Adana-Style Lamb Skewers
Hand-chopped lamb and tail fat grilled on flat skewers, with warm flatbread, charred vegetables and sumac onions.
Antalya style
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Tomato and Eggplant Stew with Rice
Domates civesi
Eggplant, tomato, sweet red pepper and rice gently cooked with olive oil, onion and garlic.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 35 min
- Rest
- 15 min
- Total
- 1 hr 10 min
- Servings
- 5
Ingredients
Method
Put the onion, pepper, garlic and olive oil in a saucepan. Sauté until the onion softens without letting the garlic burn.
Add the grated tomato, rice, eggplant and table salt. Stir gently, cover and reduce the heat to low.
Cook gently in the vegetables’ juices until the rice is tender and the eggplant is soft. If the pan becomes dry before the rice cooks, add a little hot water. Avoid frequent stirring.
Remove from the heat and rest for 15 minutes. Serve warm.
Cooking guidance
Cut the eggplant evenly so the pieces soften together. Keep the heat low and move the pan gently rather than stirring vigorously.
The listed time includes 15 minutes of resting. Cooking can take longer if the vegetables or rice need it.
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