Lamb Stifado

Name: Lamb Stifado
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 50 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1kg lamb shoulder, diced; 400g pearl onions or shallots, peeled; 300ml robust red wine; 400g crushed tomatoes; 4 cloves garlic, whole; 1 cinnamon stick; 4 cloves; 2 bay leaves; 1 tsp ground allspice; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar; 3 tbsp olive oil

Greek lamb stew with pearl onions, red wine, cinnamon and cloves — sweet, aromatic and deeply comforting.

Total time

130 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

110 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Mediterranean

gluten-free

Ingredients

1kglamb shoulder, diced

400gpearl onions or shallots, peeled

300mlrobust red wine

400gcrushed tomatoes

4 clovesgarlic, whole

1cinnamon stick

4cloves

2bay leaves

1 tspground allspice

2 tbspred wine vinegar

3 tbspolive oil

Instructions

Brown lamb in olive oil in batches, set aside.

Brown pearl onions in same oil until golden.

Return lamb, add garlic, cinnamon, cloves, bay and allspice.

Add red wine, vinegar and tomatoes.

Bring to boil, reduce to very low heat.

Braise covered 1.5 hours — do not stir, the onions must stay whole.

Uncover and reduce sauce 15 minutes.

Serve with orzo or crusty bread.

Nutrition (estimated)

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

Calories

940

Protein

65.6g

Fat

66.4g

Carbs

27g

Fiber

11.5g

Sodium

245mg

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