~248 cal · 6g protein · 53g carbs · 1g fat (estimated, per serving)
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Golden fried dough biscuits
🇲🇳 Ulaanbaatar
Boortsog are the fried dough biscuits of Mongolia and the steppe, a plain, sturdy dough cut into shapes and fried golden. Not very sweet, they are dunked into süütei tsai — the salty milk tea that fuels nomadic mornings — and kept on hand for guests, travelers, and long days on the grasslands.
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Ingredients
Serves 6 —
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3 cups flour
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2 tbsp sugar
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1 tsp salt
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as needed water
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as needed oil for frying
Instructions
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Mix the flour, sugar, salt, and water into a firm dough and rest 20 minutes.
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Roll out and cut into small diamonds or rectangles.
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Fry in hot oil, turning, until golden all over.
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Drain on paper towels.
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Serve with milk tea for dunking.
Ulaanbaatar tradition.
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🌏 While it simmers — know your destination
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Ulaanbaatar. The world’s coldest capital, warmed by fried noodles.
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Mongolia. Steppe cooking: meat, flour, fire, and not much else needed.
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Asia. From street-cart woks to slow monastery kitchens.
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Richard Moore & Kelsey Tucker
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