Moroccan Lamb with Harissa

Preparation Time: 30 mins
Serves: 6
Cooking Time: 300 mins
Ready Time: 330 mins
Cooking Method: Slow Cook
Difficulty: easy

Ingredients

2 kg leg of lamb
6 cloves of garlic, crushed
2 rounded tsp Harissa paste
2 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp salt
Black pepper
Couscous

250gm couscous
Vegetable stock, boiling
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 tsp salt
Juice of 2 lemons
85gm chopped parsley
55gm pine nuts, toasted in a dry frying pan
1 red onion, finely chopped
4 tomatoes, chopped
Black pepper

Method

With a sharp knife cut the leg of lamb into diamonds, entering the meat to a depth of about 5 mm.
Make up a paste with the crushed garlic, Harissa, cumin, paprika, salt and black pepper.

Smear this paste all over the leg of lamb and place it in a large plastic bag and marinate in the refrigerator overnight.

FOR AGA OVENS
Remove the leg of lamb from the plastic bag and place in the AGA half-size roasting tin, lined with Bake-O-Glide.
Slide the tin into the roasting oven on the third set of runners down and roast for 30-45 minutes until browned. Then transfer to the simmering oven, lowest set of runners down, for 4-5 hours to slow cook. (It can even be left to cook longer if more convenient for you!) Alternatively, the lamb can be cooked in the roasting or baking oven when on slumber.

FOR STANDARD OVENS
For standard ovens roast on high for 30-45 minutes, then reduce for 4-5 hours, monitoring progress.

Remove the meat from the oven and allow to rest for 10 minutes.

FOR THE COUSCOUS
Make up the couscous quantity according to the packet instructions. Place the couscous into a bowl and pour over the boiling stock, add the oil and salt leave to fluff up, then stir with a fork to separate. Meanwhile, prepare the other ingredients, then add to the couscous and serve.