Spicy Moroccan Shrimp Tagine Recipes

ONE-POT MOROCCAN SHRIMP TAGINE

Steps:

• Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add olive oil. Saute carrots, onion, potato, and bell pepper until soft, about 5 minutes. Add olives, garlic, and ginger paste and saute for 2 minutes.
• Stir in tomatoes, cilantro, parsley, cumin, seasoned salt, sazon, paprika, turmeric, lemon juice, cayenne, black pepper, and bay leaf. Cover and cook until tomatoes have broken down and flavors have combined, about 20 minutes. Add shrimp, cover, and cook until they are bright pink, about 5 minutes.

MOROCCAN SPICY SHRIMP

Steps:

• Salt the shrimp well and set aside for 10 minutes.
• Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat for 2 to 3 minutes, then add the garlic. Turn the heat down to medium and sauté the garlic for 1 to 3 minutes, don't let it burn.
• Add all the ground spices and stir well to combine. Cook this, stirring often, for 2 minutes.
• Turn the heat up to high and add the shrimp. Stir to combine and cook, stirring constantly, until the shrimp turn pink. This shouldn't take more than 4 to 5 minutes.
• Turn off the heat, add the lemon juice and toss to combine. Serve at once.

SPICY CHICKPEA TAGINE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a tagine or Dutch oven over medium heat; cook and stir onions and garlic until softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Add turmeric, cumin, agave nectar, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, and black pepper and stir until onion mixture is evenly coated. Add just enough water to cover the bottom of the tagine; add carrots and salt. Cook over medium-low for 12 minutes.
• Mix chickpeas into carrot mixture, adding more water if needed to cover the bottom but keeping the sauce thick. Cook mixture for 7 minutes.
• Serve tagine with lemon wedges and cilantro.

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-SPICED CHICKEN TAGINE

Steps:

• 1. Sprinkle the chicken with salt. Place the olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the chicken, onion, zucchini and tomatoes. Cook, stirring, until the chicken is no longer pink and the vegetables are tender, about 4 to 6 minutes.
• 2. Add all remaining ingredients except the couscous and cilantro. Bring to a boil over high heat. Stir in the couscous, cover, and remove from the heat. Let stand for 5 to 7 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed. Fluff the couscous with a fork. Serve sprinkled with cilantro.

MOROCCAN TAGINE WITH COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to moderate 350°F.
• Heat the oil in a large saucepan or ovenproof dish, add the onion and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, or until soft.
• Add the spices and cook for 3 minutes.
• Add the vegetables and cook, stirring, until coated with the spices and the outside begins to soften.
• Add the lemon, tomatoes, stock, pears and prunes.
• Cover, transfer to the oven and cook for 30 minutes.
• Add the zucchini and cook for 15-20 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender.
• Cover the couscous with the olive oil and 2 cups (500mL) boiling water and leave until all the water has been absorbed.
• Flake with a fork.
• Remove the cinnamon stick from the vegetables, then stir in the parsley.
• Serve on a large platter with the couscous formed into a ring and the vegetable tagine in the centre, sprinkled with almonds.