A delicious Cape Malay lamb stew flavoured with tamarind or lemon juice, bay leaves and spices to give an exciting sweet-sour flavour and lingering aroma.
Cook Time: ± 50 min | Serves: 8-10Ingredients
3 large onions, sliced
25 ml vegetable oil
5 cloves garlic, crushed
5 allspice berries
6 cloves
2 bay leaves
1 green chilli, finely chopped
10 ml freshly ground black pepper
1 kg fatty mutton
25 ml seedless tamarind
250 ml boiling water
5 ml grated nutmeg
salt to taste
Method
Fry onions in oil in a large saucepan until soft.
Add garlic, allspice, cloves, bay leaves, chilli and pepper.
Layer meat on top of onions.
Close saucepan with a tightly-fitting lid and allow to simmer for 30 to 40 minutes.
Soak tamarind in boiling water. Allow to cool.
Pour through a sieve pressing all the juices through with a spoon.
Pour tamarind liquid over meat and sprinkle with nutmeg.
Season to taste and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.
Serve with freshly-cooked rice.
Cuisine: Cape Malay
Category: Meat - Lamb
- Posted3-Nov-2009
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