Quick Lamb with Chick Peas and Fresh Mint, “Couscous” Style Recipe
	 The Cuisine of Tours
Cooking time: About 90 minutes
Total time: 1hr to 2hr
Preparation time: 15 minutesCooking time: About 90 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
Ingredients for 4 servings
- 800 g (1 lb. 12 oz.) Lamb loin, cubed
- 200 g (7 oz.) Chickpeas
- 2 small zucchini
For the jus
- 1 kg (2 1/4 lb.) small bones and trimmings from the lamb, fat removed
- 1 onion
- 1 carrot
- 1 leek, white part only
- 2 tbsp. tomato paste
- 2 cloves
- A pinch of quatre-épices, cinnamon and nutmeg
- Zest of 2 oranges
- 4 white rose buds
- 1 bird's eye chili
- 1 tsp. ground cumin
- Salt and pepper
Garnish
- Cilantro and mint leaves
Method
- Make the couscous-style broth by browning the small lamb bones and trimmings; add 7 litres of cold water.
- When it comes to a boil, skim the surface and add the remaining ingredients. Let cook for 1 hour. Strain the liquid.
Stage 2
- In another pot, cook the previously blanched chick peas in the broth with the zucchini, sliced into rounds.
- Brown the cubed lamb in a non-stick pan; season with salt and pepper. Cook blue rare: that is, sear the surface of the meat but leave the interior very rare.
- Add 2 ladlefuls of the broth to the pan; scrape the bottom to release all the browned meat juices; let simmer for a few minutes to make a good bouillon.
- Place into serving bowls; add the chick peas and zucchini and garnish with mint and fresh cilantro.
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