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Turkish Kumpir with Kofta Baked Beans
The streets of Istanbul are lined with an array of exciting foodstuffs, the heartiest of which is kumpir, the beloved Turkish baked potato. Gigantic potatoes are baked in a wood-fired oven until crispy and then the kumpir-maestro slices the potato in half, adds a generous amount of butter and cheese and theatrically whips everything together with a knife. This mesmerising process takes a few minutes until the ingredients are well and truly combined, giving you plenty of time to decide on your toppings! As well as the traditional cheese, pickled cabbage and biber salcasi (pepper paste), here we’ve got kofta baked beans, garlic yogurt sauce and a refreshing parsley and sumac salad.
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40 mins
1 hr 45 mins
2/5
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£8.67
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The streets of Istanbul are lined with an array of exciting foodstuffs, the heartiest of which is kumpir, the beloved Turkish baked potato. Gigantic potatoes are baked in a wood-fired oven until crispy and then the kumpir-maestro slices the potato in half, adds a generous amount of butter and cheese and theatrically whips everything together with a knife. This mesmerising process takes a few minutes until the ingredients are well and truly combined, giving you plenty of time to decide on your toppings! As well as the traditional cheese, pickled cabbage and biber salcasi (pepper paste), here we’ve got kofta baked beans, garlic yogurt sauce and a refreshing parsley and sumac salad. 
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Recipe
40 mins
1 hr 45 mins
2/5
High Effort
Lamb
Potatoes
Taste Profile
Fragrant
Mild
Origin
Middle Eastern
Turkey
Pickle Spices: green chilli, yellow MUSTARD, dill seed, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, garlic
Garlic Sauce Blend: mint, parsley, garlic, black pepper
Biber Salcasi Spices: red bell pepper, mild chilli flakes, Urfa chilli, paprika, onion, oil, salt
Sumac Blend: sumac, parsley, black pepper, red bell pepper
Topping Spices: cumin, mild chilli flakes, mint, oregano, oil, salt
Ground Spices: cumin, cinnamon, allspice, oregano, red bell pepper, black pepper
Kofta Spices: Urfa chilli, black pepper, cumin, parsley, smoked paprika, allspice, cinnamon, mint, garlic, oil, salt
May contain CELERY and SESAME. Allergens are listed in CAPITALS
Garlic Sauce Blend: mint, parsley, garlic, black pepper
Biber Salcasi Spices: red bell pepper, mild chilli flakes, Urfa chilli, paprika, onion, oil, salt
Sumac Blend: sumac, parsley, black pepper, red bell pepper
Topping Spices: cumin, mild chilli flakes, mint, oregano, oil, salt
Ground Spices: cumin, cinnamon, allspice, oregano, red bell pepper, black pepper
Kofta Spices: Urfa chilli, black pepper, cumin, parsley, smoked paprika, allspice, cinnamon, mint, garlic, oil, salt
May contain CELERY and SESAME. Allergens are listed in CAPITALS
- 500g lamb or beef mince
- 4 large baking potatoes (preferably at least 300g each)
- ½ white or red cabbage
- 2 red onions
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 25g bunch of parsley
- 1 lemon
- 60g butter
- 150g cheddar cheese
- 150g natural yogurt (full fat is best)
- 30g breadcrumbs
- 2 x 400g tins of cannellini beans
- 400g tin of tomatoes
- 50ml vinegar (white wine or cider vinegar is best)
- 40g sugar
Product Rating (1):
A fantastic mix of flavours and textures. A very messy, tasty dinner, made me want to head off to Istanbul
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It's so often the messiest dishes that are the tastiest! We hope you get to go to Istanbul one day and sample Kumpir!