Lamb Tagine

Ingredients

• 1.5kg boneless lamb shoulder, fat trimmed & cut into cubes
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• Oil, for cooking
• 2 onions, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 ½ tbsp tomato purée
• 2 tsp grated ginger
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 650ml Carol’s Stock Market chicken stock
• 2-3 small tomatoes, diced
• 150g dried apricots, cut in halves
• 2 tsp lemon zest
• 3 ½ tbsp favourite ras el hanout spice mix
• OR
• 1 tbsp ground coriander
• 1 tbsp ground cumin
• 2 tsp ground cardamom
• 2 tsp turmeric powder
• ½ - 1 tsp cayenne pepper (depending on spice preference)
• ¼ tsp ground ginger
• 350ml Carol’s Stock Market chicken stock
• 350g dried couscous
• Sliced almonds
• Roughly chopped fresh coriander