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.
Summer rose drink
Mix the tonic and the spring water in a large can. Add to taste some rose syrup or rose water.
Jordi Rose Dessert
Remove petals from the roses, and wash them with cold water. Strain the petals, and then dry with a paper towel.
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.
FRAGRANT ROSE BONBONS
Briefly boil the sugar, citric acid, strawberry puree and honey.