Istanbul VLOG | Turkish Comfort Foods To Take Along & Exploring Near City Walls

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner while ground pork is often less expensive.

yogurt

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt is thicker and richer in protein.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil adds healthy fats, while margarine is often cheaper.

black pepper

🥗Healthier: white pepper

💰Cheaper: cayenne pepper

White pepper offers a similar flavor without the cost.

Partially boil the green lentils to shorten cooking time.

Sauté onions in two pans for the soup and the sauce.

Cook the ground beef in one pan, adding some to the soup for texture and protein.

Add tomato paste and pepper paste to both pans along with garlic.

Grate one carrot into the ground beef sauce and add chopped green peppers.

Pour in bone broth into the soup for added flavor.

Season with salt and cooked green lentils, cooking for about 10 minutes.

Add orzo pasta to the soup to make it rich.

Sprinkle dried mint into the soup once ready.

For the ground beef sauce, add tomato and pepper paste, butter, extra water, black pepper, and oregano.

Serve the quick mantı by placing the minced meat sauce on top of the pasta, adding yogurt and melted butter with chili flakes for extra flavor.

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