mediterranean braised lamb and couscous

Cooked this for lunch today. Delicious and so simple. No problems except I had no basil so just substituted it with coriander. 9 year old daughter loved it.

Just cooke it for my wie agnes and our kids, it went down a treat, clean plates all round!

Hi - oops, not sure why people are finding that there is too much liquid left - took my eye off the pot half way through for 15min and came back to find the black lamb and nothing else...LOL. Prob simmering too fast, but I don't think that there is too much liquid.

I made a slight adjustment to the begining of the recipe using Jamie's method of making a basic tomato sauce (from his first cookery book). Fry off the (finely) chopped garlic first very gently until it starts to brown and add a teaspoon of dried oregano to the pan (add half a finley chopped red chili minus the seeds at this stage if you wish but totally optional but if you do the heat disapates after the long cook just leaving the flavour). Then add the onions and follow the recipe as normal using good a good tin of plum tomatoes but dont's break the plum tomatoes until near serving as the seeds can make the flavor a little sour (as is the same as Jamie's basic tomato sauce recipe).
Truly a great recipe... Thanks Jamie and enjoy.

I tried this recipe last night and I was very impressed.
I'm not a great cook by any means but this was really yummy.
I read a few of the comments beforehand about not adding as much water but I'd recommend following the recipe,it reduces quite a lot towards the end of cooking and it very nearly burnt.
I added a few chillis which gave it a bit of a kick.
I'll definately be trying this one again!

Really enjoyed this, added sweet potato, some chopped dried apricots and 2tsps Harissa to give a more Moroccan feel. Served with new potatoes and olive bread. Delish, enough for 3 days meals for one. Thanks for website, no longer ready meal junkie:-)

Tried it with stewing beef and cooked it very slowly. Came out great. Tried it also with eggplant for the veggie lovers. Went down well

You can add all sorts of vegetables like potato, carrots, celery, courgettes, yellow pepper, aubergine. I cook a leg of lamb in all this and then cut it up later. Not so greasy the leg part and ofcourse Harissa!!

If u have Harrisa, add some ....this is also fantastic !

jamie i love this dish i cooked it for my mom THANK YOU :) :P

I added a small teaspoon of Ras El Hanoute for that authentic Morrocan Flavour. Fantastic

For Melissa. Tomato base recipe serves 5 adaped for cooking at home by Jamie Oliver.
small amount of olive oil, 1 onion chopped, 2 red peppers chopped, 2 courgettes washed and grated, 2 carrots washed and grated, 1 butternut squash washed and chopped with seeds, pinch of oregano, 1 bay leaf, 2-3 tins tomatoes.

Method.

Fry onions and the rest of the vegetables over a low heat in a large saucepan for 10 minutes. Add oregano bay leaves and the tomatoes and season with salt and pepper. Simmer for 30 minutes to an hour. Blitz to a puree with a hand blender.
It is okay to freeze until needed.

Hey i cant find the recipe for the tomato based sauce to go with this recipe can anyone help out? Thanx

Hi Jamie,
I'm Jake from the aussie land and i want to be a chef too!!!, just letting you know that i'm going to do your dish the "mediterranean braised lamb and couscous" for my year 11, term final. Is there anything you want to stress "what not to do?," let me know.
love your show!!!!!
....... hope i get an "A".....wish me luck,
Catcha later mate.

I cooked this dish in the slow cooker, and reduced the water by half. A delicious braised lamb!

This is dynamite jamie!
I added a fresh green chili to spice it up. I find if I cook it one day before it's even nicer.
It's just the job to come home to after work on a wet Sydney evening.
Keep up the good work. all the best

this is a lovely meal. Add some fresh chili to spice it up and I had rice instead of couscous. Delicious!!!

Family loved it. Agree probably too much liquid, will cut it down nwxt time. Added black olives....scrummy !

Very tasty but a couple of warnings.
It feeds 2 adults or 4 very small children.
400ml water is too much, you'll need to take off the lid and reduce. 275ml more accurate.

hi
this is a good combination of spiced food.Why not use chili or lemon.it does`nt really matter i guess

reepies like these are the best
keep it up oliver

Hi
This is very nice ive made it with pasta and my fiance LOVED it, im trying the mushroom stroganoff tonight.

Cheers from Cape Town

Hi Jamie,

I love to watch your recipies on tv.

I've tried some of your recipies for my family, it was delicious!

Thanks

Keep it up!!

can you tell me what else you used besides garlic and rosemary when you did a shoulder of lamb on tv last week please

Has anyone tried an alternative meat with this it sounds delicious but not shopping til next week lol??

Have ccoked this and it's delicious!

hi sounds nice:)