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Tavë Kosi
Photo: Emiliano Vittoriosi

Tavë Kosi

10 ingredients 5 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1241
Calories
66g
Protein
40g
Fat
148g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Sauce not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1-1/2 lbs lamb
  • 4 tablespoons butter (1/2 stick)
  • 2 tablespoons rice
  • Salt, pepper
  • For Yogurt sauce:
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 4 tablespoons butter (1/2 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. When meat is half-baked, add rice; remove the baking pan from the oven and leave it aside while you prepare the yogurt sauce:

2

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

3

Serves 4 people

4

Category:Albanian Recipes

5

Category:Albanian Snacks

Recipe sourced from fandom

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