Where did a dish like beshbarmak come from?It comes from the endless steppes, where nomadic tribes cooked it almost all the time, since it requires a minimum amount of products, but at the same time it is very tasty and satisfying. "Beshbarmak" is translated as five fingers, since many people eat it with their hands, explaining this by the fact that only by eating with their hands can you feel the real taste of this dish. Let's try to cook the Kazakh national dish beshbarmak at home. So, how to cook beshbarmak?
Beshbarmak in Kazakh (from lamb)
Ingredients:
- 3 liters of water
- 1.5 kg. lamb
- 3 onions
- 2 bay leaves
- 500 gr. flour
- 100 ml. water for dough
- 2 eggs
- greenery
- peppercorns 7-8 pieces
- salt
Method of preparation:How to cook beshbarmak in Kazakh style? To do this, rinse the lamb, put it in a saucepan and fill it with water. Put the saucepan on the fire and boil the meat until done, remembering to remove the foam with a slotted spoon. After that, cool the meat without removing it from the broth, then take it out and cut into strips. Mix flour, eggs and salted water and knead a homogeneous dough. Leave the dough for 20 minutes, then roll it out and cut into small diamonds, about 10x10 centimeters. Leave the dough diamonds to dry slightly. Peel the onion, cut into half rings and put it in a saucepan, to which add a small amount of lamb broth. Put the saucepan on low heat and leave to simmer. Also add a little broth to a separate small saucepan, put the dough diamonds there and boil until done, and then put them on a plate. Put the meat cut into strips on top, and stewed onions around the edges. Decorate the dish with chopped greens. Pour the meat broth into small bowls and serve with beshbarmak. The preparation of beshbarmak is over. Lamb beshbarmak is ready! Enjoy your meal!
Beshbarmak from chicken
Ingredients:
- 1 chicken
- 2 onions
- 500 gr. flour
- 100 ml. water for dough
- 2 eggs
- 1 bunch of dill
- 1 bunch of parsley
- 1 bunch of cilantro
- salt
Method of preparation:How to make chicken beshbarmak? To do this, rinse the chicken, put it in a saucepan, cover with water and put it on the fire. Boil the chicken until done, remembering to remove the foam with a slotted spoon. After this, cool the meat without removing it from the broth, then remove it and cut into strips, separating it from the bones and skin. Mix flour, eggs and salted water and knead a homogeneous dough. Leave the dough for 20 minutes, then roll it out and cut into small diamonds, about 10x10 centimeters. Leave the dough diamonds to dry slightly. Peel the onion, cut into half rings and put it in a saucepan, to which add a small amount of lamb broth. Put the saucepan on low heat and leave to simmer. Also add a little broth to a separate small saucepan, put the dough diamonds there and boil until done, and then put them on a plate. Put the meat cut into strips on top, and stewed onions around the edges. Decorate the dish with chopped greens. Pour the meat broth into small bowls and serve with beshbarmak. The chicken beshbarmak dish is ready! Enjoy your meal! We recommend reading: