Spiced Lamb Chops with Couscous
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Total: 40 mins
Browned organic lamb shoulder chops go for a simmer in a velvety rich cumin and turmeric-spiced tomato sauce flavoured with orange zest and brimming with soft aubergine and baby leaf spinach, served on platefuls of warm, fluffy couscous.
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896 kcal
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Ingredients you'll need
  • 4 onions
  • 2 aubergine
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • A handful of coriander
  • 4 lamb shoulder chops
  • 4 tsp cumin
  • 2 tsp ground turmeric
  • A pinch or two of chilli powder
  • 2 orange
  • 100g baby leaf spinach
  • 660ml cherry tomato passata
  • 300g wholewheat couscous
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  • Sea salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 400ml boiling water
You'll need
  • Large ovenproof frying pan
  • Measuring jug
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Preheat your oven to 180°C/Fan 160°C/Gas 6. Fill your kettle and boil it. Peel and thinly slice the onions. Trim the top off the aubergine then chop the aubergine into bite-size chunks. Peel and thinly slice the garlic. Slice the coriander leaves off their stalks and set aside. Finely chop the stalks.

  • 2.

    Pour 1 tbsp oil into a large ovenproof frying pan and warm to a high heat. Rub the lamb chops with salt and pepper on all sides. When the pan is hot, add the lamb. Fry for 2 mins on each side, till browned. Lift the lamb chops out onto a plate.

  • 3.

    Pour 1 tbsp olive oil into the empty pan. Add the onions and aubergine and fry for 6-8 mins, stirring often, till soft and golden. Fill your kettle and boil it.

  • 4.

    Turn the heat under the pan down to medium. Add the garlic and 2 tsp cumin, 1 tsp turmeric and a pinch of chilli powder (chilli powder is hot, so use as much or little as you prefer). Add the coriander stalks. Fry, stirring, for 2 mins.

  • 5.

    Pour the cherry tomato passata into the pan. Grate in the orange zest and add 100ml boiling water from the kettle. Stir in the baby leaf spinach. Bring to a simmer. Nestle the lamb chops into the sauce. Pop the pan into the oven and bake for 15-20 mins, till the sauce is bubbling and thick and the lamb is cooked. If your pan isn't ovenproof, pour the sauce into a baking dish before adding the lamb, and bake as above.

  • 6.

    Meanwhile, tip the couscous into a heatproof bowl and pour in 300ml hot water from the kettle. Swirl with a fork, then pop a plate on the bowl and set aside to soak for 15 mins. The couscous will soak up the water and become tender.

  • 7.

    When the lamb is cooked, squeeze the juice from half the orange into the sauce. Stir well and have a taste. Add more salt, pepper or orange juice if needed. Fluff up the couscous with a fork and divide between a couple of plates. Top with the lamb and tomato sauce and serve.

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