Tonight we dined on a tagine dish delivered to us by our friend J. I believe her recipe had carrots, squash, caramelized onion, chick peas, raisins, clove, turmeric, cinnamon and preserved lemons. I added the rice and slice roasted chicken breast. The flavors are intense, rich, sublime – and delivered! What more can you ask? I am delighted that she made extra and took time to get it to us.
Tagine is an ancient Moroccan way of cooking using a clay pot. Placed in the oven with the food in the dish that forms the base, vegetables and meat come out tender, caramelized and very fragrant.
She also gave us a beautiful jar of preserved lemon (and recipes) during the holidays. I’m looking forward to making a tagine dish myself. Thanks J.!
