Green Peas Stew (Gjelle me Bizele)
Mediterranean Green Peas Stew with meat and dill, based on an Albanian recipe called Gjelle me Bizele. Great stew for a family dinner!! Serve with rice or toasted bread:)
Servings 6 servings
Calories 330kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb meat cut in chunks for stew
- 1 lb green peas
- 2 tbsps chopped dill
- 1 medium onion
- 2 carrots peeled, chopped
- 2 medium potatoes cut in chunks
- 4 medium tomatoes, soft in the absence of fresh tomatoes, i use a can of diced tomatoes
- 0.5 tbsps salt adjust accordingly if you're adding water
- pepper to taste
- 4 cups hot water
- paprika a pinch
- 4 tbsps olive oil extra virgin
Instructions
- Start by dicing the onion and sauteing in olive oil. Once the onion becomes translucent, add the meat. Keep the temperature on medium-high at this point and stir the meat and onions until meat is browned on all sides.
- Add diced carrots and stir few more times. Then add the diced tomatoes and once the mixture starts to boil lower temperature to medium. Add the green peas & potatoes cut in chunks.
- Then finally add 4 cups of hot water, fresh dill, salt & pepper as well as paprika. Stir well and when the stew starts to boil, then cover up and lower temperature somewhere between low and medium. My stove-top setting has 10 temperature settings, so I usually set it at 4 out of 10 and let the stew cook for at least 40 minutes. I check on it occasionally to make sure it is not running out of water or that the meat is cooking properly. I check towards the end to make sure meat & vegetables are cooked and soft.
- If you like the stew to be thicker, don't cover the stew towards the end and let it steam out some of the water. Alternatively, if you like this dish to be thinner, more like a soup then you can add a little bit more hot water at the end until you achieve desired consistency. However, if you are going to add water, check salt levels as you might need to add a pinch more.
Notes
Estimated nutrition facts (per serving): 330 calories, Total Fat: 4.2g, Total Carbs: 48.1 grams, Dietary Fiber: 11 grams, Protein: 26 grams
Nutrition
Calories: 330kcal