Knotgrass with Turkish Pastrami
Knotgrass is the magical herb from Harry Potter, but this time it is turned into a very healthy dish.
Servings 6 servings
Calories 110kcal
Ingredients
- 500 grams knotgrass
- 100 grams pastrami optional
- 3 tablespoons fine bulgur
- 1 onion chopped
- 5 garlic cloves halved
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 300 millilitres water warm
Instructions
- Wash the knotgrass. Cut to edible pieces.
- Chop the onions.
- Add the olive oil to a large pot. Add the onions. Cook until onions are translucent and then add the garlic and cook for another minute.
- Add the tomato paste and sauté for another two minutes.
- Slice the pastrami to small pieces. If not available you can also use sucuk, also cut to slices. Or you can completely skip this step to make a vegan dish, which will be good as well.
- Add the knotgrass and sauté until it starts to leave off its water.
- Add 3 tablespoons grounded bulgur. Mix.
- Add about warm water to cover about half way the knotgrass. Cover the lid.
- Cook first high, and then low heat until the bulgur and the knotgrass is cooked. Add salt, mix and close the heat.
- Serve with warm as a main dish with plain yogurt. You can also use yogurt with crushed garlic. Enjoy.