Turkish Noodle with Ground Meat
Description
The recipe won't take much time. You can prepare Turkish noodle rolls with minced meat for either a family dinner or a festive table. The dish is hearty, delicious, and no more difficult to make than the dumplings we're used to. You can use any kind of minced meat and freely combine vegetables to taste. This dish can be prepared not only on the stovetop, but also in the oven. To do so, place the sautéed vegetables at the bottom of a baking dish, arrange the meat-filled noodle rolls in a single layer with some space between them, then pour hot broth or tomato sauce over them, cover with foil, and bake until fully cooked. Serve hot.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare all the ingredients.
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Step 2
In a deep bowl, combine water, egg, 1/3 tsp salt, and 1 tbsp vegetable oil. Mix well and gradually add flour in parts. Knead an elastic dough, similar to dumpling dough, shape it into a ball, cover with a towel, and let it rest for 20 minutes.
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Step 3
Add the onion, cut into small cubes, salt, and spices to taste to the minced meat. Mix well. The filling is ready.
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Step 4
Dice the remaining onion, grate the carrot, and slice the pepper into thin strips. Sauté the vegetables in a pan, stirring occasionally, until tender.
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Step 5
Divide the dough into 3 parts. Lightly grease the work surface and rolling pin with vegetable oil, then roll out each piece of dough one at a time into a rectangle about 2-3 mm thick. Spread a thin layer of meat filling evenly on top.
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Step 6
Roll the dough with the filling into a log, pinch the seam closed with your hands, and cut the log into pieces 2-3 cm wide.
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Step 7
Place each piece cut-side down and gently press with your hands. Prepare all the rolls in this manner.
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Step 8
Place the vegetable sauté at the bottom of the pot where you'll be cooking the noodles with the meat filling. If you're making two or three layers, divide the sauté accordingly. Arrange the meat rolls on top of the vegetables, spacing them apart. Pour hot water over the rolls until they are just barely covered, then add the remaining vegetable sauté and place the second layer of meat rolls on top. Season the broth with salt, add bay leaf, and simmer for about 20 minutes, until fully cooked.
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Step 9
Serve the ready Turkish noodles with minced meat hot, garnished with fresh herbs.