Basma
Description
The recipe won't take much time. Basma is meat cooked in a kazan (cauldron) together with vegetables. The distinctive feature of this dish is the slow simmering of ingredients in their own juices. The essential ingredients for basma are meat, cabbage, potatoes, onion, and carrots. However, you can adjust the ingredients to your taste and according to the seasonal vegetables available. All ingredients are layered in the kazan and, during cooking, Uzbek basma is not stirred. Even a beginner cook can easily prepare basma. This dish is perfect for a large group. I'm sharing the recipe. Serve hot.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients.
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Step 2
Rinse the beef and cut into large pieces.
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Step 3
Place the meat on the bottom of the cauldron. If you have a fat tail, put it at the bottom, then the meat.
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Step 4
Slice the carrots into rings and the onion into half-rings.
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Step 5
Slightly salt the meat and sprinkle with spices.
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Step 6
Place the onion on top.
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Step 7
Then the carrots.
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Step 8
Place whole potatoes on top.
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Step 9
Remove a few outer leaves from the cabbage and set them aside for the top of the dish. Place garlic on the bottom. Coarsely chop the cabbage and place it on top.
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Step 10
Sprinkle salt, spices, and cumin on top.
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Step 11
Cover tightly with cabbage leaves on top. Cover with a lid and place over high heat. When you hear it bubbling, reduce the heat to the lowest setting.
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Step 12
Cook over low heat for 1 hour and 40 minutes. Turn off the heat and let stand for 20 minutes.
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Step 13
Take a large plate. Remove the lid from the pot, cover the pot with the plate, and flip it over. This will create a beautiful presentation on the plate.
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Step 14
This is an incredibly delicious and aromatic dish! Try it!