4 leg ras Recipes

boneless leg of lamb (4 to 5 lbs.) butterflied and trimmed of excess fat, coarse kosher salt, divided, olive oil, divided, onions, roughly chopped (about 2 1/2 cups), garlic cloves, roughly chopped, ras el hanout (see notes ), dried apricot halves, preferably blenheim

ras el hanout spice mix, garlic, crushed, honey, limes , zest of or 1 lemon, zest of, limes , juice of or 1/2 lemon, juice of, salt & freshly ground black pepper, boneless leg of lamb , butterflied

blanched whole almonds, toasted and cooled, granulated sugar, cinnamon, saffron threads, crumbled, water, onion, chopped (about 1 1/4 cups), garlic cloves, cut into thin strips, unsalted butter, ground ginger, freshly ground black pepper, chicken parts (about 1 whole breast, 2 thighs, and 2 legs), low-salt chicken broth, eggs, beaten lightly, chopped fresh parsley leaves, chopped fresh coriander, fresh lemon juice , or to taste, sheets (about 1 1/2 packages) phyllo (preferably number 4 ultra-thin), sugar and cinnamon for sprinkling, ras el hanout, aniseed, fennel seeds, whole allspice berries, seeds from 8 cardamom pods, whole black peppercorns, cinnamon, broken in half, sesame seeds, coriander seeds, cuminseed, a pinch dried red pepper flakes, a pinch ground mace, ground ginger, freshly ground nutmeg