Probably not all housewives know what a lagman is. But this is one of the most popular Central Asian dishes, which has an interesting taste. It is prepared mainly in Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, and China. It is also popular among Crimean Tatars. This dish is both a soup and a second course at the same time. It consists of long noodles, meat and vegetables. Translated into Russian, the word "lagman" means "stretched dough." This name reflects the essence of the dish itself. After all, the dough for noodles in a special way is rolled and stretched by hand. Although traditionally prepared from mutton, lagman with pork is also very tasty, the recipe of which we will discuss below.
Cooking features
Many people think that cooking lagman is very difficult, but it is not. In addition, in the supermarket today you can buy ready-made noodles for this dish. This will significantly reduce the time for its preparation. In order to make a real lagman with pork, the recipe of which, in fact, is very simple, you need to correctly create a special dressing of garlic, hot pepper and vegetable oil. It is served in a separate dish so that everyone can season their dishes to their taste.
Lagman can be both the first and second course. It depends on how much broth is added to it. At the same time, it can be either meat or vegetable. Traditionally, spices such as paprika, star anise and zira, coriander and black pepper are used for this treat. This dish is always prepared in three stages: cooking noodles, cooking meat and vegetables, forming a dish.
Useful Tips
If the noodles for the lagman turned out to be quite stiff, add meat, broth and vegetables to it, cover with a lid and leave for 15 minutes. It is important not to digest vegetables during cooking so that they do not lose their shape. Therefore, the contents of the container should not boil too much. It is recommended to simmer on low heat.
Fresh tomatoes can be replaced with canned ones. But in this case, the amount of salt should be reduced. It is also recommended to periodically try the lagman for spices so as not to spoil the dish with a lot of them. In addition to pork, you can use other meat. It is best to cook it in a cauldron. You can also use a multicooker for this purpose. From this, the taste of goodies will not suffer.
At first glance it seems that such a meal is very difficult and takes a long time to cook, as it contains a huge amount of ingredients and spices. But even an inexperienced chef can cope with this task, you just need to be patient.
Lagman noodles
Before you consider the recipe for lagman with pork at home, you need to stop on cooking the noodles themselves.
Ingredients:
- 1 kg of flour;
- 2 eggs;
- 400 g of warm water;
- 1 tablespoon of salt;
- 0.5 tablespoons of baking soda;
- 180 g of vegetable oil.
Salt is added to the water and mixed. Eggs are introduced and beaten slightly with a whisk or fork. Then add flour and knead the dough. It is covered with a towel and left for one hour, chipping over this period about three times.
Half a glass of water is poured into the container, soda and salt are added. This solution is rubbed into the dough so that it becomes elastic. Then the dough is pulled into a tourniquet and cut into pieces, which are folded into a dish pre-oiled. The dish is covered with a towel and left for ten minutes, after which thin sausages are formed from the slices, put them on the table, covered with a towel and left again for 10 minutes. Then each piece is rolled out on a board, twisted into a spiral and left for 12 minutes. Then each blank is pulled to the desired diameter.
The cooked noodles are boiled in salt water for about two minutes, thrown into a colander and washed, transferred to a container and greased with oil. Now from this preparation you can prepare a lagman with pork, the recipe of which is provided in this article.
Classic recipe
Essential Ingredients:
- 0.5 kg of pork meat;
- 4 tomatoes;
- 1 head of garlic and chili;
- 5 bell peppers;
- 1 large carrot;
- 3 onions;
- 50 g of vegetable oil;
- 1 radish;
- celery.
Delicious is the lagman with pork and radish. The classic recipe involves cooking in dishes with a thick bottom or in a cauldron. To create it, the meat is cut into pieces, spread into a container, add oil and fry. Peel the carrots, peppers, onions and radishes and cut into strips. Tomatoes and chilli are cut into pieces.
Vegetables, in addition to tomatoes and hot peppers, are added to the meat and fried over high heat for about five minutes. Then tomatoes and chili are added to the mass. Then pour water, cover and simmer for about 25 minutes. Over time, chopped garlic and celery are laid.
Pre-cooked and boiled noodles are laid out in a container, one glass of broth, where the noodles were prepared, and the vegetable mixture are added . Apparently, this lagman with pork in a cauldron is prepared faster . The classic recipe is used in the cuisines of Central Asia.
Lagman in a slow cooker
Grocery list:
- 400 g of pork meat;
- 400 g of prepared noodles;
- 30 g of vegetable oil;
- 1 eggplant;
- 1 carrot;
- 3 tomatoes, potatoes, sweet peppers, onions and a clove of garlic.
Currently, the culinary specialists of our country often prepare lagman. Recipe with pork in a slow cooker involves the use of technology of any model. The device is turned on and the “Baking” mode is selected. Pour oil into a bowl, lay out pork slices and fry for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Then add chopped onion and garlic and continue the heat treatment.
All vegetables are cut into strips, placed in one container and mixed. The mass is added to the meat, water is poured in, the "Stew" mode is selected and cooked for 40 minutes, pouring salt in the process. In the finished lagman with pork, the recipe of which we already know, they introduce noodles, cover and leave for 5 minutes. The finished dish is sprinkled with chopped herbs and served.
Pork soup
Ingredients:
- 0.5 kg pork tenderloin;
- 4 cloves of garlic;
- 2 tablespoons of tomato paste;
- 1 carrot, onion, tomato and head of cabbage of medium size;
- 1 eggplant and zucchini;
- 2 sweet peppers;
- 1 tablespoon vinegar;
- 3 bay leaves, peppercorns;
- 15 g of vegetable oil;
- salt and greens.
It turns out very tasty lagman soup with pork, the recipe of which can be mastered even by a beginner. First, cabbage is finely chopped, meat and all vegetables are cut into small cubes. Garlic is peeled and chopped. Oil is poured into the cauldron, meat is added and fried. Then spread the cabbage. Fry for 3 minutes. Spread carrots and onions, and then fry again for 3 minutes. Then pour water and simmer everything for about 20 minutes. After that, vegetables, salt and pepper, tomato paste, vinegar are added to the cauldron and subjected to heat treatment under a closed lid for 40 minutes, also pouring water. 3 minutes before the end of the stew, garlic, bay leaf and noodles are introduced. Ready soup sprinkled with chopped herbs before serving.
Reviews
Lagman has mostly positive reviews, as this dish is really delicious. Crimean Tatars especially love him. Some housewives note that the process of creating this dish is very long and laborious, while others have already learned how to cook it, and this does not cause them any difficulties.