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FAKHITHA FEL FOARN (LEG OF LAMB)

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Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : 5-10G Low Carb Meat Lamb-Roast
Regional Midddle Eastern Znew


Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 lg leg of lamb
1 tsp cardamom -- seeds
3 sticks cinnamon
5 cl garlic
1/2 tsp five-spice powder
1/4 tsp saffron -- 3 or 4 strands
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp lemon zest -- or dried lemons
1/2 tbsp salt
1 cup yogurt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
12 tbsp corn oil
6 cups hot water
1/2 cup almonds, dry-roasted
2 tbsp raisins -- cooked in a little o

Wash the meat and make small cuts in several places; stuff cuts with the cardamom, cinnamon and three cloves of garlic. Soak the saffron in lemon juice and set aside. Grind the dried lemons with the remaining garlic, mixed spices and salt. Add the saffron with the lemon juice and mix well. Lightly whisk the yogurt and add the whole spices. Coat the meat with the yogurt mixture and set aside for a half hour.

Cover the bottom of a dish with foil, pour in the oil and hot water. Put the meat in the dish. Cover the pan with foil. Seal the edges securely to act as a cover, and place in the oven for two and a half hours, at 350°F-180°C, or until cooked. Remove foil and reserve juices for sauce. Return the meat to the oven to brown.
To serve.Remove and stand meat for 10 minutes. Add thickeners to pan juices until smooth, scrapeing all hard bits from the foil/bottom of the pan . Slice and garnish the slices with the almonds and raisins on top. Pour over sauce.

Recipe from "Saudi Arabia Magazine" (an official publication of the Information Office of the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia), Spring 1998




Cuisine:
"Middle East"












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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 373 Calories; 36g Fat (82.4% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 12g Carbohydrate; 4g Dietary Fiber; 8mg Cholesterol; 565mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 7 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.

NOTES : Modified for Low Carb by The AUSSIE LC GOURMET Tony Blakemore
e-mail Tony@carb-lite.au.com
web site WWW.CARB-LITE.AU.COM








Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 4650 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0