Uzbek Pilaf

Uzbek pilaf - recipe with photo
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Cooking Time:
1 hour
Recipe Yield:
6-8 servings
Difficulty:
Medium recipe

It is believed that the most delicious Uzbek pilaf is cooked in the Ferghana Valley, because the local devzir rice is used in the cooking of pilaf. Lamb must be used with bones.

Recipe Ingredients

Lamb 1.2 kg
Rice 1 kg
Carrots 1 kg
Onion 3 pcs
Garlic 1-2 heads
Tail Fat 300 g
Vegetable Oil 100 ml
Cumin 1.5 tsp

Cooking Recipe

For the Uzbek pilaf recipe, rice should be washed 6-7 times with cold water, and then poured with warm water and salt. Leave the rice to swell for 3 hours. In a cauldron, heat the oil and fry the fat tail fat on it until golden brown.

After the fat becomes golden in color, transfer it with a slotted spoon to a plate, and put the bones in the cauldron. Fry the lamb bones until brown and also put on a plate. Pour the onion sliced into half rings into a cauldron and fry until a rich golden color, stirring occasionally.

Cut the meat into pieces about 3 cm in size. Add the meat to the onion and fry until golden brown. Chop the carrots into thin strips, put in a cauldron and fry until the color darkens. After pouring water into the cauldron 2 cm above the contents. Add spices and bring everything to a boil. When the liquid boils, shift the fried bones and unpeeled garlic. Stew pilaf on low heat for 40-60 minutes.

Pour water from rice and put in a cauldron in an even layer on top of the meat. Carefully pour in hot water, it should barely reach the top of the rice, and salt. Cover the pilaf with a lid and cook over medium heat for 15-20 minutes. Then dip the garlic into the rice. With a stick, it is necessary to pierce the pilaf to the very bottom of the cauldron and, if necessary, pour hot water into the holes. Cover and cook pilaf for another 15-20 minutes.