Soups
Basbaq (басбақ)
A traditional soup made from mutton head meat, slowly simmered until tender and gelatinous. It is eaten very hot, in a broth flavored with onion, on special occasions.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
On the side
Instructions
- Rinse the head pieces thoroughly in cold water, then blanch them for 5 minutes in a large pot.
- Discard the blanching water, rinse the meat and the pot.
- Return the meat to the pot with 3 liters of cold water, the whole onions, the bay leaf and the peppercorns.
- Bring to a boil and skim regularly for 15 minutes.
- Lower the heat to the minimum and simmer, covered, for 2 hours, until the meat comes away easily from the bone.
- Salt at the end of cooking and adjust the seasoning.
- Serve the broth and the meat pieces in hot bowls, sprinkled with parsley.
Variations and tips
For a simpler version. Replace the head with bone-in mutton shoulder, reducing the cooking time to 1 h 15.
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Kazakhstan
Original Ecomely recipe.