Tajine traditionnel (Maroc)

Ingredients (for 3 people) :

- 2 beautiful pieces of saddle of lamb or boneless tender pieces

- 4 potatoes

- Half zucchini

- 1 large tomato

- 1 carrot

- 1 large onion

- Green olives

- 1/ 2 cup extra virgin olive oil

- cumin

- 14 mix spices (including nutmeg, ginger , coriander, cinnamon ... )

- Saffron (for color)

- Salt and pepper

- 1/2 glass of water

Preparation of the recipe:

Provide one traditional dish ' tagine ' (to put on hot plate or flame)

Pour 3 /4 tablespoon of oil in the tagine placed directly on the fire or the plate.

When the oil is hot, fry the meat on each side (about 10 min) .

Lower down the heat and place the vegetables , washed and roughly cut , pyramid on meat firmer to softer (potatoes and carrots and courgettes, onions ), by inserting cumin spices 14 , salt and pepper.

Drizzle with a little water , sprinkle with saffron to give color and drop the green olives.

Cover and let simmer for 30 minutes.

After this time , place the cooked vegetables, chopped tomatoes , cover and cook another 15 minutes .

Serve hot , directly on the table , along with tea and painsans leaven .

Notes:

How to taste : traditionally , the tagine is eaten the same dish, hand , grabbing vegetables with pieces of bread. When only the meat , the guests share it equally. This recipe comes from a small Berber woman he met in a Moroccan village in the Atlas .