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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  African >> Northern Africa >> Moroccan

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Place chickpeas in a medium saucepan. Add water to cover by 2". Let soak overnight. | 2. Drain chickpeas; return to same saucepan. Add 2 whole garlic cloves and cinnamon stick. Add water to cover by 2". Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and simmer until chickpeas are tender, about 45 minutes. Drain; set aside. | 3. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat. Season lamb with salt and pepper. Working in batches, brown lamb on all sides, about 4 minutes per batch. Transfer lamb to a medium bowl. Add onion to pot; reduce heat to medium, season with salt and pepper, and sauté until soft and beginning to turn golden, about 5 minutes. Add chopped garlic, Ras-el-Hanout, and ginger. Stir for 1 minute. Add tomatoes and lamb with any accumulated juices. Bring to a boil. Add 2 1/2 cups stock. Return to a boil, reduce heat to low, partially cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until lamb is tender, about 1 hour 30 minutes. | 4. Stir in chickpeas; simmer until heated through, about 10 minutes. Stir in apricots; simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. | 5. Spoon couscous onto a large, shallow platter, forming a large well in center. Spoon tagine into center. Sprinkle cilantro over. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
garbanzo bean	3/4	cup	dried	567.0	94.425	30.705	9.06
garlic clove	5			-	-	-	-
cinnamon	1			-	-	-	-
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
lamb shoulder	3			3592.512	0.0	225.6206	291.8916
kosher salt black pepper			ground	-	-	-	-
onion	1		diced	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
ra el hanout spice mix	5	teaspoons		-	-	-	-
ginger	1	tablespoon	chopped peeled	4.8	1.0662	0.1092	0.045
tomato puree	1	cup	canned diced	95.0	22.45	4.125	0.525
chicken stock	2 1/2	cups	low-sodium	216.0	21.18	15.12	7.2
apricot	1/2	cup		37.2	8.618	1.085	0.3022
couscous			steamed	-	-	-	-
cilantro			chopped	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.