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Yangrou Paomo (Lamb Soup with Torn Bread)

Xi'an's ritual bowl: you tear a dense flatbread into small pieces with your own hands, and the kitchen returns it to you swimming in a rich lamb broth with glass noodles and pickled garlic. Participation is part of the dish.

4 hr 30 min · Serves 4 · Medium

Recipe by Halal Gourmet Editorial Team

Serves
4

Ingredients

Broth

Bread

Serve

Time
Prep 30 min · Cook 240 min · 270 min total
Difficulty
medium
  1. 1

    Simmer lamb and bones with warm spices for hours into a rich, clear broth.

    240 min
  2. 2

    Tear the dense flatbread by hand into small, even pieces (this is done by the diner).

    20 min
  3. 3

    Cook the torn bread briefly in the hot broth with glass noodles and lamb; serve with pickled garlic and chili oil.

    10 min

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