Moroccan Lamb Tagine

Serves 4

This is great served with couscous or quinoa!

Ingredients

500g Lamb Mince

200g Canned Chickpeas

400g Chopped Tomatoes

2 cloves Finely Chopped Garlic

1 large Red Onion

100g halved Dried Apricots

Juice of 1 Orange

2 finely chopped Red Pepper

600ml Water

Handful of roughly chopped Flat Leaf Parsley

1tsp Ground Coriander

1tsp Ground Cinnamon

1/2tsp Ground Ginger

Salt and Pepper to taste

 

Method

1. In a bowl, soak the apricots in the orange juice for approximately 15 minutes.

2. Drain them and puree them in a food processor.

3. In a large pan, dry fry the lamb and drain the excess fat.

4. Reduce the heat and add the onion and garlic until they are soft.

5. Stir in the drained chickpeas, 600ml water, tinned tomatoes, peppers, apricots and spices.

6. Bring to the boil.

7. Cover and simmer for approximately 1 hour.

8. Season to taste

9. Remove from the heat and then garnish with the parsley.