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Shakriyeh

Name: Shakriyeh
Total time: 120 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Syria
Ingredients: 500g (shoulder) Lamb; 800g Plain yogurt; 2 tbsp Cornstarch; 1 Egg; 1 Onion; 2 cloves Garlic; 3 Cardamom; 1 Bay leaf; 1 Cinnamon stick; 1 tsp Salt; 800ml Water; 1.5 cups Rice; 30g Very thin pasta; 20g Butter

Main Dish

⏱ 120 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Tender lamb simmered in warm yogurt sauce and served with rice — a Syrian dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Shakriyeh is a traditional Syrian dish of meat stewed in yogurt. Its name is said to come from 'sugar,' and its beautiful white appearance has made it a favorite for weddings and other happy occasions. Tender lamb is simmered in yogurt sauce stabilized with starch and served with rice with vermicelli (ruz bi sha'riyeh).

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a Syrian wedding table, platters of pure white yogurt stew and rice mixed with thin noodles are laid out as guests serve themselves.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Lamb 500g (shoulder)
Plain yogurt 800g
Cornstarch 2 tbsp
Egg 1
Onion 1
Garlic 2 cloves
Cardamom 3
Bay leaf 1
Cinnamon stick 1
Salt 1 tsp
Water 800ml
Rice 1.5 cups
Very thin pasta 30g
Butter 20g

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the lamb into large pieces and simmer 1 1/2 hours with water, onion, cardamom, bay leaf, cinnamon, and salt until tender.
Mix the yogurt, egg, and cornstarch in a pot and warm over medium heat, stirring constantly in one direction.
When it boils, add the meat and a little cooking liquid and simmer 10 minutes.
Add crushed garlic and turn off the heat.
Fry the vermicelli broken short in butter until colored, add the rice and water, cook, and serve with the stew.

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