Name: Slow cooker Greek lamb stifado
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 360 min
Total time: 405 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 kg lamb shoulder, cut into 5cm pieces; 2 tbsps plain flour; 800 grams brown pickling onion; 4 cloves garlic, chopped finely; 2 fresh bay leaves; 1 sprig fresh rosemary; 1 sprig Greek dried oregano; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 tsp ground cumin; 2 whole cloves; 2 tbsps red wine vinegar; 2 tbsps tomato paste; ½ cup (125ml) dry red wine; 2 cups (500ml) chicken stock; 100 grams fetta, crumbled

Slow cooker Greek lamb stifado

If you're in the mood for comfort food, then try this hearty, Greek stew.

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Serves 4

Prep

45M

Cook

Total

6H 45M

If you’re looking for proper Greek comfort food, then you simply must make our lamb stifado. Thick pieces of lamb shoulder and peeled onions are slow cooked for hours, resulting in soft pieces of lamb meat and a rich gravy.

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Ingredients

1 kg lamb shoulder, cut into 5cm pieces

2 tbsps plain flour

800 grams brown pickling onion

4 cloves garlic, chopped finely

2 fresh bay leaves

1 sprig fresh rosemary

1 sprig Greek dried oregano

1 cinnamon stick

1 tsp ground cumin

2 whole cloves

2 tbsps red wine vinegar

2 tbsps tomato paste

½ cup (125ml) dry red wine

2 cups (500ml) chicken stock

100 grams fetta, crumbled

Method

1.Toss lamb in flour to coast, shake off excess; place in a 4.5-litre (18-cup) slow cooker. Sprinkle lamb evenly with any excess flour.

2.Peel onions, leaving root ends intact. Add onions, garlic, herbs and spices to cooker. Pour over combined vinegar, paste, wine and stock. Cook, covered, on low, about 6 hours. Discard bay leaves, rosemary, Greek oregano, cinnamon and cloves. Season to taste.

3.Serve with fetta and extra Greek oregano, if you like.

To peek pickling onions, place them in a heatproof bowl, cover with boiling water; stand 2 minutes, drain. The skins will slip off easily.
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