Garlicy Bulgur Buttons (Sarımsaklı Köfte)

These little delicious buttons are known by a variety of names in different regions of Turkey such as sarımsaklı köfte or fellah köftesi, etc. Along with the name change come a variety of sauces. I am posting the recipe with three different sauces. Whichever sauce you pick, there are must do's when following the recipe: buttons should be small, you really need to press you finger on each one (it holds the sauce), and do not go light on garlic.for...

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Shrimp Stew (Karides Güveç)

This is a family recipe that I wanted to post here for a long time, but it is so tasty that I usually never have a chance to photograph it. Here we goserves 61 or 2 lb raw, peeled shrimp (use 2 lb if you are having company)1 onion, finely chopped4-5 cloves of garlic, finely chopped3 tbsp olive oil2 green pepper, chopped2 red peppers, choppedsliced white mushroom (use as much as you want)3-4 tomatoes, diced (if you will use canned diced tomato, put...

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