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Lamb and Sour Cherry Stew

Lamb simmered with turmeric onion and cinnamon, then finished with sour cherries, lime and a little brown sugar for a bright, fruity sweet-and-sour sauce.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on30 min
  • Total1 h 47 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 500 glamb stewing meat, lean, trimmed and cut in 2 cm cubes
  • 60 gghee
  • 1onion, large, finely chopped
  • ½ tspground turmeric
  • ½ tspground cinnamon
  • to tastesalt
  • to tastefreshly ground black pepper
  • 250 gpitted sour cherries, fresh or frozen; table cherries also work
  • 1 tbsplime juice, plus up to 2 tbsp more to taste
  • 2 tbspbrown sugar, to taste

To serve

  • to tastesteamed riceoptional

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Rice
  • Stone fruits (any)
  • Cherry
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lime
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Turmeric
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cinnamon
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Lamb and mutton

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Summer

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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