Tunisian Style Grilled Lamb Chops Food

TUNISIAN LAMB STEW

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine lamb, egg white and spice mixture and mix well. When all the ingredients are combined, stuff olives with meat mixture. In a large saucepan, heat oil. Sear olives, meat side down, in the hot oil. Remove from pan and set aside. Add onions to the pan, and sweat until translucent. Add tomato paste, harissa, tomato puree, water and white beans, and bring it to a boil. When it reaches a boil, turn down the heat and simmer slowly until beans are tender, approximately 30 to 40 minutes. Add additional water if needed. Add seared stuffed olives and cook for 15 minutes more. Add pickled vegetables. Add salt and pepper to taste, and serve in a bowl, accompanied by a pita or baguette.

TUNISIAN-STYLE GRILLED LAMB CHOPS

Steps:

• Mix all the spices together with the garlic and olive oil. Add the chops and turn to coat well. Cover and refrigerate for 24 hours.
• Prepare a wood or charcoal fire in a grill, or preheat a gas grill.
• When the fire is ready, put the chops on an oiled rack and grill about 4 minutes per side. The outside should be nicely browned, the inside faintly pink.

TUNISIAN RELISH

Steps:

• In a bowl, soak the currants in hot water until plump, about 5 minutes. Drain, pressing out the excess water. Return the currants to the bowl and add the olives, Peppadews, olive oil and vinegar. Season the relish with salt.
• Make Ahead The relish can be refrigerated for up to 2 days.

PAKISTANI-STYLE GRILLED LAMB CHOPS

Steps:

• Combine the ginger, garlic, lemon juice, salt, cayenne, black pepper, and garam masala in a shallow dish large enough to hold the chops. Mix well. Rub this marinade on both sides of the chops, cover, and refrigerate 4-24 hours.
• Just before eating, preheat the broiler and set a rack 4-5 inches from the source of heat.
• Put the chops, with any marinade that clings to them easily, in a baking tray, brush both sides with oil, and place under broiler. Broil 3-4 minutes on each side or until browned. If the chops are an inch thick they will still be pink inside, the way I like them. If you want them more done, put them in a 350°F oven for 5-10 minutes, depending on the thickness of the chops and the doneness desired.

TUNISIAN CHAKCHOUKA

Steps:

• Cut the tomatoes into large pieces. Deseed and dice all the peppers.
• Heat olive oil in a medium size pot. The flavor belongs in the recipe, so use a good amount of it. Add the onion and garlic, and before it is brown, add the cumin. When the cumin is blended, add the tomatoes and peppers, the tomato concentrate, and the harissa. Add salt. Blend the ingredients with a long spoon. Add 1 - 3 bay leaves, and the thyme.
• As soon as the vegetables are cooked, and the consistency is a bit thickened, add the eggs. The eggs will be poached in the pot. Space the eggs to give them room. Put the lid of the pot on. Wait for the white to set, as much as 15 minutes, depending on how high your heat is. The yolk should be runny.
• When you serve this, dish up an amount of the vegetable part into a wide soup dish, then carefully center an egg into this. Repeat for four people. Have french bread cut and ready to dip into the chakchouka.
• Note: the amounts of tomato concentrate and harissa, which is quite hot, can be adjusted to personal taste. You could lessen the garlic amount if you like.

TUNISIAN COUSCOUS SALAD WITH GRILLED SAUSAGES

Steps:

• In a large frying pan with a lid, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over moderately low heat. Add the garlic, couscous, cumin, cayenne, and ½ teaspoon of the salt to the pan.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, until the couscous starts to brown, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in tomato juice and water. Bring to a simmer.
• Cover, remove from the heat and let stand for 5 minutes.
• Transfer the couscous to a platter or large glass bowl to cool.
• Meanwhile, heat the broiler. Coat the sausages with ½ tablespoon of the oil.
• Broil the sausages, turning occasionally, until completely cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• Remove from the heat. When the sausages are cool enough to handle, cut them into thin slices.
• Toss the cooled couscous with the lemon juice and the remaining oil, salt and tomato. Top with the sausages and cilantro.