Middle Eastern Spiced Lamb and Barley

Ingredients

• 1 large head purple cabbage, including outer leaves
• 3 Tbs olive oil
• 2 onions; chopped
• 2 (28-ounce) cans crushed tomatoes and their juice
• ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
• 2 Tbs honey
• ½ cup chopped figs
• 1 ½ tsp. salt
• ¾ tsp. fresh ground black pepper
• 2 tsp. Middle Eastern spice blend*
• 1 pound grass fed ground beef or bison
• 1 pound ground lamb
• ½ cup yellow onions; minced
• 1 ½ cups cooked barley
• 1 tsp. fresh thyme; minced
• ½ tsp. fresh rosemary; minced
• ½ tsp. fresh mint; minced
• ½ tsp. fresh ground black pepper
• 1 Tbs Middle Eastern spice blend*