Pitta Breads with Couscous and Roasted Lamb

Pitta Breads with Couscous and Roasted Lamb Ingredients

6 lg White pitta breads	225 g Couscous
For the Lamb	75 ml Lemon juice
700 g Shoulder of lamb on the bone	4 tb Olive oil
2 tb Lemon juice	4 Medium-ripe tomatoes
1 ts (level) chilli flakes	20 g Fresh flat-leaf parsley,
1 ts (rounded) ground coriander	200 g Salad onions, trimmed fine
1 ts (rounded) ground ginger	Salt and freshly ground
1/2 ts (level) freshly ground black	For the Dressing
1 sm Clove garlic, peeled and	1 1/2 tb Olive oil
1 sm Aubergine (about 275g)	1 1/2 tb Balsamic vinegar
2 tb Olive oil	2 1/2 Cm fresh ginger, peeled and
175 g Pitted black olives, drained	Salt and freshly ground
For the Couscous

Instructions for Pitta Breads with Couscous and Roasted Lamb

Prepare the lamb the day before. First of all combine the lemon juice, chilli flakes, ground coriander, ginger, black pepper and the crushed garlic. Rub this marinade all over the lamb, place in a roasting tin, cover with clingfilm and chill in the fridge overnight. The next day, preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6. Remove the lamb from the fridge 30 minutes before you want to start cooking it. Roast the lamb for 1 hour 20 minutes for pink lamb, giving it a further 30 minutes if you prefer it well done. While the lamb is cooking, prepare the couscous by putting it in a medium-sized bowl with the lemon juice, olive oil and 275ml of boiling water. Stir the grains with a fork, then cover with clingfilm and leave to stand for 15 minutes to soften - the couscous should be moist but not wet. If it is too dry, add more boiling water. Put the tomatoes in a small bowl, pour sufficient boiling water over to cover, slowly count to 15, pour off the water and then quickly fill the bowl with cold water. This will stop the cooking process. Drain, lift the tomatoes out, peel and discard the skins, quarter the flesh and then scoop the seeds out with a teaspoon and throw away. Cut the flesh into 1cm dice and return to the bowl. Add the roughly chopped parsley and mint leaves to the couscous, along with the tomatoes and salad onions. Season, mix well to combine, cover and put aside. Preheat a griddle pan over a high heat for 3-4 minutes or the grill for at least 5 minutes. Cut the aubergine lengthways into 4 and then cut each of these quarters into 3 long, fat batons. Brush well with the olive oil and place on the griddle or a baking sheet. Griddle on a medium heat or place the baking sheet under the grill for 4-5 minutes, turning the aubergines until they are brown on all sides. Allow to cool and cut into 2cm cubes. While the griddle or grill is still hot, warm the pittas through for about 1 minute on each side, then split. Mix all the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl. When the lamb is cooked, remove it from the oven and let it cool for about an hour in its tin. Then, using a very sharp knife, cut the lamb down either side of the bone, trim all the fat and any sinew and discard. Dice the lamb into 1in cubes, put these in a bowl, along with the aubergine cubes, pitted olives and the dressing. Mix well and season. Spoon the couscous into one side of each pitta bread, and the lamb, aubergine and olive mixture into the other. Garnish with the reserved parsley and mint, arrange in a dish or basket and serve. Suggested Wine: Sainsburys Copertino Riserva ?4.29 NOTES : This Middle Eastern recipe requires quite a lot of effort, but I can promise you it is worth it. Shoulder of lamb is a sweet and succulent cut to use and its flavour is enhanced by this spicy, aromatic marinade. These filled pittas are perfect picnic fare. Recipe by: Sainsburys Mag July 1997, Cooking for a Summers Day w Meat Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #656 by Kerry Erwin on Jul 06, 1997

Main Ingredient: LambCuisine: Uncategorized

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Balsamic Vinegar	Coriander	Couscous	Garlic
Ginger	Lamb	Lemon	Olive
Olive Oil	Onion	Parsley	Salt
Tomato

Breads Meat Garlic Olive oil Onion Parsley Ginger Balsamic Vinegar Tomato Lemon Lamb

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