Guriltai Shul
Guriltai shul must always be mentioned in every Mongolian food guide. It is a type of Mongolian noodle soup cooked with fatty meats such as mutton or beef, vegetables, spring onions, root crops, and noodles. This traditional Mongolian cuisine simply translates as "noodle soup." Tasalan guriltai shul is an intriguing type to try in Mongolia. It's a flavorful soup cooked with boiled lamb or cow bones, salt, and hand-cut short flat noodles. Flattened dough sheets are sometimes fried first before being sliced into strips. Mongolians do not have a preference for the shape or length of their noodles, unlike people in other nations who like long strands. Noodles can be short or long, narrow or wide, thick or thin, as long as they taste delicious.
Ingredients
- 1 large-sized onion, sliced thinly, 2 carrots, peeled and chopped thinly, 2 potatoes, peeled and chopped thinly, 1 lb. of beef cut into thin pieces, 1 cup of tasalsan guril (fried noodles), 2 cups of water, 2 teaspoons of pepper, 1 teaspoon of salt, 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
Instruction
- Heat the vegetable oil in a large and deep cooking pot over medium-high heat.
- Place the onions in the pot, breaking apart the half rounds into individual slices. Saute the onion for at least 3 minutes.
- Add the vegetables in the pot and stir. Do this until golden brown.
- Add the beef and fry. Season with salt and pepper, and add more when desired. Keep stirring as you cook for the mixture to come together.
- Add the fried noodles and water into the pot and cover. Uncover when the liquid boils.
- Boil the liquid for at least 5 minutes. Adjust seasoning if desired.
- Serve the soup while hot.
