SOĞAN YAHNİSİ

 ONION STEW

The original recipe of Onion Stew is belongs to Naile who has a great blog with a lot of delicious recipes. I decided to try this recipe as soon as I saw it. I was right. It is so delicious.

Ingredients:

• 1 pound white pearl onions
• 1/2 pound beef ( or lamb ) cubes
• 1 cup of cooked chickpeas
• 1 tbsp of tomato paste
• 1/2 tbsp of red pepper paste
• 1 tbsp of pomegranate molasses (or lemon juice )
• 2 tbsp of vegetable oil
• 2 cups of boiling water
  
• 1/4 tsp of black pepper
• salt
  

Cut root ends of pearl onions and peel. Rinse in cold water and then drain.
Take vegetable oil and beef cubes in a large pot. Cook it until it absorbs all of its juice over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Add tomato paste and red pepper paste to the pot and stir for 5 minutes. Add 2 cups of boiling water and stir. Add peeled onions and chickpeas to the pot. Bring it to the boil. Add black pepper, pomegranate molasses, and salt to the pot, stir. Turn the heat down to low and simmer until onions are cooked.
Serve it with rice.