Slow-Cooked Lamb Shanks with Sweet Potato

Ingredients

• 8 french-trimmed lamb shanks (2kg)
• 2 tablespoon plain flour
• 1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil
• 2 brown onions (300g), chopped coarsely
• 3 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 cup (250ml) dry red wine
• 1 litre (4 cups) chicken stock
• 2 tablespoon honey
• 2 sweet potatoes (500g), chopped coarsely
• Olive and almond couscous
• 1 1/2 cup (300g) couscous
• 1 1/2 cup (375ml) boiling water
• 20 gram butter
• 2 tablespoon finely chopped preserved lemon
• 3/4 cup (90g) seeded green olives, chopped coarsely
• 1/3 cup coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1/3 cup (45g) roasted slivered almonds
• 1 green capsicum (200g), chopped finely