Mary Berry's lamb tagine - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Food Mary Berry’ s lamb tagine By You Magazine - February 17, 2019 For the TV series accompanying my new book, I travelled to Morocco where tagines like this are a staple dish. They may be slow to cook but they are quick to make. This is my quick version of lamb tagine as some tagines take three hours to cook. The spices used here are a classic combination for tagine recipes and give a wonderful depth of flavour. All these spices are good to keep in your store cupboard, so you always have them to hand. Georgia Glynn Smith SERVES 6 PREP TIME: 30 minutes COOK TIME: 1 hour 40 minutes-2 hours 10 minutes 2-3 tbsp sunflower oil 750g (1lb 10oz) lamb neck fillet, sliced into 2cm-3cm (¾in–1¼in) pieces 2 large onions, sliced 3 celery sticks, sliced 2 garlic cloves, crushed 4cm (1½in) knob of fresh root ginger, peeled and grated (see tip) 1 tbsp ground cumin 1 tbsp ground coriander 2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 x 400g tin of chopped tomatoes 450ml (15fl oz) chicken or lamb stock 2 tbsp tomato purée 2 tsp harissa paste 1 tbsp runny honey 8 ready-to-eat dried apricots, quartered 2 preserved lemons, sliced into 8 pieces and any pips removed (see note) 1 x 400g tin of chickpeas, drained and rinsed 1. Preheat the oven to 150C/fan 130C/gas 2. 2. Heat a deep ovenproof frying pan with a lid, or a large cast-iron casserole dish, over a high heat. Add the oil and the lamb and fry for 3-4 minutes or until the meat is golden brown all over. You may need to do this in two batches. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the meat to a plate. 3. Add the onions and celery to the pan and fry over a medium heat for 3-4 minutes until starting to soften but not browned. Add the garlic and ginger, then sprinkle in the spices and stir to coat the vegetables. Cook for 10 seconds, add the tomatoes, stock, tomato purée, harissa paste, honey, apricots and preserved lemons. Bring to the boil, stirring, and then return the lamb and any juices to the pan. Season with salt and pepper, cover with the lid and transfer to the oven to cook for 1 hour. Remove from the oven, stir in the chickpeas and check seasoning, then return to the oven uncovered and cook for another 30 minutes-1 hour or until the onions have softened and the meat is tender (see note). 4. Sprinkle with the chopped parsley and serve with the Nutty Wholemeal Couscous Salad or the Moroccan Summer Salad from my book. COOK’S NOTES Preserved lemons are available to buy in the specialist ingredients section of good supermarkets. They have been preserved in salt so the skin softens and can be eaten. The cooking time depends on the size of the lamb pieces – smaller chunks may take a bit less time to cook. PREPARE AHEAD Can be made up to a day ahead and reheated. FREEZE The cooked dish freezes well. SAVE 20 PER CENT ON MARY’S NEW BOOK Mary Berry Quick Cooking will be published by BBC Books on 21 February, price £22. As well as Mary’s introduction, the book contains more than 100 all-new recipes, plus her crucial tips for each one. Chapters include: Light Bites and Tapas; Speedy Soups; Salads and Grains; Fish; Poultry and Game; Pork, Lamb and Beef; Rice, Noodles and Pasta; Quick Veg; Puddings, and Baking. To order a copy for £17.60 until 3 March, visit mailshop.co.uk/books or call 0844 571 0640; p&p is free on orders over £15. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Kids can eat for free at these restaurants during October half-term How to make the viral negroni sbagliato with prosecco at home 7 Halloween recipes with serious hex factor Popular in Food Gabriela Peacock 14-day plan Anytime baked eggs May 23, 2021 Joe Wicks’ maple-glazed chicken thighs with Asian slaw June 6, 2021 Mary Berry is returning to TV screens for a brand new June 15, 2021 Eleanor Maidment My summer taste notes July 4, 2021 Uyen Luu’ s sticky mustard marmalade ribs July 25, 2021 Annie Bell’ s white peach bellinis recipe August 8, 2021 M& S has launched a new crunchy Caramilk-inspired golden chocolate spread August 24, 2021 Deliciously preserved pickle and jam recipes September 19, 2021 Gordon Ramsay’ s bang bang cauliflower October 3, 2021 Wow right now Clodagh McKenna’ s speedy family dinners October 24, 2021 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved