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Awarma

قاورما/ah-WAR-mah/
Awarma
About this dish

Preserved lamb cooked slowly in its own fat, traditionally used to flavor eggs and stews through winter.

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Ingredients
🐑1kg lamb, cubed with fat
🧂2 tbsp salt
🌿1 tsp allspice
Method
Serves 2
1
Render the lamb fat slowly in a large pot.
2
Add cubed lamb meat, salt, and allspice.
3
Cook slowly until the meat is very tender and fully cooked in its own fat.
4
Store the meat submerged in its rendered fat in a sealed container.
5
Use spoonfuls to flavor eggs, rice, or stews as needed.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

Awarma is a traditional Levantine preserved meat, historically made to store lamb through the winter months.

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