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Ankara Casserole

Try this delicious traditional turkish food recipe Ankara Casserole
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 40 mins
Total Time 50 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mediterranean, Turkish
Calories 206 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 150 gr. (0,33 lb.) meat cubes
  • 2 cup orzo
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1-2 sweet green chili peppers, chopped
  • 2 little tomato, grated
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp. Tomato paste
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 3 cup water
  • Cumin
  • Black pepper
  • Salt

Instructions
 

The meat:

  • Take your 150 gr. (0,33 lb.) meat cubes in a medium pan.
  • Pour water to your meat until it comes to the top of the meat cubes.
  • Cook your meat cubes until the water drains and add some salt.

The tomato sauce:

  • Add 2 tbsp. vegetable oil to a saucepan and heat it.
  • Add your 1 finely chopped onion, 1-2 chopped sweet green chili peppers, cumin, black pepper to the saucepan and sauté until it changes its colour.
  • Add 1 tbsp. Tomato paste, 1 clove garlic and sauté a little more.
  • Pour your 2 grated little tomato and cook your sauce about 10 minutes after it boils.

The orzo pilaf:

  • Pour leftover vegetable oil from 1/2 cup vegetable oil in a pot and heat it.
  • Add your 2 cup orzo and sauté stirring constantly until it changes its colour.
  • Pour your tomato sauce in your pilaf pot and stir a little.
  • Add 3 cup water, some salt if necessary stir 5-6 times, cover the lid of your pot, take your stove to the low heat and cook your pilaf until it drains its water.
  • Combine your cooked meat and pilaf and your Ankara Casserole is ready.
Keyword Ankara Casserole