British Lamb Shank Tagine

Name: British Lamb Shank Tagine
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 4 lamb shanks; 1 large onion, sliced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tsp cumin; 1 tsp coriander; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1 tbsp harissa; 2 tins crushed tomatoes; 1 cup dried apricots; 500ml chicken stock; 2 tbsp honey; toasted almonds and coriander to garnish; couscous to serve

A rich British take on a Moroccan-style tagine, with lamb shanks braised low and slow alongside sweet apricots and a warm hit of harissa until fall-apart tender.

Total time

200 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

180 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

British

Ingredients

4lamb shanks

1large onion, sliced

4 clovesgarlic, minced

1 tspcumin

1 tspcoriander

1 tspturmeric

1 tspcinnamon

1 tbspharissa

2 tinscrushed tomatoes

1 cupdried apricots

500mlchicken stock

2 tbsphoney

toasted almonds and corianderto garnish

couscousto serve

Instructions

Brown shanks all over. Remove.

Sauté onion and garlic. Add all spices and harissa.

Add tomatoes, stock, apricots and honey.

Return shanks. Braise at 160°C for 2.5-3 hours.

Scatter almonds and coriander. Serve over couscous.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

Protein

Fat

0.5g

Carbs

16.3g

Fiber

1.8g

Sodium

482mg

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