A Taste of Turkey: The Country's Most Delicious Dishes
Gourmandize Staff,
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Pide
A pide is a delicious pastry dish filled with meat or vegetables. It was likely invented in the northern Turkish city of Samsun on the Black Sea. The term comes from the Greek word 'pita', which means 'bread'.
The filling possibilities are endless, but here's how you can make one with blue cheese and green olives - it's our fave!
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Ingredients
- 1 onion
- 5 - 6 thick rashers bacon
- 1/2 lb sausage meat
- 1/2 cup tomato paste
- 2 cloves garlic, diced
- 2 bell peppers, diced
- Salt
- 1 cabbage head
Method
- Fry the bacon in a skillet, then add onion, and meat.
- Add tomato paste, bell peppers, garlic and salt, and simmer till cooked through
- Boil 1 whole cabbage head in salted water till tender
- Spoon mixture into individual cabbage leaves, and fold carefully to form little rolls
- Serve with any remaining mixture
- Enjoy!