Lamb, Sweet Potato & Apple Traybake with Couscous Recipe

Name: Lamb, Sweet Potato & Apple Traybake with Couscous
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 90 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 leaves bay leaf; black pepper (to taste); 1 tsp chilli flakes; 300 grams cooking apples; 3 tsp coriander seeds; 120 grams cous cous; 1 tsp fennel seeds; 10 grams flaked almonds; 14 sprig fresh coriander; 2 cm fresh ginger; 3 sprig fresh rosemary; 0.25 tsp ground cumin; 2 tbsp honey; 2 whole lamb neck fillet; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 whole red onions; salt (to taste); 0.25 cube stock cube chicken; 2 tbsp sunflower oil; 2 whole sweet potato; 300 ml water; 250 ml water (boiling); 30 ml yoghurt

90 Minutes

Serves: 2

Slow cooked lamb with sweet potatoes, red onions and apples flavoured with chilli, coriander, fennel, rosemary, ginger and honey. The lamb is served with almond and cumin couscous

Recipe Ingreds

Traybake

1 leaves bay leaf
6 sprig fresh coriander
2 tbsp honey
1 whole red onions
2 whole sweet potato
300 ml water
30 ml yoghurt
1 tbsp olive oil
300 grams cooking apples

lamb

black pepper (to taste)
1 tsp chilli flakes
3 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp fennel seeds
2 cm fresh ginger
3 sprig fresh rosemary
salt (to taste)
2 tbsp sunflower oil
2 whole lamb neck fillet

Couscous

10 grams flaked almonds
120 grams cous cous
0.25 tsp ground cumin
0.25 cube stock cube chicken
250 ml water (boiling)
8 sprig fresh coriander

Recipe with pictures Steps

Step 1

grind the seeds
wash and finely chop the fresh rosemary
peel and grate the ginger

Step 2

mix the rosemary, seeds, chilli flakes and ginger together in a bowl
season with salt and pepper
add the oil
mix the ingredients

Step 3

using half the marinade (place the remaining marinade in the fridge)
massage the marinade into the meat
place the meat in the rectangular pie dish
cover with cling film
refrigerate for at least two hours preferably overnight

Step 4

remove the meat from the fridge
remove the marinade from the fridge
set the oven to 190C 375F or gas mark 5

Step 5

peel and cut the sweet potatoes into chunks
peel and chop the onion(s) into eighths
add to the roasting tin
add the remaining marinade
mix the ingredients

Step 6

heat the olive oil in the frying pan
add the lamb
cook till golden brown
add to the roasting tin

Step 7

peel and core the apples
cut into eighths
add the apples to the lamb frying pan
cook for a minute or two
add the contents of the frying pan to the roasting tin

Step 8

add the bay leaf and water to the roasting tin
place in the oven
cook for 1 and 1/2 hours
or until the meat is cooked

Step 9

10 minutes before the traybake is ready
remove from the oven
Add the honey and stir
return to the oven

Step 10

add the stock cube to boiling water
add the cumin to the stock
add the couscous to the bowl
add the stock to the couscous
set a side

Step 11

heat the frying pan
add the flaked almonds
cook till golden brown
mix the almonds into the couscous
wash and finely chop the fresh coriander
add to the bowl
set a side

Step 12

remove the traybake from the oven
slice the lamb

Step 13

mix the apple and vegetable mix from the roasting tin into the couscous
add the couscous to a serving plate

Step 14

add the lamb
sprinkle with coriander
serve with a spoon of yogurt
serve immediately

Recipe Utensils

2 chopping board
1 chopping board
1 cling film
1 fish slice
2 frying pan
1 grater
1 jug
2 large knife
1 large knife
1 medium bowl
1 mortar and pestle
1 rectangular pie dish
1 roasting tin
1 small bowl

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