Lamb with Christmas spices
Lamb with Christmas spices
Keep this in the freezer ready for dinner parties and serve it with rice and salad or crunchy potatoes and vegetables
- Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 1 hrs - Serves 6
- Easy
Ingredients
- 2 large onions, finely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, sliced
- 5cm fresh root ginger, shredded
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1½ kg lean lamb neck fillets, cut into chunks
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 8 cloves
- 6 cardamom pods
- good pinch saffron
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 3 tbsp ground almonds
- 850ml beef stock
- 250g pack ready-to-eat dried apricots
Braised beef with prunes
Replace lamb with
diced stewing
steak and apricots
with pitted
prunes and some
whole shallots.
Omit saffron and
cinnamon and add
2 tbsp red wine
vinegar. Expect to
simmer for about
30 mins more until
the meat is tender.
Method
-
Fry the onions, garlic and ginger in the oil for about 15 mins. Add the lamb and stir-fry until browned. Add the spices, cook over the heat to release their flavours, then add the almonds. Pour in the stock and season to taste.
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Cover the pan and simmer for 45 mins, stirring occasionally. Add the apricots, then simmer 15 mins more until the lamb is tender. Thin with a little water if the sauce starts to get too thick.
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To freeze, cool, then pack into a freezer container or bags. Will keep for up to 3 months. Thaw for 6 hrs in the fridge, then reheat in a pan until bubbling hot.
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