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Prep 20 minCook 135 minServes 4
Ingredients
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Metric avoids regional spoon ambiguity. US uses 5 mL tsp, 15 mL tbsp and 240 mL cup. Small masses stay in grams unless a verified recipe conversion exists. More on measurements
600 g diced lamb shoulder
400 g canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed
2 onions, chopped (300 g)
200 g carrot, cut into chunks
80 g dried apricots, halved
4 garlic cloves, chopped (20 g)
4 g ground cumin
4 g ground coriander
2 g ground cinnamon
400 g canned no-added-salt tomatoes
400 ml reduced-salt stock, labelled gluten free (400 g)
40 ml extra-virgin olive oil (36 g)
240 g quinoa (dry), labelled gluten free, rinsed well
15 g flat-leaf parsley, chopped
3 g iodised table salt
Ground black pepper, to taste
Method
Heat the oven to 160C/320F. Pat the lamb dry and brown it in the oil in a heavy casserole over medium-high heat, in two batches, about 5 minutes a batch. Set aside.
Cook the onion and carrot in the same pot for 8 minutes, then add the garlic and all the spices and stir for 1 minute.
Return the lamb, add the tomatoes, stock, apricots and salt, crush the tomatoes against the pan and bring to a simmer.
Cover and cook in the oven for 2 hours, then stir in the chickpeas and give it 15 minutes more. It is ready when a piece of lamb gives way completely under the side of a spoon. Shoulder does not get there in an hour; if it is still springy, it needs longer, not hotter.
In the last 20 minutes, rinse the quinoa well and simmer it in plenty of water for 12 minutes, then drain and leave it covered for 5 minutes to steam.
Stir the parsley through the tagine and serve over the quinoa with plenty of pepper.
Tomorrow
Better the next day. Keeps 3 days in the fridge and freezes well.
Safety and storage
Keeps
3 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 60°C
Cool and cover within two hours of cooking; split large amounts into shallow containers so they chill quickly. Reheat until steaming hot, at least 60°C.
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Lamb and Chickpea Tagine with Quinoa
Serves 4 · Prep 20 min · Cook 135 min
Diced lamb braised slowly with chickpeas, apricots and warm spices until it pulls apart, served over quinoa.
Ingredients
600 g diced lamb shoulder
400 g canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed
2 onions, chopped (300 g)
200 g carrot, cut into chunks
80 g dried apricots, halved
4 garlic cloves, chopped (20 g)
4 g ground cumin
4 g ground coriander
2 g ground cinnamon
400 g canned no-added-salt tomatoes
400 ml reduced-salt stock, labelled gluten free (400 g)
40 ml extra-virgin olive oil (36 g)
240 g quinoa (dry), labelled gluten free, rinsed well
15 g flat-leaf parsley, chopped
3 g iodised table salt
Ground black pepper, to taste
Approximate per serving
3102 kJ / 741.3 kcal · protein 50 g · carbohydrate 69.2 g · fibre 20.7 g · fat 23.6 g · sodium 915 mg
Method
Heat the oven to 160C/320F. Pat the lamb dry and brown it in the oil in a heavy casserole over medium-high heat, in two batches, about 5 minutes a batch. Set aside.
Cook the onion and carrot in the same pot for 8 minutes, then add the garlic and all the spices and stir for 1 minute.
Return the lamb, add the tomatoes, stock, apricots and salt, crush the tomatoes against the pan and bring to a simmer.
Cover and cook in the oven for 2 hours, then stir in the chickpeas and give it 15 minutes more. It is ready when a piece of lamb gives way completely under the side of a spoon. Shoulder does not get there in an hour; if it is still springy, it needs longer, not hotter.
In the last 20 minutes, rinse the quinoa well and simmer it in plenty of water for 12 minutes, then drain and leave it covered for 5 minutes to steam.
Stir the parsley through the tagine and serve over the quinoa with plenty of pepper.
Tomorrow
Better the next day. Keeps 3 days in the fridge and freezes well.
Safety and storage
Keeps
3 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 60°C
Cool and cover within two hours of cooking; split large amounts into shallow containers so they chill quickly. Reheat until steaming hot, at least 60°C.
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