Middle Eastern · Dinner
Seven Vegetable Stew
A slow-simmered Middle Eastern stew of lamb shoulder braised with seven vegetables including carrot, turnip, pumpkin, zucchini, chickpeas and tomato, spiced with ginger, cinnamon and turmeric. Served over couscous with broth ladled over and finished with fresh cilantro.
$7
20 minsPrep
95 minsCook
115 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
595Calories
42.1gProtein
24.5gFat
46.3gCarbs
10.8gSugar
9.4gFiber
1302mgSodium
132mgChol
8.2gSat Fat
1285mgPotassium
128mgCalcium
5.9mgIron
1.8mcgVitamin B12
26mgVitamin C
protein-rich
high-fiber
gluten-free-adaptable
spice-route
all-time-classics
gluten-free
Instructions
1
Prep
Trim lamb shoulder of excess fat and pat dry. Slice onion, carrot, turnip, pumpkin and zucchini into even chunks.
2
Sear
Heat olive oil in a heavy pot over medium-high heat. Brown lamb pieces on all sides for 6 minutes until deep golden crust forms.
3
Saute
Add onion and garlic to the pot over medium heat. Cook for 4 minutes, stirring, until onion turns soft and translucent.
4
Bloom
Stir in ginger-garlic paste, cinnamon, turmeric and ground ginger. Cook over medium heat for 1 minute until fragrant and darkened.
5
Braise
Return lamb to pot with canned tomatoes, chickpeas, stock, salt and pepper. Bring to boil, reduce to low, cover and simmer 60 minutes until lamb is fork-tender. Add carrot, turnip and pumpkin; simmer 20 minutes. Stir in zucchini; simmer 10 more minutes until tender.
6
Plate
Spoon couscous into a shallow bowl. Ladle lamb, vegetables and broth over top. Scatter cilantro across surface.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 15 oz426g, bone-in lamb shoulder
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp olive oil
- 11 onion
- 4 cloves4 cloves garlic
- 2 tsp2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
- 11 small carrot
- 11 small turnip
- 4.2 oz120g pumpkin
- 11 small zucchini
- 1/2 cup60g, a quarter of a 14.5 oz can canned tomatoes
- 3.6 oz50g, about 1/3 cup cooked chickpeas
- 2 cup480ml chicken stock
- 1 tsp1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp1 tsp turmeric
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp ginger
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp1 tsp salt
- 4 tbsp4 tbsp cilantro
- 1 cup170g couscous, cooked
