Turkish Walnut Lamb

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 teaspoons butter
• 400 g diced lamb
• 1/2 cup chicken stock or 1/2 cup vegetable stock
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 1/4 cups finely ground walnuts
• 3 teaspoons pomegranate syrup
• 3 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon saffron or 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 lemon, juiced
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 saute the onions in the butter for a couple minutes.
• 2 add the lamb and continue lightly frying until the pieces start to brown.
• 3 add the stock, cover and simmer gently for 1/2 hour.
• 4 meanwhile, prepare the sauce by stirring the water into the ground walnuts.
• 5 add the pomegranate syrup and sugar and simmer gently over a low heat for 10 minutes.
• 6 add the walnut sauce to the lamb, along with the seasonings and lemon juice.
• 7 continue to simmer, covered, over a low heat for another 30 minutes.
• 8 adjust the seasonings by adding a little sugar if the dish is too sour or more pomegranate syrup if it is too sweet.
• 9 serve with basmati rice.