Tokmach in Tatar

To prepare a traditional Tatar tokmach, it is better to take a homemade chicken. In this case, the broth will be as rich, fragrant and pleasantly golden as possible. If there is no home one, we replace it with a store one. Any parts of the chicken are suitable. Now we use thighs - there is a lot of meat in them, the soup will turn out rich and thick.

We wash the thighs with running water, load them into a saucepan, fill them with water for cooking soup and put them on high heat. We peel the onion, wash it and put it in the whole water, after cooking we will remove it and we will not find unpleasant boiled onions in the soup. Add the peppers, cook over medium heat for an hour from the moment of boiling, removing the foam as it appears.

While the soup is cooking, let's cook noodles. The easiest way, of course, is to take a store-bought one, but the taste and texture will not be exactly what you need. Beat the egg with a whisk in a deep bowl, add water and salt, stir again.

Sift the flour into a deep bowl, form a slide from it with a hole at the top and pour the egg mixture into it. Knead a sufficiently steep dough for 5 minutes. We form it into a ball, wrap it with a film and put it in the refrigerator for 25 minutes.

After lying in the cold, the dough will become elastic and pliable. We take it out, divide it into several parts and roll out each one as thinly as possible on a flour-dusted table. Sprinkle the dough layer with flour on top, roll it into a roll and cut into thin strips. We lay out the noodles on a sheet of paper or a dry kitchen towel to dry.

Peel the potatoes, wash them and cook them in a separate saucepan until they are completely cooked. Add a little salt.

While the noodles were being cooked and dried, the broth was completely cooked. We take out the chicken and onion from it. We throw out the boiled onion, and leave the chicken to cool down. Add salt to the broth to taste and load the noodles. If it turned out too much, we dry it and store it in a closed jar until the next time.

Cook noodles in broth for 3-5 minutes. During this time, we cut up the cooled chicken, separating the meat from the bones and removing the skin. When the noodles are ready, add chicken meat and whole potatoes to the soup. Chop the dill finely and add it to the pan. Bring to a boil and turn off. We serve it hot.

Bon appetit!