Lebanese Laban Mutboukh Cooked Yogurt Recipes

LEBANESE LABAN (YOGURT)

Steps:

• Place a couple of tablespoons of the milk in a small container and stir in the yogurt to make it more liquid.
• Bring milk to a boil. Place aside until lukewarm.
• Stir in yogurt (don't stir too much). Cover pot with lid. Wrap pot with a wool cover. Place in a warm place for 6 hours. Be careful not to move the pot during this time.
• Cool in refrigerator for at least 3 hours.

COOKED YOGURT (COOKED LABAN)

Steps:

• Mix the homemade laban well with egg and salt, always stirring in the same direction. Boil gently until it is of a rich, creamy consistency resembling gravy.
• While laban is boiling, brown garlic in butter and pour over laban.
• Sprinkle the crushed, dried mint on top and let boil together for 5 minutes.
• Serve as is or it can be used in other dishes!

LEBANESE LABAN BIL BAYD (EGGS IN YOGURT GARLIC SAUCE)

Steps:

• Make the cooked yogurt and leave to simmer.
• Crush the garlic with 1/2 tsp salt and blend in the mint (crush the mint so it is a course powder).
• Heat the clarified butter in a fry pan and add the garlic mixture, stir fry for 5 minutes.
• Pour the cooked yogurt into a shallow ovenprrof dish.
• Break the eggs and place them evenly on the yogurt (careful not to break the eggs).
• Pour the garlic butter mixture over the eggs and bake for 15-20 minutes until the eggs are cooked (hard).