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Name: Authentic Pastırma (Turkish Air-Dried Cured Beef)
Prep time: 120 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Turkey
Ingredients: *For the Meat Curing:**; 1 kg beef topside or eye of round (approx. 2.2 lbs); 100 g coarse salt (approx. 1/2 cup); 10 g saltpeter (Potassium Nitrate - optional for color and preservation, but traditional); 15 g black peppercorns, crushed; *For the Çemen (Spicy Coating):**; 100 g garlic cloves, peeled (approx. 1 large head); 50 g cumin seeds, ground; 30 g hot paprika (or sweet paprika mixed with chili flakes); 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 1 tablespoon fenugreek seeds, ground (essential for authentic flavor); 1 teaspoon black pepper, ground; 1 teaspoon salt; Water (as needed to form a paste)

Pastırma

🇹🇷 Turkey

Anatolia

Air-dried cured beef with a spicy coating

pastırma

air-dried beef

spicy

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