| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Meats, Grains |
|
Soups, Lamb/mutton, Ayzeri |
4 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 1 |
lb |
Boneless lean lamb |
|
|
; cut in 1" cubes |
|
|
Salt; to taste |
|
|
Pepper, black; to taste |
| 3 |
tb |
Butter |
| 1 |
md |
Onion, finely chopped |
| 4 |
c |
Beef broth |
| 1 |
md |
Potato, peeled and cubed |
| 1 |
sm |
Quince; peeled/cored/cubed |
| 1/2 |
c |
Dried pitted prunes |
|
|
OR 1 c fresh sour prunes |
| 1/4 |
lb |
Chestnuts, shelled & peeled |
| 2/3 |
c |
Canned chick-peas* |
|
|
; drained & rinsed |
| 2 |
tb |
Ghi |
INSTRUCTIONS
Season the lamb with salt and pepper. In a heavy pot, melt the 3 tb.
butter over moderate heat. Add the lamb and onion; saute until browned,
stirring frequently. Add the broth; season to taste with salt. Cover;
simmer 30 minutes.
Add the potato, quince, prunes, and chestnuts. Cover; simmer 20 minutes.
Add the chick-peas and simmer, covered, about 15 minutes or until done.
Stir in the clarified butter and allow to melt before serving soup.
Note: 1/4 tsp. ginger or a pinch of powdered saffron dissolved in 2 tb.
warm water may be added with the chick-peas, and the soup served sprinkled
with 1 ts. crushed dried mint, accompanied by chopped onion and sumakh on
the side. In the Caucasus, ground kyurdyuk is normally used instead of the
clarified butter, and dried chick-peas* rather than canned ones. The dried
chick-peas are soaked several hours, drained, and added at the beginning
with the broth.
Personal note: I've found sumakh (labelled as sumac, a spice mixture) at
Middle Eastern groceries.
The author describes this soup as an "outstanding" Azerbaidzhani soup.
From "Cooking from the Caucasus" by Sonia Uvezian. New York: Harcourt Brace
Jovanovich, 1978. Pp. 52-53. ISBN 0-15-622594-8. Posted by Cathy Harned.
Submitted By SAM WARING <SAM.WARING@382-91-12.IMA.INFOMAIL.COM> On WED, 01
NOV 1995 134731 GMT
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