Mongolia

Khuushuur

Name: Khuushuur
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6 pieces
Cuisine: Mongolia
Ingredients: 300 g Flour; 400 g Minced beef or mutton; 1 Onion; 2 cloves Garlic; to taste Salt & pepper; plenty Vegetable oil (for frying)

Mongolian fried meat pastries

Khuushuur are flat fried dough pockets filled with spiced meat - one of Mongolia's most loved dishes, especially at the Naadam summer festival.

The thin dough encloses juicy minced beef or mutton with onion; fried crisp in hot oil, they are golden outside and juicy within.

Servings6 pieces

Time60 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Flour300 g
Minced beef or mutton400 g
Onion1
Garlic2 cloves
Salt & pepperto taste
Vegetable oil (for frying)plenty

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Knead flour with water and salt into a firm dough, let rest.
Mix the mince with finely chopped onion, garlic and seasoning.
Roll the dough thin, cut out circles.
Add filling, seal into half-moons and press flat.
Fry golden on both sides in hot oil.

Make it original

Flour and spices for khuushuur are in the Asia Boutique.

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