Couscous with Moroccan Eggplant Lamb Roast

Posted 2014-03-10 by chef@home ⇒ follow

If you have a leftover lamb roast in the fridge, try this recipe that makes a delicious meal of couscous with Moroccan eggplant.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Makes: 4 servings

Ingredients
2 cups vegetable stock
2 cups couscous
1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes, thinly sliced
1/4 cup green olives, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon butter
1 large eggplant, diced
3 tomatoes, roughly chopped
1 brown onion, diced
2 tablespoons ground cumin
2 tablespoons ground coriander
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon ground sweet paprika
1 tablespoon sugar
Salt & black pepper
1 cup leftover roast lamb, thinly sliced

Method

In a bowl, soak the diced eggplants in cold salted water for 10 minutes to get rid of the bitterness. Drain.

Heat 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a large frying pan, add in the diced onion and saute until soft and caramelised.

Add in the diced eggplants and fry for 10 minutes.

Add in the ground cumin, ground coriander, garlic powder and ground sweet paprika.

Mix well and continue frying for a further 10 minutes until the eggplants are completely cooked and soft.

Add in the chopped tomatoes and sugar, cook until they are tender.

Season with salt & black pepper.

In a stockpot, bring 2 cups of vegetable stock to the boil.

While stirring, pour in the couscous and continue stirring until the stock are completely absorbed.

Mix in the sliced sun-dried tomatoes and olives.

Season with salt and black pepper.

Add in the butter and mix thoroughly. Use a fork to separate the grains.

Warm the sliced lamb. Serve with couscous and eggplant.

Categories
#moroccan
#couscous
#eggplant
#tomatoes
#Sun-Dried_Tomatoes
#olive
#lamb
#roast
#lunch
#dinner
#meal
#family
#kids

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