🇰🇿 Kazakh Cuisine

Kuyrdak

Organ Meat Fry

Prep Time 20 min
Servings 6
Difficulty Medium
Calories 418 kcal

A rich, savory fry of lamb liver, heart, kidneys, and lung cooked with onions and fat, served as a prized delicacy at celebrations.

Ingredients

  • 300g lamb liver, cubed
  • 200g lamb heart, cubed
  • 200g lamb kidney, cleaned and cubed
  • 200g lamb lung, cubed (optional)
  • 100g lamb tail fat or 3 tbsp oil
  • 3 large onions, sliced
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • Fresh herbs for garnish

Instructions

  1. 1 Render lamb tail fat in a large skillet over medium heat, or heat oil.
  2. 2 Add the heart first (it takes longest), fry 5 min until browned.
  3. 3 Add kidneys and lung, cook 5 min more, stirring occasionally.
  4. 4 Add liver last (it cooks fastest), fry 3-4 min until just cooked through.
  5. 5 Add sliced onions, salt, and pepper. Cook 5 min until onions are soft.
  6. 6 Serve immediately, garnished with fresh herbs. Best eaten hot.

Did You Know?

The order in which organs are added to the pan is considered crucial — each has its own cooking time, and a skilled cook never overcooks the liver.

From The Culinary Codex — http://theculinarycodex.com/dish/kazakh/kuyrdak/