Baked Lamb and Yogurt (Albanian Name: Tavë Kosi)

lulelola's Note:

A delicious recipe that is great for family gatherings. This is one variation of it, there are several.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 ½ lbs lamb
• 4 tablespoons butter (1/2 stick)
• 2 tablespoons rice
• salt and pepper

For Yogurt sauce

• 1 tablespoon flour
• 4 tablespoons butter (1/2 stick)
• 2 lbs yogurt
• 5 eggs
• salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Cooking Instructions:
2. Cut meat in 4 serving pieces, sprinkle each piece with salt and pepper, and bake in a moderately-heated oven with half the butter, sprinkling the meat with its gravy now and then. When meat is half-baked, add rice; remove the baking pan from the oven and leave it aside while you prepare the yogurt sauce:.
3. Sauté flour in butter until mixed thoroughly. Mix yogurt with salt, pepper and eggs until a uniform mixture is obtained, and finally stir in the flour. Put the sauce mixture in the baking pan; sauté it with the meat pieces and bake at 375 degrees F for about 45 minutes.
4. Serve hot.

Reviews

[San-Mari]

I made this because it was completely different. I loved it, the rice over the lamb creates a rich flavour. I didn't follow the recipe and left the salt out (but it needed all the salt). Certainly a dish for those that like exotic flavours.