Tagine Bil Kok

Name: Tagine Bil Kok
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters chicken broth; 15 fresh cilantro sprigs, tied with cotton string; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 teaspoon ground turmeric; 2 Tbsps honey; 907 grams leg of lamb, trimmed of fat and cut into 2-inch chunks; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 2 onions; 1 teaspoons pepper; 237 milliliters pitted prunes; 8 threads Spanish saffron, toasted and crushed (see Note for instructions); 4 servings salt to taste; 1 Tbsp unhulled sesame seeds, toasted

Tagine Bil Kok is a gluten free, dairy free, and primal main course. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 26% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 425 calories, 32g of protein, and 15g of fat. If you have ground turmeric, salt, ground ginger, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a small Dutch oven or enameled casserole over medium-high heat, heat the olive oil and sauté the turmeric, ginger, and lamb until the meat is well coated and lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Finely dice one of the onions.

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Olive Oil

Turmeric

Ginger

Onion

Lamb

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Add it to the meat along with the broth, saffron, and cilantro. Cover and reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook until the meat is fork tender, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Discard the cilantro.

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Cilantro

Saffron

Broth

Meat

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. With a slotted spoon, transfer the meat to an ovenproof dish and keep warm in the oven until ready to serve. Bring the sauce in the casserole back to a simmer.

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Oven

Finely slice the remaining onion.

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Onion

Add it, along with the prunes, honey, cinnamon, and pepper to the simmering sauce. Season with salt. Cook until the mixture thickens somewhat, 6 to 8 minutes. Spoon the prune sauce over the meat and sprinkle the dish with the sesame seeds.

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Sesame Seeds

Cinnamon

Pepper

Prunes

Honey

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Meat

Salt

Serve with warm bread.

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Bread

Note: To toast and crush saffron, place threads in a small nonstick skillet and stir constantly over medium-high heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Crush the threads between your fingers, or pound them in a mortar along with a pinch of salt before using.

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Saffron

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