Mongolian Khorkhog Recipe
Khorkhog is a traditional Mongolian dish made by cooking meat and vegetables with hot stones inside a sealed container. It is often referred to as the "real Mongolian BBQ."
Ingredients
- Goat meat (including ribs, cut into small pieces) – 11 lb
- Potatoes (large) – 7
- Carrots (large) – 4
- Onions – 2
- Garlic – 1 bulb
- Salt and pepper – to taste
- Water – 10 oz.
- Stones (ideally round, smooth and fist sized) – 10-15
Instructions
- Prepare the stones by cleaning them and heating them in coal for around 1 hour.
- Meanwhile, peel the potatoes and carrots, cutting into large pieces
- Separate the garlic bulb and peel each clove.
- Peel and slice the onions.
- Put the water in a large pan with about 2 teaspoons of salt and bring to a boil.
- Once the stones are heated, start adding the meat and vegetables in batches into the large pan and with each batch add a stone, so that they are eventually all distributed evenly between the meat and vegetables.
- Add 2 more teaspoons of salt and some pepper.
- Close the lid and cook on full heat for around 1.5 hours.
- Check the pan intermittently to ensure the meat is not burning and add water if necessary.
- Serve the juice from the meat separately as a broth.
Nutrition
Calories: 1052kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 173gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 468mgSodium: 604mgFiber: 4gSugar: 4g
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