Name: Slow Cooker Lamb Stew with Apricots
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: All-purpose flour - ½ cup; Paprika - 2 teaspoons; Ground black pepper, divided, or more to taste - 2 teaspoons; Cubed lamb stew meat - 2 pounds; Olive oil - 1 ½ tablespoons; Onion, chopped - 1 large; Chopped jalapeno pepper (Optional) - ¼ cup; Garlic, finely chopped - 2 cloves; Chopped dried apricots - ½ cup; Ground cumin, or more to taste - 1 teaspoon; Ground coriander, or more to taste - 1 teaspoon; Ground cinnamon, or more to taste - 1 teaspoon; Ground allspice, or more to taste - 1 teaspoon; Whole clove, or more to taste - 1; Stewed tomatoes - 2 (14.5 ounce) cans; Brown sugar - 2 tablespoons; Potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks - 6 medium; Carrots, peeled and chopped - 6 medium; Beef broth, or more as needed - 1 cup; Salt to taste (Optional) - 1 pinch

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20 min.

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Ingredients for - Slow Cooker Lamb Stew with Apricots

1. All-purpose flour - ½ cup

2. Paprika - 2 teaspoons

3. Ground black pepper, divided, or more to taste - 2 teaspoons

4. Cubed lamb stew meat - 2 pounds

5. Olive oil - 1 ½ tablespoons

6. Onion, chopped - 1 large

7. Chopped jalapeno pepper (Optional) - ¼ cup

8. Garlic, finely chopped - 2 cloves

9. Chopped dried apricots - ½ cup

10. Ground cumin, or more to taste - 1 teaspoon

11. Ground coriander, or more to taste - 1 teaspoon

12. Ground cinnamon, or more to taste - 1 teaspoon

13. Ground allspice, or more to taste - 1 teaspoon

14. Whole clove, or more to taste - 1

15. Stewed tomatoes - 2 (14.5 ounce) cans

16. Brown sugar - 2 tablespoons

17. Potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks - 6 medium

18. Carrots, peeled and chopped - 6 medium

19. Beef broth, or more as needed - 1 cup

20. Salt to taste (Optional) - 1 pinch

How to cook deliciously - Slow Cooker Lamb Stew with Apricots

1. Stage

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.

2. Stage

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.

3. Stage

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.

4. Stage

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.