Chubby Hubby - Lamb Tagine - An Adaptation of a Moroccan Favourite

Ingredients

• 100ml olive oil
• 2 large yellow onions, chopped
• 2 tbsp grated ginger
• 2kg boneless lamb or beef, cut into medium chunks, excess fat removed
• 4 cinnamon sticks, each approximately 5cm long
• 1 ½ tbsp freshly toasted and ground cumin
• 1 tbsp paprika
• 1 tbsp coriander, ground
• 500ml passata*
• 300 ml stock (home-made or store-bought broth. Do avoid stock cubes; the artificial flavour is too strong!)
• 1 heaped tbsp. harissa paste**(store-bought or home-made)
• 700g sweet potatoes, cut into large chunks
• 150g pitted dates, cut into halves
• 150g dried apricots, cut into halves
• 150g almond slivers , toasted
• 2-3 tbsp coriander, roughly chopped