We prepare Azu Azu - a classic of Tatar cuisine, one of the most famous and favorite dishes. Azu came to Russian cuisine from Tatar culture. By tradition, beef meat is used, but there are also variations with lamb and even horse meat! The meat is cut into pieces and fried, and then stewed with onions, tomatoes, potatoes and pickled cucumbers. In Tatarstan they say that the name of this dish comes from the word "azdyk", which means food, food. In translation from the Persian "azu" - small pieces of meat in spicy sauce. Here are some secrets of the excellent aza: meat try to cut into the same pieces, and across the fibers; fry the meat should be on a heavily heated frying pan to a ruddy crust, spreading it in parts so that it does not have time to give the juice; The cardfish should be prepared separately, and only when it is ready - serve along with the meat! Well, the most important secret is a good mood!
Ingredients:- Beef tenderloin 400 g
- Sugar 1 tsp.
- Salt 2 pinch
- Pickled cucumbers 2 pcs.
- Tomatoes 2 pcs.
- Tomato paste 30 g
- Garlic 2 cloves
- Onion white 1 g
- Carrot 1 pc.
- Potatoes 2 pcs.
- Pepper black ground 1 pinch
- Step 1 For cooking, you will need beef, potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, onions, garlic, pickles, salt, pepper and sugar.
- Step 2 Cut the meat into small pieces in 2-3 cm.
- Step 3 Cut the onion into rings, peel the carrot and cut into small pieces. Peel the garlic.
- Step 4 Fry the meat in a small amount of butter, adding garlic to taste. Fry on high heat until crusty, so that the meat does not give juice.
- Step 5 Add the onion and cook with the lid closed.
- Step 6 Add the carrots and continue to simmer by adding a little broth or water.
- Step 7 In the meantime, peel the potatoes and cut into small blocks. Boil in water, or steamed. If you want, you can fry.
- Step 8 Add the tomatoes to the meat and continue to simmer for another 10 minutes. Make sure that the meat does not dry out, add liquid.
- Step 9 Finally, add a couple of spoons of tomato sauce and chopped pickled cucumbers. Simmer for another 5-10 minutes. Salt and pepper, add a little sugar to fix the taste of tomatoes.
- Step 10 When the potatoes are ready, mix it with the meat and leave for another 5 minutes.
- Step 11 Turn off the heat and leave to stand for 5 minutes with the lid closed. Serve hot.