Kuurdak

Kyrgyzstan · Central Asia

Browned meat and sliced onions cooking in a wide metal pot.
Kuurdak

Kuurdak is a meat-and-potato dish served in Kyrgyzstan. The Garden’s menu lists lamb, potatoes, onion and herbs. Navat’s Bishkek menu describes lamb ribs and lamb fillet fried in a kazan with potatoes and onion, with pickled onions alongside. It also offers a chicken version using wings and potato wedges.[1][2]

Café Platan publishes a preparation with bone-in lamb loin, whole potatoes, cumin and coriander. Meat and potatoes are browned separately in vegetable oil. The lamb then cooks with water under a lid, and the potatoes are added above it to finish cooking. The dish is transferred to a platter and served with onion rings.[3]

References

Sources checked:

  1. Restaurant menu — Kuurdak — The Garden, Kyrgyzstan
  2. Bishkek menu — Kuurdak a la home and Chicken kuurdak — Navat
  3. Рецепт Куурдак — Café Platan
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