Aromatic lamb stew

Serves: 4
Time to make: 6 hrs 25 mins
( Hands-on time: 25 mins )

Total cost: $ 19.00 / $ 4.75 per serve

(at time of publication)

Ingredients

400g lamb, diced
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
oil spray
2 onions, finely chopped
3 cups diced vegetables such as carrots, potatoes
¼ cup tomato paste
2 cups salt-reduced liquid chicken stock made with
2 cups boiling water mixed with 2 teaspoons salt-reduced chicken stock powder
1 ½ cups tomato passata
2 cups chopped uncooked rhubarb
¼ cup chopped dates
1 teaspoon sugar
3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint, plus extra, to garnish
1 ½ cups couscous

Instructions

1 Turn slow cooker on to low. Toss lamb in cinnamon and turmeric. Heat a non-stick pan with oil spray and cook in batches to brown evenly. Once all browned return to pan with onions and cook for a few minutes.

2 Add lamb and onions to slow cooker with the remaining vegetables, tomato paste, stock and passata. Stir well. Cook on low for 4 hours.

3 Add rhubarb, dates and sugar. Mix well and cook for 2 more hours. Stir in mint. Season to taste.

4 Place couscous in a bowl and add 1 1/2 cups boiling water. Leave to stand for 5 minutes. Fluff couscous and serve with lamb stew and garnish with mint.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Kilojoules 2160kJ

Calories 516cal

Protein 36g

Total fat 9g

–Saturated fat 3g

Carbohydrates 75g

–Sugars 23g

Dietary fibre 13g

Sodium 510mg

Calcium 190mg

Iron 6.5mg

Note: Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. For a guide to purchasing healthier packaged goods and general grocery items see here.