Lamb Tajine

Ingredients for 4 people:

  • 1 medium onion
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • 800 g. of deboned lamb leg cut into large pieces
  • Salt, black pepper
  • ½ tablespoon saffron coffee
  • ½ cinnamon stick
  • 1.5 tbsp. of thick honey
  • 200 g. pitted prunes
  • ½ tablespoon cinnamon coffee powder
  • 75 g fried almonds
  • ½ tablespoon roasted sesame


Preparation:

  1. Put the onion (peeled and cut into quarters) in the mixing jug. Crush at speed 8, 30 seconds.
  2. Carefully attach the blade guard.
  3. Add the oil and cook at speed 1, 120 degrees, 7 minutes.
  4. Add the lamb.
  5. Add salt and pepper, and season with the saffron and the cinnamon stick.
  6. Cook at speed 1, 120 degrees, 5 minutes.
  7. Add 1 glass of water and cook on speed 1, 90 degrees, 3 hours. Every half hour, make sure that the stew is does not lack water. If necessary, add more.
  8. Soak the plums in water.
  9. Add them to the stew through the nozzle when about 15 minutes are left to finish cooking. Watch out for steam when opening the cap.
  10. Strain with the steamer basket.
  11. Put the liquid back into the mixing jug. Add the honey and a pinch of cinnamon powder. Cook without the lid (with the meat in the steamer to keep it warm), on speed 1, 120 degrees, 9 minutes.
  12. Mix the meat with the liquid. Incorporate the almonds and sesame when serving.

Tips…

  • You can prepare this same dish with chicken or make it vegetarian with a mixture of vegetables (carrot, pumpkin, sweet potato, parsnip, turnips …).
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