Azu with beef pickles and Tatar potatoes

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 30 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make a basic recipe with beef pickles and potatoes in Tatar style? Prepare the necessary ingredients. I used beef, but lamb or horse would also work well. It is better to take pickled cucumbers in barrels. I only had gherkins, so I used those.

2. STEP 2

   

   Wash the meat and dry thoroughly with paper towels. Cut it into cubes, as you would for regular goulash. Please note that the meat is cut across the grain so that it remains soft when frying.

3. STEP 3

   

   Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and add chopped meat to it.

4. STEP 4

   

   Fry the meat over high heat, as if sealing the juice inside it, so that it remains soft. Stir the meat vigorously until it is browned on all sides.

5. STEP 5

   

   Peel the onion and cut into thin strips. To prevent the onion from stinging your eyes when slicing, wash it and the knife with cold water.

6. STEP 6

   

   Add the onion to the meat, stir and continue frying.

7. STEP 7

   

   Peel the carrots, wash and grate on a coarse grater. Add the carrots to the meat and onions, stir and continue frying.

8. STEP 8

   

   Wash the tomatoes and cut into medium cubes. Cut the cucumbers into thin strips.

9. STEP 9

   

   Add chopped cucumbers and tomatoes to the meat and stir.

10. STEP 10

    

    Add tomato paste, salt and dry spices. Cucumbers are salted, so they will give off some of the salt when stewing, so it’s better to add a little salt first, and at the end, after tasting, add more salt if necessary.

11. STEP 11

    

    Pour hot water over the meat and vegetables until it completely covers it and leave to simmer for an hour. If the meat is old and tough, then the time will have to be increased.

12. STEP 12

    

    At the very end, place a couple of bay leaves in the base. Now you can add more salt and spices if necessary. Cover the pan with a lid and turn off the heat. Let the meat sit for a bit.

13. STEP 13

    

    Wash the potatoes, peel and cut into strips. You can also dry it with a paper towel to make it dry. This will help the potatoes fry better.

14. STEP 14

    

    Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and add potatoes to it.

15. STEP 15

    

    Fry the potatoes until golden brown, stirring occasionally.

16. STEP 16

    

    Add fully cooked potatoes to the base and stir. When serving, you can sprinkle the dish with chopped herbs. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Amalia-mama

14.12.2023

4.8

The dish looks delicious and tastes amazing! But with pork, the basics turn out just as good.

Sweet Katja

14.12.2023

4.8

Azu turned out very tasty, somewhat reminiscent of the taste of cabbage stew from childhood. I added one lettuce pepper. Really interesting with potatoes. On the second day, I added a little water and boiled it and then added couscous to cover everything Azu, closed the lid and after 3 minutes we ate. Couscous has a different taste. And so instead of two portions it turned out to be 4.

Tatiana

14.12.2023

4.8

Excellent recipe, my family liked it, it’s described in detail, the young housewife can definitely do it!

Anastasia

14.12.2023

4.8

It turned out something magical. I made it not in a frying pan, but in a slow cooker, and added the potatoes to stew. The combination of flavors is bomb 💣 And it’s really easy to cook) Thank you ☺️

Andrey Stuff and Stuff

14.12.2023

4.6

I made this today and it turned out very tasty. Thank you very much for the recipe!