Lamb Casserole With Yoghurt |Tave Elbasani |Tave Kosi Me Mish Qingji |Traditional Albanian Casserole

lamb

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and pork is often less expensive.

yogurt

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt offers similar creaminess with more protein.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast is lower in fat and adds a cheesy flavor.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier while canola is often less expensive.

Boil the lamb and save the juice to make the sauce.

In a deep bowl, add 3 eggs and the amount of yoghurt and mix well, adding salt.

In a small pan, add 6 tbsp of lamb broth and the rice and bring it to boil, ensuring that the rice is not fully cooked.

Add 1 tbsp butter to a pan and the flour, cooking it together until the flour gets coloured. Leave it to cool for about 5 minutes.

Bring the pan back to the heat and slowly add 400 grams of lamb broth, stirring it constantly until it becomes thick.

Place the cooked lamb meat in a baking tray, add the half-cooked rice and the thickened sauce.

Add the egg and yoghurt mixture.

Spread 1 tbsp of melted butter on top.

Put to bake in the oven for 30 minutes at 200 degrees or until the surface turns into a golden brown color.

Cooking Techniques

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