Préparation : 15 min Cooking time: 1 h : 1 h
Step 1
Provide 1 traditional dish 'tajine' (to put on electric plate or flames
2nd step
Pour 3/4 tablespoon oil in the tajine dish directly on the fire or plate.
Step 3
When the oil is hot, fry the meat on each side (about 10 min).
Step 4
Reduce the heat a little and place the vegetables, washed and cut roughly, in a pyramid on the meat, from the firmest to the most tender (potatoes, then carrot, then zucchini, then onions), by interposing cumin, 14 spices , salt and pepper.
Step 5
Sprinkle with a little water, sprinkle with yellow saffron, to give color and to deposit the green olives.
Step 6
Cover and cook on low heat for 30 minutes.
Step 7
At the end of this time, place on the cooked vegetables, the tomatoes cut into pieces, cover and cook for another 15 minutes.
Step 8
Serve hot, directly on the table, accompanied by tea and unleavened bread.
Author's note
How to enjoy it: Traditionally, tajine is eaten on the dish, by hand, by catching vegetables with pieces of bread. When only the meat remains, the guests share it equally. This recipe comes from a small Berber woman I met in a Moroccan village in the Atlas.