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Mutton shoulder tagine
Photo: Ernest Porzi

Mutton shoulder tagine

18 ingredients 30 min Serves 6 openrecipes

Slow cooking produces meltingly tender mutton and a crowd pleasing tagine.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

691
Calories
35g
Protein
36g
Fat
61g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 16 ingredients — the other 6 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Couscous 1 cup cooked (157g) 176
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Red Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Mutton not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Star Anise not in our table 0
Saffron 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 mutton
  • , for rubbing olive oil
  • and freshly ground saltblack pepper
  • 1 tsp coriander seeds
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • 3 star anise
  • 1 cinnamon
  • 2 pinches saffron
  • 2 preserved lemon rinds, quartered, flesh discarded
  • 1 head garlic
  • 2 x 400g/14oz cans chopped tomatoes
  • 4 red onions
  • 2 red chillies
  • 600ml/1 pint lamb stock
  • 1 bunch fresh coriander
  • 1 bunch fresh mint
  • , for drizzling olive oil
  • couscous

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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