Boortsog

Mongolian cuisine is primarily meat-based, however there are a variety of other foods to sample. One of them is Boortsog. It's a fried dough snack popular in Mongolia and Central Asian nations such as Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. It's accessible all around the country, with each province putting their own touch on the meal. Boortsog can be produced in a variety of ways, but it's usually created with a dough made of flour, butter, water, salt, and sugar. Before being deep-fried to a golden brown, the dough is cut and molded into various shapes such as spheres, rectangles, or strips. When they're done, eat them simple with tea or with butter, honey, or cheese.

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour, 1/4 cup butter, 1/2 cup warm water +/-, 1/2 cup sugar, pinch of salt, oil for frying can be mutton fat but vegetable oil is also used

Instructions

• Desolve the sugar and salt into the warm water
• In a bowl, mix together the flour, water mixture, and butter and knead extensively to a tough, dense dough, add flour or water as necessary.
• Let rest for about 30 minutes and knead again to remove any air bubbles.
• roll out the dough to about 1/2 inch thickness and cut into rectangles about 2 x4
• Cut a slit in the middle and pull one end through making sort of a knot shape.
• Heat up you oil in a frying pan and deep fry until golden brown on each side.
• Remove and serve warm with Mongolian tea.