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  • 2 lamb
    steaks, approx 140g/5oz each, or 4 lamb chops trimmed of excess fat
  • 1-2 tsp harissa
    paste
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • handful dried fruit
    and nuts
  • 85g couscous
  • 400g can chickpeas
    rinsed and drained
  • 100ml/3½ fl oz hot chicken stock
    or lamb stock (from a cube is fine)
  • handful mint
    leaves, torn

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal610
  • fat27g
  • saturates7g
  • carbs50g
  • sugars9g
  • fibre6g
  • protein44g
  • salt1.15g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Rub the lamb with half the harissa paste. Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the lamb for 3 mins on each side for medium-rare, or a little longer for well-done. Lift the meat out of the pan and tip in the remaining harissa, the dried fruit and nuts, couscous and chickpeas, then stir to coat in the paste. Take the pan off the heat and pour in the stock. Stir briefly, return the lamb to the pan and cover with a lid or tightly-fitting foil for 10 mins until the couscous has absorbed all the liquid.

  • step 2

    Fluff up the couscous with a fork, season to taste and fold the mint leaves through to serve.

RECIPE TIPS
MAKING IT WITH CHICKEN

Rub 2 boneless chicken breasts with half the harissa and fry for 15-20 mins before following the recipe as above.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2006

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A star rating of 4.2 out of 5.18 ratings

remikeeble49336

Used diced leg of lamb, 200g couscous and 250ml knorr lamb stock. Stayed with 1 tin of chickpeas and used Morrisons fruit and nuts. I also added 2 thinly sliced chillis when cooking the lamb to add more heat. Was delicious but I’m going to make my own harissa paste next time as shop bought is a wee…

Lynne Barnes

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It was lovely and very simple to make but next time I'll use double the harissa (I was expecting spicy - it wasn't) and an extra 40g of couscous as it really wasn't a big enough portion.

Karinbev

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Made this whilst camping and it was delicious. Doubled the recipe but only use 1 can of chickpeas and no mint.

Bubble87

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

I enjoyed this! Looks a bit bland but tastes great! I did need to add more water though so it didn't get too dry. I also used diced lamb.

twisties72

A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Tasty recipe but a little dry. A dressing of olive oil, lemon juice and mint might work.

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