Lamb Tagine

Name: Lamb Tagine
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 50 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1kg lamb shoulder, diced; 2 onions, diced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tsp ground ginger; 2 tsp ground coriander; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 pinch saffron; 1 preserved lemon, rind only, sliced; 100g green olives; 400ml chicken stock; 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 handful fresh coriander

Moroccan slow-braised lamb with preserved lemon, olives and warming spices — cooked in a conical clay pot.

Total time

130 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

110 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Mediterranean

gluten-free

Ingredients

1kglamb shoulder, diced

2onions, diced

4 clovesgarlic, minced

2 tspground ginger

2 tspground coriander

1 tspground cumin

1 tspground cinnamon

1 tspturmeric

1 pinchsaffron

1preserved lemon, rind only, sliced

100ggreen olives

400mlchicken stock

3 tbspolive oil

1 handfulfresh coriander

Instructions

Brown lamb in olive oil in batches, set aside.

Fry onion until soft, add garlic and all spices including saffron.

Return lamb to pot, add stock.

Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer covered 1.5 hours.

Add preserved lemon and olives.

Cook uncovered 20 minutes until sauce reduces.

Scatter with coriander.

Serve with couscous and harissa on the side.

Nutrition (estimated)

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

Calories

918

Protein

65.2g

Fat

67.2g

Carbs

13g

Fiber

2.9g

Sodium

1114mg

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