Lamb Tagine with Preserved Lemons
Lamb Tagine with Preserved Lemons

Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, lamb tagine with preserved lemons. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Preserved lemons, olives, ginger and saffron are a classic Moroccan combination used in many dishes. Add the preserved lemon peels and olives, and a little more water if you feel the liquids have reduced only to oils. Cover the tagine and continue cooking another hour or longer, or until the meat. Smoky paprika yogurt and an herb and preserved-lemon salsa verde add pops of flavor to this healthy slow-cooker recipe.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook lamb tagine with preserved lemons using 17 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Lamb Tagine with Preserved Lemons:
  1. Prepare onion, chopped
  2. Take lamb, cut into 3 inch pieces
  3. Make ready garlic cloves, chopped finely
  4. Take olive oil, extra virgin
  5. Take butter
  6. Prepare salt
  7. Make ready pepper
  8. Take fresh grated ginger
  9. Get chopped parsley and/or coriander (cilantro), roughly chopped
  10. Make ready water
  11. Take preserved lemon, quartered, seeds removed
  12. Make ready olives, with pits
  13. Make ready turmeric
  14. Prepare Saffron threads, crumbled
  15. Prepare hot chilli powder
  16. Get cinnamon stick
  17. Take potatoes, peeled and halved

One day ahead, trim excess fat from lamb. In a large pan, heat the oil, add the onion and cook until soft. Add the garlic, stir for a minute, then add the spices, stock, preserved lemon and olives. Lamb shanks can be prepared well ahead of time and reheated beautifully.

Instructions to make Lamb Tagine with Preserved Lemons:
  1. In a large pot mix the lamb with the onions, chilli powder, garlic, oil, butter, salt, pepper, ginger and turmeric. I omitted the turmeric.
  2. Heat the lamb over a medium to high heat, stir to brown all sides.
  3. Add the water, cinnamon stick, Saffron, parsley and/or coriander. I omitted the saffron.
  4. Cover pot with lid, and bring the liquids to a fast simmer.
  5. Reduce temperature to a medium heat. Simmer covered with lid for 1 1/2 - 2 hours, or until meat is tender.
  6. Stir occasionally.
  7. Add a little water when necessary to prevent the meat from scorching.
  8. When meat is cooked, add the olives and lemon. I had to omitted the olives as my fiancée doesn't like them. I also added a tablespoon of the preserved lemon juices.
  9. If you choose to add potatoes, half an hour before turning the stove off, add in the potatoes and some more water.
  10. Continue cooking to reduce the liquids until its mostly oil or have the appearance of a thick sauce.
  11. Check seasoning, add more salt and pepper if necessary to suit your taste.
  12. Serve with couscous and some crusty bread.

Add the garlic, stir for a minute, then add the spices, stock, preserved lemon and olives. Lamb shanks can be prepared well ahead of time and reheated beautifully. If you cannot find shanks, or if they are too large for your tagine, ask the butcher to trim the bone or. This aromatic lamb tagine can be made in advance and reheated. Make the fruity lemon couscous just before serving.

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