Azu in Tatar (with Pickled Cucumbers)

I present to your attention the recipe for the basics in Tatar. In fact, azu is a fairly simple dish, the main ingredient of which is meat (most often lamb, beef, pork, or horse meat). Today’s cooking method is not quite ordinary, we will cook the basics in Tatar in a cauldron over a fire. This dish will make it even tastier!

Summary

Ingredients

• Beef (pulp) – 1 kg
• Young potatoes – 1 kg
• Onions – 1 kg
• Pickled cucumbers – 3 pcs.
• Pureed tomatoes – 100 ml
• Fresh parsley – 1 bunch
• Fresh dill – 1 bunch
• Garlic – 1 head
• Melted butter – 70 g
• Meat broth – 400 ml
• Bay leaf – 1-2 pcs.
• Salt to taste
• Freshly ground pepper – to taste

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Instructions

1. Cut beef into oblong pieces no more than 1.5 cm thick.
2. Cut onions into half rings.
3. Heat 50g melted butter in a large heavy cauldron or pot on medium-high heat. Once melted, coat the cauldron walls with the butter.
4. Place beef in the cauldron and fry on medium-high heat for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5. Add onions and mix with the beef. Cook on medium heat until onions become soft, about 5-8 minutes.
6. Pour in the meat broth, cover with a lid, and simmer on low heat for 30 minutes.
7. While the meat simmers, cut pickled cucumbers into large strips (do not cut finely).
8. Chop fresh parsley and fresh dill together.
9. Peel garlic cloves and cut into small cubes.
10. Mix the chopped garlic with the chopped herbs and set aside.
11. Cut young potatoes into large pieces; do not peel them. In a separate pan, heat the remaining melted butter on medium-high heat. Add potatoes and fry for 10-15 minutes until partially cooked and golden.
12. After 30 minutes of simmering, add pickled cucumber strips and pureed tomatoes to the cauldron. Stir well. Simmer on low heat for another 30 minutes.
13. Add the fried potatoes, salt to taste, freshly ground pepper to taste, and bay leaves to the cauldron. Stir. Simmer on low heat for 15 minutes. Sprinkle the herb-garlic mixture over the dish, cover with a lid, remove from heat, and let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Enjoy your meal!