Spiced Vegetable Tagine Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 190C/170C Fan/Gas 5.
• Mix the sweet potato, aubergine, courgette and red pepper in a large bowl. Drizzle over 2 tablespoons of the oil and mix to coat. Season generously with salt and pepper.
• Heat a large, non-stick frying pan over a high heat. WHEN the pan is HOT, add the vegetables in batches. Fry, stirring and turning regularly, for 3-4 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• Heat the remaining oil in a lidded casserole over a medium heat. Add the onions and fry for 3-5 minutes, stirring regularly, until softened. Add the garlic, coriander and cumin and fry for 1-2 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Stir in the chopped tomatoes, harissa paste, honey, apricots and chickpeas until well combined. Add the vegetables and cook for 2-3 minutes.
• Cover and transfer to the oven. Cook for 30 minutes, then stir in 200ml/7fl oz cold water until well combined and return to the oven, covered, for a further 15 minutes, or until the tagine is thick and the vegetables are tender.
• Sprinkle the tagine with the chopped coriander and serve with freshly cooked couscous or rice.

Steps:

• Combine the ingredients for the marinade then add in the spice mixture. Pour over the chicken to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour (up to 3 hours).
• Warm the chicken broth then add the saffron strands, allow to steep while the chicken is marinading.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-low heat in a tagine. Saute the onion until golden, about 5 minutes. Pour in the chicken broth and saffron along with the water.
• Place in the chicken and any marinade juices. Season with salt & pepper then cover with the lid. Cook on medium-low heat for 45 minutes.
• Uncover and stir in the olives, zucchini, yellow squash and tomato quarters. Add another 1/2 cup of water if needed.
• Reduce heat to low & recover. Cook until the vegetables are tender and the chicken is falling off the bone, about 45 minutes.
• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a small saucepan over high heat until hot but not smoking. Add the almonds and fry until the skins begin to crackle, about 2 to 3 minutes. Pour the almonds and hot oil over the vegetables and chicken.
• Ladle the chicken, vegetables, & sauce over cooked couscous or rice. Sprinkle with the chopped parsley and serve with the lemon quarters as garnishment.

Steps:

• Heat your tagine base on a medium heat on the hob and add the oil. Once up to temperature, tip in the onion, mushrooms and pepper until lightly browned.
• Turn down the heat to low and tip in the rest of the vegetables, cover with the tagine lid and cook until vegetables have softened, stirring occasionally. Whilst this is happening, make the vegetable stock in a separate jug and stir in the corn flour.
• When the vegetables have softened, stir in the Moroccan spice and cook covered for a further few minutes, then tip in the vegetable stock and corn flour. Cook and cover, on a simmer for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes before the end, cook the rice (follow the packet instructions). Then serve either from the tagine on the table or dish up separately with the rice.

Steps:

• Heat half the oil in a tagine over medium heat. Add the onions, garlic, parsley, & cilantro to the oil. Cook the onion & herbs for 5 minutes.
• Add the bouillon cube, spices, tomato, & the rest of the oil to the onion mixture & continue to cook on low heat for 10 minutes.
• Before adding the potatoes sprinkle them with paprika & pepper. Then place the water, potatoes, olives, & lemon into the tagine. Cover & cook over low heat for 1 hour.