Rootleaf stew

Name: Rootleaf stew | Asda Good Living
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 tbsp olive oil; 800g diced lamb (or boned and diced leg); 2 tsp paprika; 1/2 tsp cumin; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 cinnamon stick; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp ground ginger; Few strands saffron; 1 tsp ground coriander; 1 onion, peeled and chopped; 3 large carrots, peeled and quartered; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 1 tbsp grated root ginger; 400g can chopped tomatoes; 1 tbsp tomato puree; 400ml hot vegetable stock; 16 dried apricots, halved; 2 tbsp green raisins; 1 tbsp honey; 1 tbsb chopped coriander; 1 tbsp chopped parsley

A favourite of the Jedi Master Yoda during his exile on Dagobah, this meal became a staple of his diet

By Asda Good Living,21st September 2015

(4 votes)

Cook: 2 Hours 20 Mins

Serves: 8

Price: £2.56 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 299g serving contains

Energy
1124kj
269kcal

13%

Fat
12.6g

Med
18%

Saturates
4.2g

Med
21%

Sugars
14.1g

High
16%

Salt
0.60g

Med
10%

of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
376kj/90kcal

Ingredients

3 tbsp olive oil

800g diced lamb (or boned and diced leg)

2 tsp paprika

1/2 tsp cumin

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 cinnamon stick

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp ground ginger

Few strands saffron

1 tsp ground coriander

1 onion, peeled and chopped

3 large carrots, peeled and quartered

2 cloves garlic, crushed

1 tbsp grated root ginger

400g can chopped tomatoes

1 tbsp tomato puree

400ml hot vegetable stock

16 dried apricots, halved

2 tbsp green raisins

1 tbsp honey

1 tbsb chopped coriander

1 tbsp chopped parsley

Method

Put 2 tbsp oil and the next 9 ingredients from the list in a bag and shake well. Leave to marinade for as long as possible, preferably overnight.

Heat the remaining oil in a frying pan and brown the lamb in batches. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add the onion and carrots and cook for 5 mins. Stir in the garlic and ginger and cook for a further 5 mins.

Return the lamb to the pan. Stir in the tomatoes, puree, stock, apricotrs and raisins. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer over a low heat for 1 1/2 - 2 hours until tender.

Season well, stir in the honey and herbs and serve with couscous.