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Lamb Stew with Dates, Apricots and Prunes

Browned lamb stewed with onion and cinnamon, then finished with a sweet-sour blend of date purée, apricots, prunes and sultanas. A rich, jammy stew best with plain rice.

  • YieldServes 5
  • Hands-on30 min
  • Total2 h 27 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 1 kgboneless lamb, stewing, cut into 2 cm cubes
  • 60 gghee
  • 1onion, chopped
  • 1 piececinnamon stick, small
  • 1dried lime, pierced twice with a skewer
  • to tastesalt
  • 80 gdates, chopped
  • 135 gdried apricots
  • 185 gprunes, pitted and chopped
  • 30 gsultanas
  • 2 tbspbrown sugar
  • 500 mlwater, in total

To serve

  • 300 gcooked basmati rice

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Sulfites
  • Rice
  • Stone fruits (any)
  • Plum
  • Apricot
  • Date
  • Grapes
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lime
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Cinnamon
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Lamb and mutton

Taste

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

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Leftovers-friendly
  • One pot

Nutrition

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

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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