{"id":166,"date":"2022-10-05T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T01:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/?p=166"},"modified":"2025-07-21T18:01:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T09:01:27","slug":"22011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/22011\/","title":{"rendered":"How to eat Genghis Khan! | Do you start with the meat, or with the vegetables?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"num\">Start grilling from the <em>nama niku<\/em> (unmarinated meat)<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"article-img-small\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20011_01_DSC_3696.jpg\" alt=\"Start grilling from the nama niku (unmarinated meat)\" width=\"1500\" height=\"998\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-904\" \/><\/div>\r\n<p>The lamb served for Genghis Khan comes in two types: \u201c<em>nama niku<\/em>\u201d (unmarinated meat) and \u201c<em>ajitsuki niku<\/em>\u201d (marinated meat). Begin by directly grilling the unmarinated meat. Place the meat on the top of the grill\u2019s central domed section. As the lamb fat runs down into the rim around the edge of the grill, it will give rich flavor to the vegetables cooking there.<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"article-img-small\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20011_02_DSC_3715.jpg\" alt=\"Start grilling from the nama niku (unmarinated meat)\" width=\"1500\" height=\"998\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-906\" \/><\/div>\r\n<p>Grill both sides of the lamb to develop deep color. If the meat is in large pieces, you can use kitchen shears to cut them into bite-size morsels.<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"article-img-two\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20011_03_DSC_3751.jpg\" alt=\"Start grilling from the nama niku (unmarinated meat)\" width=\"1500\" height=\"998\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-907\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20011_04_DSC_3737.jpg\" alt=\"Start grilling from the nama niku (unmarinated meat)\" width=\"1500\" height=\"998\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-908\" \/><\/div>\r\n<p>Once the meat is cooked, dip it into your preferred seasonings. For the first bite, use only salt to appreciate the true flavor of the lamb. Then, move on to the sauce.<\/p>\r\n<h2 class=\"num\">Grill the <em>ajitsuke niku<\/em> (marinated meat) with steam from the vegetables<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"article-img-small\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20011_05_DSC_3766.jpg\" alt=\"Grill the ajitsuke niku (marinated meat) with steam from the vegetables\" width=\"1500\" height=\"998\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-909\" \/><\/div>\r\n<p>After enjoying the unmarinated meat, it\u2019s time to grill the marinated meat. First, cover the grill in a layer of vegetables. As the lamb cooks, the melting fat will sink into the vegetables below.<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"article-img-small\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20011_06_DSC_3856.jpg\" alt=\"Grill the ajitsuke niku (marinated meat) with steam from the vegetables\" width=\"1500\" height=\"998\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-910\" \/><\/div>\r\n<p>Grill the marinated meat well on both sides until nicely colored. Once cooked, enjoy with your preference of seasonings, such as salt and sauce.<\/p>\r\n<h2 class=\"num\">Don\u2019t forget to tend the veggies!<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"article-img-wide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20011_07_DSC_3891.jpg\" alt=\"Don\u2019t forget to tend the veggies!\" width=\"1500\" height=\"998\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-911\" \/><\/div>\r\n<p>Constantly monitor the vegetables to make sure that they don\u2019t burn. After absorbing fat from the lamb, the vegetables become even sweeter as they cook. Genghis Khan is a truly marvelous way to enjoy your vegetables!<\/p>\r\n<p>Next time you get together with family or friends, gather round the Genghis Khan grill and have fun cooking this memorable dish!<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cGenghis Khan\u201d is one of Hokkaido\u2019s local soul foods. This dish consists of lamb and vegetables barbecued together on a characteristic dome-shaped grill. We\u2019ve asked a specialty restaurant for advice on how to best enjoy Genghis Khan!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":168,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[55,60,76,87],"class_list":["post-166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-slug_articles","tag-how","tag-bbq","tag-local-gourmet","tag-editorial"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2289,"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166\/revisions\/2289"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}