Experience the mouthwatering flavors of a classic slow cooker lamb stew infused with the sweetness of dried apricots. This comforting dish is perfect for a cozy meal with loved ones on a chilly evening. Let your taste buds travel to the Mediterranean as you savor tender chunks of lamb, succulent vegetables, and a rich, velvety sauce, all perfectly harmonized by the delicate tang of apricots. Indulge in the simplicity and convenience of this slow-cooked masterpiece that transforms ordinary ingredients into an extraordinary culinary delight.
Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!
SPICED LAMB STEW WITH APRICOTS
My family loves lamb, especially my son. During his first year of college, he claimed to be a vegetarian. When he came home, I had a pot of this slow-cooked lamb stew simmering on the counter. At dinnertime, my husband and I found only a few shreds of meat left floating in the gravy. My son confessed that he was the culprit! -Arlene Erlbach, Morton Grove, Illinois
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 5h30m
Yield 5 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large skillet, brown lamb in butter in batches. With a slotted spoon, transfer to a 3-qt. slow cooker. In the same skillet, saute onion in drippings until tender. Stir in the apricots, orange juice, broth and seasonings; pour over lamb., Cover and cook on high for 5-6 hours or until meat is tender. Serve with couscous. Sprinkle with chopped apricots if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 404 calories, Fat 17g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 136mg cholesterol, Sodium 975mg sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate (15g sugars, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 38g protein.
SLOW COOKER LAMB STEW WITH APRICOTS
We saw the basis for this recipe at a 4-H presentation. We adapted it to our taste and love it. The coriander, cumin, cinnamon, allspice, clove, and dried apricot mixture really makes this lamb stew extra special.
Provided by Dari Bailey
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews
Time 4h35m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Mix flour, paprika, and 1 teaspoon black pepper together in a bowl. Pour over lamb meat and mix. Place in the bottom of a slow cooker.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion in the hot oil until soft, about 5 minutes. Add jalapeno and garlic; continue to cook and stir until onion starts to brown, about 5 minutes more. Mix in apricots. Add remaining 1 teaspoon black pepper, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, allspice, and clove. Cook and stir, 1 to 2 minutes. Add tomatoes and brown sugar. Mix well.
- Pour mixture over the lamb in the slow cooker. Add potatoes and carrots; stir well. Pour in 1 cup beef broth, or 2 cups for a soupier consistency. Season with salt.
- Cover and cook until carrots and potatoes are tender and lamb is no longer pink, on Low for 8 to 9 hours, or High for 4 to 6 hours.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 326.5 calories, Carbohydrate 45.2 g, Cholesterol 49.4 mg, Fat 7.9 g, Fiber 6.2 g, Protein 20.4 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 351.1 mg, Sugar 12.5 g
LAMB STEW WITH APRICOTS
Provided by Robert Farrar Capon
Categories dinner, soups and stews, main course
Time 2h
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Melt the butter in a deep pot, add the lamb and brown it on all sides (about 10 minutes). Add the onions and cook until transparent. Add the lemon juice, salt, pepper and boiling lamb stock, stir, cover and simmer 1 hour.
- Add the cinnamon, raisins and apricots, cover and simmer 45 minutes, or until the meat is tender. Serve with pilaf.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 1149, UnsaturatedFat 50 grams, Carbohydrate 16 grams, Fat 116 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 12 grams, SaturatedFat 61 grams, Sodium 601 milligrams, Sugar 11 grams, TransFat 0 grams
SLOW COOKER LAMB STEW
Lamb and veggies come together in this warm and comforting stew. Let your slow cooker work its magic, while you spend your time doing other things.
Provided by Soup Loving Nicole
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews
Time 7h30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add lamb and onions. Cook until lamb is brown and onions are soft, about 5 minutes. Transfer mixture to a slow cooker.
- Add carrots, celery, mushrooms, potatoes, tomato paste, beef broth, beer, Worcestershire sauce, rosemary, salt, and pepper; stir to combine and close slow cooker.
- Cook on High for 7 hours. Add peas and cook an additional 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 438.2 calories, Carbohydrate 45.6 g, Cholesterol 64.3 mg, Fat 16.5 g, Fiber 8.2 g, Protein 27 g, SaturatedFat 5.8 g, Sodium 1053.1 mg, Sugar 14.5 g
MOROCCAN LAMB WITH APRICOTS
Slow cooked Moroccan Lamb with apricots, chickpeas and lots of coriander.
Provided by tomlinbob
Time 1h15m
Yield Serves 3
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Start by searing the lamb in a pan in 1 Tsp of olive oil or coconut oil and season. Whilst the meat is browning, in another pan add the entire contents of the passata and season, along with all the spices (turmeric, cumin, coriander, paprika, cinnamon and ginger) slice the apricots into halves and throw those into the pan as well and turn the heat to high.
- Once the lamb has browned, spoon it into the passata bring to the boil, place the lid on the pan and then simmer. Tip the diced onion and bell peppers in to the frying pan and cook for 8/10 mintues until softened, then add the sliced garlic and chillies and cook for another 2/3 minutes and add to the passata. Make sure you give the pan a good stir then chop up roughly a large bunch of coriander throw it in and stir
- Cook for about 40/50 minutes or until lamb is soft and tender then add in the drained chickpeas and cook for another 10 minutes. Serve with cous cous and a flat bread.
MOROCCAN SLOW-COOKED LAMB
Categories Soup/Stew Ginger Lamb Tomato Stew Dinner Apricot Chickpea Winter Cinnamon Coriander Bon Appétit Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Mix first 6 ingredients in large bowl. Add lamb and toss to coat. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add lamb to skillet and cook until browned on all sides, turning occasionally and adding 2 more tablespoons oil to skillet between batches, about 8 minutes per batch. Transfer lamb to another large bowl after each batch.
- Add onion and tomato paste to drippings in skillet. Reduce heat to medium; sauté until onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Add broth, garbanzo beans, apricots, tomatoes, cinnamon sticks, ginger, and lemon peel and bring to boil, scraping up browned bits. Return lamb to skillet and bring to boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until lamb is just tender, about 1 hour. Uncover and simmer until sauce thickens enough to coat spoon, about 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cool slightly. Refrigerate uncovered until cold, then cover and keep chilled. Rewarm over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally.)
- Transfer lamb and sauce to bowl. Sprinkle with cilantro and serve.
LAMB & APRICOT STEW
A fruity and warming Middle Eastern tagine to be served with couscous and herbs - a speedy casserole with plenty of flavour
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Dinner, Main course
Time 45m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a medium-sized pan, heat 1 tbsp of the oil. Season the meat and fry briefly until browned. Remove from the pan and add the remaining oil. Add the onion, garlic and ginger, and fry with a little seasoning. Cook for 5 mins until soft, then add the spice mix, tomato purée, apricots and stock, and return the lamb to the pan. Simmer gently for 25 mins. Serve with warm couscous, mint or coriander leaves, and lemon wedges.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 447 calories, Fat 28 grams fat, SaturatedFat 10 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 19 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 15 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 32 grams protein, Sodium 0.69 milligram of sodium
LAMB TAGINE WITH PRUNES, APRICOTS, AND VEGETABLES
Categories Ginger Lamb Braise High Fiber Dinner Dried Fruit Prune Apricot Lamb Chop Spice Saffron Root Vegetable Carrot Sweet Potato/Yam Fall Winter Cinnamon Gourmet Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher Diabetes-Friendly
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Cut lamb from bones, reserving bones, then cut meat into 1-inch pieces.
- Heat 1/2 tablespoon oil in a flameproof wide shallow casserole with a tight-fitting lid over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Brown meat on all sides in 2 batches, transferring to a plate as browned. Brown bones and transfer to plate.
- Add remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil to tagine and cook onion, stirring, until softened. Return meat and bones to pot.
- Stir in water, saffron, salt, and pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer mixture, covered, stirring occasionally, until lamb is tender, about 1 1/4 hours.
- Transfer lamb to a clean plate and add any meat from lamb bones, discarding bones.
- Add carrots and sweet potato to pot, then simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are barely tender, about 10 minutes.
- Add ginger, cinnamon, prunes, apricots, and squash, then simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, until vegetables and fruits are tender, about 5 minutes.
- Return lamb to stew and add honey. Season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes.
LAMB WITH LENTILS (CROCK POT)
This simple hearty stew needs a 5 -quart slow cooker/crock pot. One change I made when I made this recipe was to add a lamb bone (leftover from Easter dinner) and some leftover lamb (I think if you have enough leftover lamb this will work very well, but I also added 1 1/2 pounds or so of uncooked lamb - following the directions below) in the crock pot; then when I came home from work I took out the lamb bone (the meat from the bone already fell off the bone into the soup) and added the swiss chard, went out and dinner was done! The other change I made was instead of a whole can of tomatoes (which I didn't have) I used one can of broth, 1/2 can of tomatoes and 2 small cans of tomato juice. Very hearty and filling -- you would never even guess that this was a "healthy" recipe. Recipe source: The Healthy Slow Cooker
Provided by ellie_
Categories Stew
Time 9h
Yield 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a skillet over medium high heat heat 1 tablespoon oil for about 30 seconds or so.
- Add lamb to skillet, cook until browned (3-5 minutes) in batches if necessary. Transfer lamb to slow cooker as it is cooked.
- Reduce heat to medium and drain all but 1 tablespoon of the fat from the skillet.
- Add onions, carrots and celery to skillet and cook stirring until vegetables are soft (5-10 minutes).
- Stir in garlic, herbes de Provence, salt and peppercorns and cook another minute or so.
- Stir in bay leaves, broth and tomatoes (with the juice) and bring mixture to a boil and then transfer mixture to slow cooker. (see my note in description - I also added a lamb bone chopped into two pieces so it would fit in my crock pot).
- Stir in lentils.
- Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or on High for 4 hours or until mixture is bubbly and lamb and lentils are tender.
- (Remove bone from crock pot - see note in description) Stir in chard in batches, stirring into the stew. Cover and cook on High for 20-30 minutes or until chard is tender. Discard bay leaves.
Tips:
- To enhance the flavor of your stew, select high-quality lamb meat. Look for cuts that contain a good balance of meat and fat, such as lamb shoulder or leg.
- Sear the lamb pieces in a hot skillet before adding them to the slow cooker. This technique helps develop a rich, caramelized crust on the meat, resulting in a more flavorful stew.
- Use a variety of vegetables in your stew to add color, texture, and nutrients. Some excellent options include carrots, celery, potatoes, onions, and parsnips.
- Don't be afraid to experiment with different spices and herbs. Common seasonings for lamb stew include rosemary, thyme, garlic, cumin, and paprika.
- For a thicker stew, add a cornstarch or flour slurry towards the end of the cooking time. Alternatively, you can use mashed potatoes or barley to thicken the stew.
- Serve the stew with a side of crusty bread or mashed potatoes to soak up all the delicious sauce.
Conclusion:
Slow-cooker lamb stew is a hearty, flavorful dish that is perfect for a cozy meal. With a few simple ingredients and minimal effort, you can create a delicious stew that will warm you up on a cold day. Experiment with different vegetables, spices, and herbs to find your perfect combination. Serve the stew with a side of crusty bread or mashed potatoes for a complete meal that will satisfy the whole family.
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