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Kuk-somsa

Traditional Uzbek spring samsa made with thin dough, juicy greens and fragrant fat-tail sheep fat.

Time60 min
Servings6
Calories317 kcal
LevelMedium

Ingredients

  • wheat flour500 g
  • warm water250 ml
  • salt1 tsp
  • spinach500 g
  • green onion200 g
  • sorrel150 g
  • fresh mint50 g
  • fresh cilantro20 g
  • fat-tail fat100 g
  • black pepper (ground)0.5 tsp

Instructions

1

Dissolve the salt in warm water, pour it into the flour and knead a soft, elastic dough. Cover the bowl and let the dough rest for 15 minutes.

2

Pick over the spinach, sorrel, mint, cilantro and green onion, rinse, pat dry well and finely chop. Mix the greens with half the salt and black pepper.

3

Cut the fat-tail fat into small cubes and render it over medium heat for 4–5 minutes. Remove from heat, let cool for 2 minutes, then mix the crispy bits and fat into the green filling.

4

Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces and roll each one out into a thin circle, 1–2 mm thick.

5

Place about 1.5 tablespoons of filling in the center of each circle, fold up the edges and pinch the samsa into a triangle or a tightly sealed envelope shape.

6

Arrange the pieces seam-side down on a baking sheet and bake in an oven preheated to 220 °C for 25–30 minutes, until the dough is golden and crisp. In a tandoor, kuk-somsa is baked to the same golden color.

7

Serve kuk-somsa hot, so the dough stays crisp and the filling stays juicy.