# Yanyana Tavası

Yanyana Tavası is an oven-baked dish made with small pieces of marinated lamb and vegetables cooked together, arranged side-by-side in a tray.

- Servings: 6 servings
- Total time: 85 min
- Cuisine: Turkish
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp Turkish sweet red pepper paste
- 50 ml milk
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp ground pul biber
- 1.5 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried mint
- 600 g boneless lamb shoulder / neck fillet, cut into tiny pieces
- 10 garlic cloves, peeled and left whole
- 1.5 tsp sea salt flakes
- 0.75 tsp coarse black pepper
- 2 onions, peeled and chopped into 2cm pieces
- 1 large courgette, chopped into 2cm pieces
- 1 medium aubergine, chopped into 2cm pieces
- 2 romano/ medium red bell peppers, cored and chopped into 2cm pieces
- 2 large Charleston/ medium green bell peppers, cored and chopped into 2cm pieces
- 700 g Maris piper potatoes, peeled and chopped into 2cm cubes
- 4 tomatoes, chopped into 2cm pieces
- 2 Bay leaves

## Instructions

1. Cut the lamb into tiny kusbusa pieces and add them to the marinade consisting of paprika, smoked paprika, pul biber, dried mint, oregano, tatlı biber salçası, olive oil, and milk, along with peeled garlic cloves.
2. Leave the lamb to marinate for an hour, or a maximum of four hours.
3. While the lamb marinates, prep your vegetables: red peppers, green peppers, courgettes, aubergines, potatoes, tomatoes, and onions.
4. Once the lamb has marinated, season it with some salt and pepper.
5. Arrange the vegetables in the tray, yana yana (next to each other).
6. Brush the vegetables with the remaining olive oil, sprinkle over some dried oregano, and season with sea salt and black pepper.
7. Cover the tray with parchment paper, then tightly with foil.
8. Bake in your preheated oven for an hour.
9. After an hour, uncover the tava.
10. Baste the vegetables with the juices from the tray.
11. Increase the oven heat and pop the tava back in for another 20 to 25 minutes.

## Equipment

- tava
- parchment paper
- foil
- oven

## Tips

- The aubergines, courgettes, and tomatoes create a delicious sauce at the bottom of the tray without adding stock.
- Basting the vegetables with the juices after an hour of baking helps with flavor and moisture.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2026-02-05

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