Fragrant And Flavorful Lamb And Leek Pasta Sauce

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 cups leeks, chopped ( and pale green sections)
• 1 cup carrot, finely sliced
• 12 ounces ground lamb
• 1 cup wine
• 2 cups peeled seeded and chopped ripe tomatoes or 2 cups canned tomatoes
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• salt
• fresh black pepper
• 2 cups plain yogurt
• 2 -3 cloves minced garlic
• 1/4 cup fresh mint

Recipe

• 1 melt the butter.
• 2 (medium heat) add the leek and carrot.
• 3 cook about 5 minutes add the ground lamb.
• 4 cook until no longer pink.
• 5 add wine and increase heat to high.
• 6 cook and stir until the wine evaporates.
• 7 add tomatoes, bay leaf, cinnamon, cumin, coriander, salt and pepper.
• 8 reduce heat to simmer.
• 9 cover.
• 10 simmer for 2 hours.
• 11 prepare the yogurt sauce: combine yogurt, garlic, and minced mint leaves.
• 12 allow to sit so that the flavour of the garlic opens into the yogurt.
• 13 i know that two hours is a long time for the meat sauce to cook, but it is well worth it as the flavour of the spices opens out throughout the sauce.
• 14 after the sauce is finished, boil the pasta you wish to use.
• 15 serve with the pasta sauce over the pasta, and drizzle the yogurt sauce over both.
• 16 you can also use the yogurt sauce as a dressing over an accompanying salad.