Baked lamb and spiced rice recipe (ouzi)

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  • Cuisine: Lebanese

Ingredients

One small whole lamb
250g ghee, melted
Salt and pepper
100g cinnamon
10 cloves garlic, finely diced and crushed with sea salt
Bay leaves

Rice stuffing
1 kg partially-cooked long grain or basmati rice
250g ghee
1 cup whole almonds
1 cup pistachios
2 tspn cinnamon
2 tspn nutmeg
White pepper

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Preparation

To marinate the lamb
Brush the lamb with ghee, rub with salt and black pepper inside and out, dust liberally with cinnamon and the diced, salted garlic. Allow to marinate, overnight if possible.

For the rice stuffing
Melt the ghee and add the nuts and spices. Add the rice which has been soaked for half an hour in salted water before being partially cooked.

Fill the cavity of the lamb and sew it up.

Cover with a few bay leaves and place in a hot oven (225 degrees) for about 1 hour per kilo or until the lamb is tender.

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Comments (1)

   
15 Oct 2010 11:55 AEST
ADOKF CREADO
CANNINGVALE WA
WHERE CAN I WATCH THIS VIDEO OF THE OUZI RECIPE
HI MAEVE, ON THE 15TH OCT 2010 I WAS WATCHING SBS 1 FOOD LOVERS GUIDE TO AUSTRALIA AND THE LAST SEGMENT WAS THE VIDEO OF THE OUZI BUT I MISSED IT AND GOT THE TAIL END. WHERE CAN I WATCH IT AGAIN PSE PSE ...I THINK IT SAID EP53 SERIES 4. YOUR SHOWS ARE TERIFFIC, ID BE HIGHLY OBLIGED IF I COULD SEE IT AGAIN. THANKS ADOLF CREADO..... PERTH
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