Lamb and Pear Tagine
Ingredients
- 2 lbs lamb meat leg or shoulder, cubed
- 2 large onions peeled and sliced
- 4 pears peeled, cored and wedged
- 1/2 cup white raisins
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- In a large saucepan gently fry the onions in the olive oil until they are soft. Add the lamb and cook it until it is tender for about 20 minutes.
- Move the contents of the saucepan to a tagine and add the spices. Add one cup water to the lamb and sprinkle with salt.
- Cook gently for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours at 300 degrees F. If after 1 hour of cooking there appears to be too much liquid, remove a bit of the liquid.
- When the meat is done, add the pears together with the raisins and the almonds and cook for an additional 5 minutes or until the pears are soft.
- Serve this delicious tagine with rice.
Notes
Note: If you don't own a tagine, you can always use a slow cooker, Dutch oven or pot.