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The lamb is boiled in water until cooked and then, after the water has evaporated, it is seared in its own fat.
Name - Recipe
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Lamb pieces
Water
Place the meat in a pot and cover with cold water. Boil over medium heat until cooked and all the water has evaporated. Allow it to sear in the fat that it will "render". (Elisavet Panagiotou, Kornos)
Boiling.
Searing.
Additional information and bibliography
Oral testimony: Elisavet Panagiotou, Kornos. Recipe editing: Marilena Ioannidou see Little Volunteers and Women's Association of Kornos (2009). Traditional foods of Kornos (edited by Marilena Ioannidou). Publication permission: Archontiko Papadopoulou, Kornos).
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