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1. No African country names begin with the letters F, H, I, J, O, P, Q, V, W, X, or Y.

2. Africa is surrounded by water but by definition Africa is not an island because Africa is a continent.

3. The Republic of the Congo is one of the most urbanized countries in Africa.

Best Lamb Recipe from Around Africa

African lamb recipes using a tagine is best served with warm couscous, pita or flatbread. 

Our lamb recipe tagine is primarily used to slow cook stews and vegetable dishes. Because the domed or cone-shaped lid of the tagine traps steam and returns the condensed liquid to the pot, a minimal amount of water is needed when cooking. Use a stew pot instead of a tagine for this lamb recipe just add an extra 1 cup of broth to the recipe.

Lamb Recipe Favorite Family Meal

Slow Roasted North African Lamb Recipe Using a Tagine.

Ingredients

2 pounds lamb cut into 2-inch chunks

2 cups cooked chickpeas

2 large onions, chopped

3 cloves garlic, crushed

2 cups tomato juice

2 large chopped tomatoes

4 ounce dried apricots, cut in half

2-ounce dates, cut in half

2-ounce raisins

3 ounce flaked almonds

1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

2 teaspoon ground black pepper

1½ tablespoon paprika

1½ tablespoon ground ginger

1 tablespoon turmeric

2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon saffron

1 tablespoon honey

2 tablespoon coriander, roughly chopped

2 tablespoon flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped

3 cups vegetable stock

2 tablespoon olive oil

2 tablespoon argan oil


Directions

Preheat the oven to 300F. Place the cayenne, black pepper, paprika, ginger, turmeric and cinnamon into a small bowl and mix to combine. Place the lamb in a large bowl and toss together with half of the spice mix. 

Cover and leave overnight in the fridge. Heat 1-tablespoon olive oil and 1-tablespoon of argan oil in a large casserole dish. Add the grated onion and the remaining spice mix and cook over a gentle heat for 10 minutes so that the onions are soft but not colored. Add the crushed garlic for the final 3 minutes.

In a separate frying pan, heat the remaining oil and brown the cubes of lamb on all sides then add the browned meat to the casserole dish. Deglaze the frying pan with ¼ pint of tomato juice and add these juices to the pan. 

Add the remaining tomato juice, chopped tomatoes, apricots, dates, raisins or sultanas, flaked almonds, saffron, lamb stock and honey to the casserole dish. 

Bring to the boil, cover with a fitted lid, place in the oven and cook for 2-2½ hours or until the meat is tormentingly tender. Place the lamb in a tagine or large serving dish and sprinkle over the chopped herbs.

Lamb Recipe.

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Africa is surrounded by water but is not an island, here are a few African Island facts.

Madagascar is the 4th large island in the world and is located in the Indian Ocean supporting a unique biology, about 90% of its plants and animals are found nowhere else on earth.

Composed of 155 islands, Seychelles is Africa's smallest country. By far the largest island is Mahe, home to about 90% of the population and the site of its capital city of Victoria.

Cabo Verde has a strategic location 310 miles or 500 km from the west coast of Africa near major north-south sea routes; important communications station; important sea and air refueling site.

Africa is surrounded by water but by definition Africa is not an island because Africa is a continent. Continents can not be considered islands because of their size and also by historic definition since many people who study geography define islands and continents as two different things.

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