Lamb Tagine with Chickpeas and Apricots

Name: Lamb Tagine with Chickpeas and Apricots
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters canned diced tomatoes with juices; 1 large cinnamon stick, broken in half; 8 servings Steamed couscous; 118 milliliters halved dried apricots; 177 milliliters dried chickpeas; 8 servings Chopped fresh cilantro; 1 Tbsp chopped peeled ginger; 8 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 591 milliliters (or more) low-salt chicken stock; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 large onion, diced; 5 garlic cloves (2 whole, 3 chopped)

This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains roughly 9g of protein, 5g of fat, and a total of 234 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. If you have tomatoes, cinnamon stick, apricots, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free and vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Place chickpeas in a medium saucepan.

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Chickpeas

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Sauce Pan

Addwater to cover by 2".

Let soak overnight.

Drain chickpeas; return to samesaucepan.

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Chickpeas

Add 2 whole garlic cloves andcinnamon stick.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Add water to cover by 2".Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to mediumand simmer until chickpeas are tender,about 45 minutes.

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Drain; set aside.

Meanwhile, heat oil in a large heavy potover medium-high heat. Season lamb withsalt and pepper. Working in batches, brownlamb on all sides, about 4 minutes per batch.

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Cooking Oil

Transfer lamb to a medium bowl.

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Lamb

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Bowl

Add onionto pot; reduce heat to medium, season withsalt and pepper, and sauté until soft andbeginning to turn golden, about 5 minutes.

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Pepper

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Pot

Add chopped garlic, Ras-el-Hanout, andginger. Stir for 1 minute.

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Add tomatoes andlamb with any accumulated juices. Bringto a boil.

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Tomato

Add 2 1/2 cups stock. Return to aboil, reduce heat to low, partially cover, andsimmer, stirring occasionally, until lamb istender, about 1 hour 30 minutes.

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Stir in chickpeas; simmer until heatedthrough, about 10 minutes. Stir in apricots;simmer until heated through, about 5minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper