You will need
1½ kg lamb (neck, shin or shoulder), we used 3 necks cut lengthways and then cut across once.
2 T (30 ml) olive or canola oil
1 T (15 ml) butter
2 t (10 ml) Ina Paarman’s Meat Spice
2 onions, chopped
1 – 2 t (5 – 10 ml) Ina Paarman’s Chilli & Garlic Seasoning
1 cup (250 ml) water
1 x 25 g Ina Paarman’s Liquid Chicken Stock
1 T (15 ml) wine vinegar
3 cloves of garlic, chopped
500 g waterblommetjies, soaked in salted water (see Ina’s Tip)
2 potatoes, peeled and diced
2 T (30 ml) fresh lemon juice
Waterblommetjie blossoms or chopped parsley
Soaking waterblommetjies in water with a little salt helps to remove any sliminess that may be on them.
Method
Brown the meat in oil and butter mixture in a large, heavy based saucepan.
Remove meat with a slotted spoon and season with Meat Spice. Add onions and Chilli & Garlic Seasoning to saucepan and sauté. Add water, Liquid Stock, vinegar and garlic and bring to the boil.
Return meat to the saucepan and simmer very slowly in the oven at 160°C or on top of the stove until tender, ± 1½ hours.
Add waterblommetjies and potatoes. Simmer for about 20 minutes until vegetables are done.
Add lemon juice and season to taste. Garnish with waterblommetjie blossoms or chopped parsley. Serve on rice.
(This dish freezes well.)
Variations
Substitute green beans when waterblommetjies are out of season.
