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Recipes by Gokpinar Cook Dursiye
Tavuklu Sebzeli Guvec
(Chicken and vegetable stew)
Tavuklu Sebzeli Guvec (chicken and vegetable stew)
Serves 4

Ingredients
200g chicken breast cut into 2cm cubes
1 large potato diced
2 large tomatoes diced
5 large cloves garlic diced
3 medium-sized long red peppers diced
½ cup peas
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried chili flakes
2 teaspoons salt

Method
1.        Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a frying pan on medium heat and add diced potato. Cover and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add
peppers and tomatoes and peas. Reduce heat to a low-medium and simmer with lid on, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes until aromatic.
2.        In a separate pan heat 2 tablespoons olive oil and cook chicken over a low-medium heat. When chicken is cooked through add garlic and
thyme cook for another 5 minutes. Merge chicken with vegetables into one pan, add 2 cups boiling water, cover, turn heat to low and gently
simmer for 15 minutes. Add salt, stir, cover and simmer for 10 more minutes.
3.        Serve with a vege-based pilaf and salad (salad recipe below)

Salad
Throughly mix 1 cup thinly sliced 2cm long strips of red cabbage with juice of one and ¼ teaspoon salt. Dice one tomato and mix with ½ cup fresh
dill and ½ cup fresh flat leaf parsley. Cut one small onion into thin long slivers and break apart. Mix all ingredients together. Yum.
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