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Murag (Iraqi Meat Stew)

Serves 4
70 minutes
Difficulty Medium
9 Ingredients

A flavourful, warm and comforting lamb stew perfect for winters

Ingredients (serves 4)

1 kg lamb (with bones)
5-6 tbsp vegetable oil
2 large onion, finely chopped
2 large red tomatoes, chopped
1 tsp sugar
to season black pepper
to season salt
1 tsp baharat (middle eastern spice blend)
100 gm green beans

Method

Clean the lamb pieces and keep aside. Heat 3-4 tbsp oil in a heavy bottomed pan and brown the meat pieces over high flame. Remove and keep aside.
Reduce heat, add remaining oil and add the chopped onions. Saute till translucent.
Add chopped tomatoes, sugar, baharat, salt, pepper and sauté for one more minute.
Add 2 cups water and bring to boil. Return the meat pieces back to the pan.
Cook covered under low heat for 1 hour.
After 1 hour check if the meat pieces are almost done and then add the green beans and cook till the vegetable is done, usually for another 10 minutes.
Serve with steamed white rice or Khoubiz (Middle Eastern bread)

57 Comments
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- - cassy26 said
  - 26 Aug 2024
    11:45 am
Sounds super tasty. Great flavours!

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- - nadine_hill said
  - 12 Sep 2019
    7:50 pm
A tasty and hearty sounding recipe!

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- - happymum2018 said
  - 20 Dec 2018
    11:31 pm
Sounds like a great blend of flavors thankyou

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- - mom112023 said
  - 20 Dec 2017
    6:41 am
Will be trying this. Thanks for the recipe.

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- - mom101628 said
  - 23 Oct 2017
    9:35 am
I’ll try this recipe next winter – thanks for sharing, sounds great

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- - mom112217 said
  - 05 Oct 2017
    10:35 am
A delicious and hearty meal for the cooler weather,thanks.
- mom93821 replied
  
  29 Sep 2019 , 8:04 am
  I ticks all boxes for being filling and delicious and perfect for cooler months.
  - mom93821 replied
    
    29 Sep 2019 , 8:04 am
    
    Oops it and not I.
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- - mom112217 said
  - 05 Oct 2017
    10:34 am
A lovely lamb stew that is perfect for Winter,thanks so much!

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- - serotonin said
  - 07 Apr 2016
    11:06 am
Mm sounds good! Will have to try this out on my kids. Thanks for sharing!

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- - mom57522 said
  - 26 Jan 2015
    10:01 pm
Love lamb, this sounds delicious!

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- - mom93821 said
  - 12 Jan 2015
    10:43 pm
Thanks for sharing this tasty looking recipe; looking forward to making this dish.

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- - rachkap said
  - 30 Nov 2014
    11:16 pm
This is really different and I can’t wait to try it

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- - mom94125 said
  - 04 Nov 2014
    11:48 pm
I CHECKED THIS RECIPE AGAIN. THANKS AGAIN

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- - mom94125 said
  - 13 Oct 2014
    12:41 am
this certainly looks so delicious!
thanks for posting this

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- - shortaez said
  - 28 Sep 2014
    6:16 pm
Worth a try thanks for sharing

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- - mom56842 said
  - 23 Sep 2014
    8:40 am
Looks and sounds like a hearty meal, one for a cold winter’s night.

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- - kazh said
  - 30 Aug 2014
    10:52 pm
Sounds delicious. Thanks for the recipe.

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- - Happymum-2 said
  - 13 Aug 2014
    3:31 pm
I love any sort of lamb dish

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- - 191joannes said
  - 12 Aug 2014
    11:09 am
wow this looks good love a good curry

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- - ginoula5 said
  - 11 Aug 2014
    3:38 pm
Have never tried this before, loving the ingredients in this, will definitely be trying this, thanks so much for sharing, looks so tasty
- vanyadhanya replied
  
  11 Aug 2014 , 8:36 pm
  thanks; hope you enjoy the dish
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- - vanyadhanya said
  - 04 Aug 2014
    9:30 pm
the pleasure is all mine

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