What can be cooked in a tagine?

Table of Contents:

1. What can be cooked in a tagine?
2. Do I need to season a glazed tagine?
3. Do you have to soak a tagine?
4. How do you serve a tagine?
5. Can I use a frying pan as a heat diffuser?

What can be cooked in a tagine?

Tagine is also the name for a Maghrebi, or North African, dish cooked in the tagine pot. Tagine is closely associated with Moroccan cuisine, where slow-cooked savory stews made with meat, poultry, or fish, are cooked with vegetables, aromatic spices, dried fruit, and nuts.

Do I need to season a glazed tagine?

For premium results when cooking in your new Tagine or Tangia (glazed or not glazed), it is highly recommended, if not mandatory, that it is seasoned before initial use.

Do you have to soak a tagine?

To cure your tagine pot, you will need to soak it in water for at least a couple of hours. Once the tagine pot is dry, the seasoning will include brushing the tagine pot with olive oil and cooking it in the oven for some time. ... Once you are done, you will be able to use your tagine pot immediately.

How do you serve a tagine?

To serve, place the tagine on serving plates with couscous and a wedge of lime. Serve alongside a bowl of thick Greek yoghurt.

Can I use a frying pan as a heat diffuser?

Pots and pans have heavy bottoms for a good reason—to spread the heat out evenly to avoid hot spots. ... Just use your cast iron pan as a heat diffuser. Put the cast iron pan on the stove, and put your cooking vessel in the pan.