Ingredients for Zucchini Stew (Kabak Yemeği)
- 1 onion
- 1 red pepper
- ½ tea glass (about 50 ml / 3 tbsp + 1 tsp) vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon salça (Turkish tomato/pepper paste)
- 4 zucchini
- ½ tea glass (about 50 ml / 3 tbsp + 1 tsp) rice
- 1 handful parsley
- 1 handful fresh mint
- 1 dessert spoon (about 2 tsp) salt
- 1 handful dill
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Aleppo pepper flakes
How to Make Zucchini Stew (Kabak Yemeği)
In a pot, sauté the finely diced onion and 1 julienned red pepper in half a tea glass of vegetable oil. Add 1 tablespoon of salça and stir. Add 4 trimmed, washed, and cubed zucchini and half a tea glass of washed and picked rice. Reduce the heat, cover with a lid, and wait for them to lightly color. Once they have turned golden, add water just until it covers the ingredients, then chop 1 handful of parsley. Add 1 handful of fresh mint, 1 dessert spoon of salt, 1 handful of dill, half a teaspoon of black pepper, and 1 teaspoon of Aleppo pepper flakes, then stir to combine. Once it comes to a boil, cook on low heat with the lid on. Enjoy your meal...
About This Recipe
Zucchini is an annual plant whose fruit is consumed as a vegetable, replanted fresh every year. It was discovered thousands of years ago and today we can prepare it in almost every way imaginable. Zucchini is high in fiber, which makes it an essential vegetable on any diet plan. Zucchini also contains potassium, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, sodium, and iron minerals.
*It fights cancer by preventing the proliferation of free radicals in the body.
*Thanks to the lutein it contains, it prevents eye diseases such as cataracts that can lead to blindness.
*It helps the body eliminate harmful toxins through urine and stool.
*It is effective in preventing joint pain and strengthens the spinal structure.
*Thanks to the iron, magnesium, and zinc minerals found in zucchini, it reduces the risk of developing osteoporosis.
*Rich in potassium and magnesium, zucchini lowers bad cholesterol levels and helps prevent the onset of heart disease.
*It strengthens the immune system against summer allergies.
*It provides the body with resistance against upper respiratory tract ailments.
Just like our Eggplant Stew with Meat, we have prepared our Zucchini Stew recipe — a staple of our tables. Bon appétit…
