Cucina Quarantena: Albanian lamb and rice casserole with a yogurt soufflé top

lamb

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and pork is often less expensive.

yogurt

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt offers a similar texture with more protein.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and margarine is often cheaper.

rice

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: bulgur

Quinoa is higher in protein while bulgur is often less expensive.

Brown lamb shank in a mixture of butter and olive oil.

Add oregano and garlic to the browned lamb.

Incorporate chopped onion into the mixture.

Add water and let it simmer.

Prepare a roux with half a stick of butter and about half a cup of flour.

Add salt to the roux and let it brown slightly.

In a separate bowl, combine 600 milliliters of Greek yogurt and four eggs with the roux.

Mix the yogurt and egg mixture into the lamb and rice mixture.

Transfer to a baking dish and bake until set.

Cooking Techniques

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