Ground Beef Spinach (Etli Ispanak)

Serves 2 – 3

Ingredients
300-500 gr spinach, washed, drained, and coarsely chopped
~150 gr ground beef
2 tablespoons Turkish bulgur (you can subtitute it with rice)
1 medium size onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, grated or finely chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
1 tomato, peeled and diced
1 teaspoon chilli paste
2 teaspoon tomato paste
Salt and pepper to taste
Water (optional)

Garlic Yogurt Sauce
½-1 cup of plain yogurt
1-2 cloves of garlic, mashed or grated


How to make it
Melt the butter in a stewpot over medium heat and then add in the olive oil. Saute the onion until half tender, about 2-3 minutes, and then add in the ground beef, salt, and pepper, stir well. Let it cook until the ground beef colour turns to light brown. Add in garlic, chilli paste, tomato paste, and tomato, mix them well.
Put the spinach over the ground beef mixture in the stewpot, stir them, pour a glass of hot water (optional) and then cover the lid. You can add in salt and/or pepper if necessery. Half through cooked, add in the turkish bulgur and some extra hot water if needed, and then cook until bulgur is tender. Meanwhile, mix all the ingredients of the garlic yogurt sauce in a small bowl.
For serving, place the dish on a serving plate and pour a couple of spoons of the garlic yogurt sauce over the top of it. Best serve with the Turkish Bread.