Tavche Gravche
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Tavče Gravče or Fasoulotavas (English
translation: beans in a skillet) is a traditional Macedonian
dish. It is prepared with fresh beans and it can be found in almost all restaurants in Macedonia and all over the Greek
and Macedonian
diaspora
. It is served in traditional Macedonian earthenware. Tavče Gravče is considered the national dish of the Republic of Macedonia
.
and the black pepper. Apart in a pan fry an onion together with the black pepper. When the beans are boiled put it in earthenware together with the onion and the red pepper and stir well. After that, put a lid on the earthenware and put the dish in oven to be cooked on 220 °C. During the baking you should be careful, as the beans should not become dry.
The earthenware does not just give a traditional look to the meal, but also keeps the beans warm.
The beans can be eaten with different kinds of meat
.
Tavče Gravče in the Tetovo
style is widely known in Macedonia.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
translation: beans in a skillet) is a traditional Macedonian
Macedonia (region)
Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe. Its boundaries have changed considerably over time, but nowadays the region is considered to include parts of five Balkan countries: Greece, the Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Albania, Serbia, as...
dish. It is prepared with fresh beans and it can be found in almost all restaurants in Macedonia and all over the Greek
Macedonians (Greeks)
Macedonians are a regional population group of ethnic Greeks, inhabiting or originating from the region of Macedonia, in northern Greece. Today, most live in or around the regional capital city of Thessaloniki. Many have spread across the whole of Greece and in the diaspora.-Preface:Greek...
and Macedonian
Macedonians (ethnic group)
The Macedonians also referred to as Macedonian Slavs: "... the term Slavomacedonian was introduced and was accepted by the community itself, which at the time had a much more widespread non-Greek Macedonian ethnic consciousness...
diaspora
Macedonian diaspora
The Macedonian diaspora consists of ethnic Macedonian emigrants and their descendants in countries such as Australia, Italy, Germany, Canada, the United States and others. It is a result of historical and modern day emigration. It is claimed that the diaspora numbers over a million people...
. It is served in traditional Macedonian earthenware. Tavče Gravče is considered the national dish of the Republic of Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
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Ingredients
Below are the ingredients for preparing the dish, but every cuisine uses other ingredients, too, and has its own method of preparation.- beans
- onionOnionThe onion , also known as the bulb onion, common onion and garden onion, is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium. The genus Allium also contains a number of other species variously referred to as onions and cultivated for food, such as the Japanese bunching onion The onion...
- oilOilAn oil is any substance that is liquid at ambient temperatures and does not mix with water but may mix with other oils and organic solvents. This general definition includes vegetable oils, volatile essential oils, petrochemical oils, and synthetic oils....
- red dry pepperCapsicumCapsicum is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. Its species are native to the Americas where they have been cultivated for thousands of years, but they are now also cultivated worldwide, used as spices, vegetables, and medicines - and have become are a key element in...
- red and black pepperBlack pepperBlack pepper is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. The fruit, known as a peppercorn when dried, is approximately in diameter, dark red when fully mature, and, like all drupes, contains a single seed...
, saltSaltIn chemistry, salts are ionic compounds that result from the neutralization reaction of an acid and a base. They are composed of cations and anions so that the product is electrically neutral...
and parsleyParsleyParsley is a species of Petroselinum in the family Apiaceae, native to the central Mediterranean region , naturalized elsewhere in Europe, and widely cultivated as an herb, a spice and a vegetable.- Description :Garden parsley is a bright green hairless biennial herbaceous plant in temperate...
Preparation
The beans are cleaned and then soaked in cold water for 3 hours to become soft. After that they are boiled in a pot. After first boiling the water it is thrown out and replaced with fresh water. Then add the onionOnion
The onion , also known as the bulb onion, common onion and garden onion, is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium. The genus Allium also contains a number of other species variously referred to as onions and cultivated for food, such as the Japanese bunching onion The onion...
and the black pepper. Apart in a pan fry an onion together with the black pepper. When the beans are boiled put it in earthenware together with the onion and the red pepper and stir well. After that, put a lid on the earthenware and put the dish in oven to be cooked on 220 °C. During the baking you should be careful, as the beans should not become dry.
The earthenware does not just give a traditional look to the meal, but also keeps the beans warm.
The beans can be eaten with different kinds of meat
Meat
Meat is animal flesh that is used as food. Most often, this means the skeletal muscle and associated fat and other tissues, but it may also describe other edible tissues such as organs and offal...
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Tavče Gravče in the Tetovo
Tetovo
Tetovo is a city in the northwestern part of Macedonia, built on the foothills of Šar Mountain and divided by the Pena River.The city covers an area of at above sea level, with a population of 86,580 citizens in the municipality. Tetovo is home to the State University of Tetovo and South East...
style is widely known in Macedonia.