Dana Etli Guvec Turkish beef stew
Servings: 8
Similar to a beef stew, a Turkish güveç is a hardy one pot meal that easily adapts to the modern kitchen.
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Ingredients
- 2 cups beef stock
- ½ cup Biber Salçasi -- Turkish Red Pepper Paste -- sweet or hot to taste
- 1 TSP Smoked Paprika
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 2½ lbs beef chuck cut into 1½” cubes
- 1 large onion roughly chopped
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 small carrot peeled and finely shredded
- 3 large tomatoes cut into wedges
- 2 large mild green chilis such as anaheim or poblano seeded and large dice
- 1 large green bell pepper seeded, and large diced
- 2 medium eggplants cubed approximately same size as beef pieces
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300O F
- In a large bowl, add the Turkish Red Pepper Paste, Paprika, sugar and salt and whisk to combine
- Layer beef cubes on the bottom of a 5 qt dutch oven
- Cover the beef with the onions, garlic and carrots
- Add the tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant
- Pour the pepper paste mixture over the top, but do not stir
- Cover and place in the oven for 4 - 5 hours, until the meat is tender.
- Remove from oven and let sit, covered, for 30 minutes before serving to allow flavors to combine