Honeyed Lamb (mrouzia)

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 pinch saffron thread
• 1 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons ras el hanout spice mix
• 1 pinch salt
• 3 lbs lamb, middle neck with bone
• 1 cup raisins
• 3 onions, finely chopped
• 1 cup almonds, blanched
• 2/3 cup water
• 1 1/4 cups honey
• lemon juice, to balance the honey

Recipe

• 1 crush the saffron with the remaining spices and a pinch of salt. rub most of the mixture into the lamb.
• 2 mix the remaining spice mixture with the raisins, set aside.
• 3 put the lamb and remaining ingredients except honey, raisins and lemon juice, in a pan, bring to a boil then cover.
• 4 cook gently, stirring occasionally for 1 1 -14 until meat is almost tender. add more water if meat seems to be sticking.
• 5 stir in raisins, honey and a good squeeze of lemon juice and cook, uncovered, for a further 30 minutes until almost all the liquid has evaporated.
• 6 the remaining liquid will be your sauce.
• 7 serve with pita and basmati rice.