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Neck of lamb with merguez sausage, roasted vegetables and couscous
Photo: Emiliano Vittoriosi

Neck of lamb with merguez sausage, roasted vegetables and couscous

26 ingredients 30 min + 2 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

This dish epitomises the fiery flavours of North Africa, with hot harissa and spicy sausage key to the recipe.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1244
Calories
77g
Protein
78g
Fat
57g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 17 ingredients — the other 2 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
Sausage 100g cooked 301
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Couscous 1 cup cooked (157g) 176
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Radish 1/2 cup (58g) 12
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Rosemary 1 tsp dried (1.2g) 4
Olive 1 large (4g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Peppermint not in our table 0
Harissa 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

  • 400ml/14oz chicken stock
  • 1 spring onion
  • 1 garlic
  • 3 sprigs fresh rosemary
  • 3 sprigs fresh mint
  • 1 lemonzest
  • and freshly ground saltblack pepper
  • 200g/7oz couscous
  • 2-3 wild garlic
  • 75g/2½oz pitted black olives
  • 2 sprigs fresh mint
  • 1 red pepper
  • 1 yellow pepper
  • 1 courgette
  • 1 aubergine
  • 1 red onion
  • 2 tsp harissa
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 3 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 4 merguez sausages
  • 600g/1lb 5oz neck of lamb fillet
  • and freshly ground saltblack pepper
  • 25g/1oz salted butter
  • 1 sprig fresh rosemary
  • micro Greek basil
  • micro pink stem radish

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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