Turkish cuisine · Meat & Kebab

Forest Kebab

Beef cubes braised with carrots, peas and potatoes in tomato sauce — hearty home-style cooking.

Ingredients · for 4 servings

• 700 g beef shoulder
• 2 carrots
• 3 potatoes
• 200 g peas
• 1 onion
• 3 cloves garlic
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 tomatoes
• 700 ml stock
• 3 tbsp oil
• 1 bay leaf
• Salt, pepper

Instructions

1. Cut the beef into 3 cm cubes and pat dry; dice the onion, chop the garlic, slice the carrots and cut the potatoes into rough chunks.
2. Heat the oil in a heavy pot until very hot and sear the meat in batches for 6–8 min. until deep brown all over — this is what gives the sauce its later depth.
3. Add the onion and garlic and cook for 4 min., then stir in the tomato paste and roast for 1 min. until it smells rich and dark.
4. Add the diced tomatoes, stock and bay leaf, bring to a boil and braise, covered, over gentle heat for 60 min. until the meat is tender.
5. Add the carrots and potatoes and cook uncovered for another 20 min., then add the peas and let simmer for 5 min. until the vegetables are soft but not falling apart.
6. Season with salt and pepper, remove the bay leaf and serve in deep plates with bread or rice pilaf.