Receta · Tirana, Albania

Tavë dheu

Clay-pot liver and cheese

⏱ 1 h🍽 Serves 4

Baked in a clay dish (tavë dheu): pan-fried liver or meat, peppers, tomatoes and cottage cheese, bubbling and rich. Both versions are common: with liver (tavë dheu me mëlçi) or with veal (me mish viçi). Albanian restaurants such as Shkodra Byrek near Boston list both.

Tavë dheu
Photo: Rrezjaediellit, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Përbërësit

Ingredients

  • 400 g calf or lamb liver (or veal), in small pieces
  • 2 peppers, 2 tomatoes, 3 garlic cloves
  • 300 g gjizë or cottage cheese
  • 2 tbsp butter, 1 tbsp flour
  • Salt, pepper, oregano

Përgatitja

Method

  1. Fry the meat quickly in butter and set it aside.
  2. In the same pan, cook the peppers, garlic and tomatoes until soft. Stir in the flour.
  3. Add the meat and cheese, season and stir.
  4. Transfer to a clay dish and bake at 200 °C (390 °F) for 20 minutes.

Video

Watch it made

Sekretet e tavës Tironse të dheut me mish viçi · Gatimet e Shqiperise se mesme
Tave dheu receta origjinale//Carne in terracotta ricetta Albanese 😍😍 · ENKE Kitchen

Videos are by independent Albanian cooks on YouTube. Their method may differ from ours.

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