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Lamb Recipes
Middle Eastern Lamb Stew
Middle Eastern Lamb Stew with chickpeas and fragrant spices - a simple flavourful meal. Serve over quinoa or basmati rice
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Prep Time: 15
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Cook Time: 60 minutes
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Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
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Yield: 4
ingredients
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2 tablespoons olive oil, butter or ghee
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1 ½ -1 ¾ pounds lamb stew meat cubes
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1 onion, diced
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4-6 garlic cloves, rough chopped
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1 teaspoon of each: salt, pepper, cumin, coriander, turmeric, cinnamon, and cumin seeds ( seeds are optional, add another teaspoon ground cumin if no seeds)
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½ teaspoon chili flakes
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2 tablespoons tomato paste
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¼ cup apple cider vinegar
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2 tablespoons honey or brown sugar
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1 1/4 cups chicken stock or broth
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1 x 15 ounce can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
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¼ cup raisins or dried apricots (chopped), or even dried currants
Serve with cooked basmati rice & garnish with fresh Italian parsley or cilantro leaves and extra chili flakes.
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instructions
1) Turn the slow cooker/ crock pot on.
2) Heat the butter or oil and saute the onions for 3-4 minutes until fragrant.
3) Add the lamb, garlic, salt and all the spices and saute for 5 more minutes until fragrant.
4) Add the vinegar, tomato paste, honey, stock, chickpeas and raisins and stir until combined.
5) Cover and set the slow cooker cook setting for 50 minutes on normal/high.
6) The lamb will be tender and break apart easily. If you prefer it less juicy, return to saute function and cook off some of the liquid.
( Note that it will thicken a bit as it sits)
7) Serve over basmati rice with some fresh cilantro or parsley.
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notes
Alternatively you can cook this in the oven. Pre-heat the oven to 325F. On the stove top, brown the onions in the ghee or butter then add the garlic, lamb, salt and spices, cooking for 5 -6 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients – all except the raisins, and bring to a simmer. Transfer to oven safe dish and cover and place in the oven to bake for 2 hours, adding the raisins about an hour or 1 ½ hours into the baking time.
After two hours the lamb will be supper tender. If you like a little more browning, give a quick broil to the pot uncovered.