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Norin
Norin: hand-cut cold noodles with boiled beef and onion
UzbekNorin is a Tashkent speciality for special occasions and the morning after weddings: very thin, hand-cut noodles mixed with finely sliced boiled meat and raw onion, served cold or at room temperature with a small bowl of the hot meat broth on the side. It is traditionally made with horse meat and horse sausage (kazy); this recipe uses beef brisket instead, as the site does not use horse. The cutting is the art: noodle and meat are sliced into hair-thin strips of the same width. A common mistake is serving the noodles straight from the pot; they must be cooled and oiled, or they clump. Chef's tip: dry the rolled dough sheets slightly before cutting, which makes them firm enough to slice very fine.
- Total time
- 240 min
- Difficulty
- hard
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
For the meat
- 2 ¼ lb beef brisketin one piece
- 10 ½ cups water
- 1 onionhalved
- 2 tsp salt
For the noodles
- 14 oz plain flour
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup water
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
To finish
- 2 onionsvery thinly sliced
- 1 tsp black pepper
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Put 2 ¼ lb beef brisket in 10 ½ cups water with 1 onion and 2 bay leaves, bring to the boil and skim. Simmer gently for 2½ hours, adding 2 tsp salt in the last hour, until very tender. Cool in the broth.
150 minStep 2: Knead 14 oz plain flour, 2 eggs, ½ cup water and ½ tsp salt into a firm dough. Rest 30 minutes.
10 minStep 3: Divide into 4 and roll each very thin. Boil the sheets one at a time in salted water for 2 minutes, then lay on a tray, brush with 2 tbsp sunflower oil and cool. Common mistake: not oiling them; they stick together.
10 minStep 4: Stack the sheets, roll up and cut into hair-thin strips with a sharp knife.
Step 5: Lift the beef from the broth and slice it into very thin strips, the same size as the noodles.
Step 6: Mix noodles, beef, 2 onions and 1 tsp black pepper with your hands, adding a few spoons of broth. Serve at room temperature with small bowls of hot broth on the side.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 520 kcal
- Protein
- 36 g
- Carbs
- 52 g
- Fat
- 18 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does norin take?
- About 240 minutes in total: 60 minutes to prepare and 180 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of bay leaves?
- Leave it out, or a pinch of dried thyme (it's a background flavour).
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