Hot harissa lamb with couscous

Hot harissa lamb with couscous

Simple ingredients turned into a quick supper that's good enough for guests

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 5 mins

Plus resting

Method

  1. Spoon 1 tbsp harissa into a jug, fill with 400ml boiling water, then pour over the couscous in a large serving bowl. Cover and stand for 5 mins. Fluff with a fork, then empty the salad on top.
  2. Heat a frying pan. Season lamb, then fry for 1 min each side. Mix sugar and remaining harissa together, then spread over the lamb. Cook for 2 more mins on each side, remove from pan and rest for 5 mins. Add a splash of water to the pan, then boil to make a sauce. Slice lamb and serve on top of the salad with the sauce drizzled over.
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Too spicy?

Harissa is a red pepper paste used in North African cooking. It contains chillies, making this recipe really spicy. If you don't like things too hot, blend 2 tbsp of harissa with the sugar and add 1 tsp ground cumin.

Per serving

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

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2007.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 5 mins

Plus resting

Satisfying supper

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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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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