Macedonian-Style Vegetable and Meat Stew {Turli Tava} and a Giveaway!
Oct 03, 2011, Updated Mar 08, 2022
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HI!!! *waving*
I’M BACK!!!
It’s been a while, I know. When I take a vacation I forget to come back. 😉 BUT, I only take a vacation once a year, so not to worry, it will be a while before I leave again.
By the way, I am soooo jet lagged. There’s a 7 hour time difference and now I go to bed at 7 p.m. and I wake up at 4 a.m… this needs to change… It always takes me at least a week.
But, while I was away visiting my beautiful country, Macedonia, I picked up a little something for you!
An authentic, Macedonian hand-made baking clay dish! Do you love it? I hope so! 🙂
Many of Macedonia’s national dishes are cooked in clay pots, so I immediately ran to one of the oldest bazaars in Macedonia located in the capital of Skopje and bought one for you…errrr….for one of you!
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And now here’s a popular Macedonian dish, Turli Tava (mixed pot), that is cooked in a clay dish (can be done in any other casserole dish), and it is people’s most favorite in the summer and fall. It’s also very delicious.
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Vegetable and Meat Stew – Turli Tava
Ingredients
- 1 pound of mixed meat – pork and beef – cut in chunks for stew
- Sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1 medium onion, peeled and roughly chopped
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced
- 2 medium potatoes, peeled and roughly chopped
- 2 medium carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 medium eggplant, stem removed and roughly chopped
- 2 red or green bell peppers, stems and seeds removed, roughly chopped
- 1 large tomato, roughly chopped
- 1 1/2 cups of okra, tops and tails cut off, blanched in salted water for 1 minute, rinsed and drained (if unavailable replace with green beans)
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup water
- Parsley, roughly chopped to garnish
Instructions
- Season beef and pork with salt and pepper and set inside the clay dish.
- Mix in the vegetables.
- Season with paprika, salt, and pepper.
- Add in the olive oil and water; mix well.
- Put it in the oven; turn oven to 350˚F, and cook it uncovered for 1 hour and 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Garnish with parsley.
- Let cool for 10 to 15 minutes then serve it warm with crusty bread.
Nutrition
Nutritional info is an estimate and provided as courtesy. Values may vary according to the ingredients and tools used. Please use your preferred nutritional calculator for more detailed info.
Welcome back!!! This stew sounds amazing! I love hearty soups and stew this time of year – and long into spring.
Oh goodness – my last vacation was at least three or four years ago – went to Disney with my boss to help watch their kid. I would like to be able to go back someday and try to enjoy the whole magic of Disney experience.
Welcome back Kate! We did miss you! ๐
That stew looks awesome! I wish it was my dinner!!!! :-)))
I went to Tokyo, Japan to look at the different botany :), mostly.
Welcome back Kate! I’m sure you had a wonderful time with your family and friends. The clay pot is really cool – do you cook in it and serve right? Wow..very precious! You brought it back, that’s amazing…with all of your language! The stew looks delicious too! This summer we went to Seattle for a short vacation, but hoping to go back to Japan and Taiwan (inlaws) this winter…
Welcome home Kate! Hope you had a wonderful time away! The clay pot is just fabulous! But the stew looks even better and so perfect for this time of year! Hope you get over your jet lag….get some rest!
Welcome back! I love your stew recipe. It’s finally cooling off and I can’t wait to try it ๐ I went to North Carolina to visit my sister and brother in law last weekend. I wish I was still there!
Welcome back Kate! Hope you had a great time. My last major vacation (not counting home and within Cali) was NYC!
HIIIIIIIIIIIIII *waving back*
Missed you and cannot wait to read about all your adventures! My last holidays were in Raleigh North Carolina ( don’t ask visiting a now ex lol)
But the second I write tonight..BOOOO to US only contests. Come one, enter my name and I’ll pay the shipping…pretty pretty pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee? I am only a frined nothern roomate ๐ Le t me know OK please ๐
No problem sweetheart!! Don’t worry, I’ll enter you in the giveaway!
Welcome back! You had some amazing guest posts, but it’s nice to see you back! I love this recipe you made…and the dish is lovely! Thank you for the giveaway opportunity and have a GREAT day! I hope the jet lag goes away soon!
Love that dish from Macedonia! It’s exquisite. I’m actually in Mexico City for work… I was here for a weekend so I did get to vacation a bit ๐