Crock Pot Moroccan Lamb Chops And Prunes

Total Time: 6 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 shoulder lamb chops
• salt
• pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons gingerroot, freshly shaved
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin (i used 1 teaspoon because i love cumin!)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
• 1 cup prune, pitted
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted

Recipe

• 1 in large frying pan, saute onion in olive oil until limp. push to sides of pan.
• 2 in same pan, brown chops well on both sides. season with salt and pepper.
• 3 add ginger, cumin, garlic and cinnamon. saute 1 minute. transfer to crock pot.
• 4 deglaze pan with 2 tablespoons water (i.e., on high heat, add 2 tablespoons water and stir until most of the flavor-packed brown bits are dislodged). add to pot.
• 5 scatter cilantro and prunes over lamb chops. cover.
• 6 cook on low (200 degrees f) for 6 hours.
• 7 stir in honey and lime juice. heat to serving temperature.
• 8 sprinkle with sesame seeds.