
Steppe & Nomad (Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Turkmen)
Beshbarmak
The steppe's great communal dish: boiled horse or lamb meat served over wide flat noodles with an onion broth (tuzdyk), eaten with the hands ('five fingers') from a shared platter — the heart of Kazakh and Kyrgyz hospitality.
3 hr 10 min · Serves 8 · Medium
8
Ingredients
Meat
Noodles
Sauce
Method
Start cooking mode- Prep 40 min · Cook 150 min · 190 min total
- medium
- 1
Boil the meat (and kazy) slowly in a clear broth until very tender.
- 2
Boil the wide flat noodles in some of the broth.
- 3
Slice the meat; lay it over the noodles; top with onions softened in broth (tuzdyk); serve communally with the broth (sorpa) in bowls.
Notes and swaps
- Not assessed yet. Check each ingredient if you have an allergy.