Tajine Recipes

[richwig83]

Anyone got a good recipe for lamb tajine? Which is actually made in a tajine. Most online ones seem not to bother and just just a deep pan.


Thanks

[Mobile Chicane]

Most people buy a tagine and use it once before it gets put away in a cupboard, never to see the light of day again.

But you could call it the original slow cooker. The tagine has a tight-fitting lid which keeps moisture in, and would traditionally be cooked long and low.

Here's a good recipe, however I'd use a quarter of the amount of liquid:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/lambanddatetagin...

I honestly would use the slow cooker rather than faff about in the oven, or buy a special dish you'll use once.

[Pferdestarke]

MC's link is a good recipe but I'd use shoulder in place of leg any day of the week.

[Mobile Chicane]

Pferdestarke said:

MC's link is a good recipe but I'd use shoulder in place of leg any day of the week.

Agreed.

[richwig83]

Mobile Chicane said:

Most people buy a tagine and use it once before it gets put away in a cupboard, never to see the light of day again.

But you could call it the original slow cooker. The tagine has a tight-fitting lid which keeps moisture in, and would traditionally be cooked long and low.

Here's a good recipe, however I'd use a quarter of the amount of liquid:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/lambanddatetagin...

I honestly would use the slow cooker rather than faff about in the oven, or buy a special dish you'll use once.

I figured that this might be the case!! haha

I was bought as a wedding present so feel obliged to try and use it... Ive got it on the go now with a recipe that ive kind of made up.... lets see what happens!

[Mobile Chicane]

The secret is to use much less liquid than you think you'll need - if any at all.

A traditional Berber tagine is comprised of layers of quite 'watery' vegetables - courgette, squash etc, plus potatoes, onions, carrots and perhaps a bit of meat on top.

No extra water is added to this, since the water sweating out of the vegetables slowly steams everything else.

[Murph7355]

This one:

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/apricot-lamb-tagin...

Is the nuts.

I recommend sticking some rose harissa in it too (I buy the Belazu stuff rather than make my . And have some cornflour/arrowroot available to thicken the sauce once it's finished.

Works well in a slow cooker. Tastes amazing.

[insurance_jon]

timely topic. I was about to post for PH approved tagine recipes as I've just got back from walking a 115k through the sahara with berber guides.

I too was surprised how little liquid is used, literally none. Everynight when we got to the next camp they would bring out the tagines that had been cooking all day.

The really surprising thing is how well these guys managed to cook in the desert, lovely food and no rough tummies..........until the last day after having our first meal in the hotel! the irony