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Moroccan Lamb Tagine

Slow-cooked lamb stew with apricots, almonds, and warm spices in traditional tagine pot

Total Time
2h 25min
Servings
6
Difficulty
medium

Time Breakdown

Prep:25min
Cook:2h
Cuisine: middle_eastern
Meal Type:
dinner
Tags:
stewdried-fruitaromaticslow-cooked

Ingredients (6 servings)

  • 2 1/2 lblamb shoulder, cut into chunks
  • 2 largeonions, sliced
  • 1 cupdried apricots, halved
  • 1/2 cupalmonds, blanched whole
  • 1 piececinnamon stick
  • 1 tspground ginger
  • 1 pinchsaffron threads
  • 2 tbsphoney
  • 1/2 cupcilantro, chopped

Instructions

  1. 1

    Brown lamb pieces in batches in tagine or heavy pot

    12min
  2. 2

    Remove lamb, sauté onions until golden

    8min
  3. 3

    Add spices and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute

    1min
  4. 4

    Return lamb with enough water to barely cover

    5min
  5. 5

    Simmer covered for 1.5 hours until lamb is tender

    1h 30min
  6. 6

    Add apricots, almonds, and honey for last 15 minutes

    15min

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