Yogurt lamb with jewelled couscous recipe

By delicious. team

  1. Serves 4
  2. Ready in 20 minutes
  3. Rating

This Morrocan-style lamb dish is ready in just 20 minutes. Enjoy as a midweek meal among friends.

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Yogurt lamb with jewelled couscous

Ingredients

  1. 4 lamb leg steaks
  2. 100g Greek yogurt
  3. 1 garlic clove, crushed
  4. 1 tsp ground cumin
  5. Pinch of cayenne pepper
  6. 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  7. 200g couscous
  8. 300ml chicken stock, hot
  9. Seeds of 1 pomegranate
  10. Handful of fresh parsley, chopped
  11. Handful of fresh mint leaves, chopped
  12. Juice of 1 small lemon, plus wedges

Method

  1. 1. Put the lamb in a bowl with the yogurt, garlic, cumin, cayenne and half the oil. Season, mix and set aside.
  2. 2. Put a griddle (or frying) pan over a high heat until smoking hot. Griddle the lamb for 4-5 minutes on each side until cooked but still slightly pink in the centre. Set aside to rest for a minute.
  3. 3. Put the couscous in a bowl, pour over the hot stock and remaining oil, then stir. Cover with cling film, then stand for 5 minutes. Fluff up with a fork, then stir in the remaining ingredients. Season and serve topped with lamb slices and lemon wedges.

Nutritional info

Per serving: 455kcals, 21.2g fat (7.8g saturated), 37.5g protein, 30.7g carbs (4.1g sugars), 0.4g salt, 1.6g fibre

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