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Boodog

Боодог/BOH-dohg/
Boodog
About this dish

A whole goat or marmot cooked from the inside with hot stones, a dramatic traditional Mongolian preparation.

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Ingredients
🐐1 whole goat, deboned through a small opening
🪨Very hot stones
🧂Salt and onion, for seasoning
Method
Serves 2
1
Carefully remove the goat's bones through a small neck opening, keeping the skin intact.
2
Fill the cavity with very hot stones, onion, and salt.
3
Seal the opening and heat the exterior with a blowtorch or open flame, turning constantly.
4
The stones cook the meat from the inside as the skin chars outside.
5
Open and serve the tender meat once fully cooked.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

Boodog is a traditional nomadic Mongolian cooking method, using heated stones placed inside the animal to cook it without an open fire.

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