Ossetian Beef Lyvzha (Beef & Potato Stew)
A hearty meal—Ossetian beef lyvzha. Like so many dishes from the Ossetian kitchen, lyvzha is filling and wholesome, built from meat and vegetables. Because it's made with just a little broth, it lands somewhere between a soup and a main course.
Ropotushka
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Ossetian Beef Lyvzha
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 43 %
3 g
Fats 14 %
1 g
Carbohydrates 43 %
3 g
36 kcal
GI:
100
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- Today I want to share a recipe for a wonderful Ossetian beef lyvzha. Lyvzha is a national dish of the Ossetian kitchen, and you'll want a 5-quart (5-liter) pot to make it. Rinse the beef well, then cut it into fairly large chunks (about 1 1/4 inches / 3 cm). Put the meat in the pot, cover with 3 quarts (3 liters) of cold water, and set it over the heat. Bring to a boil and skim off the foam thoroughly so the broth stays clear. (You can also lower the meat into already-boiling water—there'll be less foam and it's easier to manage.) If you can't get the broth clean, strain it; it really should be clear. Drop a whole peeled onion into the simmering broth and cook the meat with it, covered, over medium heat for an hour and a half. Meanwhile, prep the rest of the vegetables: cut the potatoes into large wedges, the carrot into thick matchsticks, and the second onion into half-moons; finely chop the garlic and dill. Salt the broth and add the chopped onion. At this point you can fish out the whole onion that's been simmering, or leave it in until the end. After the onion goes in, add the carrot and cook everything for 15 minutes. If you haven't pulled out the whole onion yet, now's the time—take it out. Add the potato wedges. After 20 minutes, add the herbs and spices, then let the fragrant stew finish over low heat, covered, for another 10–15 minutes. Serve lyvzha with the Ossetian sauce tsakhton: just stir crushed garlic and chopped dill into sour cream—the richer the sour cream, the better the lyvzha. Classic Ossetian churek flatbread is the perfect partner, but plain dark bread won't let you down either. Enjoy!
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Ripe potatoes - 80 kcal/100g
- Baked potatoes - 70 kcal/100g
- Mashed potatoes - 380 kcal/100g
- Boiled potatoes - 82 kcal/100g
- Potatoes in uniform - 74 kcal/100g
- Fried potatoes - 192 kcal/100g
- Melted beef fat - 871 kcal/100g
- Fat beef - 171 kcal/100g
- Lean beef - 158 kcal/100g
- Beef brisket - 217 kcal/100g
- Beef - okovalok - 380 kcal/100g
- Beef - lean roast - 200 kcal/100g
- Beef shoulder - 137 kcal/100g
- Beef - ribs - 233 kcal/100g
- Beef - ham - 104 kcal/100g
- Beef - tail - 184 kcal/100g
- Boiled ham - 269 kcal/100g
- Beef corned beef - 216 kcal/100g
- Sour cream with 30% fat content - 340 kcal/100g
- Sour cream of 25 % fat content - 284 kcal/100g
- Sour cream with 20 % fat content - 210 kcal/100g
- Sour cream of 10 % fat content - 115 kcal/100g
- Sour cream - 210 kcal/100g
- Carrots - 33 kcal/100g
- Dried carrots - 275 kcal/100g
- Boiled carrots - 25 kcal/100g
- Garlic - 143 kcal/100g
- Thyme - 101 kcal/100g
- Dried thyme - 276 kcal/100g
- Thyme - 276 kcal/100g
- Dill greens - 38 kcal/100g
- Black pepper peas - 255 kcal/100g
- Water - 0 kcal/100g
- Onion - 41 kcal/100g
- Ground hot pepper - 21 kcal/100g
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