Kavarma Kebap looks interesting. Mind posting your recipe?
Sure, tho i'm not very good with the measurements as i rarely use them myself.
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For four people:
500g Stir fry pork (i use this but you can get any lean pork and slice it into thin strips - about 1/2 inch think and 2"-3" long)
500g mushrooms
2 leeks
1 medium onion
1 soup spoon full with tomato paste (when i say full i mean with a pretty big dome)
1 flat tea spoon Dijon mustard (can go more or less depending on your taste)
150ml white wine (dry)
Sunflower oil
water
1-2 pork stock cube
salt
pepper
parsley
savory - This is probably the most important spice and part of the meal. Not easy to find in UK. Try any Bulgarian, Turkish or maybe Polish shops. It is called Chubritsa (Чубрица) in Bulgarian, cząber in Polish and, i think, lezzetli or kokulu in Turkish.
So first dice the pork (the leaner the better) or if you have the stir fry just use it as it is out of the package.
Dice the leeks, mushrooms (don't make the mushrooms to small as they will shrink anyway) and onions so everything is ready to go.
Then heat up a pan with some of the sunflower oil and seal the pork. It will release some of it's juices which is fine. Once it's all white take it all out and leave it in a bowl on the side.
Put some more oil to heat up and fry/steam off the onions and the leeks.
To do this, first have them in for about a minute when you stir it so the heat gets everywhere, then add just a little water and put a lid on it so they get soft. After 6-7 min add the soup spoon of tomato paste to give it a little fry too stirring constantly. This should take about a minute or so. Add the mushrooms, stir and put the lid back on. Stir periodically until the mushrooms look cooked.
Now add the wine some water (not too much so it does not start looking like a soup)and let it all come to boil. Add a 2-3 pinches of parsley (i use dried to cook and fresh to decorate), 2-3 pinches or savory, salt (don't add too much salt as the stock cubes are still to come) and black pepper to taste. Add the meat with it's juices to the pan/pot. Let it boil with the lid on and once it comes to boil add the mustard and the stock cube(s).
Cook for about 30 minutes on medium low heat, stirring occasionally so it does not burn on the bottom, adding more water if needed.
If you have time you can have it cook a little longer and then the meat gets really tender. I usually do about 45 if i have the time.
If you have incidentally added too much water, or find it too runny you can either take the lid off for a bit, until you get the thickness you like or you could add some flour to thicken it up.
Serve with rice or mash.
Enjoy
Oh yes, you can substitute the pork with chicken or beef but the beef version will take longer to cook to get the tenderness.