Moroccan Spiced Lamb or Chicken

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 4 servings
  • Total: 30 min
  • Prep: 15 min
  • Cook: 15 min
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Ingredients

2 pounds diced boneless leg of lamb or chicken thighs

1 1/2 teaspoons cumin, half a palmful

1 1/2 teaspoons coriander, half a palmful

1 tablespoon chili powder, a palmful

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Salt and pepper

Flour for dredging

2 tablespoons EVOO

2 red chile peppers, seeded and chopped

2 onions, chopped

2 bay leaves

2 tablespoons tomato paste

2 cups chicken stock

1 teaspoon zest plus juice of 1 orange or ripe lemon

Flat bread or couscous, for serving

Directions

  1. Sprinkle the meat with a spice blend of the cumin, coriander, chili, cinnamon, salt and pepper, and then dredge in flour. Heat the EVOO in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. When the oil smokes, add the meat and brown all over. Remove to a plate, reduce the heat a bit and add more EVOO, the chiles, onions and bay leaves. Cook to soften, 6 to7 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste, stock, zest and juice. Once the liquid comes to boil, add the meat back in and reduce the heat to thicken it a little. Serve with flat bread or couscous.

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Rlklimt

I've made this recipe with chicken as well as lamb. The first time was with chicken using orange which was great. I recently made it again with lamb and lemon because I had no oranges. It was so tart I had to start adding anything I could find to tone down sour taste. This recipe is equally good with chicken or lamb and my family loves it so big plus there. However, I have crossed out lemon on the recipe and will stick with the orange. All in all, it's so very easy and tasty that it's definitely a keeper. I served the lamb over homemade spaetzle and everyone loved it.

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