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Moroccan Lamb Cake

Weeknight-friendly Lamb Cake with the honey and apricot we come back to again and again. Big flavour, short shopping list.

4.5 from 514 cooks
Prep10 min
Cook35 min
Serves4
LevelMedium
Free to cook
Moroccan Lamb Cake
Method

How to cook it

Prep everything first: chop the aromatics, measure the honey and apricot elements, and pat the lamb dry so it colours well.

Warm the olive oil in a large pan over a medium heat and soften the onion and garlic until sweet and translucent, about 5 minutes.

Turn up the heat and add the lamb. Cook over a fierce heat until well charred in patches, then finish through.

Stir in the preserved lemons and the rest of the honey and apricot flavours, letting them cook out for a minute until fragrant.

Add the red onion along with a splash of stock or water, then cook briskly until everything is tender and the sauce clings.

Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt, pepper and a little acid. It should taste bright, savoury and balanced.

Tested in the Stewart & Musell kitchen. Timings assume a standard home oven and hob.

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