Call Me Crazy, But:::

I FREAKING LOVE This stuff. 

  This is called Kuru Fasulye. (kudu fasool-ye the same a sound in the word ate.) I am sorry to my dear Turkish Readers if I am spelling it wrong. (Yes, I meant to capitalize Readers because I am using it in a Title of respect because you wonderful wonderful people of Turkey have grabbed my heart, and made me the American that LOVES Turkey.) 

  

Now, for you Americans or non-Turks. This is a version of Navy Beans or White beans and cooked with other things and I wanted to tell you all how to make it. 

Why? I love this stuff so much and I wanted to show you how to do it because I am freaking awesome. 

This food is ooooh so good. There is some down stairs right now in The Long Rock's apt, but since it is 2:23am and I do not want to wake anyone up, I will have to wait til morning to eat some... But I am craving this right now and IF I had some I would be eating it up here. "sigh"

Recipe: 

White Beans (Kuru Fasulye)

3 cups white beans (Navy Beans are ok) 

1 Onion

2 Carrots

2 Tbsp. Tomato Paste

1 Tbsp Red Pepper Paste (IF it is available)

2 Tbsp Olive Oil

 Black pepper to taste

Salt to taste

8 cups water

Method

Soak beans over night. Drain and boil in a large pot for about 45 minutes. (or until somewhat soft)

Drain and set aside

In a large pot heat up olive oil and add tomato paste and pepper paste. Add onion and carrots and cook until onion is transparent and carrots are cooked all the way through. 

 Then, What my Turkish mom does is takes a fine strainer and smashes the onion, carrots and paste through it, and makes it into a fine paste ish red paste. Then, gets water back into the white beans on the stove adds water to is so that it is like a soup not too much water but not too dry either, and the smashed paste with the onions are added to the  pot of beans to finish cooking.I have seen it kind of boiling to get it kind of thick. It looks like Baked Bean Soup. Serve Hot! 

It is served with hot peppers served on the side, fresh French Bread, yogurt, and sometimes Beef is added in the soup. Depending on where you go, but this family I live with prefers it without meat (yay!)

I have heard other people put it over rice, but in this family we don't really serve it that way. 

I got the picture off the internet on resimle yemeklik. Something like that. 

 I love this so much. There is a song with Kuru Fasulye in it!!! Please look below:  It is not about Kuru Fasulye, It is about a man that wants to marry a woman, but anyway... Here it is!!!

Also , I would like to tell you about this dish a little. It is a very old staple dish dating back to the Ottoman Empire Kitchen. This means that although there are variations of this dish, anywhere that the Ottoman Empire Ruled, you will find a variation of this dish. I hope you cook it and enjoy it! Let me know what you think or if you have questions about how to cook it, I would like to hear from you! Post it on my blog! 

Peace! 

and as we say in Turkey Afiyat Olsun!!! (Bon Apetit)