Come Dine With Me recipes Moroccan lamb and apricot tagine recipe

Lynne Franks' menu

Date Published:

19/12/2007

North Africa's next on the menu with Lynne's take on a tagine dish of Moroccan lamb and apricot for her Come Dine With Me Celebrity Special guests

1. Put the apricots in a bowl and cover with 150ml just-boiled water . Leave to soak for 2 hours.

2. Preheat the oven to 180ºC/gas mark 4. Heat 2 tbsp of the olive oil in a flameproof casserole and brown the lamb in batches then set aside.

3. Add the remaining oil and the onion and cook gently for 10 minutes until soft and golden. Add the garlic and spices and cook for a further 2 minutes, stirring constantly, then return the lamb to the casserole.

4. Add the apricots and their soaking liquid, the canned tomatoes and stock. Stir in the saffron, salt and ground almonds. Heat to simmering point then chuck into a large tagine pot and cook in the oven for 1 hour. If you don't have a tagine, cook in the casserole.

5. Take out of the oven and stir in the courgettes, squash, tomatoes and harissa with a little extra water if necessary. Cover and cook in the oven for a further 45 minutes until the lamb and vegetables are very tender.

6. Season to taste adding extra harissa if liked. Stir in the parsley and serve with couscous. Leaving to cook for at least three hours makes the lamb just melt.

Please note this recipe is the contestant's own and has not been tested professionally. Like the Come Dine With Me contestants, you could be creating a culinary delight or dining disaster, so switch on your ovens and be bold.

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