Name: Lamb & aubergine stew with crispy chickpea topping
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 2 h 55 min
Total time: 3 h 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 red onions chopped; 600g lamb leg or shoulder, cut into chunks; 2 tbsp plain flour; 4 garlic cloves crushed; 1 aubergine diced; 1 red pepper diced; 1 orange pepper diced; 1 tbsp ras-el-hanout (or use 1 tsp each of cumin, coriander and cinnamon); 1 tbsp harissa; 400g can chopped tomato; good pinch sugar; 1 beef or lamb stock cube; small handful coriander chopped; small handful mint chopped; 2 x 400g cans chickpeas; 1 tsp cumin seed drained and rinsed; 200g pack feta cheese crumbled

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Lamb & aubergine stew with crispy chickpea topping

Lamb & aubergine stew with crispy chickpea topping

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Serves 6

Easy

Prep: 25 mins

Cook: 2 hrs and 55 mins

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A gutsy, lamb casserole laced with North African spices and topped with a crunchy crust of feta cheese and store cupboard pulses

Freezable

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Ingredients

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3 tbsp olive oil
2 red onions

chopped
600g lamb

leg or shoulder, cut into chunks
2 tbsp plain flour
4 garlic cloves

crushed
1 aubergine

diced
1 red pepper

diced
1 orange pepper

diced
1 tbsp ras-el-hanout

(or use 1 tsp each of cumin, coriander and cinnamon)
1 tbsp harissa
400g can chopped tomato
good pinch sugar
1 beef or lamb stock cube
small handful coriander

chopped
small handful mint

chopped
2 x 400g cans chickpeas
1 tsp cumin seed

drained and rinsed
200g pack feta cheese

crumbled

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal526
fat33g
saturates14g
carbs28g
sugars10g
fibre7g
protein31g
salt2.4g

Method

step 1

Heat 2 tbsp of the oil in flameproof casserole dish. Add the onions and cook until softened. Season the lamb and toss in the flour. Push the onion to the edge of the pan, add the lamb, then cook for a few mins on each side until nicely browned.
step 2

Add the garlic, aubergine, peppers, ras el hanout and harissa. Cook for a few mins until the spices are aromatic. Add the tomatoes, sugar, 400ml water (fill the tomato can and swish it around to get all the bits out) and crumble in the stock cube. Bring to a simmer, cover, then cook over a low heat for 2 hrs.
step 3

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Add the herbs to the lamb stew and tip into a daking dish. Tip the chickpeas into a bowl with the cumin seeds, remaining oil and some seasoning. Leaving about half the chickpeas whole, lightly crush remainder with a fork or potato masher. Add half the feta and mix through. Scatter over the stew, top with remaining feta, then bake for 45 mins until the topping is really crispy and the stew is hot. See tips on freezing, below left.

RECIPE TIPS

HOW TO FREEZE YOUR LAMB STEW

Cook the stew to the end of Step 2, cool, then transfer to a plastic container and freeze for up to three months. Defrost, then continue from Step 3.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2013

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