Veg Tagine
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 6
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- 1 pinch of saffron
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 4 cm piece of ginger
- olive oil
- 1 teaaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ras el hanout
- 1 tablespoon sun-dried tomato paste
- 2.5 kg mixed veg , such as aubergines, courgettes, carrots, cherry tomatoes, red onion, butternut squash, mixed-colour peppers
- 1 x 400 g tin of chickpeas
- 100 g dried apricots
- 1 preserved lemon
- 300 g couscous
- ½ a bunch of mixed fresh herbs , such as dill, mint, flat-leaf parsley (15g)
- 20 g flaked almonds
Method
step 1
Put the saffron into a jug, cover with 500ml of boiling water and leave to infuse.step 2
Meanwhile, peel and finely slice the garlic and ginger, then place in a large casserole pan over a medium heat with 2 tablespoons of oil, the cumin, cinnamon and ras el hanout.step 3
Add the tomato paste, fry for a few minutes, stirring regularly, then pour over the saffron waterstep 4
Trim and prep the veg, as necessary, then chop into large chunks, adding them to the pan as you go.step 5
Tip in the chickpeas (juices and all), roughly chop and add the apricots and preserved lemon, discarding any pips, then season with sea salt and black pepper.step 6
Bring to the boil, cover, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 45 minutes, or until tender, stirring occasionally.step 7
When the veg are almost tender, just cover the couscous with boiling water, season with salt and pepper and pop a plate on top. Leave for 10 minutes, then fluff and fork up.step 8
Pick the herb leaves and toast the almonds. Serve the tagine and couscous sprinkled with the almonds and herbs.
