Lamb with Nettles and Rice

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Prep25 min
Cook50 min
Total75 min

Lamb braised with fresh nettles and rice, finished with eggs and yoghurt – a typical spring Easter dish from the Rhodope Mountains.

Ingredients

Serves:4
  • 600 g lamb
  • 300 g nettles, blanched
  • 120 g rice
  • 2 onions
  • 40 g butter
  • 300 g yoghurt
  • 2 eggs
  • to taste salt and black pepper
  • 600 ml water

Nutrition (estimated)

medium confidence
734kcal · per serving
45.9g
Protein
39.6g
Carbs
43g
Fat

Recipe total: 2936 kcal · P 183.8g · C 158.4g · F 172.1g

Estimated from 8 of 9 ingredients

Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.

Steps

  1. 1
    Cut the lamb into pieces and brown it in the butter.
  2. 2
    Add the chopped onions and cook gently for 5 minutes.
  3. 3
    Add the chopped nettles and the rice.
  4. 4
    Pour in the water, season with salt and pepper and simmer for 40 minutes.
  5. 5
    Beat the eggs with the yoghurt and add them at the end.
  6. 6
    Stir gently and serve.
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Questions and answers

How long does Lamb with Nettles and Rice take to make?

About 75 minutes: 25 min prep and 50 min cooking.

What ingredients do you need for Lamb with Nettles and Rice?

9 ingredients: lamb, nettles, rice, onions, butter, yoghurt, eggs, salt and black pepper, water.

How many servings does this Lamb with Nettles and Rice recipe make?

4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.

How many calories are in a serving of Lamb with Nettles and Rice?

About 734 kcal, with 45.9 g protein, 39.6 g carbohydrate and 43 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.

What cuisine is Lamb with Nettles and Rice?

Lamb with Nettles and Rice comes from Bulgarian cuisine.

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