Moroccan Mushroom Tagine Recipes

MOROCCAN MUSHROOMS WITH COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Fry the onion in the oil for 6 mins until softened. Add the cinnamon and cumin and cook for 1 min, stirring. Add the mushrooms, cook for 2 mins, then stir in the tomatoes, chickpeas and honey. Season and simmer for 7-8 mins.
• Meanwhile, mix the couscous with the dried apricots and some seasoning in a bowl. Pour over 250ml boiling water, stir to mix, then cover. Leave to stand for 7 mins or until softened. To serve, fluff up with a fork, stir in the parsley and top with the mushroom mixture. Great served with some green beans.

MOROCCAN TAGINE

Steps:

• To make the chermoula, whizz paste ingredients in a blender. Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Tip the oil and vegetables into a heatproof casserole and cook on the hob until lightly browned, about 7 mins. You may have to do this in two batches.
• Add the chermoula paste to the casserole, along with the dried fruit. Pour in 400ml water, cover with a lid and cook in the oven for 45 mins. Reduce heat to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4 and cook for another 45 mins. Sprinkle with the mint. Serve on its own or with couscous or crusty bread.

MOROCCAN TAGINE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Fry the onion in the oil until soft. Add the lamb meat to the pan, and fry until just browned on the outside. Season with cumin, coriander, ginger, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Pour just enough water into the pot to cover the meat. Cover, and simmer over low heat for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, until meat is tender and the mixture is stew-like. Displace lid a little after an hour if there appears to be too much liquid.
• Add the pears, golden raisins and almonds to the stew, and cook for another 5 minutes or so, until the pears are soft. Serve with rice.

MOROCCAN MUSHROOM TAGINE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium deep frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion, cook for 3 minutes or until soft. Stir in the spice and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add pumpkin and mushrooms and stir until the vegetables are coated with spice mixture.
• Add the tomatoes and stock, cover and simmer over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes or until the pumpkin is almost tender.
• Stir in the chickpeas and dates, cook, covered a further 10 minutes until pumpkin is tender and chickpeas warm.
• Top with a little yoghurt, scatter over the coriander and serve with couscous.

MUSHROOM AND CHICKPEA TAGINE

Steps:

• Toast cumin seeds, coriander seeds, and sesame seeds in a dry skillet over medium heat until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer dukka mixture to a spice grinder; grind into a smooth powder.
• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add 1 teaspoon dukka and mushrooms; cover and cook for 3 minutes. Uncover and cook, stirring frequently, until mushrooms release most of their moisture, about 5 minutes.
• Stir chopped tomatoes, chickpeas, vegetable stock, apricots, parsley, honey, tomato puree, lemon juice, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, sugar, salt, and pepper into the pot. Cover and simmer until flavors combine, about 15 minutes. Add 1 teaspoon dukka. Cook, stirring frequently, until tagine thickens, about 15 minutes.
• Discard cinnamon stick and bay leaves.
• Mix 1 tablespoon dukka into the yogurt; serve alongside tagine.

MOROCCAN TAGINE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
• Add the onion and garlic, stirring for a few minutes until onion is translucent.
• Add chicken and lightly colour, stirring. Remove from pan.
• Add carrots, capsicum, and spices.
• Stir dry to toast.
• Once a nice aroma comes from the pan, add 1/2 cup of water.
• Cook stirring occasionally for 5 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Cover and simmer over a medium heat for 30 minutes until veggies are tender.
• Stir frequently during cooking, to prevent catching on the bottom.
• You may need to add additional water.
• Serve with couscous.
• NB: You only need to salt your eggplant if there are lots of black seeds when you cut it open.
• Make sure you rinse the excess salt off and dry well in that case.