Low Carb Slow Cooker Lamb and Eggplant Tagine

Low Carb Slow Cooker Lamb and Eggplant Tagine

Prep Time:10 minutesCook Time:5 hoursTotal Time:5 hours 10 minutesCourse: Main CourseCuisine: Gluten Free, Keto, Low Carb, Middle Eastern, Moroccan, Slow Cooker, Sugar FreeKeywords: lamb, lamb tagine, slow cooked, slow-cooker, tagineServings: 4 serves

Ingredients

4 lamb shanks or 800 gms diced lamb lamb shoulder or lamb leg can be used as well
1 large or 2 small eggplant cut into chunky fingers
400 gms /14 oz diced tinned tomato sugar free
2 medium onions halved and thinly sliced
3 teaspoons minced garlic
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon minced ginger
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 teaspoon ground paprika
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cayenne-or to taste… spicy!!
a pinch cloves
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
juice and rind of half a lemon
A pinch of saffron crushed and steeped in a little water for 30 minutes- optional
2 tablespoons Lakanto Monkfruit Golden or sweetener substitute
Salt and pepper to taste.

Instructions

Turn the slow cooker onto high.
Sprinkle the spices over both sides of lamb shanks and add the sliced onions.
Mix the tinned tomato, lemon juice, and sweetener together and pour over the lamb. Add the eggplant fingers around the lamb and coat in juices.
Season with salt and pepper and add the lemon zest.
Cook for 3-4 hours on high 6-8 hours on medium, or until cooked and tender. Add the saffron water just before serving.
To serve, sprinkle with fresh chopped coriander or parsley and serve with Cauliflower Mash, Cauliflower Cous Cous or Cauliflower Rice

Recipe Notes

Various Cooking Times Cook on medium for approximately 4-6 hours or on low for approximately 8 hours.

If you use a leg of lamb, you will need to cook for longer, depending on how large the leg is. I generally cook a leg of lamb for about 3 hours on high and 4 hours on medium/low.

Note that I’ve tried to make this without using any sweetener bit it just doesn’t taste right. I used Monk fruit but you could use Stevia or your preferred sweetener and adjust to taste.