Turkish Potato and Meat Stew

Name: Turkish Potato and Meat Stew
Ingredients: as needed Meat; enough to cover meat Hot water; 2 cups Long grain rice; enough for soaking rice Salty water; about 2 tablespoons Butter; 3-4 tablespoons Olive oil; as needed (for rice and soup) Onions; as needed Chopped green peppers; 1 tablespoon Tomato paste; 1 tablespoon Red pepper paste; as needed Stock (or chicken broth); as needed Potatoes; half of one hot red pepper Dried red chili peppers; washed and drained amount Red lentils; some Oil (for soup); as needed Carrots; chopped as needed Garlic; to taste Spices (dried mint, paprika, turmeric)

18 ingredients · 10 steps · from Turkish Food Travel

Ingredients

as needed Meat
enough to cover meat Hot water
2 cups Long grain rice
enough for soaking rice Salty water
about 2 tablespoons Butter
3-4 tablespoons Olive oil
as needed (for rice and soup) Onions
as needed Chopped green peppers
1 tablespoon Tomato paste
1 tablespoon Red pepper paste
as needed Stock (or chicken broth)
as needed Potatoes
half of one hot red pepper Dried red chili peppers
washed and drained amount Red lentils
some Oil (for soup)
as needed Carrots
chopped as needed Garlic
to taste Spices (dried mint, paprika, turmeric)

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Steps

Cook the meat in a pressure cooker or regular pan. After sautéing, add hot water and continue to cook until it is soft.
Soak 2 cups of long grain rice in hot salty water for about 20 minutes.
While the meat cooks, prepare the pilaf: heat butter and olive oil in a pan. Add the soaked and drained rice and sauté for three or four more minutes to give it flavor.
In another pan, sauté onions until softened, then add chopped green peppers from the freezer, tomato paste, and red pepper paste. Sauté these ingredients for at least three or four minutes to enhance the taste.
Add the cooked meat along with some stock to the sautéed vegetables and simmer.
Peel and cut potatoes into about 3-4 centimeter cubes.
In a separate pot, fill the dried red chili peppers with hot water until they cover them. Cook for about 10-15 minutes until the potatoes are soft (or use a pressure cooker/regular pan as needed).
Prepare the lentil soup: Heat some oil in a regular or pressure cooker pan. Add onions, carrots, chopped garlic, and potato pieces.
Process all ingredients together. Add spices like dried mint, paprika, and turmeric to taste. If using chicken broth, add it for more flavor.
Cook until the lentils are soft; process everything to make the soup ready.

Recipe extracted by Foodle from “Turkish Dinner Menu 1 🤩 Easy And Budget Friendly ✅” by Turkish Food Travel. Quantities follow the video and may be approximate — watch the original for technique.