Morrocan Lamb Tagine Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a very large (12- to 13-inch) pot or Dutch oven, such as Le Creuset. Pat the lamb shanks dry with paper towels. In batches, add the lamb shanks to the pot and cook over medium heat for 3 minutes on each side, until they are nicely browned. Transfer to a plate and brown the remaining shanks, adding a little more oil, if necessary. Transfer all the shanks to the plate and set aside.
• Add the onions and cook over medium-low heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, adding more oil, if necessary. Add the garlic and ginger and cook for just 30 seconds. Add the chili powder, turmeric, cumin, cardamom, and cinnamon and cook for one minute. Stir in the tomatoes and their liquid, the chicken stock, brown sugar, lime, 1 tablespoon salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper. Add the potatoes, butternut squash, and sweet potatoes and bring to a boil. Place the lamb shanks in the pot, spooning some of the sauce and vegetables over the shanks. (They will not be completely submerged.) Cover the pot and bake for 3 hours, until the lamb shanks are very tender. Serve hot with Steamed Couscous.
• Melt the butter in a large saucepan. Add the onions and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender but not browned. Add the chicken stock, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and bring to a full boil. Stir in the couscous, turn off the heat, cover, and allow to steam for 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork and serve hot.

Steps:

• Place diced lamb in a bowl, toss with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, and set aside. In a large resealable bag, toss together the paprika, turmeric, cumin, cayenne, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, salt, ginger, saffron, garlic powder, and coriander; mix well. Add the lamb to the bag, and toss around to coat well. Refrigerate at least 8 hours, preferably overnight.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large, heavy bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Add 1/3 of the lamb, and brown well. Remove to a plate, and repeat with remaining lamb. Add onions and carrots to the pot and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in the fresh garlic and ginger; continue cooking for an additional 5 minutes. Return the lamb to the pot and stir in the lemon zest, chicken broth, tomato paste, and honey. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, stirring occasionally, until the meat is tender.
• If the consistency of the tagine is too thin, you may thicken it with a mixture of cornstarch and water during the last 5 minutes.

Steps:

• Mix water, paprika, ras el hanout, black pepper, cinnamon, coriander, cloves, nutmeg, cardamom, cayenne pepper, turmeric, and salt in a small bowl. Add red pepper flakes to the spice paste if you want more of a kick to your dish.
• Place lamb cubes in a large bowl and rub in the spice paste. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.
• Melt butter in a Dutch oven. Add onions, shallot, garlic, and cinnamon sticks; saute for 6 to 8 minutes. Add lamb with the spice paste. Cover with chicken stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until tender, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Add more stock if lamb looks dry.
• Add almonds, carrots, apricots, raisins, prunes, and honey to the Dutch oven. Simmer until lamb is completely tender, carrots are cooked, and almonds are slightly softened, 15 to 30 minutes more. Add lemon juice. Season with salt.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to Gas mark 7 (220degrees).
• Cut meat from lamb shoulder in 4cm cubes.
• Mix together marsala, tumeric, coriander, ginger, salt. Rub half of this mixture into the meat. Put meat in pot to brown.
• Add sliced onions, tomatoes and garlic and some more spice.... Allow to brown.
• Add saffron and water, stir for 3 - 4 min, add remaining spice.
• Add dices sweet potato and 1 tin plum tomatoes in sauce, break up tomatoes slightly in pot.
• Leave to simmer for 3 - 4 min.
• Add 2 tsp cinnamon, nuts and a generous squeeze of honey, stir together.
• Transfer to oven proof dish - no lid.
• Place in oven for 15 min then drop temperature to Gas mark 3 (150 degrees).
• Cook for another 1hr.
• Add sliced green beans and return to oven for another 30 minute.
• To serve:.
• 1 cup of cous cous - pour into bowl and just cover with boiling water, cover bowl with sideplate and allow to stand 3 - 4 minute.
• Sweet nutty butternut - 1 butternut, diced and boiled.
• Chop up more of the nuts you used in the tagine, add butter, salt, pepper and cinnamon to small frying pan - cook for 2 - 3 min, add tsp cinnamon and generous squeeze of honey, stir until it boils. Pour over cooked butternut and serve immediately.
• 2 tbsp Greek yoghurt per person, mixed with finely chopped mint.
• Roughly chopped coriander leaves to finish.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Fry the onion in the oil until soft. Add the lamb meat to the pan, and fry until just browned on the outside. Season with cumin, coriander, ginger, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Pour just enough water into the pot to cover the meat. Cover, and simmer over low heat for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, until meat is tender and the mixture is stew-like. Displace lid a little after an hour if there appears to be too much liquid.
• Add the pears, golden raisins and almonds to the stew, and cook for another 5 minutes or so, until the pears are soft. Serve with rice.

Steps:

• preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Place the cayenne, pepper, paprika, ginger, turmeric and cinnamon in a small bowl and mix.
• Place the lamb in a large bowl and toss with 1/2 the spice mixture.
• Cover and leave overnight.
• Heat 1 tbsp olive oil and 1 tbsp of argan oil in a large casserole dish.
• Add the grated onion and the remaining spice mix and cook over a gentle heat for 10 minutes. Add the crushed garlic in the final 3 minutes.
• In a separate pan, heat the oil and brown the lamb on all sides.
• Add to the casserole dish.
• Deglaze the pan with 1/4 pint of the tomato juice and add that to the casserole dish as well.
• Add the remaining tomato juice, chopped tomatoes, apricots, dates, raisins, saffron, lamb stock and honey to the casserole dish.
• Bring to a boil, cover and place in oven or slow cooker 2 1/2 - 3 hours until meat is very tender.
• Serve with couscous or rice and top with herbs.