Nanny
Description
The dish is prepared without unnecessary complications. Nyania is an ancient Russian meat dish that was known as far back as the times of Kievan Rus. Nyania is a lamb's stomach stuffed with buckwheat porridge and meat from a lamb's head (including brains) and legs. Originally, in ancient times, nyania was a ritual Slavic dish of pagans, which is why it was banned by the church, and after the 19th century it completely fell out of use. Nyania was always cooked in clayware for several hours. A wide clay pot used for preparing nyania was called a "korchaga." Boil the lamb's head and legs until the meat easily separates from the bones. Remove the meat and chop it finely. Extract the brains from the head. Cook the buckwheat groats. Finely chop the onion and mix it with the minced meat, buckwheat porridge, and butter. Thoroughly scrape the lamb's stomach, rinse it under running water, and fill it with the meat mixture. Place the brains in the center. Sew up the stomach, place it into a clay pot (korchaga), cover tightly, and bake in a lightly heated oven for 2 to 3 hours, until fully cooked. Serve nyania with cabbage soup made from sauerkraut. The finished dish can be served at the table.