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Lamb shank tagine with tabbouleh
Photo: Emiliano Vittoriosi

Lamb shank tagine with tabbouleh

34 ingredients 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes

A mouth-watering Moroccan dish of tender lamb in a thick, aromatic sauce with flavours of pomegranate and almond. Served with a fresh herby bulgur wheat salad.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1073
Calories
68g
Protein
54g
Fat
87g
Carbs

Counts 21 of 26 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 21 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Pistachio 1 oz (28g / ~49 kernels) 159
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Pomegranate 1/2 cup seeds (87g) 72
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Olive 1 large (4g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Saffron not in our table 0
Bulgur not in our table 0
Wheat not in our table 0
Coriander 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

  • 1 tsp ras-el-hanout
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground ginger
  • ½ tsp smoked sweet paprika
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • ¼ tsp ground turmeric
  • 4 lamb shanks
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion
  • 2 garlic
  • 1 x 400g/14oz tin chopped tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp runny honey
  • 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses
  • ½ tsp saffron
  • 350ml/12fl oz chicken stock
  • 125g/4½oz stoneless dried apricots
  • 110g/4oz green olives
  • 75g/2½oz whole almonds
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 lemons
  • 6 tbsp sea salt
  • 175g/6oz bulgur wheat
  • 350ml/12fl oz chicken stock
  • 1 small red onion
  • 100g/3½oz pistachio
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 pomegranate
  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 5 tbsp chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
  • 5 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
  • 5 tbsp chopped fresh mint
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 small bunch fresh coriander

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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