Apricot Lamb

MizzNezz's Note:

This tender lamb has just a little sweetness and a great spice blend.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 ½ cups chopped onions
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 (3 lb) boneless lamb shoulder , cubed
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon coriander
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• ½ cup dried apricot , sliced
• 1⁄3; cup orange juice
• 1 tablespoon ground almonds
• ½ teaspoon orange zest
• 1 ¼ cups chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

Directions:

1. In lg skillet, saute onion in oil for 1 minute.
2. Add lamb, and the spices.
3. Cook and stir for 5 minutes.
4. Add apricots, orange juice, almonds, and orange zest.
5. Put into a 3 quart baking dish.
6. Stir in broth.
7. Cover and bake at 350°F for 1-1/2 hours.
8. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Reviews

[The Flying Chef]

I thought this was wonderful, the only reason I am giving 4 instead of 5 stars is because I found it a little bland and added extra of the spices. Seeing the other reviews, this is probably just my personal taste. I took the advice of previous reviews and upped sauce, I also tried what Ronamay suggested and did half OJ and half apricot nectar it gave it a lovely flavour. My hubby thought it was delicious and ended up having thirds. I did make it with lamb fillets and just sliced them into strips as that is what I had on hand, but it still came out tender and full of flavour. Wonderful combination of flavours that not only compliment each other, but the house was full of a lovely aroma. I will definitely be making again. Thanks for sharing MizzNezz

[Chandra M]

I can sum it up in one word. YUM! Very easy and quite tasty. I also doubled the sauce per previous reviews (and my hubby loves extra sauce). I served over Coconut Jasmine Rice and sauteed Swiss chard with garlic on the side for a small dinner party. It was the first time a few people had lamb, and they absolutely loved it. The only preperation that I changed was to use a dutch oven for everything including the saute. Thanks for the great recipe! This is going to become a staple around my house.

[Chef #226325]

We liked this recipe . Even my fussy children ate it as it is quite sweet. We followed the above suggestion and doubled the sauce and seem s the fight amount for the meat.