If travels to North Africa or a love of this region’s flavorful “undercover” cooking have brought you to search out tagine cooking, these tips will give you a start.

Tagine Recipes

• Moroccan Chicken with Olives has all the ingredients typical in this cooking style—less tender chicken thighs are used; olives, lemon and flavorful herbs and spices add seasoning.
• Recipes using lamb are very popular.
• Try roasting a chicken or give a beef pot roast new flavor.

Tagine Cookware

• The conical shape of the lid acts like an oven when cooking, much like Dutch ovens do. In fact, a Dutch oven is a good substitute.
• Look for tagines in cookware stores or online sources for serious cooks.
• The most versatile can be used in the oven or for stovetop cooking and will come with good recipes and ‘how to’ directions.
• Be a careful shopper. Some tagines are for serving only.