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Azerbaijani Lavangi Fish

Balıq Lavəngi/buh-LUHK lah-VEN-gee/
Azerbaijani Lavangi Fish
About this dish

Whole fish stuffed with a walnut, onion, and dried plum filling, baked or fried.

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Ingredients
🐟1 whole fish, cleaned
🥜1 cup walnuts, ground
🧅1 onion, finely chopped
🍑1/4 cup dried plums, chopped
Method
Serves 3
1
Mix ground walnuts, onion, and dried plums for the stuffing.
2
Season the stuffing with salt and a little lemon juice.
3
Fill the cavity of the cleaned fish generously with the stuffing.
4
Bake or fry the fish until cooked through.
5
Serve with rice.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

Lavangi is also made with fish along the Caspian coast of Azerbaijan, using the same distinctive walnut and sour plum stuffing found in the chicken version.

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