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Moroccan Lamb Shanks

Here's how you make Moroccan Lamb Shanks
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  • Servings: 4-6
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 2.5h
    • The following recipe serves 4-6 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 2 kilograms lamb shanks (4 lamb shanks)
  • 600 grams sweet potato (roughly chopped)
  • 100 grams dried pitted dates (halved)
  • 1 onion, roughly chopped
  • 2 carrots, pealed and halved
  • 3 garlic cloves. minced
  • 800 grams lentils (2 x 400 gram tins)
  • 1 litre chicken stock
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • Cooked couscous, to serve
  • Coriander leaves, fresh to garnish
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Heat the oil in your camp oven.

  • Step 2: Cook the first lot of lamb shanks browning them, and turning occasionally to make sure they are thoroughly browned.

  • Step 3: Transfer them into another pan to keep them warm while cooking the second lot.

  • Step 4: Add the garlic, dates, onion, sweet potato, and carrot into the camp oven and cook for five minutes and then add in the previously browned lamb shanks.

  • Step 5: Pour the two tins of lentils in on top as well as the chicken stock to help create a broth.

  • Step 6: Add your ground cumin, turmeric, paprika and cinnamon stick.

  • Step 7: Put your camp oven lid back on and cook for 2 and half hours checking throughout, if it’s getting too dry feel free to add some more stock.

  • Step 8: Serve on a bed of couscous with a topping of fresh coriander and enjoy.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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