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Ingredients
- 1 whole lamb (approx. 12-15 kg)
- Rock salt
- Pine wood (for cooking)
- Water
- Special kebab pit
Preparation
- The whole lamb is cleaned and thoroughly salted with rock salt and left to rest.
- Pine wood is burned to embers in a specially prepared kebab pit.
- The lamb is lowered into the pit with a special mechanism, and the top is sealed with mud.
- Cooked in its own steam and heat for about 4-5 hours, the meat is carved and served.
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