Recipes continued
Lamb Tagine
Serves 4-6
2 tablespoons olive oil
8 lamb shanks, fat trimmed
1 large onion, sliced thinly
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1½ tablespoons Moroccan dried spice mix
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 x 400g can chopped peeled tomatoes
1 cup chicken stock
1 cinnamon stick
3 cardamom pods, cracked
Salt and pepper to taste
1 x 400g tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 large sweet potato, peeled and chopped
into 2 cm dice
1 cup fresh coriander, roughly chopped
Cous cous, to serve
1. Heat oil in frypan on setting 8. Cook lamb
shanks in batches for 3-5 minutes or until
evenly brown all over; remove from heat.
2. Reduce heat to setting 6, and add onion
and garlic to frypan and cook for 5
minutes, or until onion has softened and
coloured. Add spice mix and cook until
fragrant. Stir through tomato paste.
3. Return the lamb shanks to the frypan with
tomatoes, stock, cinnamon, and cardamom.
Cover and cook, on setting 3, turning and
stirring occasionally for 2 hours. After 2
hours add chickpeas, sweet potato and
cook, covered until the sweet potato is
tender.
4. Adjust seasoning and stir through chopped
coriander, serve with cous cous.
Roast Chicken with Stuffing
Serves 4
1.2kg whole fresh chicken
sea salt
freshly ground black pepper
Stuffing
1 onion, chopped finely
2 teaspoons olive oil
3 cups fresh bread crumbs
30g softened butter
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
1. Wash and clean chicken thoroughly. Pat
dry with paper towelling.
2. To make stuffing, cook onion in oil until
softened. Add to remaining stuffing
ingredients and mix well.
3. Place the stuffing inside the cavity of the
chicken. Tuck the wings back and tie the
base of the chicken with cooking string
so that the legs are crossed and securely
positioned.
4. Preheat frying pan on setting 7. Brush
chicken with a little oil and salt and
pepper.
5. Brown chicken on all sides; reduce heat to
setting 5 and cook, covered, with the vent
open, for about 1½ hours or until cooked
through.
Tip:
If cooking roast vegetables, place in
frying pan ¾ to 1 hour before the end of
cooking.
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