Hot harissa lamb with couscous

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• Em's Recipes

  08 November 2007

  Em's Recipes rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really nice recipe.

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• leilam

  26 January 2008

  leilam rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Lovely recipe. I didn't use as much Harissa as suggested because I thought it may be too much. Next time- and I will make this again- I will use more, also I didn't have plain couscous in my cupboard so use a flavoured one.

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• Anne

  01 February 2008

  Anne rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This was a really nice and quick supper dish , I added some chilli flakes as we like it quite spicy . Will definately make it again

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• Anne

  01 February 2008

  Anne commented on this recipe

  This was a really nice and quick supper dish , I added some chilli flakes as we like it quite spicy . Will definately make it again

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• jordana

  13 August 2008

  jordana commented on this recipe

  i used less Harissa and it was just right. Also I used shoulder not leg steaks. Worked very well - i would make it again

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• CloClo

  29 December 2008

  CloClo rated and commented on this recipe

  

  The recipe was lovely, but there was not enough lamb, even for three people, and the couscous was too dry to eat on it's own (usually we had some kind of roasted vegetables). It tasted really nice though...

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• Cheryl

  12 March 2009

  Cheryl rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I've been cooking this for a couple of years now and it's a real favourite, quick and delicious. I use Belazu Rose Harissa and Aynsley Harriot's citrus kick cous cous. I serve it with a mix of hummous and greek yog and a toasted pitta.

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  25 June 2009

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• CookingKiwi

  25 June 2009

  CookingKiwi rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I've made this a few times now - prefer to use plain cous cous. Cheryl's suggestion to add hummous and greek yog was fantastic. So, so tasty. Will continue making this!

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• FatGriller

  12 September 2009

  FatGriller rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Don't use shoulder chops - too tough for a quick recipe like this.

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  16 February 2010

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• redhead

  29 June 2010

  redhead rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Didn't bother with the couscous, just had it with salad and feta stuffed mushrooms. This was such a nice dish. We like spice so i used 4 tbsp of my homemade harissa and added a pinch of chilli flakes and still used the cumin. the sauce was gorgeous. I think the tip is to use really good quality lamb so the juices from that intensify the sauce. Quick but exciting mid week meal

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• K8 GDY

  30 September 2010

  K8 GDY rated and commented on this recipe

  

  The amazing thing about this dish is that it's really quick and easy. I needed a quick recipe for some lamb steaks that I got out of the freezer and this delivered on every level. I used moroccan couscous and the harissa really added to the flavour. Sauce was delicious drizzled over the top too!

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• westy

  03 May 2011

  westy rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Lovely lamb but on serving, any sauce was immediately soaked up into the cous cous making the overall dish very dry so would not serve the lamb as shown in the picture again however the flavours were lovely

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• calimel

  22 May 2011

  calimel rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Delicious and simple to make. I left out the sugar as we like it spicy! I served with watercress, spinach and rocket salad, parsley, fresh lemon squeezed over at the end and tzatiki which combats any dryness. I also serve it on packet lemon and coriander cous cous which I cover with boiling water and blitz for two minutes in the microwave. Even easier!

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Ingredients

• 4 tbsp harissa paste
• 300g couscous
• 120g bag herb salad
• 4 lamb leg steaks (about 600g/1lb 5oz in total)
• 2 tbsp demerara sugar

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Serves 4

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Preparation and cooking times

Prep 5 mins

Cook 5 mins

Ingredients

• 4 tbsp harissa paste
• 300g couscous
• 120g bag herb salad
• 4 lamb leg steaks (about 600g/1lb 5oz in total)
• 2 tbsp demerara sugar

Per serving

505 kcalories, protein 34g, carbohydrate 48g, fat 21 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 0g, sugar 10g, salt 0.48 g

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