Tavë kosi: the Elbasan recipe with lamb, rice and yoghurt

Tavë kosi is a recipe from Elbasan. It brings together roasted lamb, rice and a yoghurt and egg sauce that bakes on top of them in the oven.

Ingredients

• Lamb
• Rice
• Yoghurt
• Eggs
• Flour
• Butter
• Salt

Preparing the lamb

1. Wash the lamb, pat it dry, cut it into portions and boil it for 30 minutes.
2. Place it in a baking dish with the rice, add butter, salt, a little lamb broth and half a glass of hot water, and roast at 180°C, basting the pieces with their own juices.
3. Take the dish out of the oven and let it cool a little.

The yoghurt sauce

1. Put the yoghurt and salt in a porcelain bowl and work them together well.
2. Add the eggs one at a time, then the flour, stirring all the while.
3. Finish with a little butter.

Baking

Pour the sauce into the dish, mix it well with the lamb and rice, and return to the oven for about 15 minutes.

Taste it on a tour

We can add a home-cooking visit or a traditional lunch to any tailor-made trip. Just mention it when you plan your trip.