MOROCCAN LAMB TAGINE WITH PICKLED LEMONS AND HERBED COUSCOUS
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- ½ onion
- finely chopped
- ½ red pepper
- chopped
- 1 garlic clove
- finely chopped
- 1 lamb neck fillet
- cut into bite-sized pieces
- pinch cinnamon
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- pinch ground ginger
- ½ tbsp honey
- 1 beef stock cube
- crumbled
- 110g/4oz mixed beans from a can
- drained and rinsed
- 4 tbsp fresh coriander
- roughly chopped
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 250g/9oz couscous
- cooked according to packet instructions
- 2 lemons
- juice only
- small bunch fresh coriander
- roughly chopped
- small bunch fresh mint
- roughly chopped
- 2 lemons
- pricked all over with a fork
- 6 tbsp rock salt
- 250ml/10 fl oz water
Directions
- Heat the oil in a large deep pan over a medium heat. Add the lamb and fry for 2-3 minutes
- or until browned on all sides.
- Add the onion and pepper to the pan and cook over a medium heat for three minutes
- making sure the vegetables don't brown.
- Turn up to a higher heat and add the remaining ingredients
- except for the beans and coriander
- and simmer gently for 10 minutes
- or until the meat is cooked through.
- Add the beans and coriander
- stir through
- turn off the heat and season
- to taste
- with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Meanwhile
- for the couscous
- place all of the ingredients into a bowl and mic well
- seasoning
- to taste
- with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- For the lemons
- heat the water until boiling. Add the salt and the pricked lemons and simmer for 15 minutes
- then drain and leave to cool before cutting each into quarters and serving with the tagine.

