Iranian Meat And Apple Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1 1/2 lbs lean lamb, cut in 1-inch cubes
1/2 teaspoon salt
pepper
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
4 small firm cooking apples, peeled, cored and chopped (not too sweet)
1 lemon, juice of

Preparation

In a large pan, saute onion in 2 Tbs oil until golden and translucent.
Add the lamb and brown on all sides.
Add salt through cinnamon plus 1 1/2 cups water; bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer 45 minutes.
Heat 2 Tbs oil in a separate skillet and saute the apples 3 minutes.
Add apples to the stew with the lemon juice and simmer 30 minutes more.