If you happen to suppose that is your common lamb stew, you’re mistaken! Ali Nazik is a singular lamb stew that’s highly regarded in Turkey and totally scrumptious! That is one other household recipe which I’m excited to share with you! Take into consideration a present stopper lamb dish that may have everybody ask you for the recipe.

I’m honored to associate with the American Lamb Board –your prime useful resource for the whole lot American lamb has to supply! Collectively, we’re sharing this historic Turkish recipe which dates again to the sixteenth century, and could be very standard until today!

What’s Ali Nazik?

Whereas by definition, Ali Nazik is a lamb stew, it’s nevertheless a lot greater than that! It begins with tender chunks of lamb cooked in a candy pepper,  tomato and chili flakes stew with onions, garlic and bay leaves. 

The lamb chunks are then served over smokey eggplants which are charred over direct flame. This may be performed in your BBQ or by inserting the eggplants straight over the flame of your gasoline range. If you happen to can’t do both of these, then you can too use your broiler for that charred taste. 

The ultimate layer of taste on this Lamb stew comes from a garlicky lemon yogurt which is combined with the charred eggplants. 

Ali Nazik combines all these distinctive flavors of lamb stew, smokey eggplant, brilliant lemony yogurt and scorching chili flakes. So once I point out it as a present stopper dish, I actually imply it! 

Each single particular person, actually everybody who tries this for the primary time is intrigued by the flavors. There’s one thing about it that makes it so standard and I can’t watch for you guys to make it too!

One other bonus to this recipe is that it doesn’t use advanced components or includes any advanced strategies.It’s tremendous easy, but the ultimate dish tastes wealthy and sophisticated. Watch the video under:

So right here’s the step-by-step breakdown of creating this present stopping recipe!

Lamb Stew Recipe Elements

There are principally two elements to this recipe, the primary is the lamb stew and the second is the eggplant and yogurt prep.

The most effective factor is which you could begin by making the stew, and whereas the lamb is cooking, you’ll have simply sufficient time to make the eggplant. So let’s break it down.

How one can Make Lamb Stew

Effectively as at all times, I begin by utilizing American Lamb. You’ll be able to examine all my lamb recipes right here  and also you’ll discover that I don’t skimp in terms of utilizing American Lamb.

American Lamb is completely the freshest you will get, and it’s the tastiest for my part. Consider me, I do know my lamb! So belief me on this one–you can’t beat the contemporary buttery candy style of American lamb. You simply can’t!

For the lamb stew, you should utilize your favourite minimize of lamb. It actually relies upon should you desire the next degree of marbling or a lesser one. I used a combo at this time as a result of I like some marbling from the leg of lamb, but I additionally love the lean sirloin. 

The lamb is seasoned with salt, pepper, cinnamon and nutmeg (actually basic Turkish lamb spices), together with some cayenne pepper (or Turkish chili flakes: pul biber).

To make the stew, begin by sauteing your onions till they’re delicate and translucent. Don’t rush this step as you need the candy onions taste, moderately than the string astringent one.

Now add in your spiced lamb chunks and garlic, and sautee for about 5 minutes.

You then’ll add turkish candy pepper paste (biber salcasi) which yow will discover on-line or at ethnic shops. You’ll be able to substitute that with roasted purple pepper. Tomato juice or puree goes in, some inventory and a bay leaf. At that time your lamb stew is able to boil after which simmer over medium low warmth till the lamb is tender.

Within the meantime you’ll make the eggplant.

How one can Make the Stew Sauce

You’ll begin by piercing the eggplant alongside the size of it, and that is to stop it from exploding from the cooking steam.

You’ll have to charr the outer pores and skin of the eggplant and this may be performed in 3 ways. The primary one is inserting the eggplant straight over the range. That is what I’ve proven right here and that’s how my grandma made it (until she had her BBQ on).

The second manner which is nice and much more flavorful is to take action utilizing a BBQ-charcoal is at all times most popular. 

The ultimate manner is utilizing your broiler. You need to charr the outer pores and skin of the eggplant so that you’ll be rotating it each couple of minutes to get there.

As soon as the eggplant pores and skin is actually charred you’ll cowl it with a plastic wrap to melt the pores and skin. This lets you peel it off simply and easily.

After peeling, you’ll finely mince the eggplant utilizing a knife.

The yogurt sauce is solely yogurt combined with garlic, salt, pepper and lemon juice. 

Serve Ali Nazik Lamb Stew

Your lamb stew is prepared as soon as it’s delicate and many of the inventory has been absorbed. Consider this isn’t a saucy stew–you should have some sauce however very minimal. The quantity of sauce is simply sufficient to coat the lamb chunks, and also you’ll have a bit extra dripping on the perimeters.

To serve Ali Nazik, begin by mixing the eggplant and yogurt collectively into one thick sauce.

You’ll be able to add extra chili flakes right here, and even some contemporary herbs (like parsley and mint) or you’ll be able to depart it as is. My grandma at all times added the chili flakes and herbs on prime moderately than mixing it in, nevertheless I’ve had it at a number of locations the place it was combined in.

You’ll then pile the lamb stew proper over the eggplant yogurt combination, classically alongside the middle to permit the eggplant to shine on the perimeters.

The ultimate contact is extra chili flakes, contemporary herbs, contemporary chilies and lemon wedges.

How one can eat Lamb Stew

One other distinctive facet of serving this lamb stew is that you simply wouldn’t discover it served with rice, potatoes or pasta. It’s largely served with bread, and really hardly ever served with a rice pilaf. 

The bread is the very best scooper for the luscious yogurt eggplant base and the succulent lamb stew. 

You’ll additionally discover it recently served as is for a low carb meal as a result of it’s tremendous filling and attractive that you simply received’t actually miss the carbs!

Lamb Stew Ideas

• All the time use American Lamb for high quality tasting lamb dishes. American lamb is at all times contemporary, it’s raised with a excessive business normal and it’s extensively obtainable! You’ll discover it has a wealthy buttery candy style.
• When selecting the minimize of lamb, be sure you know that the quantity of fats marble within the minimize will contribute to the style of your dish. If you happen to’re after a wealthy lamb taste, select solely a loyal leg of lamb. If you happen to’re in between, select boneless shoulder meat. And should you’re up for a milder taste and leaner minimize, select the lamb sirloin. If you happen to’re like me and wish the very best of each worlds, select a combo!
• If you happen to’re unable to search out the Turkish chili flakes, be at liberty to make use of common ones. Equally with the Turkish purple pepper paste.
• It’s finest to start out with the lamb stew and whereas it cooks, you’ll have sufficient time to make the eggplant yogurt sauce.
• Charring the eggplant is vital to that distinctive smoky taste of Ali Nazik–so don’t roast, fry or grill your eggplants. You need a actually burnt charred pores and skin which you’ll peel off and use the soften in your mouth eggplant.
• You’ll be able to add contemporary mint and parsley to the yogurt together with extra chili flakes.
• It’s finest to assemble the dish earlier than serving to make sure it’s heat.
• You’ll be able to serve the dish because it for a lightweight but filling meal, or with bread or rice pilaf.
• Leftovers are finest served chilly with a salad or warmed up barely within the microwave.
• You’ll be able to put together the lamb stew 3 days prematurely together with the yogurt sauce. Be certain to assemble them proper earlier than serving.

I can’t urge you adequate to do this distinctive recipe that’s advanced tasting but tremendous easy to make! 

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