Black Beet
One of the local dishes of Bayburt is black beet. Black beet, which is simple to make at home, is one of the dishes preferred by the local people. It contains finely chopped onions, meat, tomato paste, boiled green lentils, evelik and bulgur.
First, after the finely chopped onions are roasted in oil, tomato paste and meat should be added and the roasting process should be continued for a while. The meat is cooked by adding water until it is very tender. Then add green lentils, bulgur, boiled evelik and water to this roasted mixture and let it cook on low heat. After the food is cooked, let it rest for a while and then serve.
