Kchuch

3 servings

150 minutes

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

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 148.6
• Proteins: 9.3g
• Fats: 8.4g
• Carbohydrates: 9.6g

Ingredients

• Mutton: 150 g
• Potato: 100 g
• Tomatoes: 80 g
• Onion: 25 g
• Eggplants: 50 g
• Green beans: 30 g
• Sweet pepper: 25 g
• Salt: to taste
• Parsley: to taste

Cooking steps

1. Cut the fatty lamb brisket or loin into small pieces.

   Required ingredients:

   • Mutton: 150 g

2. Chop the peeled onion and sliced washed tomatoes.

   Required ingredients:

   • Onion: 25 g
   • Tomatoes: 80 g

3. Wash the bean pods, remove the strings, and cut them in half.

   Required ingredients:

   • Green beans: 30 g

4. Cut the bell pepper into four pieces and remove the seeds.

   Required ingredients:

   • Sweet pepper: 25 g

5. Cut off the stem from the small eggplants.

   Required ingredients:

   • Eggplants: 50 g

6. In a clay pot (kchuch), layer sliced potatoes, prepared onions, beans, bell peppers, and tomatoes.

   Required ingredients:

   • Potato: 100 g
   • Onion: 25 g
   • Green beans: 30 g
   • Sweet pepper: 25 g
   • Tomatoes: 80 g

7. Arrange the eggplants around the edges of the dish, sprinkle with chopped herbs, then place pieces of meat on top, season with salt and pepper, and pour hot water just to cover the ingredients.

   Required ingredients:

   • Eggplants: 50 g
   • Parsley:  to taste
   • Mutton: 150 g
   • Salt:  to taste

8. Cook the meat in the oven for 1.5–2 hours.

   Required ingredients:

   • Mutton: 150 g

9. Serve the kchuch in the same dish.