Roast Lamb Mole

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 kg lamb shoulder
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 400 g chopped tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons chipotle chiles in adobo, paste
• 50 g raisins
• 75 g peanuts
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 50 g pumpkin seeds
• 250 ml chicken stock
• 1 orange, zest of
• 30 -50 g dark chocolate, grated, to taste
• 1 avocado, diced
• 2 tablespoons coriander leaves

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 190°c., gas mark 5. place lamb in roasting dish and bake 1-1 1/2 hours until crispy. shred when cool.
• 2 meanwhile, heat oil in pan over medium heat, add onion and cook 5 minutes. add garlic, tomatoes, chipotles and raisins and cook for 3 minutes. set aside.
• 3 briefly whiz peanuts, cinnamon and seeds in food processor. add onion mixture and stock and whiz until almost smooth. cook in large pan for 30 minutes. stir in zest and chocolate.
• 4 serve lamb with the sauce. top with diced avocado and coriander.