26/09/2023
Lamb Tagine with artichokes and preserved lemon
You can use stewing or braising beef for this Tagine if you prefer ..
I still have "Ras el hanut "- spice mix
Available to buy. Pm me 🙂
Ingredients –serves 4 -6
600 g leg of lamb, trimmed and cut into cubes
2 onions, very finely chopped
2 garlic cloves crushed
60 ml /4 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
60 ml /4 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
Good pinch of ground ginger
5 ml tsp ground cumin
90 ml /6 tbs olive oil
350-400 ml -1/1/2-1/2/3 cups water or stock (beef)
1 preserved lemon
400 g /can artichoke hearts drained and halved or frozen
15 ml / 1 tbs chopped fresh mint, plus extra sprigs to garnish
Salt and freshly ground black pepper couscous, to serve
*You can replace the spices with 1 -1.5 tsp of Ras el Hanout mix
Method:
1. Place the meat in a shallow dish.
Stir together the onions, garlic, parsley, coriander, ginger, cumin seasoning and olive oil. Stir into the meat, cover with a clear film and set aside to marinate for 3-4 hours, or preferably overnight.
2.Heat a large heavy based saucepan and stir in the meat and all the marinade. Cook over a fairly high heat for 5-6 min until the meat is evenly browned, then stir in enough water or stock to just cover the meat .Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 40-60 min until the meat is just tender.
3 .Rinse the preserved lemon under cold water, discard the flesh and cut the peel into pieces. .Stir into the meat and simmer for further 15 min.
Then add the artichoke hearts and mint.
4.Simmer for a few min to warm through. If you wish to thicken the sauce, remove the pan from the heat and stir some or all the beaten egg in.
Garnish with mint and serve with couscous.