Pilaf with quince and meat in Uzbek

Real, rich, satisfying, easy to cook! Pilaf with quince and meat in Uzbek is rich in spices. During its cooking, mind-blowing and very appetizing smells hover around the house. Quince gives the dish a unique taste and aroma.
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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 19 % 8 g
Fats 26 % 11 g
Carbohydrates 56 % 24 g
223 kcal
GI: 17 / 83 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 2 h 30 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    How to make pilaf with quince and meat in Uzbek? Very simple. First, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. Pilaf can be cooked without barberry, but we cook with these ingredients - it gives the dish a flavor and a slight sourness. In general, these spices can be replaced with 1-2 tablespoons of ready-made spices for pilaf.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Wash the lamb, cut into large pieces.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Rinse the rice to clean water, add a little salt, pour warm water and leave for 30 minutes. Soaking rice before cooking will protect it from boiling. You can use any rice. You can use a special one for pilaf, but other varieties are also suitable, it is only important that the cereal is steamed, then it will retain its shape and not boil. I have golden steamed rice.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Then drain the water.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Peel the carrots and cut into strips.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Peel the onion and cut into half rings.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    Wash the quince and cut into large slices. I just cut the fruit into 4 parts.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8.

    Heat vegetable oil in a cauldron. Lay out the meat and fry over high heat, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes until golden brown.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9.

    Add onion. Sprinkle it with ground black pepper and salt.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10.

    Mix everything so that the meat is on top and the onion is on the bottom. Fry the onion with meat for 7-8 minutes.

  11. Step 11:

    Step 11.

    Pour in hot water so that it completely covers the meat with onions.

  12. Step 12:

    Step 12.

    Bring to a boil and simmer under a lid for about 30 minutes.

  13. Step 13:

    Step 13.

    Mix everything, spread the carrots evenly and simmer for another 15 minutes.

  14. Step 14:

    Step 14.

    In the palm of your hand, mix cumin, barberry, paprika, salt and ground pepper. Sprinkle spices evenly over the contents of the cauldron.

  15. Step 15:

    Step 15.

    Spread the quince slices on top. Simmer for 2-3 minutes.

  16. Step 16:

    Step 16.

    Put the rice in an even layer on the meat.

  17. Step 17:

    Step 17.

    Sprinkle the rice with turmeric and 1 tbsp salt on top.

  18. Step 18:

    Step 18.

    Pour hot water so that it rises 2-3 cm above the rice level. Cover the cauldron with a lid and bring the water to a boil over medium heat.

  19. Step 19:

    Step 19.

    Stick whole washed garlic cloves into the rice. Cook the pilaf under the lid for 15-20 minutes

  20. Step 20:

    Step 20.

    Then use a slotted spoon to collect the rice in the center and make deep punctures in the pilaf with skewers.

  21. Step 21:

    Step 21.

    If there is no water in the cauldron, reduce the heat to minimum. Wrap the lid with gauze and cover the cauldron with it. Simmer the pilaf for 10-15 minutes. If there is still water in the cauldron, wait until it evaporates and then cover the cauldron with a lid

  22. Step 22:

    Step 22.

    Put rice and carrots on a platter. Cut the pieces of lamb into small pieces and put them on pilaf. Garnish with garlic heads and quince slices. Bon appetit!

Any oils are useful only until a certain temperature is reached - the point of smoking, at which the oil begins to burn and toxic substances, including carcinogens, are formed in it. How to determine the roasting temperature and choose the best oil for frying, and which one is better not to use at all, read here .

Since the degree of salinity, sweetness, bitterness, sharpness, acid, burning is individual for everyone, always add spices, spices and seasonings, focusing on your taste! If you put some of the seasonings for the first time, then keep in mind that there are spices that it is especially important not to shift (for example, chili pepper). 

You can use any other meat instead of lamb, but keep in mind that the cooking time and calorie content will change in this case.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Onion - 41   kcal/100g
  • Lean mutton - 169   kcal/100g
  • Fat mutton - 225   kcal/100g
  • Lamb - brisket - 533   kcal/100g
  • Mutton - ham - 232   kcal/100g
  • Lamb chop on a bone - 380   kcal/100g
  • Lamb shoulder - 284   kcal/100g
  • Mutton - dorsal part - 459   kcal/100g
  • Raw wild rice - 353   kcal/100g
  • Brown raw rice - 360   kcal/100g
  • Boiled brown rice - 119   kcal/100g
  • White fortified raw rice - 363   kcal/100g
  • Fortified boiled white rice - 109   kcal/100g
  • White rice, steamed, with long grains raw - 369   kcal/100g
  • Steamed white rice, boiled with long grains - 106   kcal/100g
  • Instant dry rice - 374   kcal/100g
  • Instant rice, ready to eat - 109   kcal/100g
  • Fig - 344   kcal/100g
  • Carrots - 33   kcal/100g
  • Dried carrots - 275   kcal/100g
  • Boiled carrots - 25   kcal/100g
  • Garlic - 143   kcal/100g
  • Quince - 40   kcal/100g
  • Turmeric - 325   kcal/100g
  • Ground black pepper - 255   kcal/100g
  • Zira - 112   kcal/100g
  • Vegetable oil - 873   kcal/100g
  • Barberry - 29   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Paprika - 289   kcal/100g

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