Lamb Ouzi

Name: Lamb Ouzi
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h 20 min
Total time: 2 h 40 min
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1.5kg lamb shoulder, bone in; 400g long grain rice; 2 onions, diced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tsp ground allspice; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp ground cumin; 800ml lamb stock; 80g toasted almonds and pine nuts; 50g raisins; 4 tbsp ghee

Iraqi slow-cooked spiced lamb on fragrant rice with nuts and raisins — a celebration dish.

Total time

160 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

140 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Mediterranean

gluten-free

Ingredients

1.5kglamb shoulder, bone in

400glong grain rice

2onions, diced

4 clovesgarlic, minced

1 tspground allspice

1 tspground cinnamon

1 tspturmeric

1 tspground cumin

800mllamb stock

80gtoasted almonds and pine nuts

50graisins

4 tbspghee

Instructions

Brown lamb in ghee, add onions and cook until golden.

Add garlic and all spices, cook 2 minutes.

Add stock, cover and braise 2 hours until very tender.

Remove lamb, shred meat roughly.

Cook rice in lamb broth with raisins.

Mound rice on a large platter.

Arrange shredded lamb over rice.

Scatter with toasted nuts and serve.