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.