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

Prepration Time30 MinutesCooking Time45 Minutes

Difficulty LevelEasyHealth IndexHealthy++

Servings4CuisineMediterranean

CourseMain DishSpecialityPart of Menu

Main IngredientVegetable

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

How to make Şaraşura

-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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