Lamb Tagine

I always get excited when a recipe is recommended. Friends of mine who are regular slow cookers past on this quick and easy lamb tagine recipe. I am so glad they did, as it was delicious. The only ingredient I couldn’t buy was preserved lemon.  A substitute for it is sautéing finely chopped lemon with salt, sugar and oil until the lemon rinds are soft. This worked a treat- thanks for the recipe Anna and Stu.

Ingredients

500 g diced lamb 


1 teaspoon fresh ginger 

2 cloves garlic, crushed 


1 red onion, sliced 


1 teaspoon turmeric 


½ teaspoon cinnamon 


2 teaspoons ground cumin 


1 tablespoon honey 


2 teaspoons sugar 


1 x 400 g tin diced tomatoes 


1 cup chicken stock 


1 cinnamon stick 


10 prunes 


¼ preserved lemon, finely diced 


¼ cup almond meal

1 tablespoon parsley, chopped 


1 tablespoon coriander, chopped

Method

1. Put all the ingredients into the slow cooker, expect the last 5 ingredients, mix well.

2. Set slow cooker to low and leave to cook for 8-10 hours.

3. Half an hour before serving, stir through prunes, preserved lemon, ground almonds, parsley and coriander.

4. Serve with cous cous.

For a vegetarian version, use a can of chickpeas instead of lamb or to give it some more body add the chickpeas with the lamb. Serve with cous cous with currants and almonds.

Source: http://www.bestrecipes.com.au/recipe/slow-cooker-lamb-tagine-L4406.html