Uyghur noodle soup

Suyuk Ash (Uyghur noodle soup)

Suyuk ash is a traditional handmade noodle soup which is often cooked at home, especially it is considered a stress relieving food for people who just traveled from far. Suyuk in Uyghur language means Fluid, ash means food.

Since my mum had been in Chicago for the last 1.5 months, I am fortunate enough to have the home made Uyghur food prepared by mum everyday. I am sharing some of her Uyghur food recipes on my blog.

Cooking time: 1 hour 20 min

Serving: 6

Ingredients:

lamb Stew

1 pound of lamb, cubed

1 potato, thinly sliced

1 red pepper, cubed

3 tomatoes, diced

3 leaves of Chinese white cabbage, cubed

8 cloves of garlic, diced, 

1/4 onion, diced

1/2 cup of vegetable oil

Salt to taste

1/2 cup of diced parsley
1/2 cup of diced cilantro

Dough preparation

2 cups of non-bleached all purpose flour. My mum tested out different flours in Chicago, finally found the Gold Medal brand works out the best for to make Uyghur handmade noodles.

2/3 cup of water

2 table spoons of salt

Steps

1. Add the salt on top of flour, Mix flour with water by hand by adding small amount of water each time. After mixing the dough well, smooth the dough by pressing with fists constantly for 15 min or so. Spray some vegetable oil on top of dough, cover the dough with plastic first, then towel on top, let sit for 30 min.

2. Heat the cooking pan with high heat for few min.

3. Add vegetable oil in the cooking pan, heat for a few minutes

4. Add onion to the cooking pan

5. Right away, add lamb, stir fry for 5 min, add 2 tea spoons of salt

6. Add potato, stir fry for 5 min

7. Add cabbage, stir fry for 5 min

8. Add red pepper, stir fry for 5 min

9. Add tomatoes, stir fry for 5 min

10. Add parsley, stir fry briefly

11. Add 8 cups of water, add garlic, let it boil, add some salt

12. Cut the dough into few pieces, each piece stretch into long thin bands, follow the pictures for instructions.

13. When the water of the soup boils, let it boil for 15 to 20 min. 

14. Pinch out small piece of dough from the dough band by hand, toss it to the cooking pot piece by piece by hand.

14. After tossing all the dough bands, let the soup boil additional 5 min. Make sure you adjust the salt to your taste. Dough amount can also be adjusted by the soup thickness you prefer.Toss the cilantro to the hot soup right before serving.

15. Soup can be served with black vinegar with red chili garlic source