Cooking the Tagine Way

Is it cookware? Is it a recipe? Is it a cooking style? Tagine (pronounced tay-jean) is slow-cooked way of preparing foods used in North Africa, notably Morocco, and the name given to recipes for them. It is also the name of the cookware, a shallow ‘casserole’ with a distinctive conical lid.

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.
Try these new additions to our recipe collection: Beef Tagine with Honey, Prunes and Almonds, and Chicken Tagine.
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.

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