Lamb and vegetable tagine with mint couscous
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 500g lamb rump, fat trimmed, cut into 3cm pieces
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 tablespoon finely grated ginger
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons ground coriandercilantroX
- ½ teaspoon dried chilli flakes
- 1 large carrot, coarsely chopped
- 1 medium red capsicum, coarsely chopped
- 2 small parsnips, coarsely chopped
- 400g can no-added-salt diced tomatoes
- 1 cup wholewheat couscous
- ⅓ cup mint leaves, chopped
- 1 tablespoon slivered almonds, toasted
Instructions
1 Heat olive oil in a large saucepan or flameproof casserole over medium–high heat. Cook onion for 5 minutes, or until softened. Add lamb and cook, stirring, for 8 minutes, or until browned. Add garlic, ginger, cumin, coriander and chilli. Cook, stirring, for about 2 minutes, or until fragrant.
2 Add carrot, capsicum, parsnip and tomatoes to pan with 1 cup of water and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, for 1 hour. Uncover pan and simmer for 30 minutes, or until lamb is tender.
3 Meanwhile prepare couscous according to packet instructions. Separate grains with a fork; stir through chopped mint. Scatter lamb tagine with almonds and serve with mint couscous.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 457cal
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Kilojoules 1920kJ
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Protein 37g
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Total fat 12g
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–Saturated fat 3g
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Carbohydrates 45g
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–Sugars 15g
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Dietary fibre 10g
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Sodium 120mg
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Calcium 120mg
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Iron 5mg
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