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Tavë Kosi

Name: Tavë Kosi
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Albania
Ingredients: 600g (bone-in) Lamb; 500g Plain yogurt; 3 Egg; 3 tbsp Rice; 50g Butter; 3 tbsp All-purpose flour; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 tsp Oregano; 2 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper; 200ml Water

Main Dish

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Roast lamb under a yogurt-and-egg custard baked until set — Albania's national dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Tavë kosi means 'yogurt casserole,' Albania's signature dish said to come from the old central city of Elbasan. Bone-in lamb is roasted with rice, then topped with a batter of yogurt, eggs, and flour bound with butter and baked until golden. Said to have been an Ottoman court dish, it's now loved as a Sunday family feast.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a mountain village home in Albania, an earthenware casserole fresh from the oven is set on the table and a spoon breaks into its golden top.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Lamb 600g (bone-in)
Plain yogurt 500g
Egg 3
Rice 3 tbsp
Butter 50g
All-purpose flour 3 tbsp
Garlic 2 cloves
Oregano 1 tsp
Salt 2 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch
Water 200ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Rub the lamb with salt, pepper, oregano, and grated garlic, arrange in an ovenproof dish, and top with 20g butter.
Add water and roast at 200°C for 45 minutes, scattering the rice around the meat partway through.
Melt the remaining butter in a pan, cook the flour, and cool slightly.
Whisk the yogurt and eggs together, then add the cooked flour and a pinch of salt until smooth.
Pour over the meat and bake at 180°C for 30 minutes until golden.

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