Beef or lamb slow-braised until it pulls into soft fibres in its own rich sauce, then served over paste: a hearty everyday meat dish.
Litsyk'ulyshchips (Shredded Braised Meat)
Ingredients
Method
- Brown the meat in the fat over high heat on all sides.
- Add the onion and fry until soft.
- Pour in the broth, cover, and braise gently 1–1.5 hours until very tender.
- Lift out the meat and pull it into fibres with two forks.
- Return it to the sauce; add crushed garlic, red pepper, salt and black pepper.
- Simmer uncovered until the sauce coats the shredded meat. Serve hot with paste.
Low and slow is the key: the meat should fall apart before you shred it.
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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Litsyk'ulyshchips: questions
How long does it take to make Litsyk'ulyshchips?
About 90 minutes, according to the recipe in the Circassian app.
How many people does this Litsyk'ulyshchips recipe serve?
It serves 4. The servings control above the ingredients recalculates every quantity for 1 to 40 people.
What is Litsyk'ulyshchips made of?
The ingredients are: 700 g beef or lamb, in pieces; 2 onions, chopped; 2 tbsp butter or fat; 1 cup broth; 1 tsp red pepper; 3 garlic cloves; salt and black pepper; to serve: paste.
Is Litsyk'ulyshchips an everyday or a festive dish?
The Circassian app files it as an everyday dish (Mains & Sauces).
Where does this Litsyk'ulyshchips 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 “Litsyk'ulyshchips (Shredded Braised Meat)” (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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