Tave Dheu - cooking recipe

Ingredients

500 g diced beef liver
2 minced garlic cloves
5 roasted and diced red bell peppers
6 diced tomatoes
100 g feta cheese
200 g ricotta cheese
1 teaspoon chili flakes
40 g flour
4 bay leaves
220 ml hot water
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon olive oil

Preparation

Firstly, brown the liver for a few minutes in olive oil, remove from the pan and set aside for later.
Add the garlic into the remaining oil and saute for 2 minutes before adding the red peppers and tomatoes then continue to saute on a medium heat for 5 minutes.
Add the flour while stirring continuously, then add in the feta and ricotta cheese. Continue stirring for a few minutes before adding the bay leaves, water and liver.
This is the best time to season to taste with chilli flakes, salt and pepper - then leave to cook together for 5 minutes.
Split the mixture into 4 clay dishes and cook on 200 degrees for 25 minutes.
Serve the Albanian Tave Dheu while hot and bubbling.