Mediterranean Lamb Stew

This deeply flavoured lamb stew evokes all the gastronomic pleasures of the Mediterranean, especially when served in large rustic soup bowls over couscous. Accompany with sliced oranges and thinly sliced red onions on top pf a bed of watercress that  This recipe serves 6

Ingredients

• 1 cup fresh orange juice Orange juice, raw
• 5 large cloves of garlic, chopped coarsely Garlic, raw
• 5 Tbs coarsely chopped fresh mint leaves Peppermint, fresh
• 2 Tbs olive oil Oil, olive, salad or cooking
• 1 Tbs dried oregano Spices, oregano, ground
• 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper Spices, pepper, black
• 2 lbs boneless lamb shoulder cut into 1 1/2" cubes ( I used lamb leg)
• 2 Tbs olive oil Oil, olive, salad or cooking
• 2 Tbs flour Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, unbleached
• 1 1/2 cups dry white wine Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, white
• 1 1/2 cups beef broth Soup, beef broth or bouillon canned, ready-to-serve
• 2 Tbs tomato paste Tomato products, canned, paste, with salt added
• 2 cups sliced carrots (1' lengths) Carrots, raw
• 2 cups cooked Great northern beans Beans, great northern, mature seeds, canned
• 2 cups diced, seeded ripe plum tomatoes
• 1 large imported black olives
• finely slivered zest of 2 oranges Oranges, raw, with peel

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