Slow cooked lamb tagine

The best slow cooked Middle Eastern lamb

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Serves

8 - 10

Prep Time

30 mins

Cook Time

6 hrs

This delicious lamb leg recipe is inspired by the traditional Moroccan tagine, or slow-cooked stew. Cooked in a roasting tray with chickpeas, tomato, lemons, and harissa, this tagine delivers succulently tender meat and a rich and spicy sauce.

Recipe courtesy of Greenlea Butcher Shop.

This delicious lamb leg recipe is inspired by the traditional Moroccan tagine, or slow-cooked stew. Cooked in a roasting tray with chickpeas, tomato, lemons, and harissa, this tagine delivers succulently tender meat and a rich and spicy sauce.

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Ingredients

  • 1.2kg Quality Mark lamb legi

  • 1 litre beef bone brothi

    or chicken bone broth
  • 500g chickpeasi

    soaked overnight in water and then drained
  • 2 preserved lemons

  • 275ml jar harissa pastei

  • 2 x 400g cans cherry tomatoesi

Method

To Make Tagine
1

Drain the chickpeas and pour into a 30cm X 40cm roasting tray.

2

Cut the lemons into quarters, scrape away the white flesh, chop the rind and add to the tray.

3

Pour in the tins of tomatoes.

4

Make incisions across the lamb and rub generously with the Harissa paste, getting into all the crevices.

5

Pour the remaining jar of Harissa into the tray and mix well.

6

Sit the lamb in the tray and pour in the Restore broth, cover tightly with tin foil and place into a cold oven.

7

Turn the temperature to 160ºC and leave the lamb there for 6 hours, or until the chickpeas are cooked through and the lamb is pullable. (Check the moisture level after 3 hours and add a splash of water if the sauce is looking a little dry.)

8

For the last 20 minutes of cooking, remove the tin foil, increase the temperature to 220ºC and blast with heat to crisp up the lamb and char the tomatoes.

9

Check the seasoning before serving and pull the lamb apart using two forks.

Slow Cooker Method
1

Preheat slow cooker for 20 minutes.

2

Slow cookers use a lower heat, so you can half the amount of herbs and spices listed in the recipe.

3

Reduce the broth to 750ml or 3 cups. Add additional liquid as required.

4

Place meat and other ingredients into the slow cooker - make sure that you drain the chickpeas and tomatoes first.

5

If set to low, slow cook for 12.5-18 hours. If your slow cooker is set to high, cook for between 5-7 hours.

Nutrition Information per Serving (411g)

This nutrition analysis is based on 10 serves. Due to high sodium, we recommend enjoying this meal occasionally

Energy1578kJ (377 kcal)
Protein37.5g
Total Fat8.3g
Saturated Fat2.0g
Carbohydrate31.7g
Dietary Fibre12.0g
Sodium1802mg
Iron6.1mg
Zinc5.4mg
Vitamin B121.4µg