World Flavors Cookbook

Dimlama

Name: Dimlama
Cook time: 90 min
Cuisine: Uzbekistan
Ingredients: 500g lamb or beef Onions, carrots, potatoes, bell peppers, cabbage, tomatoes Whole garlic, cumin, salt, pepper Cabbage leaves for covering

A slow-cooked harvest stew of meat and layered vegetables, steamed in its own juices.

Cuisine: Uzbekistan

Ingredients

500g lamb or beef Onions, carrots, potatoes, bell peppers, cabbage, tomatoes Whole garlic, cumin, salt, pepper Cabbage leaves for covering

Instructions

In a heavy pot, brown the meat. Layer onions, then carrots, then peppers and potatoes. Add whole garlic bulbs. Top with large cabbage leaves to seal in steam. Cover tightly and cook on very low heat for 1.5 hours without stirring. The veggies steam in the meat juices.