Kuyrdak From Kazakhstan

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs beef
• 3 onions
• 2 tomatoes
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 cups broth
• 1 1/2 teaspoons mixed spice, for kazakh and uzbek recipes from recipe of that name
• 1 lb bread dough
• 2 bunches spring onions
• 1 bunch fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
• 1/2 cup fresh dill, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup yogurt

Recipe

• 1 cut meat into serving sized pieces and fry with chopped onions. make balls with bread dough. add broth, bread dough, spice mix, chopped tomatoes, and bay leaves. bring to a boil, then stew about an hour or until tender.
• 2 meanwhile, fry garlic and spring onions until golden, then add all other sauce ingredients except yogurt and fry another minute or so. set aside.
• 3 when ready to serve kuyrdak, add yogurt to sauce and stir well. remove bay leaves, spoon meat a bed of rice and serve sauce on the side, as people will prefer different amounts.
• 4 variation: skip the yogurt and oil. do not cook greens, just sprinkle them over the kuyrdak. this is how it is served when yogurt is not available.