Antoinette@cooking-spree, you have met before through me – I did her lovely bread the other week. On the 23rd of January she just drops this into my inbox. Just reading I knew that – it has to happen very soon – and her photo was just jumping out at me. She call the dish “Tagine of Yam, Pearl Onions, Carrots, Prunes & Preserved Lemons”
This time I had to do a bit of shopping – I bought: sweet potato, onion, fresh coriander and mint.
At home in the freezer I had chicken breast (small) and uncooked bacon.
Also I had prunes, fresh ginger, fresh garlic (not in Ant’s recipe), carrot, maple syrup, cinnamon stick and chicken bullion (Knorr pots), the best thing since me. *smile
And I didn’t have preserved lemon zest – so what I did I took lemon zest and soaked in boiling hot water for about 10 min and drained well before add it to the tagine, worked fine.
Pearl onions was another small problem – the ones I found was massive – far too big so I bought what we call “frying onion” – miniatures of Spanish onion. They were so lovely small and great round in shape. The photo below that has a bit of blur because it’s take of the boiling pot on the stove.
The chicken and the bacon was something I added to the dish – because only vegetables isn’t my thing, but I didn’t serve something with the dish, like couscous or rice – had it just as it was and that was plenty.
I added the finely chopped garlic and grated ginger to the butter and olive oil … and then the onions (whole) and the bacon bits, roughly cut – when it was time to add the rest I added also the chicken that I had cut in big chunks. After that I just followed the recipe.
35 min the whole dish took to cook – and it was looking after itself – one pot … brilliant. I left it for about 25 min under lid. After adding the chicken and bacon I have to rename it to:
Chicken Tagine with Bacon, Sweet Potato,
Mini Onions, Prunes and Cinnamon
Only regret I didn’t do more – because it just disappeared on my plate. Without any problems could I have done a second sitting. So flavorful and colorful as Morocco itself.
“I’m taking Viagra and drinking prune juice –
I don’t know if I’m coming or going.”
Rodney Dangerfield
Cheb Rayan feat Mona – “Dana Dana” is the track I’m using here.
Othman Berroho, known as Cheb Rayan , is a Belgian-Moroccan Pop-Rai singer. He was born in Tangier, in 1980. He sings in French and in Arabic as well as in Moroccan and Algerian dialects. Cheb lives in Belgium. In 2003, he released his first album ‘Rayan Chante Hasni’
Knorr stock pot photo provided by and thanks to: homecookingmemories.com
Mmmm..cozy warm soup for the winter 🙂
It’s more a stew .. but so good, but it didn’t make my nose start to run *smile
mmm! soooo turning it up a notch next time eh 😉
Yummy 😉
Thanks … *smile
When you become free enough do let me know your thought about my latest work…btw I can’t stop watching all those food pics 🙂
Now I don’t understand what I have missed … again.
Your last work .. where do I find it.
I saw your comment for the last Final destination . I am sharing the link of new one here – An accident
http://yourstoryclub.com/short-stories-family/family-short-story-an-accident/
Check out plz only if that doesn’t cause you to call the happy engineers again 🙂
Coming back to read it in details tonight, just saw the photographs…drooling everywhere again 😉
You’re so welcome .. when ever it suits you. !!!
the night is just beginning…tomorrow morning …really early
Looks yummy. Now I’m hungry.
Thanks .. I take that as a compliment. *smile
You make me “hungry like ze voolf!” 🙂 xo
It’s a great dish …. try it – and add chicken like I did .. it’s so great.
Sounds terrific and your photos are great. You new light box seems to be working well for you.
Yes, the little studio .. is brilliant but I have to learn how to seat the ligths better. I have also found new settings on my camera that makes is easier to take macro. Brilliant.
Thanks for your kind words.
So colorful! With your picture taking, you can sell anything. I’d order this in a restaurant if I see the picture alone.
Thank you so much … and the dish is truly great. So easy to make too – all in one pot.
Daniel & me love our prune juice! Loved that quote 🙂
Ah yum, Viveka. Just… yum.
I think that qutoes is so funny, I drink prune juice too and my mum. Thanks,.
I never cooked with sweet potatoes…Do they handle like the other kind of potatoes?
They cook a bit quicker .. a bit like pumpkin … I love sweet potato – do them often baked … here is a link to a brilliant recipe – http://wp.me/p293Pw-3aY – I often do sweet potato mash, witch I take some normal potatoes in – to keep it firm … eat that with chicken or grilled salmon. The sweet potato is softer than a normal potato.
I definitively have to try it, Viveka I have always been curious but lacked the incentive, your dish looks like the perfect beginning 🙂
Very easy … just click on the link to .. I just added bacon and chicken.
I know what I am cooking this week-end 🙂