped)
1 onion
1 carrot
2 red peppers
2 garlic cloves
5cm ginger (fresh)
1/2 leek
1 tablespoon of green curry
1 litre of water
1 chicken stock cube
2 tablespoons of soy sauce
1 1/2 dl coconut milk
oil

Fry chopped chicken, onion, garlic, carrot, red peppers and ginger in oil in a pan. Add green curry sauce and stir for couple of minutes more. Add water and chicken stock cube. Let it boil till the carrots are soft and the chicken is cooked. Add leek and coconut milk and bring the soup to the boil. Season with soy sauce. Absolutely the best CHICKEN SOUP RECIPE EVER!

The other recipe is going to be in Finnish as I'm lazy and wanna concentrate on wathing telly now.



Feta-Pinaatti piirakka (pellillinen)

pohja:

200 g voita
vajaa 6 dl jauhoja
2 tl leivinjauhetta
2 tl yrttimaustetta
1 tl suolaa
2 dl juustoraastetta
6 rkl vettä

täyte:

2 prk Fetaa
2 pussia pakastepinaattia
2 sipulia
valkosipulia
aurinkokuivattua tomaattia siivuina
3 kananmunaa
2 dl ranskankermaa/ 1,5dl creme fraiche
2 dl ruokakermaa
mustapippuria
chiliä

1. Sekoita kuivat aineet keskenään ja nypi voin joukkoon. Lisää taikinaan juustoraaste ja vesi. Veden määrä voi hiukan vaihdella. Vaivaa kunnes taikina on tasaista.

2. Freesaa sipulisilppua ja valkosipulia oliiviöljyssä pannulla. Lisää pinaatti pannulle hetkeksi ja jäähdytä. Pieni feta haarukalla. Sekoita kaikki täytteen ainekset keskenään.

3. Painele taikina pellille ja kaada täyte päälle.

4. Paista 200 asteessa noin 40 minuuttia.

Enjoy.