Arabaşı

Sample Dishes from Turkish Cuisine

Arabaşı Soup (Arabaşı)

Instructions

Place 2 cups of flour and 2 dessert spoon of salt in a sauce pan. Work in 2 cups of water. Add 3 cups of hot water to the sauce pan while rapidly stirring the flour paste. Cook for 15-20 minutes. Wet a service plate of 25-30 cm. diameter and pour the cooked dough. When cooled, cut into 2 cm. squares. Place the margarine in another sauce pan and add the remaining flour and stir fry for approximately 2-3 minutes until it turns yellow and add the tomato paste. Add the chicken meat, chicken stock, salt and the remaining hot water and stir until it comes to boil. Let boil for 5 minutes and sprinkle in the peppers, add the lemon juice and turn off the heat when it comes to boil once more. Serve with the side dish of previously made dough pastry.

Servings: 6

Nutritional Value
(in approximately one serving)

Notes

This is a dish from the Central Anatolia region. It is a soup prepared on special occasions of the winter season (such as New Year's eve). In the villages the dough is served on a serving dish and the soup in a large bowl called "tas". People first help themselves to a piece of dough and later to the soup. The combination of the cold dough and the hot and peppery soup make for a very special taste.