Mutancana, Sweet and Savory Lamb Stew from Ottoman Cuisine
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Mutancana is among the most delicious dishes of the Ottoman cuisine, dating back to 15th century. It is said to be Mehmet the Conqueror's favorite dish. It is a savory and sweet lamb dish cooked with almonds, dried fruits and shallots.
The reason why Ottoman cuisine (and also modern Turkey) has different recipes and tastes lies under accommodation of different cultures in together. Middle East, Middle Asia, Balkans, Mediterranean and European meal cultures are all adopted and adapted by the Ottoman cuisine, and it also has a wide range of meals and reflects royal conditions at that era, too.
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Ingredients:
• 500 g lamb (leg or shank)
• 10 round shallots or small onions, 150 g
• 2 tbsp g butter
• 1 tbsp oil
• 2 tbsp flour
• 5 - 6 dried figs, 50 g
• 5 - 6 dried apricots, 50 g
• ½ cup dried raisins, 50 g (alternatively use fresh grapes)
• 5 - 6 dried damson plums , 50 g
• 1/2 cup raw almonds, 60 g, peeled
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1 tsp sumac
• 2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 500 ml (hot) meat stock or water, 2 cups
• Fresh thyme to garnish
Instructions:
1. Cut the lamb into chunk size pieces and remove the sinews
2. Wash the dried fruits and cut the figs and apricots into smaller sizes and set aside
3. In a large pot, melt 2 tbsp butter together with 1 tbsp oil.
4. Bring to high heat, add the lamb and cook and stir until slightly seared
5. Close the lid and let the lamb cook in it’s own juice until the liquid is evaporated, stir occassionally to brown evenly
6. Once the meat is browned, add the peeled shallots and cook until the shallots are browned
7. Bring to low heat and add 2 tbsp flour and stir until the flour is cooked and fragrant
8. Season with 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp sumac, 1 tsp black pepper
9. Add the raw almonds and stir until the almonds are slightly roasted
10. Add the stock or hot water, stir to deglaze the bottom and the edges
11. Close the lid and let it simmer for 45 mins until the lamb is tender
12. Add the raisins, plums, figs and the apricots.
13. Add 1 tbsp honey, gently stir to mix and let it simmer for 10 - 15 mins until the liquid is thickened
14. Garnish with fresh thyme and serve with rice pilav
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Mutancana is an eclectic sample of Ottoman cuisine, it is a perfect combination of nuts, sweets and umami flavours!
I love this food. There was an event in my Universty Food Club where they called an Ottoman Cuisin chef. He taught us how to make it and we also made “Dane i yeşil”( green pilaf) next to it. They seperated us in groups of 2 . Me and my buddy actually cooked onions to hell and restart the process all over, long story short, we had the best muntancana among the groups and even chef said ours was the best. It was pretty good and delicious. I also made it in my house to make my family taste it.
Just had this in Istanbul, but with beef. it was the best meal of my life
This is an amazingly delicious food. Ottomans knew how to enjoy a meal man, this guys were legends in the kitchen.
We have the same dish in Algeria, it's called "sweet meat- ham lahlu" , we made it at the begining of ramadan to sweeten the month!
The onions used are Arpacik and adding honey to them and meat delicious bit of Ancient Greek/Byzantine heritage perhaps in Turkish cuisine
Your food is amazing, thank you so much
Wow this dish is fascinating on so many levels I will try it soon
Just discovered your channel with my husband. We have been looking for a channel like this for loong time! Great Turkish recipes with the right techniques. Umarim en kısa zamanda daha çok takipçiniz olur. Sevgiler ve saygılar.
@HungryManKitchen
2 жыл бұрын
Cok tesekkur ederim. Benim de amacım sizin gibi insanlara ulaşıp, bu yemek kültürünü elimden geldiğince aslına uygun bir sekilde izini bırakabilmek.
@kerem5766
2 жыл бұрын
@@HungryManKitchen Abi kanal o kadar iyi ama izlenmeler neden bu kadar az çözebilmiş değilim açıkçası.
@HungryManKitchen
2 жыл бұрын
KZread algoritmasi cok one cikarmiyor, henuz tam ilgili kitleye ulasabilmis degil maalesef.
nice video, thank you for sharing this, stay safe always.
So yummy
Amazing dish...
Frankly, delicious!)
interesting
That dish had me drooling and trying to lick the screen coz I wanted a taste so bad and oh boy how soft that meat was 🤤😱. It's coming in to winter in Australia and it's stew and soup time and I may have to give this one a go. Cheers mate 👍😁
@HungryManKitchen
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! You may want to adjust the sweet elements if you want it on the more savory side ;)
@caveman5831
2 жыл бұрын
@@HungryManKitchen cheers, yeah I was thinking with the apricots and figs would make it sweet enough for me.
Annemin bu yemeğini özledim🥲
Is this the Turkish version of the Moroccan lamb and prune w almonds tajine? (which I have made maaaaany times!).
@HungryManKitchen
Жыл бұрын
Yes, they are similar. This is an old Ottoman recipe, there were many versions throughout the regions ruled by the empire, made with meat and fruits.
@dentismemla6879
Жыл бұрын
If it is an ottoman dish and the ottomans never went to Morocco and Morocco has the same dish you what it means.
@havvagokce1441
7 ай бұрын
A great region around a great sea(Mediterranean) which was very sea trade active trough the earliest written history, and said region having a mild climate generally with bountiful lands too having similar cousine.... Means..... What exactly? Same climate extends to Hazar sea and a bit beyond. Curious. Having olive trees wildly grow even there where sea isn't Mediterranean is curious too? Hmm ... Don't know what it means.... How come a primarily animal husbandry, and herding culture has a meat dish with dried fruit? I mean wouldn't seminomads not hate fruit? How would they find meat and fruit in the first place?
can i also use chicken or pork for this ?
@HungryManKitchen
6 ай бұрын
Not sure about pork but chicken would work.
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oha agzim sulandi
As far as I know when it comes to ottoman cuisine, Sautéed meat is not common, it makes the meat harder than desired. I think meat is cooked slowly to be soft and somewhat dissolve in your mouth, but I'm not the expert so take this as a grain of salt
Meat, fruits and nuts.. Off course it was cooked for sultans
it is a palace cuisine not for average citizen
This is an Arabic dish
@meralozdemir551
2 жыл бұрын
It is a Turkish Dish...
@HungryManKitchen
2 жыл бұрын
The name comes from Arabic origin, which was used during Ottoman reign, but the specific dish was created in Ottoman palace kitchen.
@bachirguediri2651
2 жыл бұрын
@@HungryManKitchen thua dish existed before ottoman emppire
@bachirguediri2651
2 жыл бұрын
@@meralozdemir551 wrong!!
@aluminiumknight4038
Жыл бұрын
@@bachirguediri2651 proof?
famos greek dish mutancanakis