What You Need to Know
Beshbarmak involves boiling noodles made from wheat flour, water, and salt, while simmering horse meat with onions, garlic, and spices in a separate pot. The dish requires a cooking time of around 1-2 hours for the meat and 10-15 minutes for the noodles.
Steps
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Töölö (Northern Kyrgyzstan): Special occasion version with layered meat and fat
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Kazakh Beshbarmak (Kazakhstan): Regional variation with lamb instead of horse
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Tajik Laghman (Tajikistan): Adaptation with hand-pulled noodles in broth
The Science
Primary Reaction
Gelatinization of starches in wheat flour