Date and Apricot Lamb Tagine | Australian Lamb - Recipes, Cooking Tips and More

Ingredients

• 1kg boneless lamb shoulder, excess fat trimmed and cut into 5cm cubes
• 2 tsp Moroccan spice mix (also known as ras el hanout)
• 1tsp ground ginger
• ½ tsp salt
• 3tbs olive oil
• 2 medium brown onions
• 20 strands of saffron
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 ½ cups vegetable stock
• Salt
• ground black pepper
• ½ cup toasted whole blanched almonds
• Water
• 3/4 cup dried apricots
• 3/4 pitted dates
• 3/4 cup water
• 2tbs honey
• 1/2 tsp Moroccan spice mix (also known as ras el hanout)
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 ½ cups dried couscous
• 2 ¼ cups vegetable stock
• 3tbs salted butter
• 2tbs finely chopped coriander leaves and stems
• 2tbs finely chopped parsley leaves