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+#+TITLE: Vegetarian Fish Bagel
+#+DESCRIPTION: A Bagel is perfect for breakfast or lunch
+#+CATEGORY: food, bagel, vegetarian, carrot, healthy
+#+SETUPFILE: ../../config.org
+#+OPTIONS: toc:nil num:nil
+#+DATE: <2023-02-16 Thu 15:00>
+
+#+CAPTION: Picture of assembled bagel from top
+[[./vegetarian-fish-bagel/assembled-bagel-top.jpeg]]
+
+* Introduction
+You might be wondering how *fish* can be classified as vegetarian,
+but I'm not talking about real fish here.
+Rather,
+I'll be showing you how to prepare a carrot based fish alternative.
+And later on,
+we'll prepare a Bagel and use the carrot-fish as an alternative
+
+* Ingredients
+** For the bagel
+- 200g flour
+- 300g wholemeal flour
+- 2 teaspoons salt
+- 2 tablespoons sugar
+- 2 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
+- 1 pack baking powder / yeast
+- 1 egg
+- 100ml milk
+- about 180ml of lukewarm water
+- a couple hands full of mixed/sunflower seeds and oats
+
+** For the carrot fish alternative
+- 100ml olive oil
+- about 2 tablespoons vinegar
+- half a teaspoon of pepper
+- 2 teaspoons of salt
+- 1 tablespoon of dill tips
+- roasted seaweed sheets
+- 4 large carrots
+
+** For later
+- cheese
+- lettuce
+- cream cheese
+
+* Preparing the bagel
+#+CAPTION: Picture of multiple bagels, fresh from the oven
+[[./vegetarian-fish-bagel/bagels1.jpeg]]
+
+First of all, get out a blender
+and blend some of the mixed seeds and oats into a coarse powder.
+
+Next up,
+combine the /flour, yeast, sugar, salt, milk, water and olive oil/
+in a large bowl.
+You can do this by hand or by using a dough blender.
+
+After leaving the dough to rest for about half an hour,
+split it into eight pieces.
+
+Leave to rest for another fifteen minutes,
+before shaping the bagels.
+I found that the easiest way to shape the bagels
+is to place your thumb on the top center of the bagel,
+your index finger on the bottom center of the bagel,
+and slowly rotating the bagel,
+whilst slowly moving your thumb and index finger closer together.
+
+This should form a small hole,
+which you can expand by spinning the bagel around your fingers,
+similarly as how you image someone throwing pizza.
+
+After shaping all eight bagels,
+put them on an oven tray and leave them to rest for another fifteen minutes.
+
+Crack the egg into a cup,
+and mix the egg yolk and white using a fork.
+If you are having troubles getting them to mix properly,
+add some salt.
+Now take a (silicone) brush and brush the egg on the bagel.
+
+The last thing left to do before putting the bagels into the oven,
+is putting the remaining mixed seeds and oats on the bagels.
+The egg will help the bagels brown, and keeping the oats in place.
+
+Now put the bagels into the oven (180 °C fan for about 20 min).
+To check if the bagels are done,
+you can remove one from the tray (keep in mind, that they are hot),
+and cut it open vertically
+#+CAPTION: Bagel cut open vertically
+[[./vegetarian-fish-bagel/bagel-cut-open.jpeg]]
+
+If it seems wet inside, put it back in the oven,
+but keep checking every minute.
+
+When they are done,
+remove the bagels from the oven,
+leave them to cool down
+and separate them from the tray.
+
+#+CAPTION: Picture of multiple bagels, fresh from the oven
+[[./vegetarian-fish-bagel/bagels.jpeg]]
+
+
+* Preparing our fish alternative
+To begin with,
+mix the /olive oil/, /vinegar/, /pepper/, /salt/ and
+/dill tips/ in a measuring cup.
+
+Now grab a blender and blend
+the roasted seaweed sheets into a fine powder,
+and pour into the measuring cup.
+Stir to mix the two (you should have a dark, thick mixture).
+
+Afterward, we can go ahead and prepare the carrots:
+Peel the carrots and cut them in half (width-wise).
+Now cut thin, but long slices.
+This might be hard to do when using a knife,
+so I'd recommend using a peeler.
+
+#+CAPTION: Drawing showing carrots being cut into long stripes
+[[./vegetarian-fish-bagel/carrot-instructions.png]]
+
+Now that you've successfully sliced the carrots,
+it is time to cook them:
+All you have to do is heat about one liter of water
+and once boiling, add a pinch of salt and the sliced carrot.
+
+Over time, slices should rise to the surface,
+that means that you can remove them.
+
+Now cover them with the mixture from above using a brush
+and put them in a box.
+
+Once done, pour the leftover mixture in the box,
+and give it a shake (please don't forget to put on the lid).
+Wait for the carrots to cool down and place the box in a fridge,
+for about 24 to 48 hours.
+
+Now they are ready to serve,
+either on their own,
+or [[Preparing the bagel][on a bagel]].
+
+#+CAPTION: Picture of carrot slices, soaked in a oil-roasted-seaweed mixture
+[[./vegetarian-fish-bagel/carrots.jpeg]]
+
+* Assembling the bagel
+#+CAPTION: Close-up shot of a bagel
+[[./vegetarian-fish-bagel/bagel.jpeg]]
+
+First of all,
+cut open the bagel horizontally.
+If you want to,
+now is the time to toast the inside of the bagel.
+Afterward,
+spread the cream cheese on the top and bottom piece.
+
+Put a piece of cheese on the bottom bagel slice
+and use a fork to stack some of our [[Preparing our fish alternative][tasty carrot-fish]] on it.
+
+It might be a good idea to add more salt and pepper now,
+if preferred,
+otherwise, add lettuce and close the bagel.
+
+#+CAPTION: Picture of fully assembled bagel
+[[./vegetarian-fish-bagel/assembled-bagel.jpeg]]
+
+That looks amazing,
+take a bite.
+
+Enjoy your meal.
