Sweet potato tagine with lemon couscous Archive

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, thickly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 tsp ras-el-hanout
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground ginger
• ½ tsp smoked sweet paprika
• ½ tsp ground cumin
• ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1kg/2lb 4oz sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks
• 1 x 400g/14oz can chopped tomatoes
• 2 tbsp honey
• ½ tsp saffron
• 200ml/7fl oz water
• 40g/1½oz preserved lemons, finely chopped
• 125g/4½oz dried apricots, halved
• 110g/4oz green olives, stones removed
• 40g/1½oz whole almonds
• 1 small bunch coriander
• 200g/7oz couscous
• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 10g/½oz preserved lemons, rinsed, drained, pulp removed, flesh finely chopped
• ½ lemon, juice only
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander leaves, to serve