Hannah’s Harissa Lamb

I’m absolutely obsessed with spices from around the world and really enjoy finding new meals to incorporate them into - it’s kind of like that child element in me that wants to experiment with potions and perfumes... but with food!

Harissa is a spice from Tunisia that you can buy in powder or paste form. I’ve tried a few different recipes from other chefs but none of them quite lived up to what I was expecting. I visualised the kind of dish I wanted to create and just went with it and ended up with Harissa sauce served with harissa marinated lamb which I served on top of quinoa but you could chose cous cous or veggies instead.

Ingredients: (serves 3-4)

700g diced lamb

2 x diced white onions

4 x tbsp harissa paste

1 x red bell pepper

1 x tbsp cayenne pepper

1 x tbsp paprika

1 x tsp chopped chillies 

Handful of fresh coriander 

1. Chop the red pepper and soften along with the white onion in a frying pan on a medium heat, ensuring that the veggies soften and don’t char.

2. Add the paprika, 2 x tbsp harissa paste, cayenne pepper and chopped chillies (I’ve used Lazy Food’s chopped chillies)

3. Once fragrant and smelling spicayyy, add a small glass of water and blitz in a blender until smooth.

4. Cut the chunky fat off of the lamb and marinate the meat in 2 x tbsp harissa paste for 30 minutes before frying on a medium / low heat until cooked through.

5. Serve the meat on a bed of quinoa or similar and cover in the harissa sauce.

6. Saucy darling... enjoy.

Keeping you hungry,

Hannah x