tolow,coverandsimmergentlyfor
1 hour.Removelid,placesweetpotato
wedgesaroundthelambshoulder,
re-coverandcookfora further1 houror
untilthemeatis tenderandfallingoffthe
bone.Addchickpeastowarmthrough.
Meanwhile,forthecouscous,place
butter,oiland400mlboilingwaterin a
bowlwitha pinchofsalt.Coverwithfoil
andstandfor2 minutesoruntilbutter
ismelted.Addcouscous,stirring
constantly,then,whentheliquidis
absorbed,fluffwitha fork.Transfer
couscoustoa basketsteamerlinedwith
a cleanteatowelormuslin.Setovera
saucepanofboilingwaterandsteamfor
20 minutesoruntiltender.Transfer to
alargeheatproofbowl.
Meanwhile,fortheorangesalad,juice
1 orange.Peelandsegmentremaining
orangesandcutinto1cmpieces.Combine
withjuiceandallremainingingredients,
andseason.Refrigerateuntilreadytouse.
Whenreadytoserve,addto couscous and
stirtocombine.Season.
Transferlambshouldertoa largeserving
bowl.Arrangesweetpotato,chickpeasand
saucein bowl.Scatterwithextra coriander
and serve with couscous.
ORANGECAKEWITH
CARDAMOM CUSTARD
SERVES 8
220galmondmeal
65gstalebreadcrumbs
(fromday-oldbread)
(^1) / 4 tspbakingpowder,sifted
Finelygratedzestof2 oranges
(^2) / 3 cup(150g) caster sugar
4 eggs
(^1) / 4 cup(60ml)vegetableoil
Pure icing sugar, to dust
CARDAMOMCUSTARD
2 cups(500ml)milk
1 vanillabean,split,seedsscraped
6 cardamompods, bruised
5 eggyolks
(^1) / 3 cup (75g) caster sugar
Preheattheovento170ºC.Lightlygrease
a 22cmroundcakepanandline the base
andsidewithbakingpaper.
Placealmondmeal,breadcrumbs,
bakingpowderandorangezestin a
bowlandstirtocombine.Placecaster
sugarandeggsin a standmixerfitted
withthewhiskattachmentandwhisk
untilthickandpale.Withthemotor
running,graduallyaddoilandwhisk
untilwellcombined.Usinga large
metalspoon,gentlyfolddryingredients
intoeggmixture.Pourbatterinto
preparedpanandbakefor 55 minutes
oruntila skewerinsertedin centreof
cakecomesoutclean.Standin pan
untilcompletelycooled.
Meanwhile,forthecardamomcustard,
heatmilkin a saucepanwithvanillapod
andseedsandcardamomovermedium
heatuntiljustbelowboilingpoint.
Removefromheatanddiscardvanilla
pod.Whiskeggyolksandsugarin a large
bowluntilpale.Slowlypourwarmmilk
mixtureovereggmixture,whiskinguntil
combined.Returncustardtosaucepan
andplaceoverlowheat.Cook,stirring
constantly,for5-6minutesoruntil
mixturesis thickenoughtocoattheback
ofa spoon.Strainthrougha finesieve
intoa bowltoremovecardamompods.
Placeovera bowloficedwater, stirring
occasionally,untilcool.
Removepanandtransfercaketoa
servingplate.Dustalloverwithicing
sugar and serve with cardamom custard.
SPICEDDATECAKE
WITHGINGER ICING
SERVES 10-12
380gmedjooldates,stones
removed,chopped
(^1) / 4 tspbicarbonateofsoda
90gunsaltedbutter,softened
1 cup(220g)light-brownsugar
3 eggs,atroomtemperature
11 / 2 cups(225g)self-raisingflour
(^1) / 2 tspgroundcinnamon
(^1) / 4 tsp ground star anise
(^1) / 4 tspgroundcloves, plus extra
toserve
(^1) / 4 tspgroundginger
Choppedcrystallised ginger,
to serve
GINGERICING
150gunsaltedbutter,softened
125gpureicingsugar,sifted
1 vanillabean,split,seeds scraped
1 tsp ground ginger
Preheatovento180°C.Greasea 24cm
roundspringformcakepanandlinebase
andsidewithbakingpaper.Combine
dateswith300mlwaterin a small
saucepan.Bringtoboil,thenimmediately
removefromheat.Stirin bicarbandallow
tostandfor5-6minutesoruntildate
beginstobreakdown.Placedatemixture
in a foodprocessorand whiz until smooth.
Coolcompletely.
In a standmixerfittedwiththepaddle
attachment,beatbutterandsugaruntil
thickandpale.Addeggs,1 ata time,
beatingwellaftereachaddition.Siftthe
flourandspicestogetherina bowl.
Gentlyfoldflourmixtureintobutter
mixture,thenfoldin cooleddatemixture.
Pourbatterintopreparedpanand
smoothtopwiththebackofa spoon.
Bakefor1 houroruntila skewer
insertedin thecentrecomesoutclean.
Removefromovenandcoolin panfor
10 minutesbeforeturningonto a wire
racktocoolcompletely.
Meanwhile,forthegingericing,place
butter,icingsugarandvanillaseedsin
cleanedstandmixerfittedwiththepaddle
attachment.Beatonhighfor5-6minutes
oruntilfluffyandpale.Beatin ground
gingertocombine.Spreadontocooled
cakeandscatterwithcrystallisedginger
and extra ground clove to serve.
70 delicious.com.au