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- From: nlm@attunix (Nancy Mintz)
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- Subject: RECIPE: Lamb stew
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- Date: 13 Nov 86 06:48:49 GMT
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- .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE LAMB-STEW-1 M "13 Aug 86" 1986
- .RZ "MARGO'S LAMB STEW" "Fragrant lamb stew"
- This recipe comes from Margo Kaiser, with whom I used to work.
- It's a delicious stew, spiced fragrantly but not hot. It's one of my
- favorites. It's also very easy. The most tedious work is trimming the lamb,
- and you can get the butcher to take care of that.
- .PP
- The spice mixture is my attempt to re-create Margo's ``secret spice''
- (she didn't offer \fIthat\fR recipe). Feel free to try your own variations.
- If you hit on one that you feel is particularly good, please let me know
- about it.
- .IH "serves 6 to 8"
- .IG "3 Tbsp" "olive oil" "50 ml"
- .IG "1" "large onion"
- (thinly sliced)
- .IG "4" "garlic cloves,"
- minced
- .IG "3 lbs" "lamb," "1.5 kg"
- cut into stew-sized cubes, and carefully trimmed of fat.
- .IG "4 lbs" "cooked tomatoes" "1.5 kg"
- (2 large cans)
- .IG "3" "bay leaves"
- .IG "" "lemon juice"
- .IG "1 Tbsp" "Hungarian paprika" "15 ml"
- .IG "1 tsp" "celery salt" "5 ml"
- .IG "\(12 tsp" "ground cumin" "2.5 ml"
- .IG "1/8 tsp" "cayenne" "0.5 ml"
- .IG "dash" "allspice" "0.5 ml"
- .IG "dash" "cinnamon" "0.5 ml"
- .IG "1 \(12 lbs" "fresh green beans," "700 g"
- washed and trimmed
- .PH
- .SK 1
- In a stewpot, saut\z\(aae onion in olive oil on medium-low heat until golden
- brown. Add garlic in the last 2\-3 minutes.
- .SK 2
- Add lamb cubes and saut\z\(aae until brown.
- .SK 3
- Add tomatoes, and simmer until meat is tender.
- Keep an eye on the liquid; add water or red wine if it becomes dry.
- .SK 4
- Add bay leaves, lemon juice and spices.
- Simmer on low heat for at least 2 hours.
- .SK 5
- About \(12 hour before pronouncing it done, add the green beans.
- .SK 6
- Serve with plain yogurt and pita bread.
- .NX
- I prefer to cook through step 4, refrigerate overnight, and then finish
- cooking the next evening. This greatly enhances the flavor. When you
- take the stew from the refrigerator, skim any lamb fat that has
- congealed on the top before continuing.
- .PP
- I find that many butchers don't understand that I want good quality
- meat in stews. I get better quality, more carefully trimmed meat by telling
- them that I want lamb cubes cut for shish kebab.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- easy.
- .I Time:
- 20 minutes preparation, several hours cooking.
- .I Precision:
- measure the spices.
- .WR
- Nancy Mintz
- UNIX System Development Lab, AT&T-IS, Summit, New Jersey, USA
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