After my native Dalmatia, Istra would have to be my favourite region situated on the northern shore of the Adriatic, bordering Slovenia and the gulf of Venice this peninsula packs some culinary punch, whether its the white truffles of Vodnjan at the ridiculously cheap price of $400 AU a kilo or the best pizza I have ever had in the magnificent city of Pula, Istra has got it in abundance not to mention the wine with varieties such as Teran and Malvazia being ones to watch on your radar, I reckon the best way to describe Istra would be to say its a mini Tuscany but one with crystal clear beaches, now where else in the world are you going to find that.
Istarski Lonac
2 onions diced
3 carrots diced
250g cabbage leaves ( inner leaves )
1 clove of garlic finely diced
3 tomatoes diced
salt and pepper to taste
400g diced lamb preferably leg
bay leaf
1/4 cup of olive oil
dry white wine
preheat the oven to 180c smear some olive oil into a heavy cast iron pot and soften onion and garlic, begin to layer with the vegetables first then the meat season each layer as you go , tuck in a bay leaf pour in the olive oil and wine until covered roast in the oven for 1hr and a half until most of the liquid has been absorbed.
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