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Moroccan Style Butternut Squash and Lamb Stew

Serves 4

Moroccan Style Butternut Squash and Lamb Stew

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 900g braising lamb
  • 1 onion
  • 2 crushed garlic cloves
  • 2ch fresh ginger grates
  • 1tbsp tomato puree
  • 1tbsp harissa paste
  • 1 tablespoon plain flour
  • 1.2 litres vegetable stock
  • 1.3k butternut squash
  • 1 tin of plum tomatoes
  • 1 can chickpeas drained and rinsed
  • 200g Savoy cabbage shredded finely
  • Salt /pepper

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan; add the lamb and cook over a high heat for 4 - 5 minutes until browned all over, stirring occasionally.
  2. Add the onion, garlic and ginger and cook for 3 - 4 minutes until softened. Stir in the tomato puree, harissa and flour and cook over a medium heat for 1 - 2 minutes. Pour in the stock, bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 45 minutes.
  3. Cut the squash in half and scoop out the seeds. Peel and cut the flesh into bite-size chunks.
  4. Add tomatoes, squash and chickpeas to the lamb mixture and cook for 30 more minutes, or until the squash is tender but not too soft, stirring occasionally. Stir in the Savoy cabbage and cook for a further 1 - 2 minutes.

Season to taste with salt and pepper.