Bulgarian Pepper and Cheese Casserole
This is from the Moosewood cookbook, halved and with a slight change. It is so good, I make it almost every week!
This is from the Moosewood cookbook, halved and with a slight change. It is so good, I make it almost every week!
This is an old Bulgarian Recipe for a very tender meat slowly cooked in wine sauce. It takes no time to fix and it taste like you cooked it a whole day. You could use either white or red wine and see what suits your taste. I also prefer to use more than 1 onion, but you can use as little as half. You are going to need one pot with a lid.
This dish has a Turkish name and I guess it’s origin is Turkey. However the recipe I am sharing today comes from the Southern part of Bulgaria. It is very healthy meal, full with vitamins and protein. It is usually made with pork or beef, tomatoes,okra, mushrooms, peas, green beans, potatoes, eggplant, onions, herbs, and spices and is often served with “Balkan Mixed Salad”, a combination of roasted eggplant, sweet roasted peppers, garlic, tomatoes. The veggies in this dish can vary depending on the season. Here is my version of it. You will need a large clay bowl with lid.
Unlike what you might expect, this is one of the easiest dishes in my repertory. In takes time to bake but preparation is a breeze. There are an awful lot of different moussakas that I suppose all originate from different parts of the Balkans. This is the most popular one in Bulgaria and when you order moussaka in a Bulgarian restaurant this is exactly what you are going to get. All others are named after the veggies used — moussaka with zucchini, with eggplant or vegetarian moussaka (rice and vegetables).
Make and share this Bulgarian Chushki Burek (Bulgarian Peppers Burek) recipe from Food.com.
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