Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, lamb tagine with preserved lemons. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really 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. One day ahead, trim excess fat from lamb.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. 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:
- Make ready 1 large onion, chopped
- Get 700 grams lamb, cut into 3 inch pieces
- Take 3 garlic cloves, chopped finely
- Prepare 1/3 cup olive oil, extra virgin
- Prepare 1 tbsp butter
- Take 1/2 tsp salt
- Prepare 1/2 tsp pepper
- Make ready 1/2 tsp fresh grated ginger
- Take 4 tbsp chopped parsley and/or coriander (cilantro), roughly chopped
- Take 2 1/2 cup water
- Prepare 1 preserved lemon, quartered, seeds removed
- Take olives, with pits
- Make ready 1/2 tsp turmeric
- Take 1/2 tsp Saffron threads, crumbled
- Take 1/4 tsp hot chilli powder
- Take 1 cinnamon stick
- Make ready 4 medium potatoes, peeled and halved
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 robust Moroccon tagine, call mqualli, is flavored with that signature Moroccan ingredient, preserved lemon. Return the lamb to the pot and taste and adjust the seasoning.
Steps to make Lamb Tagine with Preserved Lemons:
- In a large pot mix the lamb with the onions, chilli powder, garlic, oil, butter, salt, pepper, ginger and turmeric. I omitted the turmeric.
- Heat the lamb over a medium to high heat, stir to brown all sides.
- Add the water, cinnamon stick, Saffron, parsley and/or coriander. I omitted the saffron.
- Cover pot with lid, and bring the liquids to a fast simmer.
- Reduce temperature to a medium heat. Simmer covered with lid for 1 1/2 - 2 hours, or until meat is tender.
- Stir occasionally.
- Add a little water when necessary to prevent the meat from scorching.
- 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.
- If you choose to add potatoes, half an hour before turning the stove off, add in the potatoes and some more water.
- Continue cooking to reduce the liquids until its mostly oil or have the appearance of a thick sauce.
- Check seasoning, add more salt and pepper if necessary to suit your taste.
- Serve with couscous and some crusty bread.
This robust Moroccon tagine, call mqualli, is flavored with that signature Moroccan ingredient, preserved lemon. Return the lamb to the pot and taste and adjust the seasoning. Spoon the couscous into bowls and top with the lamb. This aromatic lamb tagine can be made in advance and reheated. Make the fruity lemon couscous just before serving.
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