quince stuffed with lamb

quince stuffed with lamb

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Fifteen stuffed and filled with a lamb and chestnut filling, seasoned with herbs, and cooked in their own juices with broth: a traditional autumn dish fro…

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Quince-stuffed dishes are a seasonal specialty of Azerbaijan. The hollowed-out quince are filled with a lamb filling seasoned with herbs and chestnuts, and then gently simmered in broth. The tart flavor of the quince complements the meat very well.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Total1 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodTying up
  • Estimated cost$4.67 $0.78 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Gluten-free
  • Halal

Ingredients

6 people
  • $1.99
  • $1.76
  • $0.25
  • $0.61
  • $0.00
  • $0.06

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cut the lamb meat. ≈ 8 min
  2. Add the salt, herbs, and peeled chestnuts to the ground meat. ≈ 3 min
  3. Remove the quince. ≈ 3 min
  4. Fill them with pranks. ≈ 10 min
  5. Pour over with broth.
  6. Cook them in their own juices.

The bill

quince stuffed with lamb

  • 400 g of quince$1.99
  • 25 g of clarified butter$1.76
  • 25 grams of chestnuts$0.25
  • 12 grams of dill$0.61
  • 5 grams of sugar$0.00
  • salt$0.06

Total$4.67

that's $0.78 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 108 g of lamb
  • 400 g of quince
  • 25 g of clarified butter
  • 25 grams of chestnuts
  • 12 grams of dill
  • 5 grams of sugar
  • salt

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