Name: Moroccan lamb stew
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Ingredients
Ingredients: 1 tsp coriander seeds; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 star anise whole; 2 tsp fennel seeds; 2 fresh chillies bird's eye, finely chopped; 1 tsp cinnamon ground; 2 tsp salt; 2 tsp freshly ground black pepper; 2 tsp paprika smoked; 1 onion finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, peeled, finely chopped; 15 ml fresh chillies 573; 800 g lamb stewing mea; 1 cup water hot; 2 tsp dried oregano; fresh rosemary sprig; 1 can tomatoes peeled and chopped; 1 cinnamon stick; 3 carrots peeled, sliced into rounds; 3/4 cup apricots dried; ½ cup almonds flaked; fresh coriander to serve

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Ingredients (22)

For the spice rub:

1 tsp	coriander — seeds
1 tsp	cumin — seeds
1	star anise — whole
2 tsp	fennel — seeds
2	fresh chillies — bird's eye, finely chopped
1 tsp	cinnamon — ground
2 tsp	salt
2 tsp	freshly ground black pepper
2 tsp	paprika — smoked

For the rest:

1	onion — finely chopped
2	garlic — cloves, peeled, finely chopped
15 ml	fresh chillies — 573
800 g	lamb — stewing mea
1 cup	water — hot
2 tsp	dried oregano
	fresh rosemary — sprig
1 can	tomatoes — peeled and chopped
1	cinnamon — stick
3	carrots — peeled, sliced into rounds
3/4 cup	apricots — dried
½ cup	almonds — flaked
	fresh coriander — to serve

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Method:

Add all the spices for the spice rub in a pestle and mortar, grind until fine. This might take a little effort – let those biceps work, girl!

Rub the pieces of lamb with the spice rub and set aside.

In a medium sized cast iron pot, add half the olive oil and sauté onion and garlic.

With a slotted spoon, remove the onion from the pot and transfer to a small bowl. Now add the rest of the oil, and brown the meat.

You can also add a pinch or two of your spice rub if you have any left. Add the water to deglaze, lower the heat and add the rest of the ingredients and the onions except the almonds and coriander.

If you need more liquid to cover the meat, you can add more water, cover and simmer for 1 – 1 ½ hours. Keep checking and stirring every now and then.

Before serving, remove the whole cinnamon stick, sprinkle with flaked almonds and fresh coriander and serve with roasted garlic mash.

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