Dinner · 110 min · moroccan

Mrouzia (Sweet Lamb with Raisins)

This is the kind of Moroccan dinner you’ll make on repeat — lamb and onion, 110 minutes, big payoff.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 1.5 lb Lamb
• 2 Onion
• 1.5 cups Raisins
• 0.75 cup Almonds
• 0.25 cup Honey
• 2 tsp Cinnamon
• 1 tsp Ginger
• 1 tsp Turmeric
• 1 tbsp Ras el hanout
• 0.25 cup Olive oil
• 1.5 tsp Salt

Steps

1. Brown the lamb in the olive oil until well crusted, then add the sliced onions and cook 10 minutes until golden and sweet.
2. Stir in the ginger, turmeric, cinnamon, and ras el hanout and cook 2 minutes until the spices bloom and smell incredible.
3. Pour in 2 cups of hot water, cover, and simmer 60 minutes until the lamb is completely tender.
4. Add the raisins and honey and simmer uncovered 25 minutes, until the sauce reduces to a dark, glossy glaze that coats the meat like lacquer.
5. Toast the almonds until golden and scatter over the top just before serving — they must stay crunchy against the silky meat.
6. Serve with couscous. Mrouzia is Eid al-Adha’s showpiece: unapologetically sweet, deeply spiced, and unforgettable.

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