Title: Stoba (Goat or Lamb with Peppers)
Categories: Ethnic
Yield: 6 Servings
| 3 | | Habanero (6 jalapeno) chiles stems |
| 1 | | Small bell pepper, chopped |
| 2 | lb | Boneless lamb (goat) cut into 2 cub |
| 2 | tb | Vegetable oil |
| 2 | | Medium onions, chopped |
| 4 | | Cloves garlic, chopped |
| 1/2 | c | Chopped celery |
| 1 | ts | Finely chopped fresh ginger |
| 2 | | Medium tomatoes, peeled and chopped |
| 3 | tb | Lime juice |
| 1 | ts | Ground cumin |
| 1 | ts | Ground allspice |
| 1 | tb | Vinegar |
| 1 | | Large cucumber, peel, chop |
| 1/4 | c | Pitted green olives |
| 1 | tb | Capers |
Brown the meat in oil; remove and drain. Add the onions, garlic, celery,
ginger, chiles, and bell pepper to the pan and saute until the onions are
soft. Combine the meat, onion mixture, tomatoes, lime juice, cumin,
allspice and cover with water. Simmer the mixture until the meat is very
tender and starts to fall apart, about 1 1/2 hours, adding more water if
needed. Add vinegar, cucumber, olives and capers and simmer another 15
minutes. Heat Index = 5