Photo: Emiliano Vittoriosi
Moroccan lamb with couscous crust
13 ingredients
10 min
Serves 6
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Clever ingredient choices, such as lean lamb leg meat and couscous, make this hearty dish a whole lot lighter
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
737
Calories
41g
Protein
24g
Fat
93g
Carbs
Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 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 |
| Chickpea | 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained | 134 |
| Honey | 1 tbsp (21g) | 64 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Apricot | 1 medium (35g) | 17 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Cumin | 1 tsp ground (2.1g) | 8 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Meat | not in our table | 0 |
| Coriander | 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
- 600g lean lamb leg meat, trimmed and cut into 3cm chunks
- 2 garlic cloves , finely chopped
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- ½ tsp hot chilli powder
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 12 no-soak apricots , quartered
- 2 tbsp clear honey
- 1 x 400g tin chickpeas , drained
- 1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes
- 125g couscous
- finely grated zest ½ unwaxed lemon
- small handful fresh coriander , roughly chopped
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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