🇹🇲 Turkmen Cuisine

Balyk Beshbarmak

Fish with Noodles

Prep Time 1 hour
Servings 4
Difficulty Medium
Calories 380 kcal

Caspian Sea fish served over wide hand-cut noodles in a fragrant broth flavored with dill, parsley, and bay leaves.

Ingredients

  • 600g firm white fish fillets (sturgeon or similar)
  • 300g all-purpose flour
  • 150ml water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 large onions, sliced into rings
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 bunch fresh dill
  • 1 bunch fresh parsley
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1L fish or vegetable broth

Instructions

  1. 1 Make a firm dough from flour, water, and salt then knead until smooth and let rest for thirty minutes covered.
  2. 2 Poach fish fillets gently in broth with bay leaves and half the dill for fifteen minutes until just cooked through.
  3. 3 Roll dough thin and cut into wide flat noodle strips about five centimeters across and ten centimeters long.
  4. 4 Cook noodles in the fish broth for eight minutes until tender then drain and toss with butter on a serving platter.
  5. 5 Flake the poached fish into large pieces and arrange them over the buttered noodles on the platter.
  6. 6 Top with sauteed onion rings and garnish with remaining fresh dill and parsley then serve with hot broth alongside.

Did You Know?

Turkmenistan has a long Caspian Sea coastline and this dish showcases the lesser-known seafood tradition of Turkmen cuisine.

From The Culinary Codex — http://theculinarycodex.com/dish/turkmen/balyk-beshbarmak/