Lamb & apricot stew

Really impressed with this recipe, it's something different to what I would normally cook and I absolutely loved it! I added a few more apricots than what the recipe suggested and cooked it in my slow cooker. New favourite meal, yum yum!

This is a great recipe, full of flavour. It can be bulked up with chunks of carrot, added at the same time as the onion. A teaspoon of honey also really adds to a flavourful sweetness.

This was absolutely gorgeous. I used leftover roast lamb and let it simmer for a good hour on a very low heat. Don't scrimp on the ras el hanout, or the mint!

I make this again and again. It's my favourite autumn/winter dish. Like others, I prepare it on the hob, then transfer to the oven to cook slowly, for a really tender result. Ras el hanout blends vary hugely. I used to use the finest blend from Tesco, which has now been discontinued. I've been checking the ingredients lists on other blends and found that the Asda one in a small plastic pot, is the same. I highly recommend it for a really rich spice blend. The dried rose petals in it really add fragrance and authenticity. One thing though - the quantities in this recipe are tiny. I made double the quantity, and two of us almost finished it. I don't have a huge appetite, but no way would the quantity in the recipe be enough for two people with normal appetites (unless maybe having big starters and desserts)

I loved this, as did my boyfriend - he was very impressed! I make it in a casserole dish and let it simmer very slowly for at least an hour, as opposed to the 25 minutes stated, to make it really tender. The second time I made it I couldn't get a hold of lamb so made it with beef instead - still very, very nice. I usually have it with couscous and flatbread or pitta.

Didn't have any ras-el-hanout or apricots so substituted half a jar of Marmite and some rancid pork scratchings I found under the sofa. Can't say I was overly impressed with the dish and I won't be making it again.

We enjoyed this 'stew', I would make it again, but with a few alterations. The res-el-hanout I bought already included some ginger, so I would cut the amount of fresh ginger or reduce the amount of res-el-hanout. I also added a Knorr lamb cube and cooked it on a low setting in the oven for a couple of hours. It was very spicy and would benefit from some cooling yoghurt.

really tasty dish, lots of flavour and the apricot gives it a nice sweetness, the only thing I changed was I cooked on hob to brown meat and onions etc, then moved into the oven for just under 2 hours, the lamb was so tender...beautiful!!!

Love this I make with cooked leftover leg of lamb

This is gorgeous. The only thing I added was an onion. Purely force of habit! Oh, and more apricots simply because they're my fave dried fruit. I found the ingredients for the ras el hanout online as the chances of getting it ready made in rural ROI are almost nil!