Kololak Shirak

1 serving

45 minutes

The recipe is taken from the book by A. Piruzyan "Armenian Culinary Arts" (1960).

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 566.9
• Proteins: 26.9g
• Fats: 46.1g
• Carbohydrates: 11.7g

Ingredients

• Mutton: 150 g
• Onion: 35 g
• Chicken egg: 0.3 pc
• Wheat flour: 5 g
• Tomatoes: 100 g
• Melted butter: 20 g
• Salt: to taste
• Ground black pepper: to taste
• Parsley: to taste

Cooking steps

1. Add finely chopped onion and egg yolks to the minced lamb and mix thoroughly.

   Required ingredients:

   • Mutton: 150 g
   • Onion: 35 g
   • Chicken egg: 0.3 piece

2. Form balls the size of a walnut from the minced meat.

3. Roll each ball into an elongated shape with extended ends, and then coat it in flour.

   Required ingredients:

   • Wheat flour: 5 g

4. Place the cololak in a single row in a pot with heated oil and fry on both sides until semi-cooked.

   Required ingredients:

   • Melted butter: 20 g

5. After that, place the sautéed thinly sliced onion, halved fresh tomatoes, and pepper in the pot and put it in the oven for 10-15 minutes.

   Required ingredients:

   • Onion: 35 g
   • Tomatoes: 100 g
   • Ground black pepper:  to taste

6. Serve the cololak sprinkled with greens.

   Required ingredients:

   • Parsley:  to taste