Braised Lamb With Preserved Lemon

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 6 green onions, halved (scallions)
• 1 lb diced lamb or 1 1/2 lbs lamb shanks
• 2 tablespoons chopped preserved lemons, flesh removed and rind rinsed clean before chopping
• 1/3 cup chopped mint
• 4 bay leaves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 3 cups beef stock
• 4 baby eggplants, sliced
• yogurt, to serve

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a medium pan over medium heat. add the garlic, cumin and onion, and cook 4 minutes, until limp.
• 2 add lamb and cook 5 minutes, until browned on all sides.
• 3 add preserved lemon, mint, bay leaves, cinnamon and beef stock; cover and simmer 40 minutes.
• 4 add eggplant and simmer another 10 minutes. serve over couscous, with a dollop of yogurt on top of each serving.