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Turli Tava

Name: Turli Tava
Total time: 120 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: North Macedonia
Ingredients: 400g Pork Shoulder; 1 Eggplant; 1 Zucchini; 8 Okra; 2 Green Bell Pepper; 3 Tomato; 2 Potato; 1 Onion; 2 cloves Garlic; 2 tsp Paprika; 4 tbsp Sunflower oil; 2 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper; 200ml Water

Main Dish

⏱ 120 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐

Meat and summer vegetables all mixed together and baked in a clay pot — a North Macedonian feast.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Turli tava means 'mixed pot': lamb or pork is combined with summer vegetables like eggplant, zucchini, okra, pepper, tomato, and potato in a clay pot and slowly baked in the oven. Often made at summer harvest, it descends from the Balkan cuisine of the Ottoman era.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a North Macedonian farm in summer, a clay pot packed with vegetables and meat is pulled from the bread oven and set at the center of the table.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Pork Shoulder 400g
Eggplant 1
Zucchini 1
Okra 8
Green Bell Pepper 2
Tomato 3
Potato 2
Onion 1
Garlic 2 cloves
Paprika 2 tsp
Sunflower oil 4 tbsp
Salt 2 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch
Water 200ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cube the meat and brown in oil, then sauté sliced onion and garlic.
Cut all the vegetables into large pieces.
Layer the meat and vegetables alternately in a clay pot and season with paprika, salt, and pepper.
Drizzle with water and the remaining oil, cover with a lid or foil, and bake at 180°C for 1 hour.
Uncover and bake 20 minutes to brown the top.

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