
An iconic stuffed bread from Svaneti, Kubdari hides a filling of hand-chopped meat, onion, garlic, and warm spices inside a golden dough. It is served piping hot, cut into wedges, featuring a soft crust and a highly aromatic filling.
Ingredients
- 500 g T55 all-purpose wheat flour
- 260 ml warm water
- 7 g active dry yeast
- 8 g fine salt
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- 350 g beef for grinding or coarsely ground beef
- 250 g boneless pork shoulder
- 1 piece yellow onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp homemade Svan spice blend
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
- 25 g unsalted butter
Method
- Mix the flour, yeast, and salt, then incorporate the warm water and oil until a soft dough forms; knead until it becomes smooth and elastic under your hands.
- Cover the dough and let it rise in a warm place until it is puffed and light, without waiting for it to deflate.
- Meanwhile, hand-chop the pork shoulder into small dice if it is not already chopped, then mix it with the beef to maintain a juicy texture rather than a compact filling.
- Grate or very finely chop the onion and garlic, add them to the meat along with the Svan spice blend and pepper; knead briefly, just enough for the filling to become sticky and fragrant.
- Punch down the dough, divide it into four portions, then roll out each portion into a disk that is thick in the center and thinner around the edges.
- Place the filling in the center of each disk, bring the edges up like a pouch, pinch carefully to enclose the meat, then flip it seam-side down.
- Gently flatten each stuffed bread with your palm until you have an even round; make a small opening in the center to let the steam escape.
- Bake on a hot baking sheet in a well-preheated oven until the crust is golden, puffed, and firm to the touch, smelling of toasted bread and spices.
- Immediately brush with melted butter, cover for a few moments with a clean kitchen towel to soften the crust, then serve in wedges while the filling is still piping hot and juicy.
Nutrition
Per serving
- Energy
- 813.6 kcal
- Protein
- 43.13 g
- Carbohydrate
- 95.38 g
- Fat
- 28.03 g
- Fibre
- 5.73 g
- Calcium
- 31.54 mg
- Iron
- 1.31 mg
- Magnesium
- 35.14 mg





