Couscous with 7 vegetables in the fez manner

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
5 tablespoons Butter
4 tablespoons Vegetable oil
4 Lamb shanks
pinch Saffron
1 tablespoon Ground black pepper
½ teaspoon Ground coriander
½ teaspoon Tumeric
½ teaspoon Ginger
½ teaspoon Ground allspice
2 Cinnamon sticks
6 Cilantro and 6 parsley
Sprigs tied together
6 Tomatoes, peeled., seeded
And quartered
3 Onions, quartered
3 quarts Water
1 cup Dried chick peas (soaked
Overnight and peeled)
1 pounds Carrots peeled and cut into
2 Inch pieces
1 pounds Small white turnips,
Quartered
½ pounds Butternut squash, peeled &
Cubed
1 Quince, peeled, cored and
Cubed
1 pounds Small zucchini, quartered
1 Fresh chili pepper
1 cup Raisins
2 tablespoons Harissa
4 cups Couscous, cooked

Directions

In the bottom of a pot put the first 13 ingredients. Cover the pot and cook gently 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Then add the water and peeled chick peas. Cover the pot and simmer 1½ hours. Then remove the meat with a slotted spoon and cut it away from the bone and into chunks, discarding the bones. Add the carrots, turnips, squash and quince to the pot and simmer until vegetables are almost tender, about 20 minutes. Then add the zucchini, chili pepper, and raisins. Simmer for 20 more minutes.

Put the meat and vegetables on a serving platter, surround it with the Couscous, mix the harissa in a bowl with 1 ½ to 2 cups of lamb broth, ladle harissa mixture on Couscous, and serve.

Yield: 6-8 servings

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