Kuurdak

Kuurdak (Kazakh: қуырдақ, quyrdaq, Kyrgyz: куурдак, Turkmen: gowurdak; Говурдак, Uyghur: قورداق қордақ qordaq, Uzbek: qovurdoq, Mongolian: Хуурдаг), transliterated with various spellings, is a traditional meat dish made in Central Asia. The name comes from a nominalization of the word "roast", "fried", referring to how the food is made. It is described as "stewed brown meat".^[1]

Place of originMongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan

Region or stateCentral Asia

Main ingredientsmutton, onion, vegetable oil or animal fat

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Kuurdak

Kuurdak being prepared
Place of origin	Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan
Region or state	Central Asia
Main ingredients	mutton, onion, vegetable oil or animal fat

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Kuurdak is known in Turkish cuisine as kavurma usually made from lamb, mutton, beef, or sheep liver, or sometimes with vegetables.