Sticky date and lamb tagine

Argh! So apparently this evening when I told my hairdresser ‘medium blonde’, he heard ‘dark brown’. Yes, yours truly is now sporting a rather darker ‘do’ that will certainly take some getting used to…..*sigh* although he assures me it will fade lighten up?!

We’ll see….

Brown hair aside, there was one brown that I was looking forward to this evening….

My sticky date and lamb tagine. Take 2.

As you may remember, last week I made a slow cooked lamb and date tagine for dinner. Well, I am pleased to report that last night I re-jigged the recipe and now have one that I am pleased to share with you!

And, with the weather turning frigid in Canberra, I suspect you will see lots more slow cooked meals on this blog over the next few months.

I really enjoyed the flavours in my previous version, but it was just a little too sweet for my liking. And, while this version still retains the sweetness in its sticky date gravy, I lessened the quantity of dates just ever so slightly.

And, given our fridge was a little vegetable bare (unlike last time….)

I served tonight's tagine on a bed of brown rice instead.

Sprinkled with almonds and fresh parsley.

Delish. But, be warned, this dish is rather sweet so a little goes a long way!

Sticky date and lamb tagine (serves 4)

(adapted from “Tagine”)

• 1 tbs olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 tsp ginger, minced
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 tsp ground turmeric
• 800g diced lamb shoulder
• 200g pitted dates, halved
• 2 tbs flaked almonds
• Handful fresh parsley

1. Heat olive oil in a large pan over a medium heat.
2. Add the onions and spices and cook (stirring) until the onion has softened slightly and the spices are fragrant.
3. Add the lamb, and stir well to ensure that it is coated in the spices. Add just enough water to cover the meat and bring to the boil. Cover, lower heat, and simmer for 1.5 hours.
4. Remove lid. Add dates and simmer for 30 minutes or until the tagine has thickened.
5. Scatter the tagine with flaked almonds and parsley, and serve with rice, couscous or vegetables.

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