Lamb stew is one of my favorites, especially on cold days. As the weather is warming up, I opted for a lighter version in the following recipe, which is a complete meal in itself.
The dish doesn’t require many ingredients and is very easy to assemble. Once done with the initial cooking, the braising in the oven doesn’t require much attention.
The tasty combination of eggplants and tomatoes paired beautifully with the flavor of the lamb, and the spices, wine, honey and cilantro added more layers of flavors and aroma. The potatoes get a wonderful, deep flavor and texture, from absorbing the cooking liquids, and from the lengthy braising, and make a perfect side for the stew. Try it and enjoy.
Makes: 4
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 3½ hours
Ingredients:
3 Tbs olive oil
1.5 lbs (680 grams) lamb shoulder chops, bone in
2 tsp salt
½ tsp freshly ground four peppers mix
1 medium eggplant, unpeeled, cut into large cubes
3 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
½ tsp cayenne powder
½ tsp cumin powder
1 cup beef stock
1 cup fruity white wine
2 tsp honey
6-7 medium potatoes, preferably Yukon Gold, peeled and halved
½ cup roughly chopped cilantro + for serving (or parsley)
1. Heat 1 Tbs of the oil in a large flat pot over medium-high heat. Add the lamb, sprinkle some of the salt and pepper on top, and fry for 2-3 minutes on both sides, until golden. Remove to a plate and keep in a warm place.
2. Add the remaining olive oil to the pot, and add the eggplant. Season with some of the salt and pepper, mix and fry for 2-3 minutes, until it starts to brown. Add the garlic, mix and fry for another minute. Add the cherry tomatoes, cayenne, cumin powder and rest of the salt and pepper, mix and fry for another minute.
3. Place the lamb back into the pot, and add the stock, wine and honey. Mix gently, bring to the boil, taste and adjust seasoning as needed. Add the potatoes and cilantro on top, cover the pot and cook on medium-low heat for 20 minutes.
4. Preheat the oven to 250F (120C). Transfer the pot to the oven and braise for 2 hours.
5. Uncover the pot and place back in the oven for 30-40 minutes longer.
6. The stew is ready for serving at this point, but will taste even better after a night in the fridge. When ready to serve, bring it back to the boil, and sprinkle with chopped cilantro on top before serving.
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Thank you Madhumanti, for such a great compliment! 🙂
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Lovely! I would skip potatoes because I don’t like them. But will try it with everything else. Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you for your comment! 🙂
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Yummy in my tummy 💚
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Thank you Saania! 🙂
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My pleasure always!
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Thank you! 🙂
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If I had eggplant, I would have made this dish. Instead, will make lamb shoulder with chickpeas, preserved lemons, and tomatoes.
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Thank you, I’m glad you liked the recipe. I love chickpeas with lamb! I actually posted a recipe here for it, but it also has eggplant in it! 🙂
https://ronitpenso.wordpress.com/2017/02/26/lamb-with-eggplant-chickpeas-and-raisins/
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I love all those ingredients and have used wine in cooking for depth of flavour but never tried using honey or cumin.Sounds interesting, Ronit.
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Thank you Mary, I’m glad you liked the recipe. The spices and honey add such a nice flavor and aroma to the stew. Highly recommended! 🙂
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Will let you know. 👌
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Looks like a great recipe.
Now – we have to improvise. Say we have the lamb but no eggplant, cherry tomatoes or spuds… Now this is where real cooking begins.
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Thank you, I’m glad you liked the dish. It is indeed very easy to improvise with. 🙂
p.s. Other lamb recipes can be found in the following link.
https://ronitpenso.wordpress.com/?s=lamb
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The current state of the world has led to fully prepared foods arriving from the city ! No transport, market deliveries or ordered groceries on line. Am putting this recipe aside to try with the first lamb available. . . . like your use of spices and honey . . . be well . . .
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Thank you Eha, I’m glad you liked the dish.
It is indeed a stressful time, and we’ll have to improvise with what we can get. Here I couldn’t find flour lately, and some other items are still missing… Hopefully somehow we’ll be able to get to normal soon.
Stay safe! All the best! 🙂
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On cold days, huh? I don’t care if it was 98 degrees outside (which here in New Orleans, it often is!), I’d eat the hell out of this!
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Thank you Blaine, that’s a great compliment! For me heavier meat dishes work better in the winter, but, on the other hand, I can always turn the AC much lower! 🙂
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I love any kind of stew which I consider to be comfort food. We all could use a lot of that right now! One pot meals are the best where you get everything you need – I especially enjoy the veggies 🙂
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So with you on that Judi, comfort foods are what we need right now! I’m also into adding lots of veggies to such stews. They get so tasty after braising in the cooking liquids, and leftovers are great with pasta. 🙂
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Oh, must give it another try 🙂
You know what? Chinese medicine believes lamb dispels colds!
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Thank you, I’m glad you liked the dish. It’s so simple to make, and turned out so tasty.
I didn’t know about the lamb in Chinese medicine, but can definitely feel it! For me, such stews work best in cold weather. 🙂
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I see this in my future at some point. 👁👁🍃
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Thank you Gail, I’m glad you liked the dish. Hope you’ll enjoy it! 🙂
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Absolutely delicious and it looks fairly easy to prepare, have to try it out!
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Thank you Kreso, I’m glad you liked the dish. It is indeed very easy to prepare, and quite delicious. Hope you’ll enjoy it. 🙂
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This looks great. I like the addition of cilantro.
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Thank you Bob, I’m glad you liked the dish. I also love the cilantro in it. 🙂
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Looks great! Love stews!
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Thank you Kendall. I do too! 🙂
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Welcome!
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Wow this looks good! I wish I had all of these ingredients now. My daughter and her family are visiting, after a 23 day quarantine, and they both eat lamb, so I could actually make if I had lamb. (My husband won’t eat it.) Groceries are getting harder to come by where I live. And I hear it’s getting worse? Sheesh. No one is really caring about Easter this year. At least no one is expecting me to pull a meal out of thin air!!!
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Thank you Mimi, I’m glad you liked the dish. I got the lamb just before the madness started, so was lucky in this sense. Lets hope things will go back to normal soon! 🙂
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Great dish it looks so delicious !
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Looks yummy! And what a combination!
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Thank you, I’m glad you liked the dish. It was very tasty! 🙂
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Lamb is known for not being an easy cook. Your recipe tells me different. 🤔
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great recipe! Fantastic !! also for me the lamb stew is one of my favorites!!
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Thank you Alessia, I’m glad you liked the dish. Lamb stew is my favorite as well. So tasty! 🙂
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Looks soooo good!
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Thank you, it was a very tasty dish. Glad you liked it. 🙂
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Love lamb. This looks delicious.
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Thank you Juliet, I’m glad you liked the dish It was delicious. 🙂
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I love tomatoes in dishes like these and always use honey were I can it is a lovely ingredients as always a lovely sounding , tasty recipe Ronit 🙂
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Thank you Carol, I’m glad you liked the recipe. I’m also a big fan of adding a bit of honey to such dishes. It adds both flavor and wonderful aroma. 🙂
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It certainly does, Ronit 🙂
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