Cooking With A Tagine

Parent Cafe
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I was shopping with my 83 year old Moroccan mother this weekend at HomeGoods. I spotted a tagine - a stoneware piece that I became familiar with on a recent trip to France with her to visit family. I and she, was so excited when she saw it! She does not have one but remembers her mother having one when she was a child.

For those that need tagine reference: http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/8294188/?catalogId=27&sku=8294188&cm_ven=Google_PLA&cm_cat=Shopping&cm_pla=default&cm_ite=default&kwid=productads-adid^45527541823-device^c-plaid^82946920903-sku^8294188-adType^PLA&gclid=CjwKEAiAvZTCBRDvnoOaoa2j3xISJABxPjN9f-o1Ogp0pqsP9-0Yd-CKBJc1ncx5gAsEgnlG47aIQRoCs5fw_wcB

(this is not mine but gives you the picture) :slight_smile:

So since I rarely have a good Christmas present for her, I snuck and bought it. I would like to now print out a few recipes that do especially well in a tagine. I know stews, soups, roasting veggies, right? Along with the pot, I will put the recipes in a binder for her (how she prefers to look at recipes).

Anyone have good tagine recipes to share/link??? TIA!

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@abasket, I bought my husband a tagine after my friend raved about hers, and she recommended this cookbook: https://www.amazon.com/Tagines-Couscous-Delicious-recipes-Moroccan/dp/1845979486/ref=sr_1_1_twi_har_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1480957511&sr=1-1&keywords=tagines+and+couscous

I see she has a paperback one out, too, with “easy” in the title.

I honestly haven’t tried it myself for a combination of reasons, but we’re looking forward to cooking with it.

Also, just as a note, my friend also told me that if you have gas burners you need to get a diffuser - it looks like a little metal plate that fits over the burner.

Please let us know how your mother likes her gift!

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Thank you @Tiredofsnow ! I took advantage of the $5 amazon code and got the book for $11.29 - easier than printing anything out! She’ll at least enjoy looking at the recipes.

And she has an electric stove top - for the win!

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Perfect! Let me know how it goes…

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FYI, @abasket, Williams-Sonoma stocks a couple of types of tagines and has several recipes on their web site.

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^^Yes, I actually linked in the original post to a WS one - I already purchased another brand but will take a look at their recipes online.

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Yum! When I was in Morroco I ordered something cooked in a tagine whenever possible. I love anything cooked with apricot and/or raisins etc, love the sweetness.