{"id":929,"date":"2010-10-29T11:49:16","date_gmt":"2010-10-29T11:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2010\/10\/cook-with-me-friday-arabic-lam.html"},"modified":"2010-10-29T11:49:16","modified_gmt":"2010-10-29T11:49:16","slug":"cook-with-me-friday-arabic-lam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2010\/10\/cook-with-me-friday-arabic-lam.html","title":{"rendered":"Cook with Me Friday: Arabic Lamb Stew"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some friends are coming over on election night for dinner and, together, we will tune into the election results.  What to serve?  This dish must cover all possibilities &#8230; something that will either be celebratory in nature &#8211; or &#8211; so delicious that it will make the elections results palatable!<br \/>\nAt first I was stirring towards a chicken dish, but as we head toward Thanksgiving, I thought let&#8217;s go easy on the &#8216;fowl.&#8217;  I dug into my files and remembered that my Arabic Lamb Stew is easy to make &#8211; an easy clean up &#8211; and a 5 Yum dish if ever there was one!<br \/>\nSo &#8211; without further ado &#8211; from the 5 YUM Our Lady of Weight Loss kitchens, I give to you &#8211;<br \/>\n<strong>Arabic Lamb Stew<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n3 tablespoons olive oil, divided<br \/>\n1 lb. lamb stew meat, cut into bite-sized pieces<br \/>\nSalt and pepper<br \/>\n2 cups organic chicken broth<br \/>\n1 large yellow onion, chopped<br \/>\n1 15 oz. can stewed tomatoes, drained<br \/>\n1\/4 cup basmati rice, rinsed<br \/>\n2 tablespoons baharat<br \/>\n<strong><em>Instructions<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nHeat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in large pan over high heat<br \/>\nSprinkle lamb with salt and pepper, not too much &#8211; not too little<br \/>\nBrown lamb in oil, stirring for about 8 minutes.<br \/>\nPlace lamb in a bowl.<br \/>\nReduce heat under pan to medium-high.<br \/>\nAdd 1 tablespoon olive oil<br \/>\nAdd yellow onion and1\/4 cup broth, stirring for about 10 minutes.<br \/>\nReturn meat to pan and sprinkle with baharat*.<br \/>\nAdd rest of broth to pan.<br \/>\nStir in tomatoes, rice and return to a boil.<br \/>\nWhile it is cooking &#8230;<br \/>\n&#8230; preheat oven to 375 degrees.<br \/>\nWhen preheated &#8230;<br \/>\nSpoon stew into a loaf pan, cover with foil and bake 1 hour.<br \/>\nTransfer the stew onto beautiful serving plate.<br \/>\n5 Yum &#8211; All-in-One Meal<br \/>\n*Baharat is a blend of allspice, pepper, cinnamon, coriander, nutmeg, cloves and sometimes cardamom, cumin and paprika.  It is popular in the Middle East and Turkey.  The Turkish version includes a bit of mint and savory.  Try this tongue-tingling spice in your stews or pilafs!<br \/>\nEnjoy!<br \/>\nSpread the word &#8230; NOT the icing,<br \/>\nJanice Taylor<br \/>\n<em>Weight Loss Success Coach<br \/>\nwise * fun * utterly useful<\/em><br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\n<em>Curious about coaching?<\/em>  Janice Taylor can help you live your best life! <a href=\"mailto:janice@ourladyofweightloss.com\">Write Janice<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Follow Janice on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/OurLady\">Twitter<\/a> and\/or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/home.php#\/profile.php?sid=d82081eb96fa8033ec096ad6ccfd2b0a&amp;id=557881698&amp;hiq=janice%2Ctaylor\">Facebook<\/a>! <\/p>\n<p>Join the <a href=\"http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/kick_in_the_tush_club\"><strong>Our Lady of Weight Loss&#8217;s Kick in the Tush Club<\/strong><\/a>: <a class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beliefnet\" title=\"Beliefnet\" rel=\"wikipedia\">Beliefnet<\/a> Chapter.<\/p>\n<p>Visit:  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\">www.OurLadyofWeightLoss.com<\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;Janice Taylor is a kooky kind of genius.  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