Lamsragoût with apricots
Main Courses (Main dish (4 servings))
Ingredients
500 g lamb meat cut into pieces
1 tbsp flour
salt
paprika powder (mild)
2 onions, finely sliced
4 tbsp oil
½ a tsp cinnamon
250 g dried apricots, soaked
saffron threads
sugar
1 tbsp rose water
Preparation
Mix the meat with the mixture of flour, salt and paprika. Heat 4 tablespoons of oil in a casserole and fry the meat with the onions in hot oil till it is brown on all sides. Sprinkle the cinnamon on it. Put the saffron threads briefly into lukewarm water, add them to the meat and let it fry with it. Pour hot water on the meat, just to cover it. Let the meat stew gently for 1 ½-2 hours. Then add soaked apricots, a pinch of sugar and rosewater to it. Simmer for another 45 minutes.
Serve the stew with rice or couscous.
Festive aperitif drink
Put some rose petals in a glass of cold dry white wine or prosecco, let it sit for couple of minutes before serving.
Rose Flavoured Lemonade
Quick and refreshing. All you need to do is add some rose water into this summer drink and your floral beverage is ready to lift up your spirit.
Salad with figs and feta
Make the dressing by mixing olive oil, lemon juice, honey and garlic.
Moroccan carrot soup
Heat olive oil in a high pan and cook onion, garlic, ginger and red chilli pepper gently.
Rose Syrup
Rose syrup is really easy to make. It tastes delicious and it can be used in a variety of desserts like ice-creams, yoghurts, drinks, cakes or puddings.