Iranian Meat and Apple Stew

Name: Iranian Meat and Apple Stew
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 80 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Persian Plateau & Isfahan
Ingredients: 4 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion; 1.5 lb lean lamb; 0.5 tsp salt; pepper; 0.125 tsp cinnamon; 4 small firm cooking apples; 1 lemon

Lamb, cooking apples and lemon come together in this Persian stew, fragrant with cinnamon and simmered on the stove.

1 hr 30 min · Serves 4 · Medium

Ingredients

Method

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Time: Prep 10 min · Cook 80 min · 90 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
In a large pan, saute onion in 2 Tbs oil until golden and translucent. Add the lamb and brown on all sides.
2
Add salt through cinnamon plus 1 1/2 cups water; bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer 45 minutes.
45 min
3
Heat 2 Tbs oil in a separate skillet and saute the apples 3 minutes. Add apples to the stew with the lemon juice and simmer 30 minutes more.