How to cook lagman at home
Let me say right away that there are recipes that are even simpler, they will be a little lower. This recipe is not so simple, but it is as close to the real thing as possible.
Ingredients.
- 400 grams of lamb.
- Noodles 300 grams.
- 2-3 onions.
- 1-2 carrots.
- 1 fresh cucumber.
- 2 medium bell peppers.
- 4-5 medium tomatoes.
- 200 grams of bean pods.
- 3-4 cloves of garlic.
- 1 bunch of parsley and basil.
- Zira, coriander, sweet paprika.
- 1 hot pepper. Optional.
- Salt.
- Vegetable oil.
Cooking process.
Before starting to prepare our lagman, I usually first prepare almost the entire range of ingredients, and then start cooking. It seems to me that this method is much simpler than the classical one.
1. Cut the meat into thin pieces across the grain.
2. Next, I’ll prepare the rest.
3. Onion into half rings. First into two parts and then half into thin rings. To simplify the process when cleaning, I will leave the tails on the halves so that it would be convenient to hold the onion half when slicing.
4. After the onions, I chop the carrots. Yes, for this dish it is better to chop everything. And try to cut the vegetables into approximately equal pieces. Identical pieces will cook evenly and the overall picture of the dish will be more beautiful.
5. Remove the middle of the bell pepper. Cut into 3-4 parts and also further on the floor of the ring.
6. Cucumber will add juiciness, taste and smell to the dish. I'll cut it into strips.
7. Peel the tomatoes. And cut into cubes. To make it easier to remove the peel. I make a cross-shaped cut. Then I pour boiling water over the tomatoes for 1-2 minutes, and then transfer them to ice water. The temperature difference makes it easier to peel the tomato.
8. I also cut the garlic. I don’t use a press because after pressing there is no juice left in the garlic.
9. Wash the bean pods well, dry and cut into pieces like this.
10. Wash the greens, dry and chop finely. It is also better to remove rough stalks first.
11. All ingredients are ready and you can start preparing the dish. We choose either a cauldron or a saucepan with thick walls and a double bottom. This will allow you to achieve good and uniform heating.
12. First of all, of course, we will fry the onions in hot vegetable oil.
13. Add the meat to the onion and fry it for literally 3-4 minutes. Since the meat is finely chopped, it will cook very quickly.
14. After 4 minutes, pour in half a glass of water and simmer until all the water has boiled away.
15. Now we will add chopped vegetables one by one. And fry each ingredient for 2-3 minutes. The carrot will go first. Add it, mix and simmer.
16. Then bell pepper.
17. I place cucumbers behind the pepper.
18. After the cucumber, it’s the turn of the beans. We also lay out the prepared spices along with the beans. Salt, black pepper, sweet paprika and if you use hot pepper, add it at this stage as well. Mix everything well.
19. After 2-3 minutes, add tomatoes and chopped garlic. I mix everything well again and continue cooking the lagman over medium heat.
20. Well, almost all the ingredients have been added, now pour 500-700 ml of water into the cauldron. add half of the chopped greens. And mix. Cook for 5-10 minutes. Cover with a lid and set aside. At this stage we have a fully prepared sauce for lagman. All that remains is to cook the noodles.
21. I pour plain water into the pan, bring it to a boil, and put the noodles into the boiling water and cook them until fully cooked.
The finished noodles are laid out on a large festive dish, and meat sauce is laid out on top and decorated with the remaining chopped herbs.
Lagman is completely ready. Bon appetit.
How to cook lagman over a fire with beef
This cooking recipe will be useful for those who often or not go hiking. This lagman can be prepared on a simple day by going out into the yard or at the dacha. I cook for guests instead of barbecue. The hassle is a little bigger than chess kebab, but the effect is much greater.
Ingredients.
- 1.5-2 kg beef tenderloin.
- 2 carrots.
- 2 onions.
- 2-3 red bell peppers.
- 2 tablespoons of tomato paste.
- Zira, coriander, basil.
- 5-6 cloves of garlic.
- A bunch of parsley.
- Vegetable oil.
- Salt and ground pepper to taste.
Cooking process.
Since the dish will be prepared over an open fire, I would like to immediately warn you about safety precautions. And also take care of what you will use to stir the dish, since an ordinary kitchen slotted spoon will not work. You will burn your hands, so that's something to think about as well.
Since everything will cook very quickly over an open fire, it is better to cut the food in advance. Chop the onions, carrots, bell peppers, garlic, and herbs.
1. And so let's start cooking lagman over the fire. Pour vegetable oil into the pot and when the oil becomes hot, carefully place the meat into the pot.
Don’t forget to stir it so that the pieces of meat don’t burn.
2. As soon as the meat begins to acquire a characteristic blush, you can begin to throw in the vegetables.
3. Onions come first.
4. Then carrots.
5. After 3-4 minutes of frying the vegetables, add the tomato paste, a little water and the prepared spices. Mix well and continue cooking.
6. After 3-5 minutes, add bell pepper and garlic. Mix again and fry for 3-4 minutes.
7. Add 500 ml. Add some salt to the water and add allspice. And cover with a lid. Next, the dish should simmer for 1-1.5 at a low boil under a closed lid. Therefore, under the pot you need to make a small fire, or even better, let the dish simmer on the coals.
8. While the sauce is being prepared, you need to cook the noodles, without which the lagman will not be lagman. Divide the finished noodles into portions and spread the meat sauce on top.
Bon appetit.
Classic recipe for lagman in Uzbek
Let's consider another recipe, so to speak in Uzbek. We will prepare an awesome lagman. The Uzbek people prefer to cook this hot lamb dish. We will replace this type of meat with beef. Despite this, the dish will turn out very tasty. Well, let's get started...
We will need:
- Beef meat - 1 kg.
- Carrots - 2 pcs.
- Vegetable oil - 20 ml.
- Peppercorns - 5-6 pcs.
- Bell pepper - 1 pc.
- Noodles - 300 gr.
- Onions - 4 pcs.
- Tomatoes - 3 pcs.
- Salt - to taste
- Fresh greens - 1 bunch
- Garlic - 6 cloves
Please note that in this case we will prepare lagman without adding tomato paste. So let's say using natural broth.
Preparation:
1. Cut the washed and de-veined meat into small pieces. Immediately sprinkle with salt and ground black pepper. Place in a pan with heated vegetable oil. Fry until golden brown.
2. Let's start preparing the vegetables. We peel carrots and onions from skins and husks. Divide the bell pepper into two equal parts and remove the seed nest. After processing, be sure to wash all vegetables. Then cut everything into strips and chop the onion into fine crumbs.
For cooking, it is better to use bell peppers of several colors. This will make the finished dish look more appetizing and vibrant.
Wash the tomatoes and cut into large cubes.
Peel the garlic and pass through a grater. Or chop it very finely.
Place the chopped vegetables, except garlic, into the pan with the meat. Pour in a small amount of water. Season with salt and pepper as needed. Simmer under a closed lid, first reducing the heat to minimum.
As soon as the pieces of meat become softer, add chopped garlic.
At the same time, cook the noodles in salted water until tender. In the most classic way. Then drain the liquid through a colander and place the noodles on plates. And then we fill our dish with amazingly smelling meat.
And don’t forget to use a lot of greenery as decoration.
Bon appetit!
Chicken lagman
As a rule, this dish should be prepared from lamb. But not everyone loves it and not everyone has the opportunity to get lamb.
There is a way out, try making lagman from chicken meat. It is always available and inexpensive, and the taste is almost worse.
Ingredients.
- 800 grams of chicken meat.
- 250-300 noodles.
- 1 onion.
- 1 carrot.
- 3-4 cloves of garlic.
- 1 bell pepper.
- 2-3 tomatoes or a tablespoon of tomato paste.
- 1 teaspoon dry adjika.
- Sweet dry paprika.
- Vegetable oil.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
Cooking process.
The recipe for making chicken lagman is described very simply. So if something is not clear, look at the recipes above, everything is described step by step and in great detail.
1. And so cut the meat into pieces and fry with onions and carrots.
2. Add water and simmer until all the water is gone.
3. Next, add chopped bell pepper and garlic.
4. Fry vegetables with meat for 3-4 minutes.
5. Add spices, tomato paste, adjika, water, cover with a lid and simmer for 25-30 minutes on low heat.
6. Cook the noodles until done. Drain the water and season with butter.
7. Place the noodles on a beautiful deep dish and spread the sauce on top.
8. Before serving, garnish with chopped herbs.
Bon appetit.
Lagman
Well, friends, here is the recipe for guyru-lagman, which in my opinion corresponds to what I ate in Uighur or Chinese lagman... Lunch has passed, people should no longer react inappropriately to food, it seems... Be patient, now I’ll tell you everything in detail... in order
So, we go to the market and buy half a kilo of meat, green and red bell peppers, one radish, 2 tomatoes, janda (green beans, 2 bunches), a bunch of celery, a couple of onions, one eggplant, a head of garlic. Salt, hot pepper and vegetable oil, with a cauldron (wok) and knives are supposed to be available at home.
Meanwhile, the meat, cut into pieces, lies in the freezer, freezing
We take it out, put it on a board and half-frozen, cut it into thin slices with a knife suitable for this:
Then we cut onions, radishes, peppers, eggplants, tomatoes, herbs, garlic and arrange them on plates in advance to make the cooking process easier: Everything should turn out something like this:
We take our cauldron, pour about a glass of oil into the bottom, and put it on high heat on your hottest burner.
When the oil is hot, fry the meat
and take it out of the cauldron Throw the onion into the oil and fry it over high heat until golden brown, then add janda to the frying, also fry lightly. Next, add the radish with pepper, and fry it for a couple of minutes, add our meat. Then tomatoes with eggplant, garlic and celery Simmer all this over high heat for a couple of minutes, stirring constantly. The vegetables should release some liquid. Salt and pepper to taste.
If you like liquid gravy (and I like liquid), add a little water. Close everything with a lid and simmer over medium heat for another 5-10 minutes.
All! Congratulations, the lagman base is ready! There is an amazing smell of lagman throughout the apartment, the smell reaches the neighbors, they lick their lips with envy and dream of coming to visit you.
While all this is being prepared, put the noodles for lagman in a saucepan on the next burner. It’s easier to buy noodles than to cook them yourself, without a lack of experience you’ll only end up in a lot of trouble, so I won’t bother you with making them. (If you want, I’ll also post how to make noodles)
As a side dish you can use boiled rice, potatoes, buckwheat and even regular spaghetti. It's a matter of taste here
Yes, I forgot to add about the seasoning that I prepare for the lagman - I finely chop the heels of large cloves of garlic and several hot red peppers, add a tablespoon of paprika and pour hot oil over the whole mess. It turns out a jar of seasoning, it seems to be called “lajan”. Cool thing.
Bon appetit!!
