Name: Lamb Shank Tajine With Couscous
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 Lamb Shanks; 200 ml Olive Oil; 2 tbsp Paprika; ¼ tbsp Turmeric Powder; ¼ tbsp Cayenne Powder; 1 Cinnamon, Whole; 4 Cloves, Whole; 4 Cardamom, Whole; 1 pinch Saffron; ½ tbsp Coriander Powder; 200 g Carrot Sticks; 5 Garlic Cloves, Thinly Sliced; 2 Ginger, Thinly Sliced (Inch); 150 g Yellow Onion; 1 tbsp Honey; 2 Preserved Lemon; 300 ml Water; 1 tbsp Tomato Paste; Salt, As Needed; 200 g Cous Cous; 200 ml Water; 80 ml Olive Oil; 10 g Fresh Coriander, Chopped; 10 g Fresh Mint Leaf, Rough Chopped; 30 Cherry Tomatoes, Cut Into Half; 100 g Green Zucchini, Small Diced; 80 g Pomegranate Fruit, Seed Only; Salt (As Needed)

Yields4 ServingsTotal Time3 hrs 20 mins

Prep Time20 minsCook Time3 hrs

Lamb Shank

4 Lamb Shanks

200 ml Olive Oil

2 tbsp Paprika

¼ tbsp Turmeric Powder

¼ tbsp Cayenne Powder

1 Cinnamon, Whole

4 Cloves, Whole

4 Cardamom, Whole

1 pinch Saffron

½ tbsp Coriander Powder

200 g Carrot Sticks

5 Garlic Cloves, Thinly Sliced

2 Ginger, Thinly Sliced (Inch)

150 g Yellow Onion

1 tbsp Honey

2 Preserved Lemon

300 ml Water

1 tbsp Tomato Paste

Salt, As Needed

Cous Cous

200 g Cous Cous

200 ml Water

80 ml Olive Oil

10 g Fresh Coriander, Chopped

10 g Fresh Mint Leaf, Rough Chopped

30 Cherry Tomatoes, Cut Into Half

100 g Green Zucchini, Small Diced

80 g Pomegranate Fruit, Seed Only

Salt (As Needed)

Lamb Shank Cooking Method

Marinate the lamb shank with all the dry spices. Heat up the oil and seared the lamb until golden brown. Take out and put aside.

Use the same oil, sauté the onion, ginger, garlic, cinnamon, clove, and cardamom until golden brown. Mix in the lamb shank, water, preserved lemon, tomato paste and saffron. Cook in low heat and cover with fitted lid for around 1 ½ hours until the lamb shank becomes tender.

Add in the carrots and simmer for around 15-20 minutes. Season as needed.

Couscous Methods

Add couscous, water, olive oil and salt together and cooked in pot for around 10 minutes.

Mix well the couscous with remaining ingredients in a mixing bowl.

Ingredients