World Flavors Cookbook

Zarb (Bedouin Pit Roast)

Name: Zarb (Bedouin Pit Roast)
Cook time: 180 min
Cuisine: Jordan
Ingredients: whole lamb or chicken pieces, potatoes, carrots, onions, Bedouin spices, salt

A traditional Bedouin method of slow-roasting meat and vegetables in an underground oven, creating incredibly smoky and tender results.

Cuisine: Jordan

Ingredients

whole lamb or chicken pieces, potatoes, carrots, onions, Bedouin spices, salt

Instructions

Place seasoned meat and vegetables on a tiered metal rack. Lower the rack into an underground pit filled with hot coals. Cover the pit and seal it. Let roast for 3 hours. Dig up and serve.