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i spotted this recipe on Gluten-Free By The Bay's recipe round-up a few weeks back, and it instantly got a do this! from me for the crock-pot alone. i adore my crock-pot for weekend cooking since it gives me just a bit more time to do other stuff, and makes the house smell great in the process. of course the ingredient list was a mile long, but it ended up being worth it. this was the yummiest lunch, and quite filling.
Je Mange la Ville made quite a few modifications to the recipe, and i went back to the "original", but decided on some modifications of my own. I noticed well into cooking that this really wasn't so much as a stew, but a soup, and i really wanted something thicker and heartier. i quickly pulled out a couple yukon gold potatoes, nuked them half way and gave them a chop and tossed them in to catch the last two hours of cooking. this was a huge improvement. it gave just the right amount of starch, and the potatoes really soaked up the spices. i really recommend tossing them in.
as for the finishing touches, i used a mix of raisins and chopped dried apricots for the fruit. they plumped up obscenely as expected. i also finished off with garlic stuffed green olives, and some toasted pine nuts. the nuts added a nice contract to the sweet and spicy flavor of the stew.
this was such a delight last week, i was tempted to make it again for this coming week. but i was good, and am trying out a different moroccan spiced lentil and chick pea soup, but will probably repeat this stew next weekend
