Kukurec

Kukurec is a North Macedonian lamb specialty made with knitted lamb intestines, strips of lamb tripe, and sometimes lamb sweetbreads. The process of making this specialty from scratch is quite laborious, which is why many opt for buying one from a butcher’s.

Traditionally, well cleaned and boiled kukurec is roasted in an earthenware vessel along with chopped garlic, boiled carrots, bay leaves, dried mint leaves, mixed spices, seasonings, water, meat stock, and optionally wine for flavor. Zaprshka, or roux, consisting of a combination of flour, paprika, Bukovska pepper, and oil is added to the dish to thicken the sauce.

This North Macedonian specialty is typically prepared for Easter, usually served with the cooking sauce or sour milk.