Khorkhog

Name: Khorkhog
Cuisine: Mongolia
Ingredients: 2 kg bone-in mutton; 10 fist-size river stones; 3 potatoes; 2 carrots; 1 onion; 1 tbsp salt; 300 ml water

Mutton steamed with fire-heated stones

MainR🇲🇳 MongoliaTime 2 hoursLevel Hard workEasy to eat ★★★☆☆

Think of it as: Like a clambake, but with mutton and river rocks

Cooked with hot rocks. Then you juggle the rocks.

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What does it taste like?

Simple and salty, letting the rich, gamey mutton shine.

SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureFall-off-the-bone tender

What is it?

Mongolia's feast dish: mutton steamed in a sealed milk can with red-hot stones. Before eating, people pass the greasy hot stones from hand to hand, said to be good for your health.Source: Wikipedia

How locals eat it

Made for guests or countryside outings and eaten off the bone by hand.

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Where is it from?

🇲🇳Mongolia

CapitalUlaanbaatar Populationabout 3.56 millionUN estimate for 2026 IndustriesMining (copper, coal), Herding, Cashmere

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Ingredients

2 kg bone-in mutton
10 fist-size river stones
3 potatoes
2 carrots
1 onion
1 tbsp salt
300 ml water

Can't find it? Lamb works instead of mutton.

How to make it (one way)

Heat the stones in a fire until red-hot.
Layer meat, hot stones and vegetables in a milk can.
Add water and salt and close the lid.
Cook over the fire for over an hour.
Pull out the stones, roll them in your hands, then eat.

⚠️ The stones are scorching. A fully sealed container can build dangerous pressure.

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