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Magaritsa

A Lebanese dish of lamb and rice, seasoned with anise and simmered on the stove.

45 min · Serves 9 · Easy

Serves
9

Ingredients

Time
Prep 5 min · Cook 40 min · 45 min total
Difficulty
easy
  1. 1

    Boil the pluck and take out the foam. Put salt and let it boil for a while. Take it out and conserve the broth.

  2. 2

    Cut the pluck into small pieces. Put the broth in a large pot, after passing it through a strainer.

  3. 3

    Cut the onions and the anise into small pieces, and add them in the broth. Add also the pluck and the butter.

  4. 4

    Lower the fire and let them boil. When they are almost done, add the rice. Prepare in the meantime the egg and lemon sauce.

  5. 5

    Beat very well the eggs and add the lemon juice very slowly. Take some of the soup and add it slowly to the sauce.

  6. 6

    Do the same thing several times, beating always the sauce, add the sauce to the pot, stirring the soup slowly.

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