Slow-Cooked Harissa Lamb
A Tunisian dish of lamb, potatoes and oranges, seasoned with harissa and clove and roasted in the oven. It comes to the table with salad and yogurt.
6 hr 55 min · Serves 6 · Medium
Ingredients
Method
Start cooking mode- Prep 20 min · Cook 395 min · 415 min total
- medium
- 1
Preheat oven to 160C or 140C fan forced. Using kitchen string, tie lamb at 2cm intervals to secure.
- 2
Using a large sharp knife, score top of lamb several times and place lamb in a glass dish and using hands rub harissa all over the lamb and cover with plastic food wrap and chill for 30 minutes to marinate.
- 3
Heat half the oil in a large frying pan over moderate heat and add lamb and cook for 3 minutes or until seared all over and transfer the lamb to a roasting pan and drizzle with 1 tablespoon of remaining oil and bak for 3 hours and 30 minutes or until very tender.
- 4
Remove from the oven and cover with foil and rest for 15 minutes. Meanwhile place potato in a large microwave safe bowl and cover with plastic food wrap and microwave on high (100%) for 7-8 minutes or until tender, cool and place in a large bowl.
- 5
Juice 2 oranges and whisk remaining oil and orange juice, mustard and garlic in a small bowl and season with salt to taste.
- 6
Using a small knife, peel and segment remaining oranges and add to the potato and then add carrot, watercress, coriander and mint and drizzle with the orange dressing and toss to combine.
- 7
Carve lamb and serve with salad and yogurt.
Notes and swaps
- Not assessed yet. Check each ingredient if you have an allergy.



