Lamb with vegetables in clay pots
Description
The dish is prepared without unnecessary complications. I have always loved traditional Georgian cuisine, as it perfectly combines my favorite ingredients: meat and various fresh vegetables. This recipe for lamb with vegetables cooked in clay pots is also one of the common dishes in Georgia, where I first tried it. In fact, it's hard to find a more delicious option, whether for an everyday dinner or a festive lunch. Meat cooked with potatoes, eggplants, carrots, onions, tomatoes, and fragrant garlic is truly delicious. Moreover, if you prepare lamb with vegetables in clay pots at home, the dish will look not only very appetizing but also quite festive thanks to the clay pots. The ready dish can be served at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
First, we need to prepare the meat and vegetables, so we thoroughly wash and peel everything. Cut the lamb, potatoes, eggplant, and tomatoes into medium-sized cubes of equal size, chop the onion slightly finer, grate the carrot on a coarse grater, and finely chop the fresh herbs and garlic. In a separate bowl, mix the beef broth and tomato paste. Sprinkle the sliced eggplant with salt and let it sit for half an hour to remove its bitterness, then rinse the eggplant under running water.
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Step 2
Now take the prepared clean pots and start placing the sliced ingredients into them, with the meat going in first.
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Step 3
Place the sliced potatoes on the lamb.
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Step 4
Then add the onion and garlic.
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Step 5
After that, we make a layer of tomatoes.
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Step 6
Place eggplant cubes on the tomatoes.
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Step 7
On top, cover all the ingredients with a layer of carrots.
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Step 8
Add salt and ground pepper to taste.
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Step 9
Put one bay leaf in each pot.
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Step 10
Sprinkle everything with chopped fresh herbs.
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Step 11
And pour in the mixture of tomato paste with broth.
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Step 12
All ingredients are ready, so we close the pots with lids and place them in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 100 minutes. Serve the finished dish either on a plate or right in the pots. Enjoy your meal!