Turkish cuisine · Meat & Kebab

Kuzu Tandır

Butter-tender oven lamb – falls apart like Turkish delight.

Ingredients · for 6 servings

• 1.5 kg lamb shoulder
• Butter
• Garlic
• Thyme
• Rice pilaf

Instructions

1. Rinse the lamb shoulder, pat very dry and salt thoroughly all over.
2. Stir the butter with crushed garlic and thyme and rub the lamb with it.
3. Wrap tightly in foil or place in a tight roasting dish.
4. Cook at 150 °C for 3.5–4 hrs until the meat falls apart effortlessly with two forks.
5. Take out of the oven, rest for 15 min and pull the meat; mix with some of the juices.
6. Cook the rice pilaf and arrange the tandır on top.