Laghman
Laghman
by Lemon Drop from A Recipe Reborn
- Prep time: 30 minutes
- Cook time: 20 minutes
- Dough resting time: 1 hour
- Yields 4 servings
Hand pulled noodles
US |
Ingredients |
Metric |
14 oz |
all-purpose flour |
400 g |
1 tsp |
Kosher salt |
6 g |
1 |
egg |
1 |
1 cup |
water |
250 mL |
2 tbsp |
vegetable oil |
30 mL |
- Mix the flour, salt, egg, water together to make a dough and knead it for 10 minutes.
- Cover the dough with plastic wrap and set it aside to rest for at least an hour at room temperature, or overnight in the refrigerator.
- Roll out the dough on a floured work surface and then cut it into strips.
- Roll each strip between your hands and the work surface to elongate the strip into a cylinder.
- Transfer the dough onto an oiled plate, coat with oil and cover it with plastic wrap.
- Allow the dough to rest while you prepare the sauce.
- Stretch and squeeze the dough by running your hand over the length of the cylinder.
- Continue to shape the dough by holding each end in one hand and slowly pulling them away from each other. Fold the dough in half and in quarters and continue pulling and stretching until dough reaches your desired thickness.
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook the noodles until they float to the surface, about 2 minutes.
- Drain the noodles and serve.
Infused broth
US |
Ingredients |
Metric |
2 cups |
chicken broth |
500 mL |
1 |
bay leaf |
1 |
- Bring the broth to a boil and add the bay leaf.
- Set the heat to low and allow the bay leaf to simmer in the broth until you are ready to add it to the stir fry.
Marinated lamb
US |
Ingredients |
Metric |
10 oz |
lamb, ground |
300 g |
1 tsp |
Kosher salt |
6 g |
½ tsp |
white pepper |
1 g |
1 tbsp |
Chinese black vinegar |
15 mL |
1 tbsp |
Chinese cooking wine |
15 mL |
2 tbsp |
cornstarch |
15 g |
- Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mix them until the seasonings are fully distributed.
- Set the lamb aside and allow it to marinate until you are ready to stir fry.
Stir fry/sauce
US |
Ingredients |
Metric |
2 tbsp |
oil |
30 mL |
|
marinated lamb |
|
2.5 oz |
onion, sliced |
70 g |
2 cloves |
garlic, crushed |
2 cloves |
2 oz |
carrot, sliced |
50 g |
3.5 oz |
bell pepper, diced |
100 g |
1 oz |
hot pepper, sliced (optional) |
30 g |
9 oz |
tomato, diced |
250 g |
3.5 |
green beans, sliced |
100 g |
1 oz |
green onion, sliced |
30 g |
2 tsp |
Kosher salt |
12 g |
2 cups |
infused broth |
500 mL |
- Set a large pan over high heat and warm the oil.
- Stir fry the ingredients in the order listed above, which is longest cook time to shortest.
- Season with salt, pour in half of the broth and deglaze the bottom of the pan.
- Remove from the heat and finish preparing the noodles.
Assembly
US |
Ingredients |
Metric |
|
hand pulled noodles |
|
|
stir fry/sauce |
|
4 sprigs |
parsley |
4 sprigs |
4 tbsp |
Chinese black vinegar |
60 mL |
- Set a portion of noodles in a bowl and pour over some sauce.
- Top up the bowl with infused broth.
- Garnish each bowl with a sprig of parsley and 1 tablespoon of vinegar.
This recipe was created by adapting from: