Moroccan Tagine Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Moroccan Tagine Recipe). Tagines are Moroccan slow-cooked meat, fruit and vegetable dishes which are almost invariably made with mutton. Using lamb cuts down the cooking time, but if you can find good hogget (older than lamb, younger than mutton, commonly labeled 'baking legs' and sold cheaply) that will do very well.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 2hrs

Total: 2hrs15 mins

Servings: 5

Yield: 5 servings

Moroccan Tagine Recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 large onions

peeled and sliced into rings

2 pounds lamb meat

cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon ground coriander seed

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

salt to taste

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

4 pears - peeled

cored and cut into 1 1/2 inch chunks

½ cup golden raisins

½ cup blanched slivered almonds

World Cuisine

Directions

Step 1

Heat the oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Fry the onion in the oil until soft. Add the lamb meat to the pan and fry until just browned on the outside. Season with cumin coriander ginger cinnamon salt and pepper. Pour just enough water into the pot to cover the meat. Cover and simmer over low heat for 1 1/2 to 2 hours until meat is tender and the mixture is stew-like. Displace lid a little after an hour if there appears to be too much liquid.

Step 2

Add the pears golden raisins and almonds to the stew and cook for another 5 minutes or so until the pears are soft. Serve with rice.

Nutritional Information

Moroccan Tagine Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:5

Calories: 394.4

% Daily Value *

Protein: 26.4g 53%

Carbohydrates: 42.7g 14%

Dietary Fiber: 7.5g 30%

Sugars: 25.8g

Fat: 14.5g 22%

Saturated Fat: 2.9g 15%

Cholesterol: 71.3mg 24%

Vitamin A Iu: 40.4IU 1%

Niacin Equivalents: 10.9mg 84%

Vitamin B6: 0.3mg 18%

Vitamin C: 10.7mg 18%

Folate: 43.9mcg 11%

Calcium: 85.7mg 9%

Iron: 3.4mg 19%

Magnesium: 81.7mg 29%

Potassium: 721.7mg 20%

Sodium: 68.3mg 3%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 14%

Calories From Fat: 130.6

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.