Tavë Kosi

Gougull

Description
Tavë kosi is a national dish in Albania. It is a simple dish of baked lamb and rice, served with a yogurt sauce.
 * Serves 4 people

Ingredients

 * 1½ lbs lamb leg or shoulder
 * 4 tablespoons butter (½ stick)
 * 2 tablespoons rice
 * salt, pepper

Yogurt sauce

 * 1 tablespoon flour
 * 4 tablespoons butter (½ stick)
 * 2 lbs yogurt
 * 5 eggs
 * salt, pepper

Directions

 * 1) 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.
 * 2) When meat is half-baked, add rice; remove the baking pan from the oven and leave it aside while you prepare the yogurt sauce:.

Yogurt sauce

 * 1) Sauté flour in butter until mixed thoroughly.
 * 2) Mix yogurt with salt, pepper and eggs until a uniform mixture is obtained, and finally stir in the flour.
 * 3) Put the sauce mixture in the baking pan; stir it with the meat pieces and bake at 375°F for about 45 minutes.
 * 4) Serve hot.