Minted Lamb With Couscous
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Minted Lamb with Couscous is rated
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5
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Preparation time: |
25 minutes |
Slow Cooker Size |
3.5L+ |
Serves: |
4 |
Cooking time: |
7-8 hours on HIGH setting |
Added |
26 Nov 2012 |
Ingredients:
- ½ shoulder of lamb at least 900 g or 1 kg (2lb)
- 1 onion, sliced
- 2 cloves gralic, chopped finely
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons of flour, plain
- 3 tablespoons mint jelly
- 300 ml (10fl oz) of lamb stock
- 150 ml (5fl oz) red wine
- pepper and salt
Herby Couscous
- 150 g (5oz) beetroot, cooked, peeled and diced
- 200 g (7oz) couscous
- 400 ml (13fl oz) of boiling water
- juice and grated rind of 1 lemon
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- parsley, finely chopped (small bunch only)
- mint, finely chopped (small bunch only
Steps:
- Preheat the slow cooker as per instruction from the
manufacturer.
- Heat oil in a frying pan then add the lamb and fry until browned
on all sides.
- Lift out the lamb using two slotted spoons and place it on the
slow cooker pot.
- Fry the onion and stir for 5 minutes until golden.
- Stir in the flour and garlic.
- Add the wine, and mint jelly and mix together until smooth.
- Pour in the stock and bring to boil, stirring.
- Pour the sauce over the lamb and cover with the lid
- Cook on high heat for 7 to 8 hours.
- Put the couscous and beetroot into a bowl, pour in the boiling
water then add lemon rind and juice, oil and some seasoning.
- Cover with a plate and leave to soak for about 5 minutes.
- Place the herbs to the couscous and fluff up using a fork then
place it on the plates.
- Discard the bones and place the lamb into the serving plates.
Serve the sauce separately, place it in a container to pour over the
lamb as needed.
For honey-braised lamb and coriander, fry the onion and garlic just
like the instruction above. Add 1 tablespoon of crushed coriander seeds
mixed flour. Stir in 1 tablespoon of set honey instead of mint jelly
then 150 ml (5fl oz) of white wine instead of red. Put the
lamb stock, seasoning
and 1 bay leaf. Bring to boil then add to the browned lamb in the slow
cooker pot. Cover and cook as per instruction above. Serve with green
beans and rice.
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