Tave Cypriot Baked Lamb And Potatoes With Cumin And Tomatoes Recipes

TAVE (CYPRIOT BAKED LAMB AND POTATOES WITH CUMIN AND TOMATOES)

Steps:

• Roughly chop the onions and cut the potatoes into large chunks. Slice the tomatoes into thick slices.
• Pre-heat the oven to 180*C/350*F. Put the potatoes, onions and the lamb into a deep baking dish and season with salt and pepper. Add the parsley, cumin and olive oil, thoroughly mixing with your hands. (natures best tool!) Layer the tomatoes on top and season them lightly with salt. Dot with butter and pour about 1/2 cup of water around the sides of the dish. Cover tightly with foil.
• Bake for 2 hours, stirring several times, the lamb should be tender and the potatoes soft.
• Remove the foil, increasing the oven temperature to 200*C/400*F. Cook for 45 minutes longer, stirring halfway through, until the lamb and potatoes are browned and the liquid has reduced somewhat. Serve hot or at room temperature with a salad.

CYPRIOT BAKED LAMB AND POTATOES WITH CUMIN AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Put onion, potato, and lamb into a 5-qt casserole dish or a deep baking dish. Season with salt and pepper. Add parsley, cumin, and olive oil and mix well with your hands or a wooden spoon. Put tomato slices on top in a single layer and season lightly with salt.
• Dot butter over the top and pour about 1/2 cup of water around the sides of the dish.
• Cover with foil and bake for 2 hours, tilting the dish from side to side a couple of times and spooning the pan juices over the top. The lamb should be tender and the potatoes soft.
• Remove the foil, increase oven temperature to 400 F, and cook for another 45 minutes or so, turning lamb halfway thorugh, or until the meat and potatoes are a little browned and the liquid has reduced.
• Serve hot or at room temperature.

LEBANESE BAKED LAMB AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Spread the oil in a medium sized oven tray.
• Mix the first set of ingredients (kafta mixture).
• Spread the kafta mixture flat in the tray but no more than 1 cm thick.
• Bake in a hot oven for 20 minutes.
• Take out and add the tomatoes with their juice, water, tomato puree, lemon juice, spices, salt and pepper.
• Put back in the oven and bake for 10 minutes, lower the heat to medium and continue cooking for 30- 40 minutes more or until the meat is well cooked and the tomato sauce has thickened.
• Meanwhile, deep fry the potatoes, and keep on kitchen paper.
• When the kafta is ready, arrange the potatoes on top and put back in the oven for 5 minutes.
• Serve hot.