LAMB TAGINE WITH CINNAMON, SAFFRON AND DRIED FRUIT
(Recipe from Cooking Light magazine, December) This looks to good not to make.Note: To roast spices, heat the whole spices in a dry pan to release their natural volatile oils and bring out their full aroma and flavor. Use a small, heavy skillet. Add the whole spices (roasting ground spices tends to turn them bitter, so is best avoided) and place over a gentle heat. Shake the pan, or stir with a wooden spatula to keep the spices on the move, and toast gently for 2 to 3 minutes. Some spices, including mustard and poppy seeds, "pop" when they are ready; others darken. The essential sign is that the spice becomes aromatic and smells toasty. Tip into a bowl to cook before grinding - preferably with a mortar and pestle. Remember, a coffee grinder can crush most spices, especially tough ones like cinnamon and cloves; clean the grinder afterward by grinding a small piece of bread or a couple of tablespoons of raw rice.
Provided by Rita1652
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 2h20m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Combine Anaheim chili, cumin, coriander, ginger, salt, paprika, ground peppercorns and garlic.
- Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat.
- Add lamb; cook 8 minutes on all sides or until browned.
- Remove lamb from pan.
- Add onion to pan; cook 5 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently.
- Stir in half of chili mixture and tomato puree; cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in lamb and water; bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes.
- Wrap handle of skillet with foil, and bake, covered, at 325 degrees for 1 hour.
- Stir in bell pepper, squash, carrot, saffron and cinnamon.
- Cover and bake an additional 15 minutes.
- Stir in remaining chili mixture and apricots.
- Cover and bake an additional 15 minutes.
- Remove cinnamon stick; serve tagine over couscous.
- Sprinkle with cilantro.
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