Moroccan Lamb And Zucchini Pide Recipes

MOROCCAN LAMB IN PITA

Steps:

• Add all the seasoning mix ingredients to a dry heavy sauce or saute pan over medium heat.
• Stir for approximately 1 minute or until fragrant; remove from heat source.
• In a big mixing bowl, add the lamb, seasoning mix, and 3 tablespoons cold water.
• Gently mix together with your hands (don't overwork the meat).
• Wet your hands and shape mixture into 4 patties, approximately 3/4 inch thick each.
• Cover and chill in the refrigerator until you are ready to grill.
• Right before you are ready to grill: whisk together the sauce ingredients in a bowl.
• Lighty spray or brush the patties with olive oil.
• Grill over medium direct heat for 7-9 minutes (medium-doneness), turn once half-way through gill time.
• Place lamb patties inside pita pockets and add a large spoonful of yogurt sauce.
• Slip in a little lettuce and tomato and serve.

MOROCCAN LAMB

Steps:

• PREPARE DUKKAHHeat a large pot on medium-high. Add all ingredients for dukkah and cook for 2-3 minutes, until lightly toasted. Remove into a bowl and set aside.
• COOK LAMBDice onion. Heat oil in pot used to toast dukkah ingredients. Cook onion until just soft. Add lamb mince and brown all over, breaking up into small pieces. Stir in tomato paste, Moroccan seasoning and crumbled stock cube. Cook for 2 minutes. Add tomatoes, reduce heat to medium and simmer while you prepare the rest of the meal.
• Blitz dukkah ingredients in a small food processor (or use a mortar and pestle) with a little salt and pepper.
• PREPARE SERVING INGREDIENTSPlace bulghur wheat in a medium-sized heatproof bowl. Pour over the boiling water and leave to sit for 10 minutes.
• Slice zucchini lengthways down the middle. Season with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large chargrill pan or frying pan (or barbecue) on medium-high. Cook zucchini for a few minutes each side, until charred and tender.
• Add butter to bulghur and stir until melted (microwave for a few seconds if needed). Stir in spinach and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• SERVEDivide bulghur mixture between serving plates or bowls. Top with zucchini then spoon lamb over the top. Crumble over the feta and add a dollop of yoghurt. Sprinkle dukkah over the top.

MOROCCAN LAMB AND ZUCCHINI PIDE

Steps:

• PIDE DOUGH: Combine the flour, yeast, sugar and salt in a bowl. Make a well in the centre and add the water and oil. Use a round-bladed knife in a cutting motion to mix until combined and a soft dough forms. Turn dough onto a well-floured surface and knead for 5 minutes or until smooth. Set aside in a bowl covered with a tea towel.
• LAMB AND ZUCCHINI TOPPING: Preheat the oven to 200°C Combine vinegar, 2 cloves of the garlic, 1/4 cup oil, 1 tsp cumin and 1/4 cup tomato paste in a small baking dish. Add zucchini and toss to coat then season with salt and pepper. Cover with alfoil then cook in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
• Heat the remaining oil in a frying pan over medium heat and cook onion, stirring for 3 minutes or until soft. Add lamb and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until browned and cooked through. Add allspice, 2 tsp cumin, remaining tomato paste and 2 tbs water. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes. Stir in the pine nuts. Season to taste with salt and pepper, cover and set aside to cool.
• TO ASSEMBLE PIDES: Divide dough into 2 portions. Roll out 1 dough portion on a lightly floured surface to make an oval shape about 15cm wide and 30cm long. Spoon half of the lamb mixture down the centre, leaving a 4cm border at each end.
• Lay half the zucchini slices diagonally, spaced evenly down over the mince mixture on the dough. Fold in the sides of the dough to enclose filling slightly, leaving an opening down the centre. Place on a lined baking tray. Repeat with remaining dough, lamb and zucchini.
• Bake pides in oven at 200°C for 15 minutes or until dough is golden brown and crisp. Serve pides with tzatziki and garnished with fresh coriander leaves.

MOROCCAN LAMB

Steps:

• Mix together the lemon juice, zest, olive oil, garlic and spice mix in a ceramic or non-reactive bowl.
• Add the lamb back-straps, cover and refrigerate 3 hours or over night.
• Remove the lamb from the marinade and seal in a pan over high heat.
• Cook to your liking medium/medium rare is best; allow to rest for a few minutes.
• Toss the fresh herbs and tomatoes together and divide between 4 plates.
• Slice the lamb on the diagonal across the grain and arrange over the salads.

ONE-POT MOROCCAN LAMB

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan.
• Add the meat in small batches, and cook over a medium heat until well browned.
• Return all the meat to the pan.
• Add all the remaining ingredients (except the almonds) and season with pepper.
• Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer covered for about 1 hour or until the meat is tender.
• Garnish with the almonds, and serve with rice.

MOROCCAN LAMB, LENTIL, AND CHICKPEA SOUP

Steps:

• Mix ground lamb, cinnamon, cumin, salt, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, turmeric, and curry powder together in a bowl. Cover and put in the refrigerator for 2 hours to overnight.
• Melt butter in a soup pot over medium-high heat; stir in onion. Cook, stirring frequently, until the onion has softened and turned translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and add spiced lamb mixture. Cook and stir until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Add consomme, diced tomatoes, beef broth, chicken broth, and honey. Stir in carrots, sweet potatoes, garbanzo beans, lentils, apricots, cayenne pepper, and black pepper.
• Bring soup just to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to low, and simmer until lentils and vegetables are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.

MOROCCAN LAMB STEW WITH APRICOTS

Steps:

• Combine lamb, coriander, cumin, paprika, cayenne, cardamom, turmeric, and salt in a large bowl; toss together until lamb is evenly coated.
• Heat oil in a large Dutch oven or tagine over medium heat. Add onions; cook, stirring occasionally until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, ginger, and cinnamon; cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add seasoned lamb; cook, stirring frequently until light brown, being careful not to caramelize, about 2 minutes. Add chicken stock and bring to a gentle boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, until the lamb is just tender, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• Stir in apricots, orange peels, and honey; continue to simmer over low heat, uncovered, until the liquid has thickened slightly and lamb is fork-tender, about 30 minutes. Remove from the heat, discard cinnamon sticks and orange peels.
• Divide evenly among 4 bowls. Garnish each bowl with a tablespoon each of cilantro and pine nuts.

LEFTOVER MOROCCAN MEAT PIE

Steps:

• Put sweet potato into a saucepan with enough water to cover completely; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until just tender, about 15 minutes; drain.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Combine water, onion, and garlic in a saucepan; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cook at a simmer until onion softens, about 5 minutes.
• Stir gravy mix, cumin, cinnamon, curry powder, ginger, black pepper, turmeric, and salt into the water; add leftover pot roast, sweet potatoes, peas, and corn. Cook the mixture, stirring occasionally, until heated through, about 5 minutes; pour into the frozen pie crust. Sprinkle feta cheese over the filling.
• Bake in preheated oven until crust is golden brown around edges, about 25 minutes.

MAKE-AHEAD MOROCCAN LAMB STEW

Steps:

• Combine cinnamon, cumin, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, turmeric, curry powder, and salt in a large bowl. Mix in the ground lamb. For most flavorful results, allow mixture to rest, refrigerated, overnight.
• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Cook the onion in the butter until soft and just beginning to brown, 5 to 10 minutes. Mix the spiced lamb mixture to the onions. Cook and stir until meat is browned, about 5 minutes.
• Pour the beef broth, chicken broth, and consomme into the pot. Stir in the tomatoes, honey, carrots, sweet potatoes, garbanzo beans, dried apricots and lentils. Bring to boil; reduce heat to low.
• Simmer stew for 30 minutes or until the vegetables and lentils are cooked and tender. Season with black pepper to taste.

MOROCCAN-SPICED PASTITSIO WITH LAMB AND FETA

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; sauté until onion softens, about 5 minutes. Add lamb; cook until brown, breaking into small pieces, about 8 minutes. Stir in tomatoes with juice, mint, ras-el-hanout, tomato paste, 2 1/2 teaspoons cumin, and cinnamon. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until lamb mixture is thick, stirring often, 15 to 18 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, bring 2 cups milk to simmer in medium saucepan. Remove from heat; cover to keep warm. Melt 6 tablespoons butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add flour; whisk until smooth. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook until roux is pale golden, whisking often, 3 to 4 minutes. Gradually add warm milk to roux, whisking until sauce is smooth. Whisk 1 cup milk and 3 egg yolks in medium bowl; whisk into sauce. Whisk in feta and 1/2 teaspoon cumin. Bring sauce to boil, whisking often. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer until slightly thickened, mashing with potato masher to break up cheese, about 5 minutes. Season sauce with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill. Rewarm over low heat, whisking often, before using.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Butter deep 14-cup baking dish. Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain pasta; return to same pot. Mix 2 tablespoons butter into pasta. Add egg whites and 1/4 cup Parmesan; stir to blend.
• Spread 4 cups pasta in dish. Spread lamb mixture over. Top with remaining pasta. Spoon sauce over; sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan. Place dish on rimmed baking sheet. Bake pastitsio until heated through, about 40 minutes. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes.

MOROCCAN LAMB AND EGGPLANT MATZO PIE WITH SPICY TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Make lamb filling:
• Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet (2 inches deep) over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté onion, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 5 minutes. Add lamb and sauté, stirring and breaking up lumps, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Add two thirds of garlic, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon ras-el-hanout with oregano, mint, pepper, and cinnamon, then sauté, stirring, 1 minute.
• Stir in 4 cups tomatoes with some of juice (reserving remaining tomatoes and juice for sauce) and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Roast eggplant and assemble pie:
• Preheat broiler.
• Toss eggplant slices with 4 tablespoons oil and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a bowl. Brush a large shallow baking pan (1/2 to 1 inch deep) generously with oil and arrange as many slices as possible in 1 layer. Broil, in batches if necessary, 5 to 7 inches from heat, turning slices over as they brown (about halfway through broiling), until tender, 12 to 15 minutes total.
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.
• Soak matzos, 1 or 2 at a time, in a pan of warm water until matzos are slightly softened but still hold their shape, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes. Let excess water drip off and transfer matzos to paper towels or kitchen towels to drain.
• Arrange 2 matzos side by side in a generously oiled 13- by 9- by 2-inch (3-quart) baking dish to nearly cover bottom. Spread 3 cups lamb filling over matzos in pan. Arrange 2 matzos side by side on top, then spread remaining filling over them. Arrange eggplant slices in 1 layer over filling (overlapping slices slightly if necessary), then arrange remaining 2 matzos on top and brush with oil. Bake, covered with foil, 20 minutes, then remove foil and continue to bake until filling is hot, about 10 minutes more.
• Make tomato sauce while pie bakes:
• Purée remaining 2 cups chopped tomatoes with juice in a blender. Heat remaining tablespoon oil in a 10- to 12-inch skillet over moderate heat, then cook cayenne, remaining garlic, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon each ras-el-hanout and salt, stirring, until garlic is golden, about 1 minute. Add tomato purée and sugar and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, 4 to 6 minutes.
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MOROCCAN LAMB AND RICE

Steps:

• In 4 quart slow cooker, combine lamb, apple, seasoning packet from rice mix, broth and curry powder; mix well.
• Cover; cook on low setting for 7 to 9 hours.
• About 25 minutes before serving, add rice and raisins; mix well.
• Cover; cook on high setting for an additional 20 minutes or until rice is tender.
• Garnish with almonds.