Non Morrissey Approved Moroccan Lamb with Couscous

Having lived in South Africa where lamb is quite a common dish, I often miss eating it. Not that it is a rare dish to find in Los Angeles, but I never seem to make it. Last night I made a dish called Moroccan Lamb with Couscous.


This is what you need:

1 medium red onion
3 tomatoes
a palm full of fresh parsley
1 fresh red chili
8 dried apricotsground cumin5 fresh sliced mushrooms
1 14oz can garbanzo beans (do NOT drain).
1/2 cup coconut milk
1 tablespoon fresh rosemary.
1 tablespoon olive oil
sea salt and fresh ground pepper
1/2 pound lamb leg steak
a bowl of couscous
1 lemon
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup of water

Chop the onion, tomatoes, parsley, chili and finely slice the apricots. Put the pan on a high heat and the olive oil. Add onions, chili, apricots, mushrooms and cook until onions soften slightly. Add 2 teaspoons of cumin, pinch of salt and pepper, rosemary and stir. Add tomatoes, most of the parsley, garbanzo beans with all the juices, coconut milk and 1/4 cup of water.

While the sauce is simmering, put the couscous into a bowl and pour in just enough boiling water to cover. Add a pinch of salt and pepper, a squeeze of lemon and a drizzle of olive oil, then cover with foil and leave for 5 to 8 minutes Leave the sauce to bubble away for about 5 minutes


Put a second pan on a high heat and let it get really hot.
Cut the lamb into 1 inch pieces. Sprinkle the lamb with cumin and salt and pepper.
Add some olive oil and lamb to hot pan
Cook for about 2 to 3 minutes on each side
I added a bit of red wine to the meat since I was drinking a glass.

Go back to the sauce and use a spoon to mash it up a bit. When it looks saucy add a pinch more salt and pepper and the balsamic vinegar. Uncover the couscous, fluff it up with a fork and put onto plates.
Put a few lamb pieces next to it with a nice amount of sauce. I mixed some more cumin garlic salt and pepper and lemon juice in with the Greek yogurt.

The meal came out great. It really made me want to use lamb more often, so I shall.