Turkish-Style Lamb Smothered in Yogurt with Parsley Salad

You'll find Mediterranean people cooking lamb with milk or yogurt in a wide arc from Rome to Lebanon, including Apulia, Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, Thrace, Kusidasi, and numerous countries in the Middle East. This Turkish version of the famous dish, Elbasan Tavasi, is particularly delicious, emerging golden-brown and bubbling from the oven.

Start the dish the day before, cook the lamb slowly, then chill it overnight so you can remove all the fat, gristle, and bone. Drain