Moroccan Lamb Stew
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 3 1/2 pounds o-bone (round-bone) lamb shoulder chops, well trimmed, cut into 1-inch pieces, or 2 pounds lamb stew meat
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cups chopped onions
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 1/2 tablespoons minced peeled fresh ginger
- 1 1/3 cups water
- 2 large blood oranges
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon honey
- Mix salt, pepper, cinnamon and allspice in medium bowl.
- Add lamb and toss to coat with spice mixture.
- Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat.
- Working in batches, add lamb to pot and saute until brown on all sides, about 4 minutes per batch.
- Return all lamb to pot.
- Add onion, garlic and ginger to pot and saute 5 minutes.
- Add 1 1/3 cups water and bring to boil.
- Reduce heat; cover and simmer until lamb is almost tender, stirring occasionally, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, grate peel from blood oranges and reserve.
- Cut all remaining peel and white pith from oranges and discard.
- Coarsely chop oranges.
- Add oranges and grated peel to lamb.
- Cover and simmer until lamb is very tender, about 20 minutes longer.
- Stir in parsley and honey.
- Season with salt and pepper.
salt, ground black pepper, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, obone, olive oil, onions, garlic, ginger, water, oranges, parsley, honey
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/moroccan-lamb-stew-101388 (may not work)