Roasted lamb recipe

Recipe for roasted lamb in our easy arab recipes collection.

Recipe ingredients

• 400 to 500 ounces small lamb, cleaned from inside
• 64 ounces minced meat
• 12 cups long grain rice, washed and drained
• 24 cups water
• 1 tablespoon salt, as desired
• 1 1/2 cups blanched and flaked, fried almonds
• 1/2 cup fried pine nuts
• 1 1/2 cups blanched, fried pistachio nuts
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon ground allspice
• 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon ground nutmeg
• 2 tablespoon ground white pepper
• 1 tablespoon ground cardamom
• 1 cup vegetable oil and butter
• 1 cup shortening or butter, for frying minced meat
• Lemon wedges

How to make roasted lamb

• Fry meat in 1 cup of shortening in a pot.
• Add salt and spices, except white pepper.
• Stir on medium heat until cooked.
• Stir in rice to cooked meat.
• Add water. Bring to a boil.
• Cover pot and cook on low heat for 30 minutes.
• Wipe lamb inside and out with a damp cloth.
• Rub cavity and outer surface with lemon wedges and white pepper.
• Stuff lamb with half the quantity of rice. Stitch opening.
• Fry with oil and butter from all sides until golden.
• Place aluminum foil on a big tray leaving extra on each side.
• Place the stuffed lamb on the foil. Pour 3 cups of water over.
• Truss lamb legs with its shoulders using a firm rope.
• Wrap lamb generously with the foil.
• Place tray in high heat oven for 5 hours or until tender when pierced but still moist inside. Add water if foil burns.
• Remove lamb from oven. Open aluminum foil. Lift up slowly. Place on large serving platter.
• Arrange rice and meat around it.
• Garnish rice with pistachio nuts, almonds and pine nuts.
• Serve hot accompanied with yoghurt and salads.

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