Spiced Meat Bread

Name: Spiced Meat Bread (Kubdari კუბდარი)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: Serves 8–16
Cuisine: Georgia
Ingredients: 1 tbsp tomato paste; 2 tbsp minced fresh coriander / cilantro; 1 tsp fresh dill, minced; ½ tsp salt or Svanetian salt; 1 tbsp sunflower oil; ½ tsp ground fenugreek; ⅛ tsp ground cumin; ¼ tsp coriander seeds, crushed; 400 g / 14 oz lean pork or beef fillet / tenderloin; butter, for the bread top; 30 g / 1 oz / 2 tbsp butter; ⅛ tsp ground chilli, or to taste; 2 tbsp water; 75 g / 2½ oz / ½ cup finely chopped onion; 4 g / 1 garlic clove, finely chopped

Kubdari კუბდარი

Preparation info

Serves
8–16

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 25

Appears in

Tasting Georgia

By Carla Capalbo

Published 2017

About

This is one of the most delicious filled breads of all. Kubdari is a Svanetian speciality and is baked filled with lightly spiced chunks of tender pork and/or beef mixed with onions and herbs. A meal in inself, it also admirably complements the vegetable dishes at a supra.

Follow the Master Recipe for the yeast dough for 2 breads and method. In Svaneti, the salt used would be Svanetian salt – enrich

Ingredients

Asia
Georgia
Spicy
Bread

Ingredients

Method