Lamb with honey and almonds (passover)

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 pounds Boneless shoulder of lamb, trimmed of fat and cut into large chunks
2 larges Onions, chopped fine
3 tablespoons Honey
1 cup Raisins
4 Carrots, peeled and cut into 1\" lengths
¾ cup Whole almonds
⅛ teaspoon Saffron -OR-
½ teaspoon Saffron threads
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
½ teaspoon Ground ginger
3 teaspoons Salt
pinch Cayenne pepper
1 can Garbanzo beans (large can)*
2 cups Water
1 teaspoon Arrowroot**

Directions

* (if making for Passover, omit) ** (use potato starch - if making for Passover) It takes only 10 minutes to assemble this one-dish meal. Serve over brown rice or bulgur. - or Potato noodles or kugel.

Soak all in pot of water for 15 minutes. Remove from pot with slotted spoon retain water and set aside; Place all ingredients into large round bowl, (except potato starch) mix thoroughly with your hands. Place mixture in the pot with water that it was soaked in. Place covered pot in cold oven. Turning temperature to 450'F. Cook 90 minutes. Remove pot from oven.

Pour off liquid into saucepan, bring it almost to a boil, and thicken with arrowroot (or potato starch) mixed with 2 tablespoons of water. Serve with brown rice or bulgur. Pour sauce over rice and lamb.

Posted to JEWISH-FOOD digest V97 #111 by alotzkar@... on Apr 3, 1997

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