Gyuvech in Bulgarian

Gyuvech in Bulgarian is a simple and multivariate dish. Guvech has many cooking options, so it is important to learn the algorithm of its preparation, and the rest will depend on what you like and what you have in the refrigerator. You can cook gyuvech with mushrooms, poultry, meat, even with fish, or you can completely lean option - as in this case.
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Composition / ingredients

servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 10 % 1 g
Fats 50 % 5 g
Carbohydrates 40 % 4 g
58 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 1 h 20 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    Gyuvech is cooked in Bulgarian from a large number of different vegetables, take eggplant, zucchini, carrots, onions, string beans, carrots, sweet peppers, sunflower oil and a set of spices, among which paprika is mandatory.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Peel, rinse, drain all vegetables - prepare for use as usual. Cut the vegetables into large chunks.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Lay the vegetables in layers in one large or several serving pots. I started with eggplant. Then I added carrots, onions, zucchini, red bell pepper.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Cut a ripe tomato into cubes, also put it in a pot on top. Add spices, salt, bay leaf to the pot.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Pour in sunflower or any other vegetable oil, water (broth or wine is possible). There is enough liquid up to half or 2/3 of the volume of the pot so that it does not flow out when boiling.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Cover the pot with a lid and bake for about an hour in an oven heated to 180-200 degrees.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    Check readiness with a knife, piercing the whole mass - if it goes easily, then the dish is ready. Help yourself!

Gyuvech in Bulgarian has its name due to the fact that it is a traditional dish of Bulgarian cuisine. Exactly the same name is also used for the preparation of gyuvech - a clay pot. Portioned pots are called guveche.
Like any traditional dish, guvech has many versions. Depending on the terrain, the season, the composition of seasonings and components changes. And, as happens with any recipe, each hostess has her own guvech, adapting it for her family. There are no special laws in the preparation of a camel - what was found was put in a pot - very convenient!
Cooking gyuvech in Bulgarian is quite simple. All components need to be placed in layers together with seasonings and sent to the oven. There they languish until they are ready, soaked in each other's tastes and aromas, and you get a ready-made product to the table.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Tomatoes - 23   kcal/100g
  • Sweet pepper - 27   kcal/100g
  • Carrots - 33   kcal/100g
  • Dried carrots - 275   kcal/100g
  • Boiled carrots - 25   kcal/100g
  • Eggplant - 24   kcal/100g
  • Bay leaf - 313   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Water - 0   kcal/100g
  • Sunflower oil - 898   kcal/100g
  • Refined sunflower oil - 899   kcal/100g
  • Paprika - 289   kcal/100g
  • String beans - 24   kcal/100g
  • Zucchini - 16   kcal/100g
  • A mixture of peppers with peas - 231   kcal/100g

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