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Kavarma – pork and pepper stew
A home version of Bulgarian pork stew with peppers and tomatoes. Serves 4.
100 minutesEasy
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Ingredients
- 800 g diced pork shoulder
- 2 onions
- 2 red peppers
- 3 garlic cloves
- 400 g chopped tomatoes
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 2 dl meat stock
- 3 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp dried summer savory or thyme
- salt and pepper
Method
- 1Brown pork in oil in batches. Chop onions, peppers and garlic.
- 2Sauté vegetables for 5 minutes. Add tomato purée, paprika and herbs and stir for 1 minute.
- 3Return pork, add tomatoes and stock and simmer covered for 60–75 minutes until tender.
- 4Reduce uncovered if needed and season. Serve with bread or rice if desired.



