Black Sea Turshu Kavurma is a popular dish of Black Sea Cuisine and it can be described as a Roasted Green Beans Pickles. Most often, Black Sea Turshu Kavurma is served as a main course at lunch or dinner and sometimes even at breakfast.

Black Sea Turshu Kavurma main ingredient is Green Beans Pickles.

The original recipe of Black Sea Turshu Kavurma comes from the South-East Coast of Our Lovely Sea, where it is called – Tursu Kavurmasi and it is frequently made in almost every home in the South-East Coast of Our Lovely Black Sea.

The name of this dish comes from the Turkish words Tursu and Kavurma, which means in English «pickle» and «roast» respectively.

Preparation stage of Black Sea Turshu Kavurma is quite simple as the dish is prepared directly from pickled green beans which need to be kept and soak in the water for 1 hour before cooking.

Cooking this dish is not complicated. Take the bean pickles from the water and drain well.  Chop them into large pieces. Cut the onions into half rings and fry them in a deep pan in a preheated mix of olive oil and butter until the onions turn brown. Add the pepper flakes and mix a few times. Add the chopped pickled beans and continue roasting. Crush the garlic cloves in a mortar and add it to the pan. Roast for a couple of minutes, add salt and cover the pan with the lid. Take a pan from the heat.

Traditionally Black Sea Turshu Kavurma is served hot or cold and it goes well with a glass of wine or ayran, or Black Sea Tea. Sometimes this dish is cooked in advance.

You can enjoy Black Sea Turshu Kavurma with friends and family in #BlackSeaCuisine restaurants or at home as it is not very difficult to prepare.

Black Sea Cuisine is simple, tasty and inexpensive.