Kuru Fasulye

Name: Kuru Fasulye
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 400g dried white beans, soaked overnight; 250g lamb shoulder, cubed; 1 onion, diced; 3 cloves garlic; 3 tbsp tomato paste; 1 tsp paprika; 2 tbsp olive oil; salt and pepper to taste

Turkey's beloved slow-cooked white bean stew with tomato and lamb, always served alongside pilaf. Simmering the beans separately in fresh water for an hour before they meet the lamb gets them nearly tender without the acidity of the tomato sauce toughening their skins.

Total time

120 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

105 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Turkish

Ingredients

400gdried white beans, soaked overnight

250glamb shoulder, cubed

1onion, diced

3 clovesgarlic

3 tbsptomato paste

1 tsppaprika

2 tbspolive oil

salt and pepperto taste

Instructions

Drain beans. Simmer in fresh water 1 hour until nearly tender. Drain.

Fry onion and lamb in olive oil until browned. Add garlic, tomato paste and paprika.

Add beans and enough water to cover. Simmer 45 minutes until beans are very tender.

Season generously. Serve with steamed rice or bread.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

408

Protein

26.3g

Fat

20.6g

Carbs

30.7g

Fiber

7.5g

Sodium

56mg

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