Azu is a traditional and very tasty Tatar dish. The combination of meat, pickles and tomato paste in a hot dish makes it amazing.
It is necessary
- - 500 g of meat (beef, lamb or horse meat);
- - 8 potato tubers;
- - 2 pickled cucumbers;
- - 2 heads of onions;
- - 3 tablespoons of thick tomato paste;
- - 3 pieces of bay leaves;
- - 2 cloves of garlic;
- - pepper;
- - salt;
- - oil for frying (vegetable oil, but ghee is used in real Tatar basics).
Instructions
Step 1
Rinse the meat, dry it and cut into small pieces along the grain. Cut the onions into rings or half rings, preferably very thin.
Step 2
Put the meat in a pan with a lot of hot oil. The oil should be heated in order to immediately form a crust on the meat, but inside it remains tender. Cook, stirring constantly, until the crust is golden brown. Add the onion to the meat and continue to fry until tender. Use a slotted spoon to remove the meat and onions from the pan and place in the cauldron. A skimmer is needed to keep the oil in the pan.
Step 3
Cut the peeled potatoes into cubes (as for French fries), pat dry on a towel and place in a skillet with butter. Fry until golden brown. Remove with a slotted spoon and put on the meat with onions in a cauldron.
Step 4
Cut pickled cucumbers into cubes, garlic into plates. Place the garlic and cucumbers in a skillet with oil. Add tomato paste and sauté for 5-10 minutes, stirring constantly. Transfer the fried cucumbers with garlic and pasta to a cauldron. Pour in the oil that fried everything.
Step 5
Season with salt and pepper, add chopped bay leaf. Mix the basics thoroughly and simmer over low heat until the meat is cooked (15-20 minutes), always with a tightly closed lid. If necessary, you can add a little broth or water.
