Chakapuli

Name: Chakapuli
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Cuisine: Georgian
Ingredients: 1kg lamb shoulder, cubed; 1 bunch tarragon; 1 bunch spring onions; 200g tkemali (green plum sauce) or tart plums; 200ml white wine; 4 cloves garlic; 1 bunch coriander; chilli to taste

Georgian spring lamb stew with tarragon, green plums and white wine — one of the great dishes of Georgian Easter.

Total time

105 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

90 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Georgian

Ingredients

1kglamb shoulder, cubed

1 bunchtarragon

1 bunchspring onions

200gtkemali (green plum sauce) or tart plums

200mlwhite wine

4 clovesgarlic

1 bunchcoriander

chillito taste

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a heavy pot.

Bring to a simmer over medium heat.

Cook covered 1.5 hours until lamb is very tender.

Taste and adjust seasoning and sourness.

Serve with fresh bread. Best on Easter Sunday.