Spiced Vegetable Tagine with Cinnamon Honey Lamb

Name: Spiced Vegetable Tagine with Cinnamon Honey Lamb
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Moroccan Imperial & Coastal
Ingredients: 3 tbsp ground cinnamon; 2 tbsp honey; 0.5 lemon; 4 lamb fillets; salt & fresh ground pepper; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 bunch spring onion; 1 kumara; 2 cinnamon sticks; 2 tsp ground cinnamon; 2 tbsp honey; 1 garlic clove; 1 lemon; 500 ml vegetable stock; 1 red capsicum; 4 tomatoes; 4 zucchini; 300 g canned chick-peas; couscous

A Moroccan tagine of lamb, honey and lemon, seasoned with cinnamon and clove and baked in the oven.

1 hr · Serves 6 · Medium

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Time: Prep 10 min · Cook 50 min · 60 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
For Lamb:. Combine cinnamon, honey and lemon juice in a bowl. Place lamb in ceramic dish and add cinnamon marinade.
2
Season with salt and pepper and place in fridge to marinate for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
30 min
3
Remove lamb from fridge and transfer to baking tray. Cook lamb in oven for 10 minutes for rare or up to 30 minutes for well done. Remove from oven to rest.
4
For Tagine:. Heat olive oil in heavy based saucepan. Add spring onions and kumera and cook for 5 minutes.
5 min
5
Add cinnamon sticks, honey, garlic, lemon rind, lemon juice, vegetable stock and capsicum. Cover and bring to boil.
6
Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes. Add tomato, zucchini and chickpeas and cook for 15 more minutes until vegetables are tender.
15 min
7
To Serve:. Slice lamb and serve with couscous, tagine and chopped preserved lemons and chopped chives.