Lagman is a traditional, widely used dish of Central Asian cuisine. Different peoples of Central Asia have their own peculiarities and subtleties in the preparation of the lagman. In general, the lagman is a spicy soup with noodles, meat and vegetables. If you are interested, in this article we will tell you how to cook lagman at home.
The recipe for soup lambman in Uzbek
For the preparation of the lagman, Uzbeks traditionally use beef. So, to prepare lagman noodles you will need:
- 250 grams of flour;
- 1 glass of water;
- 1 teaspoon of salt.
For the filling, take:
- 300 grams of beef;
- 4 carrots;
- 2 onions;
- 1/2 radishes;
- 4 sweet Bulgarian peppers;
- 4 tomatoes;
- 4 potatoes;
- 4 cups of meat broth;
- 8 cloves of garlic;
- parsley greens;
- 2 tablespoons melted butter;
- salt and pepper to taste.
Before you begin to prepare the soup, you should prepare lagman noodles. To do this, flour should be diluted with water, add salt and knead the dough. The dough should be transferred to a bowl, greased with oil and left for 15 minutes. After this, the dough should be rolled into a thin layer, fold it 16 times and form a thin noodle from it. Cook noodles in salty water, in the end - always rinse with cold water.
Next you need to prepare the filling for the soup lagman. To do this, carrots, onions, radish and peppers should be washed, brushed and cut into small pieces. In a saucepan with thick walls, heat the oil and fry the vegetables on it. After 10 minutes, vegetables should be added garlic, grated tomatoes and chopped meat. The whole filling should be seasoned, peppered, poured hot broth and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes. After this, add the chopped potatoes to the pan and bring the filling to the ready. Noodles for lagman should be spread out on plates, top with fillings, sprinkle with herbs and pepper. Soup lagman is ready!
The recipe for the lagman in Tatar
Lagman is made in Tartar in lamb. You will need the following ingredients:
- 300 grams of noodles for Lagman;
- 350 grams of lamb;
- 300 grams of fresh tomatoes;
- 2 onions;
- 2 carrots;
- 4 sweet peppers;
- 6 cloves of garlic;
- parsley and dill greens;
- salt and pepper to taste.
First of all, it is necessary to boil the noodles for lagman. Noodles can be prepared by yourself (see the recipe above) or boiled already ready. Hot noodles should be washed with cold water and add 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil. The water in which the noodles were cooked should be drained into a separate glass for further use.
Lamb needs to be rinsed well and cut into small flat pieces. Pieces with fat should be put on the bottom of the pan or cauldron and melt to form cracklings. Crisps from cauldron should be taken out, then put the meat and fry it until a crust is formed. After this, add the chopped onions, carrots and bell peppers to the meat. While meat with vegetables is stewed, it is necessary to clean and cut the potatoes. Add the potatoes to the cauldron when the onion turns golden. After this, the meat should be seasoned with pepper, mix well and simmer for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, you should put the grated tomatoes, pour the broth from the noodles and bring the contents of the cauldron until ready.
Noodles for lagman should be spread out on deep plates, top with fillings and decorate with greens. In each plate you need to squeeze out a clove of garlic. Serve the dish lagman made hot.
Peculiarities of lagman preparation:
- for the preparation of the lagman you can use pasta or spaghetti, the main thing is that they are made of durum wheat;
- If the vegetables for the lagman are stewed on high heat in a saucepan with thin walls, then they turn out to be crispy. Thus, the Uigur lagman is being prepared ;
- stuffing for the lagman can be in every possible way transformed and supplemented - vegetables, beans, varieties of meat. The Chinese version of the lagman is called ramen - pork is used for its preparation.
The preparation of lagman is a long and time-consuming process. However, everyone can learn how to cook lagman at home. The unique taste and aroma of this dish will inspire any hostess to new culinary masterpieces!