Tasty Tuesday

I know it's kinda late in the month for this, but I think I'm going to add a themed day to my blog - Tasty Tuesday! If I post it, then it's easy to make, the ingredients are inexpensive, and it has my husband's stamp of approval. This is impressive, because this is a guy who won't settle for anything less than handmade pie crust and micro brews (not together, obviously). Not a pizza-and-Budweiser man, no sir. Not a soup-from-a-can man, either.

Let's start with a Greek dish that Mom asked me for the recipe for, so we can kill two birds with one stone. Dan has declared this to be quite good, but unusual enough that you probably won't want to make it more than once or twice a year. Unless you're Greek.

Lamb Tagine

4 lamb shanks
3 carrots, cut into chunks
2 onions, sliced into wedges
1/3 cup grated gingerroot
7 cloves of garlic, pressed
1 1/2 cups raisins
1 can whole pitted black olives
3 tablespoons cumin
1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
4 1/2 cups chicken broth
1/3 cup lemon juice
1 1/2 T brown sugar
salt and pepper to taste

In a large skillet, brown the lamb shanks on all sides over medium heat. Put them in the slow cooker. Add carrot, onion, gingerroot, garlic, raisins, and olives to slow cooker.

Combine the spices, broth, lemon juice, sugar, salt, and pepper and pour over the lamb and vegetables. Cover and cook on low heat for 7 to 9 hours.

Serve over couscous.

Enjoy!