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Moroccan lamb tagine with lemon and pomegranate couscous
Photo: Emiliano Vittoriosi

Moroccan lamb tagine with lemon and pomegranate couscous

20 ingredients 30 min + 2 hr Serves 12-14 openrecipes

This aromatic lamb tagine can be made in advance and reheated. Make the fruity lemon couscous just before serving.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

997
Calories
67g
Protein
40g
Fat
97g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 18 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Couscous 1 cup cooked (157g) 176
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Pomegranate 1/2 cup seeds (87g) 72
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 8 garlic
  • 4 onions
  • 4 tsp grated, fresh ginger
  • 1½ tbsp coriander seeds
  • 3 tsp ground cinnamon
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 3kg/7lb shoulder of lamb
  • 2 tbsp tomato purée
  • 2kg/4½lb ripe tomatoes or 4 X 400g/14oz can tomatoes, coarsely chopped
  • 4-5 tbsp honey
  • 1 large or 2 small pomegranates
  • 800g/1¾lb couscous
  • 6 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 lemons
  • 1 litre/1¾ pints boiling chicken stock
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 tbsp chopped, fresh mint or coriander
  • 1 lime
  • bowl Greek yoghurt

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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