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Mrouzia: photo of the dish
Illustrative photo: Iron Bishop — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Mrouzia

A Moroccan festive dish of lamb slowly simmered with honey, almonds and mild spices. Its sweet-savoury taste and its cinnamon and ras el-hanout aromas make it traditionally prepared for Eid al-Adha.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Garniture

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Nutrition facts

836 kcal per serving

Protein
45.2 g
Carbohydrates
26.9 g
of which sugars
21.5 g
Fat
59.1 g
of which saturated fat
14.6 g
Fiber
8.2 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. In a casserole dish, brown the lamb pieces in the olive oil for 8 minutes, then remove them.
  2. Sauté the sliced onions in the same pot until translucent, then add the ras el-hanout, ginger, saffron and cinnamon.
  3. Return the meat, cover with water to just above it, add the parsley and a pinch of salt, then simmer gently for 1 hour 30 minutes with the lid on.
  4. Meanwhile, dry-toast the whole almonds in a pan until golden, then set them aside.
  5. When the meat is tender, add the honey and butter and reduce the sauce for 10 minutes uncovered.
  6. Stir in the toasted almonds and simmer for another 5 minutes so they soak up the sauce.
  7. Optionally flavour with orange blossom water off the heat.
  8. Arrange the meat on a platter, spoon over the sauce, sprinkle with flaked almonds and cinnamon, and serve with semolina.

Variations and tips

Dried fruit version. Add prunes or dried apricots along with the honey.

Using what's available here. Ras el-hanout can be found in Middle Eastern grocery shops; otherwise mix cumin, cinnamon, coriander and ginger.

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Original Ecomely recipe.