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Khailmag (meat and pasta stew)

Khailmag is a Mongolian stew of meat and wide pasta, simmered in a broth of onions and bay. It's a simple, nourishing dish, often served at family meals and on cold days.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Garniture

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

Nutrition facts

577 kcal per serving

Protein
40.5 g
Carbohydrates
57.3 g
of which sugars
7.1 g
Fat
19 g
of which saturated fat
5 g
Fiber
5.1 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Cut the meat into 2 cm cubes and brown them over high heat in the oil for 5 minutes.
  2. Add the sliced onions and chopped garlic, then the paprika, and sweat for 4 minutes.
  3. Pour in the stock, add the bay leaf and the carrots in rounds, and simmer, covered, for 1 hour over low heat.
  4. Check that the meat is tender, then add the pasta to the broth and cook for 10 minutes, stirring now and then.
  5. Adjust the seasoning, remove the bay leaf and sprinkle with parsley.
  6. Serve the khailmag piping hot in deep bowls.

Variations and tips

Vegetarian version. Replace the meat with mushrooms and potatoes, and use a vegetable stock.

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