Testi kebabı
A meat and vegetable stew cooked in a sealed clay pot, which in Cappadocia is broken open at the table with a single blow. It’s said to have been born among the potters of Avanos.
Ingredients
- 800 g lamb or beef, diced
- 2 onions
- 2 tomatoes
- 2 green peppers
- 4 garlic cloves
- 2 tablespoons of pepper or tomato paste
- 50 g butter
- Cumin, paprika and salt
How to make it at home
- Mix the meat with the chopped vegetables, garlic, pepper paste, spices and butter.
- Put everything in a clay pot (or a casserole with a tight-fitting lid) with half a glass of water.
- Cover and seal with a flour-and-water dough or foil.
- Bake at 180 °C for about 2½ hours.
- Break the seal at the table and serve with bulgur.
The trick: The pot goes into a cold oven so it doesn’t crack.