Tunisian Pulled Lamb with Grape and Asparagus Bulgur
Ready in 30 minutes
• Serves 4-5
This dish most recently appeared in My Classic (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, December 10, 2017.
This dish most recently appeared in My Classic (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, December 10, 2017.
Use a vegetable peeler to peel asparagus into long, thin ribbons.
Ingredients
Grape and Asparagus Bulgur Salad
- 1¼ cups bulgur wheat
- ½ bunch asparagus
- 200g grapes
- 2 tomatoes
- 3 tablespoons mint leaves
Tunisian Pulled Lamb
- ¾ red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon grated ginger
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons Tunisian spice mix
- 500g pulled lamb
- 1 cup chicken stock
- ¼ green cabbage, thinly sliced until you have about 3 cups worth
To Serve
- 100g harissa hummus
- 3 tablespoons picked mint leaves
Steps
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Prepare Tunisian lamb ingredients. Bring a full kettle to the boil Add bulgur and a pinch of salt to a medium, heatproof, bowl and cover with boiling water. Cover and leave to soak for 15-18 minutes, until grains are tender. Drain well through a sieve.
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While bulgur cooks, heat a drizzle of oil in a large fry-pan on medium heat and cook onion for about 3 minutes, until softened. Add garlic, ginger, salt and Tunisian spice mix and cook a further 1-2 minutes, until fragrant.
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Add pulled lamb and stock to pan and simmer for about 5 minutes. Stir through cabbage and cook for about 2 minutes, until wilted. Season to taste.
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While lamb is simmering, hold the woody ends of the asparagus and peel into long ribbons. Cut grapes in half; dice tomatoes 1cm; finely dice onion; roughly chop mint.
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When bulgur has cooked, toss all grape and asparagus bulgur salad ingredients together in a large bowl with a drizzle of oil and season to taste.
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To serve, divide grape and asparagus bulgur salad between plates, top with Tunisian pulled lamb and dollop with harissa hummus. Garnish with mint leaves.
Nutritional Information
Energy |
2253 kj 538 kcal |
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Protein | 35.9g |
Carbohydrate | 67.5g |
Fat | 10.7g |