🍽️ mainRank #14medium

Huushuur

Name: Huushuur
Cuisine: Mongolian
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 pound ground mutton or beef; 1 medium, finely chopped onion; 2 cloves, minced garlic; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; about 3/4 cup water; for frying vegetable oil or mutton fat

Huushuur is a traditional Mongolian fried meat pastry characterized by its crispy exterior and juicy, savory filling. It is a popular dish during the Naadam festival and everyday meals, reflecting the nomadic pastoralist lifestyle of Mongolia.

8 ingredients

savorymeatycrispyaromatichearty

Culinary DNA Preview

Mongolian85%

Central Asian15%

Ingredients

all-purpose flour
2 cups
ground mutton or beef
1 pound
onion
1 medium, finely chopped
garlic
2 cloves, minced
salt
1 teaspoon
black pepper
1/2 teaspoon
water
about 3/4 cup
vegetable oil or mutton fat
for frying

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Huushuur originated from the Mongolian nomadic herders who needed portable, hearty food made from readily available ingredients like mutton and flour.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Mongolian85%

ingredients+techniques

Central Asian15%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

mixing kneading filling frying

Stories about this dish

No stories tagged here yet — check back soon.

Browse

East Asiacuisines →Foodways connections →