Turkish Yogurt and Brown Butter Tomato Sauce

Serves
serves 6
Time
40 minutes

MATT TAYLOR-GROSS

Published on July 12, 2016

Yogurt and tomato combine to create this delicious, creamy sauce with hints of peppery zest. This sauce is a main component to manti, a Turkish spiced lamb dumpling dish.

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Ingredients

2 minced garlic cloves
1 tsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 cups plain, whole milk Greek yogurt (16 oz.)
Kosher salt to taste
2 cups canned diced tomatoes, drained (14 oz.)
¹⁄₄ lb. unsalted butter
2 tbsp. maraş pepper
1 tbsp. dried spearmint, rubbed through a sieve
1 tbsp. sumac

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Instructions

Step 1

Make the yogurt sauce: In a small mixing bowl, combine the garlic and lemon juice and let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in the yogurt and season to taste with kosher salt; set the yogurt sauce aside.

Step 2

Make the tomato sauce: Melt the butter over medium heat. Allow the foam to subside and the milk solids to brown lightly, about 8 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium-low, and add the tomato. Simmer in the brown butter until the tomato is soft and jammy, about 15 minutes. Season to taste with kosher salt and set aside.