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Ethiopian-style Lamb Stew with Zesty Rice
Chunks of pasture-grazed British lamb. Fragrant berbere-style spice. Crunchy wild rice. Introduce little ones to new flavours with this simple African-inspired stew, stuffed with healthy veg.
High protein
5 plants
Serving size
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 160g brown rice (brown rice (100%))
- 2 carrot
- 1 handful of fresh thyme
- 1 unwaxed lemon
- 1 handful of fresh coriander
- 4 lamb leg steaks
- 1 chicken stock cube (Celery) (sea salt, potato starch*, sustainable palm oil* , sugar*, chicken fat* 3.5%, yeast extract, natural flavour, chicken meat* 1%, herbs & spices* (turmeric*, black pepper*, parsley*, rosemary*), onion powder*. * Organic ingredient)
- 1 pepper
- 1 tbsp berbere style blend (Crushed Chilli, Fenugreek, Ginger, Coriander, Pimento, Cardamom, Clove, Whole caraway Seed)
- 2 onion
- 200g seasonal mixed tomatoes
Nutritional Information
Calories: 654
Protein: 35g
Carbs: 48g
Fat: 35g
Ethiopian-style Lamb Stew with Zesty Rice
Chunks of pasture-grazed British lamb. Fragrant berbere-style spice. Crunchy wild rice. Introduce little ones to new flavours with this simple African-inspired stew, stuffed with healthy veg.
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Cooking Instructions
- Bring a large saucepan filled with salted hot water to a boil. Add the rice and boil for 25-30 mins, until cooked, then drain. Once cooked, return to the pan and set aside. Dissolve the stock cube in a jug with 250ml hot water.
- Cut the lamb into 3cm chunks and season with sea salt. Heat a frying pan with 1 tbsp oil on high heat. Add the lamb and cook for 2-3 mins, until golden brown. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- Finely dice the onions. Roughly chop the pepper and tomatoes. Dice the carrots into 1cm cubes. Strip the thyme leaves from the stalks and finely chop.
- Reheat the lamb pan with 1 tbsp oil to medium-high heat. Add the pepper, carrots and three-quarters of the onions. Cook for 4-5 mins, then add the tomatoes, tomato puree, thyme, berbere spice and stock. Simmer for 6-8 mins, until slightly thickened. Return the lamb to the pan and simmer for another 5 mins.
- Finely chop the coriander. Zest the lemon and cut into wedges. Stir the coriander, half the zest and the remaining onion through the cooked rice. Season with sea salt.
- Serve the rice with the lamb stew. Garnish with lemon wedges.
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