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Moroccan Slow Cooked Spiced Lamb

4 main portions.

Recipe bywjf.morris
MoroccanFor four
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Total time3 hr 49 min
DifficultyModerate
Community ratingNew recipe
Per serving41.5g protein
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Method

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  1. 01

    Start heating the oven

    1 minHands-on

    Heat the oven to 150°C fan.

  2. 02

    Prepare the ingredients

    18 minHands-on

    Cut the lamb, slice the onion, chop the garlic, grate the ginger and prepare the apricots and coriander.

  3. 03

    Brown the lamb

    15 minHands-on

    Heat the oil in a casserole and brown the lamb in uncrowded batches. Set aside.

  4. 04

    Soften the onion

    8 minHands-on

    Soften the onion in the same pot for 8 minutes.

  5. 05

    Add aromatics

    2 minHands-on

    Add the garlic and ginger for 1 minute, then the spices for 30 seconds.

  6. 06

    Fill and heat

    4 minHands-on

    Return the lamb with its juices. Add the salt, pepper, stock and apricots, bring to a simmer and cover.

  7. 07

    Slow cook

    80 minHands-off · check as directed

    Cook covered in the oven for about 80 minutes before the liquid check.

  8. 08

    Check the liquid

    2 minHands-on

    Check the liquid and add a splash of water if needed. Cover again.

  9. 09

    Finish until tender

    80 minHands-off · check as directed

    Continue until the lamb is very tender, allowing 2½ to 3 hours of oven cooking in total.

  10. 10

    Adjust the sauce

    8 minHands-on

    If thin, lift out the lamb and simmer the sauce uncovered for 5 to 10 minutes. Return the lamb and add the lemon juice. Skip reducing if already thick enough.

  11. 11

    Rest

    10 minHands-off · check as directed

    Rest for 10 minutes.

  12. 12

    Serve

    1 minHands-on

    Scatter with coriander and serve with the sauce.

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