Young lamb pounded thin and pan-cooked with a splash of water until tender: a festive dish served with potatoes and shchips.
Lyubyge (Adyghe Lamb Cutlets)
Ingredients
Method
- Slice the lamb and pound each piece thin with a mallet.
- Season with salt and black pepper.
- Heat the fat in a heavy pan.
- Brown the cutlets quickly on both sides.
- Add a splash of water, cover, and cook gently until tender.
- Serve hot with boiled potatoes and shchips.
Pound the lamb evenly so it cooks through fast and stays juicy.
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 |
| water | псыpsy | псыpsə |
| 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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Lyubyge: questions
How long does it take to make Lyubyge?
About 40 minutes, according to the recipe in the Circassian app.
How many people does this Lyubyge recipe serve?
It serves 4. The servings control above the ingredients recalculates every quantity for 1 to 40 people.
What is Lyubyge made of?
The ingredients are: 800 g young lamb (leg or loin), sliced; salt and black pepper; 2 tbsp butter or fat; A little water; to serve: boiled potatoes and shchips (garlic sauce).
Is Lyubyge an everyday or a festive dish?
The Circassian app files it as a festive dish (Mains & Sauces).
Where does this Lyubyge 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 “Lyubyge (Adyghe Lamb Cutlets)” (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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