Tsuivan (Steamed Noodles with Meat and Vegetables)

Name: Tsuivan (Steamed Noodles with Meat and Vegetables)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mongolia
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 3/4 cup water; 1 lb mutton or beef, sliced thin; 1 onion, sliced; 2 carrots, julienned; 1 potato, sliced; 1 cup cabbage, shredded; 2 tbsp oil; Salt and pepper, to taste; Cumin, to taste

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4 servings40 min prep30 min cookMedium Mongolia

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The Story Behind It

The Tale of Tsuivan (Steamed Noodles with Meat and Vegetables)

Story updated September 17, 2026

Tsuivan, hand-cut noodles steamed together with meat and vegetables in one pot, developed as Mongolian cooking adapted to more settled 20th-century life, drawing on Chinese noodle-making technique. It became a practical, hearty everyday dish, less tied to nomadic tradition than dishes like buuz or khorkhog but central to modern Mongolian home cooking.

Ingredients

Scale:· 4 servings

2 cups flour
3/4 cup water
1 lb mutton or beef, sliced thin
1 onion, sliced
2 carrots, julienned
1 potato, sliced
1 cup cabbage, shredded
2 tbsp oil
Salt and pepper, to taste
Cumin, to taste

Instructions

1Knead flour and water into a firm dough, rest 20 minutes, then roll thin and cut into wide noodle strips.
2Brush the noodle strips lightly with oil and layer them loosely so they don't stick, then set aside.
3Sear the sliced meat in a hot, heavy pot until browned.
4Layer the onion, carrots, potato, and cabbage over the meat.
5Place the noodle strips on top, cover tightly, and steam over low heat for about 20 minutes without stirring.
6Once everything is cooked through, toss all the layers together thoroughly with salt, pepper, and cumin.
7Serve hot in bowls.

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