Name: Stuffed Potatoes (Kumpir)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: Makes 1 kumpir
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: Filling is ... whatever you like: diced tomato, corn, sliced mushrooms, sliced olives, 1 chopped bulb spring onion (scallion), 1 grated carrot or some red cabbage, pickled vegetables (gherkins) ...; 40 g (1½ oz) kaşar or gruyère or mozzarella cheese, grated; sauces: mayonnaise, ketchup, cacik ...; 25 g (1 oz) butter; 1 very large roasting potato such as russet (idaho), king edward, bintje (yellow finn) or similar

Preparation info

Makes
1
kumpir

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
55 min

Appears in

Istanbul Cult Recipes

By Pomme Larmoyer

Published 2015

About

In Istanbul, the kumpir potatoes are giant (huge!), the fillings are excessive and you wonder how you will ever get to the end (by yourself) of this very good sort of mashed potato sandwich.

Ingredients

1 very large roasting potato such as russet (idaho), king edward, bintje (yellow finn) or similar
25 g (1

Asia
Turkey
Starter
Mediterranean
Istanbul
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F). Scrub the potato with a brush, pat dry with paper towel and prick with a fork in about six places all over. Bake in the oven for about 45 min

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