Lamb Fricassee Recipe
Ingredients
3 pounds lamb shoulder, cubed
2-3 stalks celery, cut in sections
5-6 potatoes, peeled
1 cup fide
5-6 small onions, peeled
2 eggs
2-3 carrots, scraped and cut in
1 1/2 lemons, juice of sections
Salt and pepper
Directions
Cover lamb with water and bring to a boil.
Add salt and pepper, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes.
Add vegetables, cover, and simmer for 1 hour or until lamb and vegetables are tender.
Carefully remove meat and vegetables to a warm platter and keep hot.
Strain broth.
Add fide and additional salt, if necessary, and cook for 10 to 15 minutes or until fide is tender.
Beat eggs with lemon juice.
Very slowly beat in about 1 cup of the hot broth, then add to broth, stirring vigorously, until sauce mixes with the broth.
Add salt and pepper, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes.
Add vegetables, cover, and simmer for 1 hour or until lamb and vegetables are tender.
Carefully remove meat and vegetables to a warm platter and keep hot.
Strain broth.
Add fide and additional salt, if necessary, and cook for 10 to 15 minutes or until fide is tender.
Beat eggs with lemon juice.
Very slowly beat in about 1 cup of the hot broth, then add to broth, stirring vigorously, until sauce mixes with the broth.