KYRGYZSTAN VILLAGE FOOD 🇰🇬 Homemade BALKAR Food + Cheese Making!! (You've NEVER Seen This Before!)

lamb

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is lower in fat and pork is often less expensive.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt offers similar creaminess with fewer calories.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is heart-healthy while margarine is often cheaper.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast is a dairy-free alternative with a cheesy flavor.

Prepare a big pot of milk for cheese making.

Add sheep's stomach mixed with water to the milk to help coagulate the cheese.

Saute onions in a little bit of oil until soft.

Add beef to the onions and cook until browned.

Mix the beef and onion with boiled potatoes and season with salt, pepper, and paprika.

Grind up some brinza cheese that was pre-made.

Use the fresh brinza cheese as a filling for hachine.

Cooking Techniques

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