And yet, here we are for another Waste Not Want Not Wednesday (and Allergy-Free Wednesday). Granted, I planned the leftovers to make this, since it had been a while since I had made my dad anything savoury and when we were breaking down the lamb for our Easter stew my mom was leaving a lot of meat on the bone which I knew I could salvage! I stuck the pieces into a plastic bag and froze it for when I had other remnants perfect for a good, hearty dish - and when some end-of-the-line baby carrots, half a gigantic onion, a sad-looking tomato and a Thai chili from the back of our fridge (that had been there since the summer and was still good!) made themselves known I had the makings of one of his favourites - Jamaican curry stew.
Baked in a casserole for 2 hours, this melange of spicy gravy, vegetables and lamb comes out meltingly tender and rich. Being made of "bits and pieces", it also doesn't make a ton of food (even though it just gets better the next day), and the whole thing is not only gluten, nut, egg, refined sugar and dairy-free, but it is deceptively low in fat and filled with fibre!
Shared with Waste Not Want Not Wednesday #27 at Poor and Gluten Free and Allergy-Free Wednesday at The Tasty Alternative.
Jamaican Lamb Curry
Serves 2
1/3 lb lamb leg meat, cut into strips or small cubes (I used trimmings from a leg we used for stew)
1 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp Barbados (fancy) molasses
1 minced Thai chili (or half a habanero)
3 garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced
1/2 tbsp coconut oil
1/2 large Spanish onion, sliced into half-moons
4 oz carrots, diced
1 large tomato, diced
1 tsp curry powder
1/2 tsp ground allspice
pinch cinnamon
pinch ground cloves
1 tbsp dark rum (you can leave this our if desired)
3/4 cup water
- Heat the oven to 350F and lightly grease a small square casserole (with a cover).
- Place the lamb in the casserole and top with the thyme, pepper, salt, molasses, chili and garlic. Set aside.
- Heat coconut oil in a large cast-iron pan or wok over medium heat.
- Add the onion and carrots and cook, stirring occasionally, for 6-7 minutes.
- Add the tomato and cook 1-2 minutes longer, until it begins to break down.
- Stir in the curry powder, allspice, cinnamon and cloves with rum and 1/4 cup of the water.
- Cook for a further 2 minutes, stirring, then pour over the lamb and stir to combine.
- Add remaining water, cover and cook for 1 1/2 hours.
- Uncover, stir and cook (uncovered) another 30-40 minutes, until liquid is reduced and meat is tender.
- Awesome served over rice, roasted potatoes or your favourite ancient grain.
Calories: 222.4
Total Fat: 8.5 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 98.7 mg
Total Carbs: 18.6 g
Dietary Fiber: 3.9 g
Protein: 16.1 g
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