Mongolian recipe
How to make Guriltai shul
гурилтай шөл
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A simple, filling soup of mutton, noodles and a few vegetables such as potato, carrot and onion. The name means 'soup with flour', because the noodles are made from flour at home. It is a favourite in the cold months and a common roadside café meal.
Ingredients
- 400 g mutton or beef, cut into thin strips
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 carrot, cut into thin sticks
- 2 potatoes, peeled and diced
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1.5 litres water
- 200 g fresh flat noodles
- Salt
Method
- Fry the meat in the oil in a large pan until browned, then add the onion and fry for 2 minutes.
- Pour in the water, add salt and bring to the boil. Skim off any foam and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Add the potato and carrot and cook for 10 minutes.
- Add the noodles and cook for 5 minutes more, until they are soft.
- Check the salt and serve very hot in deep bowls.
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