Trahanas from Chios "the authentic"

Name: How to cook Trahanas from Chios "the authentic" - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Us

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Trahanas from Chios "the authentic"

At some point we discussed trahanas and I mentioned that on the island of Chios we use tarhana herb in the making... so, I decided to post the authentic recipe from my Chios grandmother...

Ingredient

2 kg

full fat sheep's milk yogurt or strained yogurt

3/4 kg

to 1 kg flour for bread (about 6-8 cups)

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Mix the tomatoes, onions and tarhana herb in a pot and boil. Lower the heat and simmer until all the vegetables are tender, for about 35 minutes.

* Step 2

Remove the tarhana herb. Mash the vegetables by hand or use a blender.

* Step 3

Place the vegetable purée in a bowl, add the semolina and the flour and mix. Cover the mixture with plastic wrap and leave it to rest for half an hour.

* Step 4

Preheat the oven at 100°C. Place two baking trays lined with aluminum foil. Mix the yogurt with the purée and add as much flour as is needed to make a firm dough that should be quite sticky.

* Step 5

Place the dough on a dusted surface and knead it until it softens, for about 15 minutes. adding more salt if the dough is too sticky.

* Step 6

Divide it into 10 pieces. Press them with your hands so that they get about 1 cm thick and place them in the baking tray.

* Step 7

Leave them to dry in the oven for about 2-3 hours. (You need less time in ovens with a grill).

* Step 8

Turn the pieces and let them dry for an additional hour or until they become hard enough to crumble.

* Step 9

Blend the pasta in batches. Place the crumbs in the trays for an additional 2-3 hours until they get very hard. (The time required for this procedure is relative). From time to time check the crumbs and stir them.

* Step 10

Leave the trahana to dry at room temperature and then you can store it in airtight jars or cotton pouches (like pillowcases). It keeps for over a year.

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