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Moroccan Lamb with Prunes, Almonds & Apricots Served with Couscous
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1 lamb shoulder
2 teaspoons ground cumin pepper, freshly ground
1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped
salt
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion, coarsely chopped
2/3 large carrot, coarsely chopped
2/3 courgettes, coarsely chopped
2 cloves garlic, sliced
1 teaspoon fresh rosemary, chopped
1 cup dry red wine
2 cups lamb, chicken or veal stock
6 ounces tomatoes, chopped
5 1/2 ounces blanched almonds, toasted
4 ounces pitted prunes
4 ounces dried apricots
Preheat oven to 450 F. Lay lamb skin-side down and sprinkle with
1 teaspoon each cumin and pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon thyme. Add 2
tablespoons oil to frying pan, stir in onion, carrot, courgette
and garlic and, over medium-high heat cook until the onion has
coloured slightly, 4 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle with the remaining 1
teaspoon of cumin and the rosemary, deglaze the pan with the red
wine and bring to a boil. Pour in stock, add tomatoes, season with
1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper Cover Lamb with contents of pan
and return to oven. Place Tin Foil over dish. Braise until almost
tender, about 2 hours. Turn lamb twice. Remove the meat and
discard from bone. Place the meat in the sauce, surround with the
almonds, prunes and apricots and return to the oven for 15 minutes
longer, until the lamb is very tender and the dried fruit is soft.
If the sauce thickens too much, add a little more stock. In separate
bowl prepare Couscous - add a little butter and alternatively corn
and raisins
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Easy Moroccan taste, January 21, 2005 - 08:36 AM
Reviewer: David from Scotland
This recipe is extremely easy and with foolproof results. Be careful what you get when you ask for lamb shoulder. This recipe is brilliant with lamb shoulder chop = lamb round bone chop. Using a square cut shoulder is a pain to remove the meat, especially when its hot! Maybe boneless rolled shoulder would be ok but Im not sure how much flavour is given by braising with the bone in.
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