Name: Moroccan Lamb Tagine
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h 15 min
Total time: 2 h 35 min
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: a couple of tablespoons of olive oil; a couple of knobs of butter (say 25g in total); 350g or 700g (see above) of nice lean lamb, cut into 1inch chunks; 2 large onions, chopped; 2 fat cloves garlic, chopped; 1 tablespoon of Ras el hanout (available in any good supermarket); 2 teaspoons turmeric; 1 teaspoon of cumin; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 250ml of Passata di Pomodoro (available in any good supermarket); 1 x 400g tin of cherry tomatoes - get good quality ones; 2 good sized teaspoons of Rose Harrisa (available in any good supermarket); 100g or about 10 dried soft apricots; a small handful of golden sultanas; a small handful of toasted flaked almonds; a pinch of saffron strands; 300ml chicken stock made from a Knorr stock cube; a good squeeze of runny honey; 2 courgettes (zucchini) sliced; salt and black pepper to taste

Moroccan Lamb Tagine Recipe

This lamb and apricot tagine recipe is just delicious; really tender lamb with a nice spiciness and the sweetness of apricots and golden sultanas.

Totally made up by me as I went along, I wrote everything down as I added it and I will be making this again as it really was delish!

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Moroccan Lamb Tagine

If you have a Tagine then now is the time to use it. My Emile Henry Tagine is excellent as it can go on the stovetop and also in the oven.

Ever since I bought it I've made quite a few tagine recipes although you don't have to have a tagine, you can instead use a lidded casserole.

Passata

You'll need a jar of Passata (skinned tomatoes) which have been passed through a sieve removing the seeds along with any lumps. You'll find it in any good supermarket near the tinned tomatoes.

Tinned Tomatoes

You need to use really good quality tinned tomatoes, I used a nice tin of Italian cherry tomatoes. If you use cheap tinned tomatoes your sauce with not be half as nice but instead will be watery.

I always use the Cirio brand (or Napolina) and again they are available in any good supermarkets, although it's really only Tesco, Sainsbury's and Waitrose I've seen Cirio.

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11 comments

Unknown24 February 2010 at 11:41
That is SUCH a beautiful tagine!
Peter M24 February 2010 at 11:53
Your tagine is gorgeous and I hope you display it prominently in your home...it's a converation piece.

The tagine the meal is....Morrocanolicious!
Sean24 February 2010 at 13:18
so that's the tagine you were talking about!

Tasty stuff Jan!
Marie Rayner24 February 2010 at 15:06
Looks delicious Jan, and I love your Tagine!!
Unknown24 February 2010 at 15:34
Great recipe! It looks so tasty. Bravissima!
Beth (jamandcream)24 February 2010 at 20:06
I love that tagine!! Will have to have a look for it.
~~louise~~25 February 2010 at 01:16
"Oh my, I want one of those! That Tagine looks absolutely delicious, Jan! And to think it's made with lamb. I'm always in need of comforting lamb dishes. I'm gonna have to check out one of those, soon!!!

Thanks or sharing...
KennyT25 February 2010 at 08:50
I love tagine dishes, they look exotic to me all the time.
Jeanne26 February 2010 at 12:50
Great minds think alike... I made a tagine on Valentine's Day - although in a plain old pot, not a snazzt tagine like yours!
Jan27 February 2010 at 00:36
This looks fab, Jan. I love lamb, but it is not easy to get hold of in my remote outpost. I also love the tangine, but it looks too pretty to cook with.
Maggie2 March 2010 at 20:52
Great Tagine recipe and it looks delicious.