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Gyuvech
Bulgarian vegetable stew baked in a clay pot with okra and paprika
Gyuvech takes its name from the glazed clay pot it is baked in, and in late summer in the villages of the Rhodopes and the Thracian plain it is slid into the bread oven packed with peppers, aubergine, okra, green beans, potatoes and tomato, seasoned with paprika and the herb chubritsa (summer savory). In the last minutes, eggs are often cracked over the top and baked until just set. It is served straight from the pot with bread to scoop up the juices. Unlike Greek briam, the vegetables stew in a paprika broth under a lid rather than roasting in oil. Chef's tip: put a clay pot into a cold oven; heating it first is the usual mistake and can crack it.
- Total time
- 100 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
To finish
Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Heat 4 tbsp sunflower oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and soften 1 onion until translucent. Stir in 2 tsp sweet paprika off the heat.
6 minStep 2: In a large clay pot or casserole, mix 3 potatoes, 1 aubergine, 3 red and green peppers, 7 oz okra, 5 ½ oz green beans and 1 carrot with the onion and its red oil, 14 oz chopped tomatoes, 1 tsp dried savory (chubritsa) and 1 ½ tsp salt. Pour over ¾ cup hot water.
10 minStep 3: Cover with the lid, put into a cold oven and set it to 400°F (350°F fan). Bake until the potatoes are tender and the juices bubble thickly, about 1 hour. Stir once halfway.
60 minStep 4: Uncover, stir in 3 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, make hollows in the vegetables and crack in 4 eggs. Scatter over 3 ½ oz sirene or feta and bake uncovered until the whites are set but the yolks still soft, about 10–12 minutes.
12 minStep 5: Rest for 5 minutes and serve from the pot with bread.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 310 kcal
- Protein
- 13 g
- Carbs
- 30 g
- Fat
- 16 g
- Fibre
- 8 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does gyuvech take?
- About 100 minutes in total: 25 minutes to prepare and 75 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of potatoes?
- Sweet potato, same weight (sweeter, cooks a little faster).
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