Turkey azu in a frying pan

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to cook aza from turkey? Prepare everything you need. You can use any turkey meat: thigh fillet or breast. In addition to tomato paste, you can add 1 fresh tomato. You need to remove the skin from it by making a cross-shaped incision on the peel and dropping it into boiling water for 10-15 seconds. After such manipulation, easily remove the straggling skin, and either cut the pulp into cubes, or grate it on a fine grater to a puree state.

2. Step 2:

   

   Wash the turkey fillet, dry it and cut it into cubes. One of the distinguishing features of azu from other similar dishes is the slicing of all ingredients into cubes. The cubes of meat, potatoes and cucumbers should be approximately the same size.

3. Step 3:

   

   Peel the potatoes and also cut into cubes. For this dish, take potatoes, which do not have a lot of starch. Because starchy varieties will quickly boil during stewing, and we need the potatoes to retain their shape. Potatoes with yellowish flesh are suitable for this. The whiter the pulp, the more saturated it is with starch.

4. Step 4:

   

   Cut the pickles into cubes. Cucumbers should be dense and crispy. If there are no pickles at hand, you can replace them with pickled ones.

5. Step 5:

   

   Heat the vegetable oil in a deep frying pan over high heat. Lay out the turkey and fry the fillet on it, stirring occasionally, until golden brown. Roasting on high heat will quickly seal all the juices in the meat and prevent it from drying out.

7. Step 6:

   

   Add tomato paste to the pan (and fresh tomato, if you decide to use it). Simmer together with the bird, stirring, for about 5 minutes.

8. Step 7:

   

   Add the sliced cucumbers and potatoes. Mix everything together.

9. Step 8:

   

   Season with salt and pepper. Pour hot water and cucumber brine into the pan. Mix everything carefully again.

10. Step 9:

    

    Cover the pan with a lid and simmer for about 20 minutes until the meat and vegetables are cooked.

11. Step 10:

    

    Put the finished turkey azu on plates and serve it to the table. An additional side dish to this dish is not needed, because meat and vegetables are already combined in it. Enjoy your meal!