Lamb Broth
A fragrant broth to boost your energy and lift your mood. Lamb broth is a very tasty, hearty, and aromatic dish. You can eat it on its own, sprinkled with fresh herbs, or use it as a base for soups and sauces. Lamb can have a distinctive smell, so a good amount of spices is used while it cooks. They mask the smell and add aroma to the dish itself. Of course, to avoid an overpowering gamy smell, you need to choose your meat carefully at the market, or trust an honest butcher. If you pick the right meat and cook the broth with care, this dish is sure to become one of your favorites.
Cooking method
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Step 1:
To make the broth you'll need lamb (don't skip the bones), vegetables, and dried spices: bay leaf, dried red pepper, allspice, ground black pepper, and ground ginger. Green onion is for serving, though you can use any other fresh herbs.
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Step 2:
Trim the meat and cut it into large pieces.
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Step 3:
Peel the vegetables and leave them whole.
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Step 4:
A lot of foam forms while the broth cooks, and to get a clear broth you need to skim it off.
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Step 5:
An hour after it comes to a boil, add the peeled whole carrot to the broth.
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Step 6:
Add a whole onion and continue cooking over low heat for another 2 hours.
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Step 7:
Half an hour before it's done, season with salt and add the spices.
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Step 8:
Peel the head of garlic, crush the cloves with the flat of a knife, add them to the broth, and continue cooking for another 30–40 minutes.
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Step 9:
After 3.5 hours, the broth is ready.
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Step 10:
Ladle the hot broth into broth cups, add a piece of meat, and sprinkle with finely chopped green onion (or any other fresh herbs). Enjoy, everyone!
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Lean lamb - 169 kcal/100g
- Fatty lamb - 225 kcal/100g
- Lamb - brisket - 533 kcal/100g
- Lamb - leg - 232 kcal/100g
- Lamb chop on the bone - 380 kcal/100g
- Lamb - shoulder - 284 kcal/100g
- Lamb - loin - 459 kcal/100g
- Carrots - 33 kcal/100g
- Dried carrots - 275 kcal/100g
- Boiled carrots - 25 kcal/100g
- Garlic - 143 kcal/100g
- Green onion - 19 kcal/100g
- Salt - 0 kcal/100g
- Water - 0 kcal/100g
- Onion - 41 kcal/100g
- Dried spices - 240 kcal/100g
