🇲🇰 North Macedonian Cuisine

Shirden

Stuffed Lamb Stomach

Prep Time 1 hour

Servings 6

Difficulty Hard

Calories 378 kcal

Lamb stomach filled with a seasoned rice and lamb mixture, slowly baked until tender and served sliced with yogurt.

Ingredients

1 lamb stomach, cleaned
300g ground lamb
200g rice
1 onion, diced
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp cumin
Salt and pepper
Fresh parsley

Instructions

1 Clean lamb stomach thoroughly and soak in salted water.
2 Sauté onion in butter, add ground lamb and cook until browned.
3 Mix meat with rice, paprika, cumin, salt, pepper, and parsley.
4 Stuff the stomach loosely (rice will expand) and sew closed.
5 Place in a baking dish with 300ml water.
6 Bake at 160°C for 2.5-3 hours, basting occasionally.
7 Slice and serve with yogurt.

Did You Know?

Shirden is the Macedonian equivalent of Scottish haggis — both are festive stuffed-stomach dishes with fiercely loyal followings.