One-pot Moroccan Lamb

JustJanS's Note:

A quick to assemble recipe that smells wondereful and tastes even better!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 25 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 4 teaspoons oil
• 750 g diced lamb
• 500 ml beef stock or 500 ml chicken stock
• 2 small onions, chopped
• 125 g pitted prunes
• 100 g dried apricots, halved
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup toasted slivered almonds

Directions:

1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan.
2. Add the meat in small batches, and cook over a medium heat until well browned.
3. Return all the meat to the pan.
4. Add all the remaining ingredients (except the almonds) and season with pepper.
5. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer covered for about 1 hour or until the meat is tender.
6. Garnish with the almonds, and serve with rice.

Reviews

[Bergy]

Heavenly scents from this Heaven sent meal. The lamb is succulent and bursting with flavor. I made a mistake - I thought, and you know what thought did, that I had a bag of Prunes at home - not so! I substituted raisins, still excellent. I served it in whole wheat pitas, obviously eaten with knife and fork ,along with some tomato & sweet onion. Thanks Jans for another lamb keeper.

[Sephardi Kitchen]

I made this last night for a Shabbat dinner- it was so easy to make and delicious! I especially liked how it only required a few minutes of work, then simmer for an hour while I worked on other things. The only changes I made were to add a tiny bit of cumin cayenne pepper and a quarter of a preserved lemon to balance out the sweetness a little bit. It tastes even better the next day, I will definitely make this again, and will experiment making it with beef since lamb is expensive/seasonally available where I live. Thanks for posting!

[Daisy Boo]

This one-pot wonder was a breeze to cook and so full of flavour. The fruit really brings out the sweetness in the lamb. I will definitely be cooking this recipe again.It is nice for something different rather than lamb roast! Totally excellent thanks for posting it Jan.