Marqa Hlowa Sweet Stew

Ingredients

What you’ll need

• 2 lb/900 g lamb or beef, in large cubes
• 2 tbsp butter or ghee
• 1 onion, grated
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1/2 tsp turmeric
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 cups/475 ml water
• 8 oz/225 g prunes
• 4 oz/115 g dried apricots
• 1/2 cup/75 g raisins
• 1/4 cup/85 g honey or sugar, to taste
• 1 tbsp orange blossom water
• 1/2 cup toasted almonds

Method

How it comes together

1. 1

   Brown meat in butter. Add onion, cinnamon, turmeric, pepper, salt, and water. Cover and simmer until tender, 75-100 minutes.

2. 2

   Add prunes, apricots, raisins, and honey. Simmer uncovered until fruit is plump and sauce syrupy, 15-25 minutes.

3. 3

   Remove from heat and add orange blossom water.

4. 4

   Garnish with almonds.