Montenegrin Brav u Mlijeku/Lamb in Milk#EatThe World

Montenegrin lamb in milk is a wonderful and traditional one pot meal dish. It is easy to make and the meat comes out perfectly tender. I have enjoyed this dish when I visited the Balkan countries. The meat & veggies are cooked in milk and that gives this dish a unique taste. I really love the flavor of the fennel in this dish.

Recipe adapted from here
Serves 3 as a complete meal
Ingredients
4 Cloves Garlic - minced
½ Cup Finely Chopped Flat Leaf Parsley - see notes
1 Teaspoon Fennel Seeds/Saunf
2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
500 Grams Lamb/Mutton - cut into bite size pieces
1 Cube Veg Seasoning
½ Teaspoon Salt or to taste
1 Teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns
2 Small Whole Potatoes -
1 Large Carrot - cut into large pieces
1½ Cups Milk
2 Rosemary Sprigs
Method

Using a mortar and pestle place the garlic, flat leaf parsley, half of the black pepper corns and fennel seeds, crush to form a coarse paste.
In a Dutch oven, heat the olive oil and add in the garlic paste, remaining whole peppercorns cook until fragrant a minute.
Raise the heat and add in the lamb pieces, and brown the meat all over. Remove the lamb and season with salt and pepper.
Add about ½ cup of the milk to the pot and scrape up any browned bits, deglazing the pot for about 2 minutes.

Add the remaining milk, rosemary, seared lamb and its juices as well as the seasoning cube and vegetables. Bring to a simmer and then cover and cook until tender about an hour and more or until the meat is tender.
Using a slotted spoon, transfer the lamb and veggies to a bowl and discard the rosemary sprigs.

Boil the milk over high heat until reduced by half.
Puree the milk sauce in the pot with an immersion blender or in a regular blender. Put the sauce back in the pot and add the lamb  and veggies back in, simmer until everything is warm.
Season with salt and pepper and garnish with parsley or coriander leaves.

Serve warm with some bread or steamed rice for a delicious Montenegrin meal. This was so delicious, do try this recipe
My Notes
Did not have Flat Leaf Parsley so substituted coriander leaves in this dish. I have added whole peppercorns to give this dish a fresh pepper taste.

Labels: Main Dish , Stew, Montenegro, Eat the World, Lamb, Mutton, International Cuisine, Milk

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