Braised Lamb with Prunes
⏳ Time
3 hours
🥕 Ingredients
14
🍽️ Servings
6
Description
A traditional dish from Arab cuisine that features a very unique and delicious combination of sweet dried fruits, aromatic spices, and red meat. It is best served with couscous, mashed potatoes, or rice.
Ingredients
- Lamb - 2 lbs
- Vegetable Oil - 1 fl oz
- Onion - 1 head
- Garlic - 6 cloves
- Dry White Wine - 4 fl oz
- Prunes - 3.5 oz
- Cinnamon - 1 piece
- Ground clove - ¼ spoons
- Grated Ginger Root - ½ spoons
- Almond - 1.8 oz
- Couscous - to taste
- Parsley - to taste
- Salt - to taste
- Ground Black Pepper - to taste
Step by Step guide
Step 1
Prepare the necessary ingredients.
Step 10
Serve the braised lamb with couscous, topped with toasted almonds and chopped parsley.
Step 2
Cut the lamb into large chunks.
Step 3
Heat oil in a heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven.
Step 4
Sear the meat until golden brown. It's better to do this in batches, otherwise, the crust may not form properly. Transfer the meat to a clean dish.
Step 5
In the same pot, sauté the sliced onion until golden brown.
Step 6
Then pour in the wine and let it simmer for a couple of minutes, after which return the meat.
Step 7
Add prunes, whole garlic cloves, a cup of hot water, cloves, cinnamon, ginger, salt, and pepper. Stir, cover with a lid, and simmer on low heat for 2 to 2.5 hours.
Step 8
While the meat is simmering, pour hot water over the almonds, let them sit for 5 minutes, then peel off the skins and dry them well.
Step 9
Toast the almonds in a dry skillet until golden brown, stirring constantly.
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