Smoked Shoulder/Apple & Tomato

The cherry wood smoked taste of lamb or mutton* shoulder with the sweet tartness of green apple in a fresh tomato sauce.

Ingredients:

• 2 Smoked shoulder lamb or mutton chops, ~1.5 lb. cut into large bite-sized chunks
• Olive oil, ¼ cup
• Onion, 1 large diced
• Ginger paste, 2 tsp
• Garlic paste, 2 tsp
• Chili powder (medium), 2 tsp
• Salt
• Green apple, 1 thinly sliced
• Tomatoes, 2 sliced
• Coriander leaves (fresh), chop

Preparation:

• Fry smoked mutton or lamb with onion in oil lightly.
• Add 1 cup of water, ginger paste, garlic paste, chili powder, salt and stir.
• Cover pan and cook over moderate heat until water is almost gone.
• Add apples, tomatoes and more water as needed, re-cover.
• Continue cooking until apples soften and tomatoes begin to sauce.
• Uncover and stir/fry until water is almost gone.
• Garnish with small amount of coriander on the side.

Serves two.

*Mutton is from sheep over 1 year of age; lamb is from sheep under 1 year of age.  The recipe works well using lamb or mutton, and either smoked or unsmoked shoulder.