Lamb chops, ras al hanout tomatoes, cous cous and elderflower yoghurt

Serves: 4
Course: Main Course
Cooking Time: 0 hr 45 mins
Ingredients
  • 200g cous cous
  • 300ml hot chicken stock
  • 2 strips of lemon peel
  • 1 stick or pinch of cinnamon
  • Salt and black pepper
  • 8 lamb chops
  • 4tbsp olive oil
  • 1 packet (250g) mixed baby tomatoes
  • Juice of 1 orange
  • 1tsp ras al hanout (or ground cumin if you don’t have it)
  • 200ml natural yoghurt
  • 2tbsp elderflower cordial

1 Put the cous cous in a bowl with the chicken stock, lemon, cinnamon and seasoning, be generous with the pepper.

2 Cover with some clingfilm and allow to steam for 10 minutes before loosening it up with a fork.

3 Season the chops, then place them on a hot barbecue for six or seven minutes on each side, until they become charred and crisp.

4 Meanwhile, heat the olive oil and add the tomatoes, orange juice and ras al hanout. Season and warm through until the tomatoes start to soften.

5 Mix the yoghurt with the elderflower.

6 Spoon the cous cous onto a platter. Place the chops and tomatoes on top.

7 The juices from the tomatoes should season and moisten the cous cous. Serve the elderflower yoghurt on the side.

Paul Flynn

Paul Flynn

Paul Flynn is a chef, restaurateur and contributor to The Irish Times. He and his wife, Máire, run the Tannery restaurant and cookery school in Dungarvan, Co Waterford