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Kuurdak

Name: Kuurdak
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Kyrgyzstan
Ingredients: 500g Lamb (or beef); 4 Potato; 2 Onion; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 tsp Cumin powder; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; To taste Salt; To taste Pepper

Main Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Lamb and potatoes in big pieces, fried and braised — a hearty Kyrgyz home dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Kuurdak is a traditional Kyrgyz home dish of lamb (sometimes offal) and potatoes cut into large pieces and braised in fat. It's said to have come from nomads cooking the cuts that could be eaten right away when a sheep was slaughtered, wasting nothing. The sweetness of onion and the richness of lamb make it simple but satisfying, and it's eaten with bread.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On the evening a sheep is slaughtered, the whole family gathers around kuurdak, grateful for the fresh meat.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Lamb (or beef) 500g
Potato 4
Onion 2
Garlic 2 cloves
Cumin powder 1 tsp
Vegetable Oil 2 tbsp
Salt To taste
Pepper To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the lamb into bite-sized pieces and brown in oil.
Add the onion and stir-fry together.
Add peeled potatoes cut into large chunks.
Add a little water, cover, and cook on low until the potatoes are tender.
Season with cumin, garlic, salt, and pepper.

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