Lamb Tagine with Prunes, Apricots, and Vegetables

Name: Lamb Tagine with Prunes, Apricots, and Vegetables
Prep time: 1 d 1 h
Cook time: 1 d 1 h
Total time: 1 d 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons black pepper; 0 teaspoons cinnamon; 118 milliliters dried apricots (preferably Turkish); 1 teaspoons ground ginger; 2 teaspoons honey (optional); 907 grams (1-inch-thick) lamb shoulder chops; 4 servings Freshly grated nutmeg; 1 large onion, chopped; 158 milliliters pitted prunes; 1 pinch saffron threads, crumbled; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 small sweet potato, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch pieces; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil; 355 milliliters water; 1 medium yellow squash, cut into 3/4-inch pieces

Lamb Tagine with Prunes, Apricots, and Vegetables might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 37% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 588 calories, 59g of protein, and 20g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 25 hours. If you have ground ginger, prunes, cinnamon, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the cinnamon you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Fudge as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet.

Instructions

Cut lamb from bones, reserving bones, then cut meat into 1-inch pieces.

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Lamb

Meat

Heat 1/2 tablespoon oil in a flameproof wide shallow casserole with a tight-fitting lid over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Brown meat on all sides in 2 batches, transferring to a plate as browned. Brown bones and transfer to plate.

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Meat

Cooking Oil

Add remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil to tagine and cook onion, stirring, until softened. Return meat and bones to pot.

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Onion

Meat

Cooking Oil

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Tajine Pot

Pot

Stir in water, saffron, salt, and pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer mixture, covered, stirring occasionally, until lamb is tender, about 1 1/4 hours.

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Saffron

Pepper

Water

Lamb

Salt

Transfer lamb to a clean plate and add any meat from lamb bones, discarding bones.

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Lamb Bones

Lamb

Meat

Add carrots and sweet potato to pot, then simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are barely tender, about 10 minutes.

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Sweet Potato

Vegetable

Carrot

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Pot

Add ginger, cinnamon, prunes, apricots, and squash, then simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, until vegetables and fruits are tender, about 5 minutes.

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Vegetable

Apricot