Got that recipe from a book I'm using right now by Annabel Langbein,
"The Best of Annabel Langbein Food for Busy Lives". Great book, no bad
recipe yet - and I've tried a lot. This tajine is very easy and the
spice mixture is to die for. I'm aiming for easy recipes right now
because I broke my leg a month and a half ago, am still in a cast, and
I have to supervise my darling BF cooking - he hates cooking so he
wants me to tell him eveything step by step. I can't wash or fry or
stir stuff, but I can cut and peel, sitting at the kitchen table.
Easy lamb Tajine
Feeds 8
1.6 kg (approx 3.5 lbs) lamb meat, cut into chunks (I used leg of
lamb, shoulder would be OK too)
1 can of chickpeas, rinsed and drained
2 onions, minced
3 tsp ground cumin
1.5 tsp ground ginger
3 tsp ground coriander
1.5 tsp ground cinnamon
1.5 tsp dried oregano
Half a liter (1 pint) meat broth
2 tbsp oil
1.5 cup dried apricots
Mix all the spices and herbs, coat the meat chunks with that mixture.
Heat up the oil in a dutch oven, fry the seasoned meat in batches, set
aside. Fry the onion till golden, add meat, broth, chickpeas and
apricots. Bring to a simmer and cook slowly, covered, for at least 1
hour. Serve with harissa on the side, couscous and string beans.
Nathalie in Switzerland