Cooking Lamb Underground in a Clay Pit with Banana Leaves

Preparing the Lamb and Spices

• 🥩 Grinding salt and pepper on a stone and seasoning a rack of ribs with spices begins the preparation.
• 🔪 Meat is expertly cut from the lamb carcass into smaller pieces using a cleaver and knife.
• 🌿 A spice mix of salt, red pepper, and turmeric is prepared, then ground with garlic on a stone and mixed with oil.
• 🥣 The spice mixture is rubbed onto the meat and ribs by hand.

Assembling the Underground Pit

• 🍃 Large green banana leaves are washed and prepared to line the pit.
• 🥕 Carrots, corn, and leeks are cut into small pieces, with corn and zucchini seasoned with salt.
• 🔥 A fire pit is prepared, and hot coals are moved inside the stone-lined pit.
• 🥔 Potatoes are poured into the pit on top of the banana leaves, followed by the seasoned meat.
• 🌽 Corn, zucchini, and carrots are added on top of the meat, with rosemary sprinkled in.

Cooking and Serving

• ♨️ The food is covered with hot coals using a shovel, then with banana leaves, and water is poured into the pit.
• 🪨 Hot rocks are placed around the banana leaves, and the pit is covered with a metal lid, which is then sealed with dirt.
• 🍽️ After cooking, the metal lid is removed, hot rocks and banana leaves are cleared, and the cooked vegetables and meat are removed.
• 😋 The cooked meat and vegetables are arranged on a serving platter, and the meal is enjoyed.