Tagine

Make Tagine at home

Ingredients

• 2 lb chicken thighs or lamb shoulder, cut up
• 2 onions, sliced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• Pinch of saffron
• 1 preserved lemon, quartered
• 1/2 cup green or purple olives
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro and parsley
• 2 tbsp olive oil and 1 1/2 cups water

How it's made

1. Rub the meat with the spices and let it sit for 30 minutes.
2. Heat the oil in a tagine or heavy pot and brown the meat.
3. Add the onions and garlic and cook 5 minutes.
4. Pour in the water, cover and simmer on low for 1 hour for chicken or 1 1/2 hours for lamb.
5. Add the preserved lemon and olives in the last 15 minutes.
6. Stir in the fresh herbs.
7. Serve straight from the pot with bread or couscous.