World Cuisines

Quzi

Iraq

Iraq's festival lamb: a whole roasted lamb (or shoulder) stuffed or served over spiced rice with almonds, raisins and peas — the centrepiece of weddings and honoured guests.

What it is

Iraq's festival lamb: a whole roasted lamb (or shoulder) stuffed or served over spiced rice with almonds, raisins and peas — the centrepiece of weddings and honoured guests. Ingredients: lamb shoulder or whole small lamb, rice, almonds, raisins, peas, vermicelli, cardamom, baharat, turmeric, onions, oil. Recipe: 1) Marinate and slow-roast the lamb until crisp-skinned and tender. 2) Cook rice with vermicelli, peas and spices. 3) Fry almonds and raisins in ghee. 4) Set the lamb over the rice mountain; scatter the garnish. Serve: communally, the host tearing the first pieces for guests. Flavor: baharat-warm, sweet-salty, rich. History: quzi (from Turkish kuzu, lamb) is Iraq's celebration dish of the Ottoman-Bedouin crossroads, from Baghdad to Basra. See also: Masgouf, Tashreeb.

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