Moroccan Lamb with Apricot Couscous
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This is a proper weekend pot of a dish - the kind you start after lunch and forget about while the house fills with the smell of cinnamon and slow-cooked lamb. Dried apricots melt into the sauce and turn it lightly sweet against the warm spice, and it all sits over a mound of quick couscous that soaks up every drop. Make it a day ahead if you can; like most stews, it is even better reheated.
Ingredients
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Choose a product for couscous - we add the cheapest by default.
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Choose a product for dried apricots - we add the cheapest by default.
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Choose a product for ground cinnamon - we add the cheapest by default.
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Choose a product for ground coriander - we add the cheapest by default.
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Local shop600g diced lamb shoulder
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Local shop1 onion, chopped
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Local shop3 cloves garlic, crushed
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Local shop1 tsp ground cumin
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Local shop700ml lamb or vegetable stock
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Local shop1 handful fresh coriander, chopped
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Local shopto taste salt and black pepper
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Method
Serves 4 · about 110 minutes from start to finish.
Heat the olive oil in a large casserole over a medium-high heat. Brown the lamb in batches until well coloured all over, then lift out.
Lower the heat, add the onion and cook for 6-7 minutes until soft. Stir in the garlic, cinnamon, ground coriander and cumin and cook for a minute until fragrant.
Return the lamb, add the apricots and pour in the stock. Bring to a simmer, then cover and cook gently for 1 hour 15 minutes, until the lamb is meltingly tender.
Uncover and simmer for a final 10-15 minutes to reduce the sauce, then season to taste.
Meanwhile, put the couscous in a bowl, pour over 300ml boiling water, cover and leave for 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork.
Spoon the lamb over the couscous and scatter with fresh coriander.
Nutrition
Estimated per serving
Cook's tip
A short cinnamon stick simmered whole in the sauce (and fished out at the end) gives an even rounder warmth than ground cinnamon alone.
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