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Guvec ( Stew )

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Ingredients
1 lb. steak or lamb
1 cup frozen green beans
1 cup eggplant, cubed
1 cup zucchini, diced
1 cup potato, diced
¼ cup green pepper, finely diced
1 large onion, finely diced
1 tomato, diced
1 clove garlic
1 tbsp red pepper paste
1 tbsp tomato paste
2 tbsp canola oil
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp salt
1 tsp red pepper
1 tsp black pepper


Direction 
1-Sauté the steak or lamb beforehand.
2-In a large, deep pan, spread just enough canola oil to cover the bottom, and add the ingredients to the mixture in the following order: meat, potatoes, eggplant, pepper, green beans, zucchini.
3-In a separate bowl, mix finely diced onion, garlic, tomato, tomato and pepper pastes, and the spices. Add this mixture to the pan.
4-Then add the oil and butter on top. Simmer over low heat for 2 hours. Let sit 10-15 minutes before serving.

Serve it warm.

Afiyet Olsun!
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