Tagine of Lamb with Pumpkin, Vegetables and Fruit (morocco)
Ingredients
- 1 kg (2 lb) stewing lamb, roughly chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 small onions, peeled and coarsely chopped
- salt to taste
- 5 gram (1 teaspoon) cayenne pepper
- 60 milliliter (4 tablespoons) vegetable oil
- 15 gram (3 teaspoons) turmeric
- 8 - 10 large tomatoes, blanched, peeled and diced
- 1 - 2 red chillies (hot peppers), optional
- 15 gram (1 tablespoon) raisins
- 500 gram (1 lb) pumpkin, peeled and coarsely chopped
- 1 kg (2 lb) green beans, halved
- juice of 1/2 lemon
Instructions
Serves 4 - 6. Preheat the oven to 180C (350F). Combine the meat, garlic, onions, salt, pepper, oil, turmeric, tomatoes and chillies (hot peppers) in a deep baking dish. Mix well by stirring. Cover and bake for about 45 minutes. Add the raisins and cook for another 15 minutes. Stir in the pumpkin, beans and lemon juice, cover again and cook for a further 1 - 1 1/2 hours until the meat is tender and cooked. serve hot with Couscous or Saffron Rice.