🇬🇪 Georgia recipe

Elarji

Elarji is a mesmerizing dish from western Georgia's Samegrelo region, a molten porridge of cornmeal blended with vast quantities of fresh sulguni cheese until it becomes impossibly stretchy and elastic. When properly made, elarji can be stretched across the room in long, gooey strands. It is the ultimate Georgian comfort food, served as a side dish with stews or grilled meat, and is a spectacular demonstration of the Georgian love affair with cheese.

Prep10 mins
Cook30 mins
Serves4
Difficultyeasy
Elarji, a Georgia dish

Ingredients

  • 200g coarse white cornmeal
  • 50g fine white cornmeal
  • 1 liter water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 800g fresh sulguni cheese, grated or thinly sliced
  • 200g fresh imeruli cheese, crumbled (or additional sulguni)

Method

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Nutrition per serving

Calories
390
Protein
18 g
Carbs
32 g
Fat
22 g

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