Turkish cuisine · Vegetable Dishes

Güveç

Braised vegetables with beef from the clay pot.

Ingredients · for 4 servings

• 500 g beef
• 1 eggplant
• 2 peppers
• 3 tomatoes
• 2 potatoes
• Garlic, thyme

Instructions

1. Cut the beef into 3 cm cubes, season with salt and sear in hot oil in batches.
2. Roughly dice the eggplant, peppers, tomatoes and potatoes; chop the garlic.
3. Layer meat and vegetables alternately in a clay or stew pot and season with thyme, salt and pepper.
4. Drizzle with a little hot broth and close the pot.
5. Braise at 180 °C for about 70 min until meat and vegetables are butter-tender.
6. Serve right out of the pot – that's part of the güveç's charm.