Kitchen appliances and utensils:
- cutting board;
- knife;
- potato peeler;
- a cauldron (or a pan with a thick bottom);
- pan;
- wooden spatula;
- plate.
Ingredients
| Product | amount |
| Beef | 500 g |
| Potatoes | 500 g |
| Salted cucumbers | 200 g |
| Onion | 150 g |
| Tomato paste | 2 tbsp. l |
| Wheat flour | 1 tbsp. l |
| Vegetable oil | 3-4 tbsp. l |
| Garlic | 3 cloves |
| Ground red pepper | taste |
| Salt | taste |
| Greenery | 30 g |
| Water | 200 ml |
| Brine | 200 ml |
Step cooking
- To begin with, 150 grams of onion (this is 1 large onion, or 2 medium in size) should be cut into half rings.
- Pour into a cauldron 3 tbsp. l vegetable oil. Spread onions there and fry until golden brown.
- Cut medium slices of 500 grams of beef. And send the meat to the cauldron, to the onion. Mix everything well with a wooden (or silicone) spatula and wait until the meat is browned.
- When the meat is reduced in volume (almost 2 times), it must be filled with a glass (200 ml) of warm water and cover the cauldron with a lid. Now leave the meat and onions to simmer for 1.5 hours over low heat. Periodically make sure that all liquid does not boil away.
- While the meat is stewed, finely chop the pickles. We need about 200 grams (and these are 3 medium cucumbers).
- Potatoes (500 grams) need to be peeled and cut into strips.
- After 1.5 hours, open the lid of the cauldron and add 1 tbsp to the meat. l wheat flour, as well as 2 tbsp. l tomato paste. Mix everything well and leave to languish for 4-5 minutes.
- After 5 minutes, add the pickles to the meat and mix again.
- We put the pan on the stove and pour a little vegetable oil. We wait until it warms up well, and pour the potatoes. It should be a little fried and find a crisp.
- We return to the beef and pour in 1 glass of cucumber pickle. Close the casserole with a lid again, let it continue to stew.
- 3 cloves of garlic, chopped very finely. We do the same with fresh herbs (30 grams). It's time to salt the beef, and add a little red pepper to the potatoes. When adding spices, focus on your taste.
- When the potatoes are almost ready, pour it into a cauldron, to beef. Stir the fried potatoes with meat and pour the chopped garlic and herbs.
- Leave the basics to languish for another 2-3 minutes on the stove. And then turn it off.
That's all. Agree, there is nothing super complicated in the preparation of this wonderful Tatar dish. And when you try it, you will fall in love and will cook it regularly. Your household will tell you the same thing.
Video recipe
This video perfectly illustrates the process of making real home-made azo from beef with pickles. This video recipe was shot simply and clearly, the whole technology is described step by step and will help you navigate and observe the correct order of use of ingredients.
Aza can be prepared with both beef and lamb. The latter option, by the way, is considered even more traditional. But you can also take any meat that you like best. And what kind of meat is part of your ideal basics?
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