
Meat
Mahshi Kibda (lamb liver stuffed with rice)
Mahshi kibda is a lamb liver stuffed with rice flavoured with spices, then slowly cooked until tender. A festive family dish, it is served with bread to mop up the sauce.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Farce
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
On the side
Instructions
- Rinse the rice, drain it, then fry one finely chopped onion in 1 tablespoon of oil until golden.
- Add the rice, the stuffing spices and 250 ml of water, cover and cook over low heat for 12 minutes.
- Cut a pocket into the lamb liver without cutting it all the way through, then stuff it with the cooled rice and secure with toothpicks.
- Brown the liver in the remaining oil for 3 minutes per side over high heat.
- Add the second chopped onion, the garlic, the grated tomato and the paste, and fry for 5 minutes.
- Pour in the rest of the water, cover and simmer for 40 minutes over low heat until the liver is tender.
- Remove the toothpicks, adjust the seasoning and serve the whole liver with the sauce and parsley.
Variations and tips
Family version. Replace half the liver with minced chicken for a milder stuffing for children.
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Original Ecomely recipe.

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