Lybzhe (Circassian Beef Stew)
You'll want to make this again and again! The ultimate comfort food.
IrinaSlavgorodskaya
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Lybzhe (Circassian Beef Stew)
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 37 %
13 g
Fats 43 %
15 g
Carbohydrates 20 %
7 g
218 kcal
GI:
25
/
25
/
50
- For lybzhe, use young, tender beef. Rinse it, trim off any membrane, and cut it into medium cubes about half an inch across. Put the beef in a deep pot and add enough water to cover the pieces completely. Set it over the heat and skim the foam off as the broth comes to a boil. Cook until the meat is tender. While the meat simmers, peel the onions and slice them into half-rings, and grate the carrots on the coarse side of a box grater. (Beef loves onions, so don't hold back.) Seasoned cooks get the side dish going as soon as the meat is on. For the pasta (a Circassian cornmeal mush, similar to polenta), use cornmeal — sometimes swapped for millet — and a heavy-bottomed pot so it won't scorch. Rinse the cornmeal and pour it into boiling water, stirring so no lumps form. Once the cornmeal has softened, stir in the semolina, still stirring constantly, and cook for two or three minutes. When the mush starts pulling away from the sides of the pot, it's done — turn off the heat. Spread the mixture into a deep-sided dish and brush the top with butter. Let it set for about an hour; it doesn't need to go in the fridge. Just before serving, cut it into slices like bread. Back to the stove: near the end of cooking, salt the beef and let the water cook off. Add the prepared vegetables to the meat and pour in the vegetable oil. Sauté until the onion turns a golden caramel color and the liquid in the pot reduces to a thick sauce. You can stir in some sour cream or a little flour. Serve the lybzhe with the sliced cornmeal mush, some farmer cheese, and fresh vegetables.
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Carrots - 33 kcal/100g
- Dried carrots - 275 kcal/100g
- Boiled carrots - 25 kcal/100g
- Semolina - 340 kcal/100g
- Ground black pepper - 255 kcal/100g
- Butter 82% - 734 kcal/100g
- Amateur unsalted butter - 709 kcal/100g
- Unsalted peasant butter - 661 kcal/100g
- Peasant salted butter - 652 kcal/100g
- Melted butter - 869 kcal/100g
- Corn groats - 337 kcal/100g
- Vegetable oil - 873 kcal/100g
- Salt - 0 kcal/100g
- Water - 0 kcal/100g
- Onion - 41 kcal/100g
- Beef tenderloin - 324 kcal/100g
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