Super Easy Cauliflower with Ground Beef Dish!

 

Kıymalı Karnabahar Yemeği

Turkish Cauliflower with Ground Beef (Kıymalı Karnabahar) Recipe

Winter is coming! Fortunately, Anatolian (Turkish) cuisine isn't all just summer (vegetable base foods) dishes and summer meze dishes. Because, we have lost of winter foods. So we thought that it would be nice to introduce some of the delicacies from Anatolian (Turkish) cuisine during the year’s coldest months. These winter tastes are so much a part of Turkish culture, that they don’t just fill your stomach, but also shape your winter experience too. For example: "Roasted Chestnuts" are perhaps the most symbolic streetfood that is associated with winter. And "Sahlep (Salep)" is a delicious Turkish drink that is only consumed in winter. It warms you up and gives you a unique taste combined with cinnamon on top. What about pickles? Yes Turkish pickles mainly help us to preserve our vegetables throughout winter. And drinking the pickle juice is believed to protect one from the cold. Also, "Pumpkin dessert" is a typical winter food that we consume it alot in winter times. In cold days, we consume winter soups such as "Tribe soup", "Tarhana soup", "Yogurt soup" etc.

Maybe, "Cauliflower with Ground Beef (Kıymalı Karnıbahar)" is the most famous one in winter dishes. When we were kids; nearly every Saturday night, we went to a family dinner at our Grandma's house. She made many diferent dishes and deserts from Turkish cuisine for us. But, one dish I was particularly fond of was the cauliflower with ground beef (in Turkish: Kiymali karnabahar). 

Turkish Cauliflower with Ground Beef Dish

In this post, we are going to share our "Cauliflower with Ground Beef (Kıymalı Karnıbahar)" recipe with you. It is a simple and quick weeknight meal for these cold winter days. Bye the way, It was heavy snowing outside while we were preparing this post.

How to Make Cauliflower with Ground Beef (Kıymalı Karnabahar)!

It is a really simple and quick weeknight meal for these cold winter days. Its recipe is very simple and its preparation is not complicated. We are sure that when you try this recipe, you and your house holds like this dish very much. Also, many our friends call this delicious dish as Turkish Keto dish. 

Ingredients: a cauliflower head, 

İngredients: 600-650 gr Ground beef,

Ingredients: 1 tablespoon butter and 2 tablespoons olive oil,

Ingredients: 1 Normal size onion and 2-3 cloves garlic,

Ingredients: 1 teaspoon of lemon juice,

Ingredients: 1 tablespoon tomato paste
and 1 or 2 Cups of hot/normal water

Ingredients: 1/2 teaspoon of salt, ground black pepper
and red pepper flakes,

First melt your butter and olive oil in a large pot,

Then take the ground beef in a pot and saute
over medium heat until it changes color,

Meanwhile chop the onion and garlic cloves, 

Then add chopped onions and saute until
translucent (about 5 mins.)
 

Meanwhile add the garlic and cook for another minute,

Stir the mixture well,

Then add 1/2 teaspoon of salt, ground black pepper
 and red pepper flakes and stir, 

Meanwhile add the tomato paste and keep the stirring,

Wash the cauliflower head and cut into florets,

Then add the cauliflower into meat mixture and stir,

Then add enough water (hot or normal water)
 to almost cover the cauliflower,

Bring to a boil over high heat and Lastly add lemon juice
 and adjust the salt to taste and stir,

Then cover and turn down the heat to medium and simmer
 for 30 mins. until the cauliflower is soft,

Serve hot,

A bowl of yogurt goes well with this dish,

Turkish Keto Recipe - Cauliflower with Ground Beef Dish.

Recipe for Cauliflower with Ground Beef (Kıymalı Karnabahar)!

Here it is our Cauliflower with Ground Beef (Kıymalı Karnıbahar)'s recipe;

Very good family favourite;

Serving: 4-5 servings, Preparation Time: 10 minutes, Cooking Time: 45 minutes, Cuisine: Mediterranean & Turkish Cuisines,

Ingredients:

• 1 Cauliflower Head (cleaned, and cut into florets),
• 600 or 650 gr Ground beef,
• 1 Medium size onion, chopped,
• 2 or 3 Cloves garlic, chopped,
• 1/2 Teaspoon ground black pepper,
• 1/2 Teaspoon red pepper flakes, 
• 1/2 Teaspoon salt,
• 1 Tablespoon butter,
• 2 Tablespoons olive oil, (if you want, you can use sunflower oil or canola oil),
• 2 Tablespoons tomato paste, 
• 1 Teaspoon lemon juice, (if you want, you can add more lemon juice),
• 1 or 2 Cups of hot water,

Preparation:

1. First of all, put your all ingredients on your work surface. First melt the olive oil and butter in a large pot over medium heat. Then, take the ground beef in a pot and saute over medium heat until it changes color. Then, add the onions and saute until translucent, about five minutes. Meanwhile, add the garlic and cook for another minute. Then add tomato paste, salt, ground black pepper and red pepper flakes and stir. 
2. Then add the cauliflower and just enough water (hot or normal water) to almost cover the cauliflower, about 1-2 cups. Bring to a boil over high heat. Cover and turn down the heat to medium, and simmer for 30 minutes until the cauliflower is soft. 
3. Lastly add lemon juice and adjust the salt to taste and stir. If you like more spicy, you can add extra ground black pepper and red pepper flakes before serving. 
4. Serve hot. We generally eat this dish with yogurt and bread.

Enjoy!

Cauliflower with Ground Beef Dish Recipe

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