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Slow cooker Moroccan-style lamb and lentil soup

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  • Egg free
  • Dairy free

This tomato, lentil and barley soup is packed with vegetables and meltingly tender lamb shanks that are simmered in the slow cooker.

  • Serves4
  • Cook time4 hour 15 minutes
  • Prep time15 minutes
Slow Cooker Moroccan-style Lamb and Lentil Soup garnished with mint, lemon zest and pistachio. With side salad and white cloth.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbs olive oil
  • 2 Coles Australian Lamb Shanks
  • 1 brown onion, finely chopped
  • 1 carrot, peeled, finely chopped
  • 1 fennel, trimmed reserving fronds, finely chopped
  • 2 celery sticks, finely chopped
  • 1 zucchini, finely chopped
  • 1 tbs Moroccan seasoning
  • 400g can cherry tomatoes
  • 6 cups (1.5L) chicken stock
  • 1/2 cup (100g) French-style lentils
  • 1/2 cup (100g) pearl barley
  • 1/4 bunch kale, leaves finely shredded
  • 1/3 cup (95g) Greek-style yoghurt

Pistachio gremolata

  • 1/4 cup mint leaves
  • 1 tbs lemon zest
  • 2 tbs coarsely chopped pistachios

Nutritional information

Per serve: Energy: 2067kJ/494 Cals (24%), Protein: 30g (60%), Fat: 18g (26%), Sat fat: 5g (21%), Carb: 46g (15%), Sugar: 16g (18%), Fibre: 14g (47%), Sodium: 1809mg (90%).

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Method

  1. Step 1

    Heat half the oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook lamb, turning occasionally, for 8 mins or until browned all over. Transfer to a slow cooker.
  2. Step 2

    Heat the remaining oil in the pan. Add the onion, carrot, fennel, celery and zucchini. Cook, stirring, for 5 mins or until vegetables start to brown. Add the Moroccan seasoning. Cook, stirring, for 1 min or until aromatic. Spoon mixture over the lamb in the slow cooker.
  3. Step 3

    Add the tomatoes, stock, lentils and barley to the slow cooker. Cover and cook for 4 hours on high (or 6 hours on low) or until lamb is falling off the bone.
  4. Step 4

    Transfer lamb to a heatproof bowl. Coarsely shred meat and discard bones. Return to slow cooker with kale. Season.
  5. Step 5

    To make the pistachio gremolata, combine the mint, lemon zest and pistachio in a small bowl.
  6. Step 6

    Serve the soup with the yoghurt, gremolata and reserved fennel fronds.

Slow cooker Moroccan-style lamb and lentil soup

Slow cooker Moroccan-style lamb and lentil soup
  • Serves4
  • Cook time4 hour 15 minutes
  • Prep time15 minutes
Ingredients
  • 1 tbs olive oil
  • 2 Coles Australian Lamb Shanks
  • 1 brown onion, finely chopped
  • 1 carrot, peeled, finely chopped
  • 1 fennel, trimmed reserving fronds, finely chopped
  • 2 celery sticks, finely chopped
  • 1 zucchini, finely chopped
  • 1 tbs Moroccan seasoning
  • 400g can cherry tomatoes
  • 6 cups (1.5L) chicken stock
  • 1/2 cup (100g) French-style lentils
  • 1/2 cup (100g) pearl barley
  • 1/4 bunch kale, leaves finely shredded
  • 1/3 cup (95g) Greek-style yoghurt

Pistachio gremolata

  • 1/4 cup mint leaves
  • 1 tbs lemon zest
  • 2 tbs coarsely chopped pistachios
    Description

    This tomato, lentil and barley soup is packed with vegetables and meltingly tender lamb shanks that are simmered in the slow cooker.

    Method
    1. Step 1

      Heat half the oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook lamb, turning occasionally, for 8 mins or until browned all over. Transfer to a slow cooker.
    2. Step 2

      Heat the remaining oil in the pan. Add the onion, carrot, fennel, celery and zucchini. Cook, stirring, for 5 mins or until vegetables start to brown. Add the Moroccan seasoning. Cook, stirring, for 1 min or until aromatic. Spoon mixture over the lamb in the slow cooker.
    3. Step 3

      Add the tomatoes, stock, lentils and barley to the slow cooker. Cover and cook for 4 hours on high (or 6 hours on low) or until lamb is falling off the bone.
    4. Step 4

      Transfer lamb to a heatproof bowl. Coarsely shred meat and discard bones. Return to slow cooker with kale. Season.
    5. Step 5

      To make the pistachio gremolata, combine the mint, lemon zest and pistachio in a small bowl.
    6. Step 6

      Serve the soup with the yoghurt, gremolata and reserved fennel fronds.