February Recipe – Lamb Tagine with Apricots and Couscous

This recipe was created for Fairtrade Fortnight 2021, utilising Fairtrade ingredients.

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp Fairtrade sunflower oil
• 1 onion,  peeled and chopped
• 500g lamb mince
• 1 tbsp Fairtrade ground cumin,
• 1 tsp Fairtrade ground turmeric,
• 1 tsp Fairtrade ground coriander
• 300ml lamb stock or vegetable stock
• 75g Fairtrade dried apricots, chopped
• 240g tin Fairtrade chickpeas, drained

Lemon and Mint Couscous

• 250g Fairtrade couscous
• 2 Fairtrade lemons , juice and zest of
• 450 ml vegetable stock
• 4 tbsp fresh mint (Chopped)

Method

1. Add the oil to a large pan with a lid and fry the onion and mince over a medium heat until browned.
2. Add the cumin, turmeric and coriander and fry for 2 – 3 minutes.
3. Add the lamb stock, bring it to a boil then reduce the heat and cook for 30 – 40 minutes.
4. Put the couscous in a heat proof bowl, add the lemon zest and juice together with the stock. Cover the bowl with a tight fitting lid or upturned plate and leave it for 5 minutes.
5. Uncover the bowl and fluff the couscous up with a fork and stir through the mint.
6. Add the drained chickpeas and apricots to the tagine and simmer for 5 minutes. then serve with the couscous