Spiced Mutton with Apricots

Ingredients

• 1 kg mutton shoulder chop or braising steak
• 250g/9oz organic, unsulphured dried apricots
• 2 tbsp olive or sunflower oil
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 large onions, peeled and sliced
• 3 large carrots , peeled and cut into 2cm/¾in chunks
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tbsp whole coriander seeds, lightly crushed
• 6 cardamom pods, lightly crushed
• a few small pieces dried ginger root (or1 tsp powdered)
• pinch of mace
• lamb/mutton stock
• 1 glass white wine
• 125g/4½oz good fruit chutney
• salt
• freshly black pepper