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Beef Guvec
🇹🇷 Turkish

Beef Guvec

🇹🇷 Turkish

An oven-born turkish classic — beef under a savoury crust that crackles when served. 58 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 18 min Cook 40 min Serves 4 Hard

Ingredients

  • Heavy Cream200 ml
  • Saltto taste
  • Onion1, sliced into rings
  • Tomato3
  • Potato2
  • Olive Oil1 tbsp, for the dish
  • Beef500 g
  • Cheese100 g, grated
  • Urfa Pepper Flakes1 tsp
  • Green Pepper2

Optional extras

  • Fresh Parsleyhandful, to finish

Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat the oven to 190°C and butter or oil a baking dish.

  2. 2

    Layer the onion over the base, season, then nestle in the beef.

  3. 3

    Pour the cream around the edges, scatter over the cheese and the urfa pepper flakes.

  4. 4

    Bake for 30-35 minutes until bubbling at the rim and burnished on top.

  5. 5

    Rest for 5 minutes so it sets, then spoon out with the pan juices and plenty of black pepper.

Chef's tip

Every oven runs hot or cold; start checking 5 minutes early.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Traditional Turkish GUVECH | Meat & Veggies Stew In Instant Pot · on YouTube