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From Gürzə to Şəki, from ravioli to lamb

From Gürzə to Şəki, from ravioli to lamb

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Azerbaijani-style meat ravioli, filled with lamb, onion, and cilantro, poached in water or broth, and served with a garlic-infused vinegar.

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Recipe from Araz Yaquboglu (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Gürzə de Şəki is a small type of Azerbaijani pasta, filled with raw lamb, onion, and mutton fat. It is served in a broth with cilantro and a garlic-based vinegar.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time45 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodboiling
  • Estimated cost$1.34 $0.67 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

2 people
  • $0.05
  • $0.11
  • $0.01
  • $0.01
  • $0.46
  • $0.02
  • $0.68

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Chop the lamb meat, the fat from the tail, and the onion to create the filling. ≈ 8 min
  2. Knead the flour into a firm dough, roll it out to a thickness of 1 mm, and cut out 5 cm diameter discs. ≈ 10 min
  3. Place the raw filling in the center of each disc, then fold it over, with the seam facing upwards, leaving one end open. ≈ 3 min
  4. Cook the gürz in water or in broth.
  5. Serve them in their broth, garnished with cilantro, alongside a separate garlic-infused vinegar.

The bill

From Gürzə to Şəki, from ravioli to lamb

  • 30 grams of onion$0.05
  • 80 grams of flour$0.11
  • 10 g of wine vinegar or verjus$0.01
  • 2 grams of Allium sativum (garlic)$0.01
  • 15 grams of cilantro$0.46
  • salt$0.02
  • water or broth for cooking$0.68

Total$1.34

that's $0.67 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 217 g of lamb
  • 25 g of sheep’s tail fat
  • 30 grams of onion
  • 80 grams of flour
  • 10 g of wine vinegar or verjus
  • 2 grams of Allium sativum (garlic)
  • 15 grams of cilantro
  • A pinch of pepper
  • salt
  • water or broth for cooking

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