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Şaraşura Recipe

This summer stew is a specialty of Çanakkale. Çanakkale, the northern Aegean/ half Thracian city, has a rich cuisine, but once you taste its famous peynir helvası (cheese halva) and fresh fish from Dardanelles you forget to ask for more. Şaraşura picture

Summary

Preparation Time30 MinCooking Time45 Min

Ready In1 Hr 15 MinDifficulty LevelEasy

Health IndexHealthy++Servings4

CuisineMediterraneanCourseMain Dish

FeelLight and AiryMethodStew

SpecialityPart of MenuMain IngredientVegetable

Interest GroupHealthy

Ingredients

1 lb green beans, trimmed and cut into two

1 eggplant, peeled in stripes and largely diced

1 zucchini, largely diced

2 potatoes, largely diced

3 banana peppers, chopped in big rounds

1 big onion, roughly chopped

2 tomatoes, cubed

1/4 cup olive oil

1 1/2 -2 cups of water

1 tbsp tomato paste

salt

Directions

-Heat oil in a big pot. Add onions. Stir until cooked.
-Add in peppers and tomatoes. Cook for 10 minutes.
-Melt tomato paste in with a little bit of warm water and stir in.
-Add all the vegetables, salt and water. Mix well.
-Cover and cook on medium for 45 minutes or until vegetables are cooked.
-Serve luke warm or hot. It goes well with rice, bulgur, or couscous.

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