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Leek Musakka
🇹🇷 Turkish

Leek Musakka

🇹🇷 Turkish

Hearty and humble: leek braised with vegetables until the broth turns silky and every spoonful comforts. 50 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 15 min Cook 35 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

  • Saltto taste
  • Onion2, chopped
  • Garlic4 cloves, minced
  • Potato3 medium, cubed
  • Tomato Sauce300 ml
  • Olive Oil2 tbsp
  • Carrot2, thickly sliced
  • Stock or Broth750 ml
  • Leek3
  • Urfa Pepper Flakes1 tsp

Optional extras

  • Fresh Parsleyhandful, to finish

Instructions

  1. 1

    Warm the Olive Oil in a heavy casserole and brown the leek well on all sides — real colour means real flavour.

  2. 2

    Lift the leek out, soften the onion and garlic in the same pot, then add the urfa pepper flakes.

  3. 3

    Return the leek, tip in the potato and carrot, and pour over the stock.

  4. 4

    Cover and let it murmur gently for 35-40 minutes until everything is spoon-tender and the broth has body.

  5. 5

    Season with salt and cracked pepper, then shower with fresh parsley right before serving.

Chef's tip

For deeper flavour, toast the urfa pepper flakes in the oil before adding anything wet.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Patlican Ve Patates Musakka/How To Cook This Popular Turkish Side Dish/Melike Kitchen's Vlog · on YouTube