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Turkish cuisine | How to cook Lettuce Covered Lamb [Kuzu Kapama]

Kuzu Kapama, Lettuce Covered Lamb, is a Turkish dish in which tender lamb meat and vegetables are cooked slowly in their own juices.

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Published Date: 06:13 | 07 January 2023
Modified Date: 10:14 | 26 January 2023

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Here is how you can cook this delicious Turkish meal:

Place the lamb pieces together with water in a large pot. Add scallions, parsley leaves and salt.

Cover the lamb pieces with lettuce or Swiss chard leaves, cover the lid and cook over low flame until the lamb is cooked, about 45 minutes to an hour.

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Note: If you would like to add slurry to this dish, whisk 2 egg yolks, juice of 1 lemon, 1 tbsp. flour and ½ cup of the cooking liquid.

Then add this back into the pot, cook for another 5 minutes then serve immediately.

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Ingredients:

1 Leg of lamb, bones removed, cut into 8 pieces

½ cup of Water

½ bunch Scallions, sliced

½ bunch Parsley leaves

10-15 Lettuce or Swiss chard leaves

2 tbsp. Salt