Heart, liver, lung and kidney sautéed in stages with onion, paprika and garlic-salt: a rich Adyghe offal dish.
Gwaschwelybzhe (Braised Offal)
Ingredients
Method
- Rinse and trim the offal; cut into bite-size pieces (keep the liver separate; it cooks fastest).
- Fry the heart and lung in butter until they colour.
- Add the kidney, then the liver last; cook just until firm (do not overcook the liver).
- Add the onion and paprika; fry until soft.
- Crush the garlic with salt and stir in with the red pepper.
- Serve hot, scattered with cilantro, with paste.
This is the recipe from the Recipes section of the Circassian app, where you can also scale it and save it to your favourites.
Kitchen words in Circassian
The words for what is in this dish, in Kabardian (East Circassian) and Adyghe (West Circassian), with audio from the Circassian app’s lessons and audio course.
| English | Kabardian | Adyghe |
|---|---|---|
| meat | лыly | лыlə |
| butter | тхъуцынэtkhwutsyne | тхъуtkhu |
| salt | шыгъуshyghu | щыгъуshchəghu |
| food | шхынshkhyn | шхыныshkhənə |
| delicious | IэфI'ef' | IэшIу'eshIu |
| This is delicious! | Мыр IэфIщ!Myr 'ef'shch! | Мыр IэшIу!Myr 'esh'u! |
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Gwaschwelybzhe: questions
How long does it take to make Gwaschwelybzhe?
About 50 minutes, according to the recipe in the Circassian app.
How many people does this Gwaschwelybzhe recipe serve?
It serves 4. The servings control above the ingredients recalculates every quantity for 1 to 40 people.
What is Gwaschwelybzhe made of?
The ingredients are: 800 g mixed offal (heart, liver, lung, kidney); 2 onions, chopped; 2 tbsp clarified butter; 1 tsp paprika; 1/2 tsp red pepper; 3 garlic cloves; salt; cilantro, to garnish.
Is Gwaschwelybzhe an everyday or a festive dish?
The Circassian app files it as an everyday dish (Meat & Cured).
Where does this Gwaschwelybzhe recipe come from?
From the Recipes section of the Circassian app. The app’s recipes draw on Amjad Jaimoukha’s book Circassian Cuisine and were cross-checked against Russian and Adyghe food sources.
Sources
- Circassian app, Recipes section, recipe “Gwaschwelybzhe (Braised Offal)” (recipe data last changed July 2026). The app’s recipes draw on Amjad Jaimoukha’s book Circassian Cuisine and were cross-checked against Russian and Adyghe food sources.
- Circassian app: audio course, Kabardian and Adyghe (the kitchen words: cheese, meat, milk, bread, tea, water, food, delicious), and the lessons’ vocabulary (chicken, salt, butter, honey).
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