Lamb Chakhokhbili

Ingredients

• 500 g lamb
• 2 onion
• 2 tbsp tomato purée
• 1 tbsp vinegar
• a cupful meat stock
• 2 tbsp madeira or port wine
• 2 or 3 tbsp butter
• salt and pepper to taste
• tomatoes
• chopped greens
• lemon slices

Directions

1. Prepare the lamb, wash and joint it into medium-size pieces, brown in hot butter in a shallow casserole.
2. Add finely chopped onion, tomato puree, vinegar, wine, meat stock and seasoning.
3. Cover the casserole with a lid and simmer for 1 hours.
4. Add sliced tomatoes and cock for another 5 to 7 minutes.
5. Serve the lamb with a slice of lemon on each piece of lamb.
6. Sprinkle with chopped greens.
7. Cut the meat to have 3 or 4 pieces per portion.