Recipes · Kyrgyz · Pasta

Laghman (Hand-Pulled Noodle Stir-Fry)

One serving has 948 kcal and 46 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (227%), cobalamin (174%), zinc (152%), thiamin (147%), vitamin C (146%) and niacin (121%). Ready in 55 minutes.

Laghman (Hand-Pulled Noodle Stir-Fry)
Photo: Армен Авакян, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 30 min
  • Cooking: 25 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (610 g)
  • Difficulty: Hard
  • Diets: Dairy-free, High protein
  • Contains: beef, egg, gluten, soy

Ingredients

  • 120 g Egg noodles, dry
  • 130 g Beef chuck, raw
  • 40 g Bell pepper, red, raw
  • 40 g Bell pepper, green, raw
  • 60 g Tomatoes, raw
  • 50 g Onions, raw
  • 6 g Garlic, raw
  • 4 g Ginger, fresh
  • 30 g Daikon radish, raw
  • 40 g Green beans, raw
  • 8 g Soy sauce
  • 1 g Cumin
  • 1 g Coriander seeds
  • 15 g Vegetable oil
  • 1 g Salt
  • 60 g Water
  • 0.5 g Black pepper
  • 3 g Cilantro, fresh

Method

  1. Cut the beef into thin strips and slice all the vegetables.
  2. Boil the noodles until just tender, then drain (if hand-pulling, stretch and boil fresh dough strands instead of dried noodles).
  3. Heat the oil in a wok over high heat and stir-fry the beef 2-3 minutes until browned and cooked through, then push to the side.
  4. Add the onion, garlic and ginger, cook 1 minute, then add the peppers, radish and green beans and stir-fry 3-4 minutes until crisp-tender.
  5. Add the tomatoes, cumin, coriander, soy sauce, salt and water, and simmer 5 minutes until the sauce thickens slightly.
  6. Toss the noodles through the sauce, finish with black pepper and cilantro, and serve hot.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy948 kcal45%
Carbohydrates105 g
Water412 mL
Fiber9.6 g32%
Protein46.1 g96%
Tryptophan0.48 g
Threonine1.7 g
Isoleucine1.9 g
Leucine3.5 g
Lysine2.9 g
Methionine1.1 g
Cystine0.66 g
Phenylalanine2 g
Tyrosine1.3 g
Valine2.1 g
Histidine1.3 g
Fat39.5 g
Monounsaturated14.1 g
Polyunsaturated11.3 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-69.9 g
Saturated11.5 g
Trans-Fats1.3 g
Cholesterol187 mg
Calcium142 mg14%
Copper0.67 mg74%
Iron9.9 mg55%
Magnesium148 mg48%
Manganese1.7 mg94%
Phosphorus629 mg90%
Potassium1,371 mg29%
Selenium125 µg227%
Sodium975 mg
Zinc12.2 mg152%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)1.6 mg147%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.88 mg80%
Niacin (vitamin B3)16.9 mg121%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)2.4 mg48%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)1.2 mg95%
Folate (vitamin B9)346 µg87%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)4.2 µg174%
Choline203 mg48%
Vitamin A146 µg21%
Vitamin C110 mg146%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)19.7 IU3%
Vitamin E3.3 mg22%
Vitamin K67.6 µg75%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

5.2 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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