Name: Pilaf in an Afghan cauldron on the stove
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Ukrainian
Ingredients: Long grain rice (such as basmati) - 800 g; Onion - 700 g; Carrot - 1 kg; Garlic - 2 pcs.; Vegetable or ghee oil for frying - 100 g; Zira - 1 tsp.; Barberry - 1 tbsp.; Ground black pepper to taste; Salt to taste; Beef pulp with fat (shoulder, neck) - 1 kg

Pilaf in an Afghan pot on the stove is no more difficult to prepare than usual. However, if you want to achieve the perfect result, try to find the "right" cookware. What do we mean by this? The very same Afghan pot, which, unlike the classic type, has a lid that seals tightly! As a result, we essentially get a pressure cooker, where even the toughest meat cooks in almost 20 minutes. By the way, in this pilaf recipe, we use beef, which does require a decent amount of cooking time. How to cook pilaf in an Afghan pot? It's not too difficult if you carefully follow all the instructions in our guide.

Prepare beef for pilaf. Cut it into small cubes. Cut the carrots into strips (do not grate them!), and the onion into not too thin half rings.

Rinse the rice for pilaf and pour into a bowl. Fill with cold water so that it covers the cereal with a layer of 2 cm. Leave for about 30 minutes at room temperature.

Place the cauldron over high heat and heat it up. Add butter and melt. Place the beef in the cauldron. Stirring, cook over medium heat until browned, 7 minutes.

Add chopped carrots. Fry, stirring, 5 minutes. Add onion, cumin and barberry. Season heavily with salt and pepper. Stirring, fry the zirvak for pilaf for another 5 minutes.

Pour in boiling water (600–700 ml). Peel the garlic heads from the top husk. Place one in the cauldron. Close it tightly. Simmer vegetables and meat for exactly 10 minutes.

Be careful not to get burned, open the valves and release the pressure. Then open the cauldron. Remove the garlic (it was necessary to give the zirvak its flavor). Try Zirvak to adjust the amount of salt. Place the soaked rice in a sieve, then place it in a cauldron on top of the meat and vegetables in an even layer.

Stick the remaining peeled head of garlic on top. Press it into the rice. No water should be added. Close the cauldron tightly. Cook the pilaf over medium heat for another 8 minutes.

Release the pressure through the valves and open the cauldron, place the pilaf on a plate in a heap. Place a head of garlic on top. Garnish as desired (pomegranate seeds, herbs) and serve.

Pilaf in an Afghan cauldron on the stove

Ukrainian

Приготуйте на свято цей ефектний і смачний салат з баклажанами, куркою та грибами. Оригінальне оформлення та неперевершений смак неодмінно сподобається гостям та рідним. Усі інгредієнти чудово поєднуються між собою, роблячи смак страви гармонійним. Волоські горіхи та часник чудово підкреслюють запечені баклажани, додаючи їм пікантності. За бажанням куряче філе можна замінити м'ясом стегна, воно більш соковите. Салат виходить смачним і ситним, обов’язково спробуйте!

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Pilaf in an Afghan cauldron on the stove

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