What to cook with lamb for dinner?

What can I cook with lamb? This question is asked by the hostesses when they have a fresh piece of meat in their hands. I want something tasty and unusual. This recipe will help make lamb meat amazingly tasty.

Lamb in yogurt. Recipe

So, you have decided what to make of lamb meat . Now let's define the list of ingredients:

• A couple of kilograms of mutton ribs (you can and pulp, but with a bone is always tastier);
• Two or three glasses of yogurt (of course, without additives and sweeteners) or kefir;
• Several large onion heads;
• Garlic head;
• Turmeric, bay leaf, black pepper, rosemary, tarragon, capsicum.

Preparation of lamb in yoghurt

This dish is a traditional treat in Azerbaijan, so in order to make lamb, observing all the subtleties of the culinary process, Tajin will be needed. This is such a special frying pan. But, if you are not an ardent admirer of Azerbaijani cuisine, and in your closet there is not accidentally a lonely Tajina lying around, boldly use a conventional cast iron or ceramic frying pan. Chop garlic and onions. Put them on the bottom of the pan, sprinkle with black pepper, turmeric and salt on top. Turmeric is not uncommon, it can be found in the market or in large supermarkets. But if you do not have this opportunity, cook without this spice. Now fill the onion with bayonet, plain yogurt or kefir.

About fermented milk products

If you decide what to cook with lamb according to oriental recipes, be prepared for the fact that such sour-milk drinks as katyk, matsoni, mast, mashed potatoes are very often used in them. Perhaps you hear these names for the first time. Therefore, if you did not find such a product in the store, do not be frightened and do not give up the opportunity to cook meat deliciously. Use yogurt or plain yogurt. The taste of the prepared dish will not suffer from this.

The next stage: laying meat

After you pour the vegetables with kefir, lay the meat on top. Be sure to salt, because you can not interfere with the dish during cooking. On top of the meat put a fragrant greens, bay leaf and chilli. Remember that the burning pepper should be without cracks and cuts, otherwise you risk getting too spicy dish. Meat again, pour kefir or yogurt.

An Important Moment

The original recipe for lamb cooking in kefir requires the use of a tapered cap. Most likely, at your disposal, there is not one, if only it does not lie next to a single Tajin. Therefore, cover the meat with an ordinary lid from the frying pan. On top, put a wet kitchen towel, which, as it dries, will need to be moistened with water. Due to this, the dish will be cooked at a low temperature. Shortly before the readiness, put the tarhuna on the meat.

What to cook with mutton: a steak recipe under a "coat"

Let's give a more traditional way of how to use lamb. Let's make steaks out of it. To do this, you need a piece of lamb cut. It must be well repulsed. Marinate meat in any sauce. We suggest using marinade from mayonnaise. Thinking about what to cook with lamb, do not forget about the garnish for meat. For a steak, the perfect complement is vegetables. After the marinating time has expired (this is a minimum of two or three hours), place the meat on a baking tray. To prevent burning, oil the mold. Steak pepper, add. Make a "coat" of onions, carrots. If you want to get a hearty and nutritious dinner, you can also add potatoes, tomatoes or eggplants. Marinade from mayonnaise can be used for pouring vegetables. Now, close everything with foil and send it to the oven for 40 minutes. After this, remove the foil, sprinkle the meat with chopped garlic, seasonings. Hold for a few more minutes in the off oven. You can serve. Now you know what to make of lamb for dinner.