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Basotho Mutton Stew

Name: Basotho Mutton Stew
Total time: 120 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Lesotho
Ingredients: 600g Lamb; 3 Potato; 1 Onion; 2 Tomato; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 tsp Curry Powder; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 1 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper; 1L Water

Main Dish

⏱ 120 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Lamb stewed with potatoes and tomato — a winter dish of mountainous, sheep-raising Lesotho.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Lesotho is a mountain kingdom where all the land lies above 1,000m, and sheep and goat herding thrives. Known for fine wool and mohair, it also eats plenty of mutton. A stew of lamb with potatoes, tomato, and onion warms the body through the cold winters.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a snowy Lesotho mountain village, as a blanket-wrapped shepherd heads home, lamb stew simmers in a pot inside.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Lamb 600g
Potato 3
Onion 1
Tomato 2
Garlic 2 cloves
Curry Powder 1 tsp
Vegetable Oil 2 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch
Water 1L

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the lamb into bite-size pieces, season with salt and pepper, and brown in oil.
Add the chopped onion and garlic and sauté, then add the curry powder.
Add the chopped tomatoes and water, cover, and simmer 1 hour.
Add the potatoes cut large.
Simmer 25 minutes until tender and season with salt.

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