Tavë me Presh ska Mish Meatless Leek Bake
An Albania dinner. Ready in about 1 hour 37 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 27 minPrep (about)
- 1 hr 10 minCook (about)
- 1 hr 37 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 7 oz rice Shopping tip: Long-grain white rice.
Fresh & other
- 1.1 lb leek
- 3 red bell pepper Shopping tip: Bell pepper (UK recipes call it pepper).
- 1 clove garlic
- 4 ¼ cups vegetable stock Shopping tip: Vegetable broth (carton or can), or a bouillon cube in hot water.
Sauces & oils
- Splash olive oil
Spices & seasonings (6): paprika, oregano, parsley, basil, salt, pepper
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp oregano Shopping tip: Dried is fine.
- 1 tsp parsley
- 1 tsp basil Shopping tip: Dried basil is fine here.
- Pinch salt
- Pinch pepper
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Prepare the dish.
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Fry the leeks in a little dash of olive oil for some minutes until they start to brown.
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Prepare the Dish.
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Add paprika, pepper, salt, herbs, stock, garlic and the roasted red peppers.
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Give it a good stir.
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Add the rice.
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Stir again.
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Leave it to come to the boil.
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Leave to simmer for 2 minutes.
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Pour the mix in a baking tray using a depth of 2 inches or more.
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Mix well and ensure equally levelled out, cooking.
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Place on the bottom self of a heat the oven at 180 degrees.
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Leave to bake for 1 hour, serving.
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When cooked turn off the oven plus keeping the door open leave the leek cook in the oven to cool for 10 minutes before serving.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.