Lamb Ouzi

Name: Lamb Ouzi
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h 20 min
Total time: 2 h 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1.5kg lamb shoulder, bone in; 400g long grain rice; 2 onions, diced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tsp ground allspice; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp ground cumin; 800ml lamb stock; 80g toasted almonds and pine nuts; 50g raisins; 4 tbsp ghee

Iraqi slow-cooked spiced lamb on fragrant rice with nuts and raisins — a celebration dish. Cooking the rice directly in the lamb's braising liquid, rather than plain water, gives it its rich, meaty flavour.

Total time

160 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

140 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Mediterranean

gluten-free

Ingredients

1.5kglamb shoulder, bone in

400glong grain rice

2onions, diced

4 clovesgarlic, minced

1 tspground allspice

1 tspground cinnamon

1 tspturmeric

1 tspground cumin

800mllamb stock

80gtoasted almonds and pine nuts

50graisins

4 tbspghee

Instructions

Brown lamb in ghee, add onions and cook until golden.

Add garlic and all spices, cook 2 minutes.

Add stock, cover and braise 2 hours until very tender.

Remove lamb, shred meat roughly.

Cook rice in lamb broth with raisins.

Mound rice on a large platter.

Arrange shredded lamb over rice.

Scatter with toasted nuts and serve.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

1425

Protein

97.9g

Fat

92.9g

Carbs

45.6g

Fiber

2.5g

Sodium

277mg

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