Pomegranate & Date Lamb Tagine, 2 Thumbs Up!

This recipe has been on my to-cook list for like forever. I had all the ingredients ready since months ago except for the pomegranate fruit, well..and the meat. Dealing with the fruit is a PITA. You have to open the fruit, slowly scrape off the seeds bit by bit, carefully remove the disgustingly bitter white bits (the hardest part) and the juice just keeps splashing at you. That's why I stick to berries, grapes, apples, you get the point.



I totally forgot about this dish until the wild boar asked me what I was going to do with the jar of preserved lemons that I bought months ago. It's actually a bad habit of mine, I tend to buy stuff and forget about it. Anyway, I felt bad and thought it's about time to end the procrastination. Glad I did. It's so good! It's very spicy, rich and flavourful. Love the balance of flavours in this dish. The dates contributed sweetness and the pomegranate added a nice tartness to the dish.  And then the fresh herbs sort of "freshened up" the flavours of the dish. I served it with a simple herb flavoured couscous. I also added toasted pine nuts to the couscous, which added a nice nutty flavour to the whole dish.

Small preserved lemons