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Make the rub
Mix softened butter with cumin, coriander, garlic, paprika, salt, and pepper into a paste.
Slow-roasted whole lamb seasoned with cumin, coriander, and butter, cooked over embers until the meat falls off the bone. Mauritania's ultimate celebration dish.
Mechoui is reserved for the most important celebrations — weddings, religious holidays, and the arrival of honoured guests. In Moor culture, the ability to prepare a perfect mechoui is a mark of great hospitality.
Slow-roasted whole lamb seasoned with cumin, coriander, and butter, cooked over embers until the meat falls off the bone. Mauritania's ultimate celebration dish.
Best for Weddings and religious celebrations, with a hard cooking level and about 220 minutes total.
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