Turkish Cabbage Stew With Meat

Recipe type: Main Cuisine: Turkish
Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 90 mins Total time: 1 hour 45 mins
Serves: 4

Etli Kapuska – Turkish Cabbage Stew With Meat

Author: Turkey’s For Life

This recipe for Turkish cabbage stew is pure comfort food for the winter months.

Ingredients

• 300g stew beef or lamb cut into small chunks (you can use minced beef or lamb, too, if you wish)
• 750g white cabbage, thick stem removed, washed and roughly chopped
• 2 large onions peeled, quartered and sliced
• 2 large Turkish tomatoes, washed and roughly chopped (or 1 400g tin tomatoes)
• 2 tbsp salça (tomato paste or red pepper paste)
• 500 ml hot water (this is approximate depending on how thick you want your juices)
• 1 dessert spoonful sweet paprika
• 1 dessert spoonful hot chili flakes
• 1 dessert spoonful butter or sunflower oil
• Pinch of salt and pepper for seasoning

Instructions

1. In a large saucepan gently heat your oil or butter and then add your meat.
2. Stir for a few minutes until it’s browned.
3. Now add your onion and stir until the onion starts to soften (around 5 minutes).
4. Add your tomatoes to the pan, mix and simmer for around 5 more minutes before adding your paprika and chilli flakes, salt and pepper.
5. Mix them altogether and add your tomato or pepper paste.
6. Stir until the paste has dissolved into the mixture.
7. Now add your hot water, bring to the boil, reduce to a simmer and cover.
8. Simmer for around 45 minutes until your meat is tender (around 20 minutes for minced meat).
9. Now add your cabbage – it will seem a lot but will soon reduce.
10. Stir in carefully, cover and simmer for a further 30 minutes until your cabbage is soft.
11. Either serve as it is or add more water if you want thinner juices.
12. Serve in a large bowl with fresh Turkish crusty bread.

Serving size: 1 Calories: 325

SUBMITTED BY: Stacy B.