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Slow Baked Lamb with Cumin and Tomato

Cubes of lamb shoulder, sweet onion, ripe tomato and crushed cumin seed are sealed in a lidded casserole and left to bake for hours until it falls apart in its own thick sauce.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on25 min
  • Total3 h 18 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 1½ kgboneless lamb shoulder, cut into 3 cm cubes
  • 3large onions, sliced
  • 750 gripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped
  • 2 tspcumin seeds, crushed
  • to tastesalt
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
  • 125 mlwater

To serve

  • 1 tspcumin seeds, extra, pounded, for the table
  • to tastecooked bulgur or rice

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Wheat
  • Rice
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cumin
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Lamb and mutton

Taste

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

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Mortar and pestle

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining

Effort

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

Nutrition

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

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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