Bulgarian Recipe - Monastery Gyuvetch
September 4th, 2007
This dish used to be prepared at the Rila Monastery kitchen. Rila Monastery is one of the famous Bulgarian Visitors attractions - a monastery which has survived many attacks by the Ottoman Turks and has provided a shelter for many persecuted people.
Ingredients:
- 1 kg braised beef
- 4 medium tomatoes
- 120 g mushrooms
- 1 cup of rice
- 1 onion
- 150 g olives
- a bunch of parsley
- 2 tbs vegetable oil
- 25 g butter
- 1 tbs sugar
- 2 1/2 cups beef-stock
- black pepper, paprika and salt
How to cook:
Cut the beef into cubes or small pieces and fry in a pan with a little oil for about 5 minutes. Add the chopped onions, beef-stock and paprika, 5 minutes later add the mushrooms and rice and simmer for about 15 minutes. Add the chopped tomatoes, add salt, butter, 1 tbs sugar and the olives, then cook for further 5 minutes. Preheat oven to 190°C. Put the content of the pan into a baking dish and cook for about 30 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and pepper before serving. Bon Apetit!
