Macedonian-style vegetable and meat stew {turli tava}

Main Dish

4 servings

Easy

2 hours

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Ingredients

• Preheat oven to 400.
• 1 pound of mixed meat ? pork and beef ? cut in chunks for stew
• Sea salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 1 medium onion, peeled and roughly chopped
• 3 cloves of garlic, minced
• 2 medium potatoes, peeled and roughly chopped
• 2 medium carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
• 1 medium eggplant, stem removed and roughly chopped
• 2 red or green bell peppers, stems and seeds removed, roughly chopped
• 1 large tomato, roughly chopped
• 1 1/2 cups of okra, tops and tails cut off, blanched in salted water for 1 minute, rinsed and drained (if unavailable replace with green beans)
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup water
• Parsley, roughly chopped to garnish

Preparation

• Season veal, pork and chicken with salt and pepper and set inside the clay dish.
  Mix in the vegetables.
  Season with paprika, salt, and pepper.
  Add in the olive oil and water; mix well.
  Put it in the oven and cook it uncovered for 1 hour and 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  Garnish with parsley.
  Let cool for 20 minutes then serve it warm with crusty bread.

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