Tagine
A tagine is a North African dish that is typically made with meat or vegetables stewed in a cone-shaped clay pot. The pot is designed to keep the ingredients moist while cooking, and the conical shape allows steam to condense on the lid and drip back down onto the food.
Tagine recipes have been around for centuries, and the dish is thought to have originated in Morocco. Tagines were traditionally cooked over an open fire, but nowadays they are more commonly cooked on the stove.
There are many different variations of tagine, and the ingredients can be adapted to suit individual tastes. Common ingredients include lamb, chicken, beef, vegetables, olives, and spices such as cumin and ginger.
Advice
Making a tagine is an easy and flavorful way to enjoy Middle Eastern cuisine. When making a tagine, it is important to use quality ingredients and to use a good quality tagine pot. To get the most flavor out of your tagine, use fresh herbs and spices, and be sure to add enough liquid to create a flavorful sauce. Let the tagine simmer for a few hours to allow the flavors to blend together and to infuse the meat with flavor. Finally, be sure to serve the tagine with couscous or flatbread to soak up all of the delicious sauce.
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Recipes
Daniel Boulud’s Chicken Tagine
- TAGINE
- salt
- green olife
- ginger
- tomato paste
- cauliflower
- onion
- cilantro
- olive oil
- saffron
- chicken stock
- spice
- preserved lemon
- garlic
- tomato
- chicken thigh
- SPICE MIX
- ginger powder
- turmeric
- garlic powder
- cardamom
- cinnamon
- allspice
- coriander
- sweet paprika
Pressure Cooker Chicken Tagine With Butternut Squash
- black pepper
- pita
- salt
- yogurt
- almond
- chicken stock
- tomato paste
- turmeric
- butternut squash
- ginger
- cinnamon
- onion
- parsley
- ginger
- hot smoked paprika
- lemon juice
- cayenne pepper
- clove
- chicken thigh
- canola oil
- sweet paprika
- cumin
- green onion
- garlic
- date
Slow Cooker Chicken Tagine With Butternut Squash
- pita
- salt
- parsley
- yogurt
- almond
- cumin
- cinnamon
- onion
- butternut squash
- turmeric
- ginger
- hot smoked paprika
- lemon juice
- ginger
- cayenne pepper
- clove
- canola oil
- sweet paprika
- chicken thigh
- green onion
- garlic
- date
Lamb Shank Tagine With Dates
- cilantro
- salt
- saffron
- ginger
- paprika
- tomato paste
- cinnamon
- onion
- date
- raisin
- pomegranate seed
- cayenne pepper
- butter
- ginger
- cumin
- lamb shank
- garlic
Chicken Tagine With Rhubarb
- poached rhubarb
- couscou
- salt
- sweet paprika
- cinnamon
- carrot
- onion
- chicken
- sugar
- turmeric
- green olife
- parsley
- rhubarb syrup
- olive oil
- garlic
- leek
- chicken broth
Chicken Tagine With Prunes and Olives
- salt
- chicken stock
- mint
- garlic
- butter
- cumin
- smoked paprika
- lemon
- onion
- chicken thigh
- prune
- picholine
Moroccan Kefta Tagine
- ground beef
- cumin
- salt
- bay leaf
- onion
- bell pepper
- paprika
- paprika
- cinnamon
- olive oil
- water
- black pepper
- cilantro
- parsley
- cayenne pepper
- tomato
- cilantro
- parsley
- egg
- garlic
- kefta meatball
- tomato sauce
- onion
Easy Crock Pot Moroccan Chicken, Chickpea and Apricot Tagine
- coriander
- harissa
- salt
- all purpose flour
- cayenne pepper
- cinnamon
- coriander
- cumin
- gingerroot
- preserved lemon
- olive oil
- chicken stock
- saffron
- tomato paste
- chickpea
- tomato
- carrot
- onion
- honey
- garlic
- ras el hanout spice
- apricot
- chicken breast
The Best Moroccan Chicken Tagine
- cilantro
- parsley
- black pepper
- sman
- turmeric
- chicken
- salt
- olive oil
- water
- saffron thread
- ras el hanout
- preserved lemon
- onion
- powdered ginger
- garlic
Root Vegetable Tagine With Herbed Couscous
- ROOT-VEGETABLE TAGINE
- black pepper
- pomegranate seed
- salt
- parsley
- honey
- chickpea
- ginger
- tomato
- cinnamon
- onion
- lemon
- butternut squash
- brown raisin
- vegetable stock
- olive oil
- coriander
- turmeric
- garlic
- carrot
- HERBED COUSCOUS
- lemon zest
- parsley
- salt
- vegetable stock
- wheat couscou
Moroccan Vegetarian Carrot and Chickpea Tagine
- water
- onion
- ginger
- turmeric
- salt
- black pepper
- raisin
- cayenne pepper
- ras el hanout
- chile pepper
- parsley
- honey
- olive oil
- cinnamon
- garlic
- carrot
Moroccan Chicken Tagine With Chickpeas and Raisins
- cinnamon
- turmeric
- chicken
- ras el hanout
- salt
- cinnamon
- cayenne pepper
- black pepper
- saffron thread
- onion
- butter
- parsley
- olive oil
- honey
- garlic
- tomato
- raisin
- chickpea
Pressure Cooker Moroccan Lamb or Beef Tagine With Prunes
- honey
- sesame seed
- black pepper
- ginger
- cinnamon
- prune
- saffron thread
- turmeric
- olive oil
- butter
- cinnamon
- onion
- lamb
- sugar
- water
- garlic
- salt
- almond
- cilantro
Chicken Tagine
- couscou
- salt
- salt
- butter
- ginger
- confit lemon
- onion
- gently briny olife
- cinnamon
- turmeric
- lemon
- chicken broth
- parsley
- wine
- chicken thigh
- olive oil
- cilantro
- garlic
- lemon
- peppercorn
Collard Greens Tagine With Flageolets
- grain
- salt
- collard green
- fennel
- caraway seed
- coriander seed
- aleppo pepper
- cilantro
- jalapeño
- onion
- flageolet
- olive oil
- preserved lemon
- tomato paste
- cumin seed
- garlic
Moroccan Fish Tagine (Mqualli)
- chermoula
- onion
- ginger
- salt
- carrot
- lemon
- black pepper
- turmeric
- olive oil
- potato
- fish
- bell pepper
- tomato
- red olife
- saffron thread
Chicken and Chickpea Tagine with Apricots and Harissa Sauce
- parsley
- cilantro
- harissa sauce
- saffron
- salt
- harissa
- ras al hanut
- cinnamon
- onion
- chickpea
- tomato
- crème fraîche
- canola oil
- olive oil
- garlic
- apricot
- chicken thigh
- salt
Moroccan Berber Tagine With Lamb or Beef and Vegetables
- olife
- onion
- saffron thread
- beef
- bell pepper
- jalapeño
- preserved lemon
- parsley
- ginger
- salt
- black pepper
- cumin
- paprika
- turmeric
- cayenne pepper
- olive oil
- garlic
- carrot
- potato
- zucchini
Skillet Roasted Moroccan Chicken and Olive Tagine
- cumin
- ginger
- onion
- salt
- chicken broth
- olife
- kabocha squash
- cayenne pepper
- lemon juice
- chicken breast
- smoked paprika
- olive oil
- garlic
- medjool date
- pomegranate aril
- mint
Chicken Tagine
- couscou
- almond
- cilantro
- salt
- briny green olife
- cinnamon
- cumin
- turmeric
- coriander
- ginger
- chicken broth
- harissa
- olive oil
- lemon
- onion
- garlic
- chicken thigh
Vegetable and Chickpea Tagine With Couscous
- tomato
- chickpea
- sweet potato
- onion
- olive oil
- cinnamon
- ginger
- couscou
- cumin
- water
- vegetable stock
- garlic
- cauliflower
- black pepper
- salt
- harissa
Moroccan Lamb or Beef Tagine with Apricots
- apricot
- cinnamon
- ginger
- pepper
- salt
- lamb
- ras el hanout
- saffron thread
- turmeric
- cilantro
- fried
- olive oil
- vegetable oil
- sesame seed
- onion
- cinnamon
- garlic
- sugar
Moroccan Lamb Tagine With Dates
- cinnamon
- sesame seed
- black pepper
- ginger
- salt
- cilantro
- medjool date
- cinnamon
- saffron thread
- turmeric
- olive oil
- vegetable oil
- ras el hanout
- white pepper
- onion
- lamb
- sugar
- water
- garlic
- fried almond
Moroccan Chicken and Apricot Tagine
- apricot
- cinnamon
- chicken
- ginger
- chicken broth
- black pepper
- ras el hanout
- white pepper
- cinnamon
- sesame seed
- onion
- olive oil
- sugar
- butter
- water
- salt
- garlic
- cilantro
- fried almond
Spiced Lamb Tagine
- salt
- mint
- cinnamon
- cumin
- ginger
- onion
- red pepper flake
- turmeric
- lemon
- onion
- almond
- raisin
- cardamom
- tomato paste
- bay leaf
- lamb shoulder
- olive oil
- garlic
Vegetarian Moroccan Mixed Vegetable Tagine
- water
- parsley
- ginger
- salt
- onion
- black pepper
- turmeric
- olive oil
- potato
- tomato
- zucchini
- carrot
- green olife
- saffron thread
Moroccan Baked Fish Tagine With Potatoes, Carrots, Tomatoes and Peppers Recipe
- cumin
- salt
- red olife
- cilantro
- chili pepper
- fish
- lemon
- cayenne pepper
- saffron thread
- lemon juice
- paprika
- bell pepper
- carrot
- potato
- vegetable oil
- tomato
- garlic
- chermoula
- parsley
- ginger
- ginger
- pepper
- salt
Moroccan Chicken Tagine With Nigella Seeds (Black Seeds or Sanouj)
- onion
- onion
- cinnamon
- nigella seed
- salt
- turmeric
- chicken
- saffron thread
- preserved lemon
- water
- sman
- olive oil
- ginger
- white pepper
- garlic
- cilantro
- olife
Instant Pot Chicken Tagine
- chickpea
- tomato
- chicken stock
- brown sugar
- ginger
- olive oil
- cinnamon
- cumin
- tumeric
- salt
- lemon
- apricot
- pistachio
- mint
- onion
- tomato paste
- shallot
- garlic
- chicken thigh
Chicken Tagine
- apricot
- kalamata olife
- preserved lemon skin
- salt
- cinnamon
- onion
- allspice powder
- almond
- cinnamon
- coriander
- clove powder
- coriander
- olive oil
- garlic
- chicken stock
- black pepper
- cumin
- ginger
- salt
- chickpea
- tomato
- chicken thigh
- couscou
Moroccan Tagine With Carrots, Potatoes, and Chickpeas
- saffron thread
- salt
- turmeric
- carrot
- potato
- preserved lemon
- ginger
- green olife
- olive oil
- cilantro
- cinnamon
- parsley
- beef
- chickpea
- onion
- garlic
- cayenne pepper
Moroccan Lamb or Beef Tagine With Peas and Artichokes Recipe
- artichoke
- lamb
- pea
- pepper
- turmeric
- onion
- preserved lemon
- olive oil
- saffron thread
- cilantro
- parsley
- ginger
- salt
- garlic
Moroccan Chicken Tagine With Potatoes and Olives
- onion
- salt
- turmeric
- chicken
- preserved lemon
- chicken bouillon
- black pepper
- white pepper
- olive oil
- parsley
- saffron
- red olife
- ginger
- garlic
- potato
Moroccan Lamb Tagine With Raisins, Almonds, and Honey
- cinnamon
- pepper
- sultana raisin
- salt
- almond
- honey
- butter
- saffron thread
- turmeric
- onion
- cinnamon
- ginger
- ras el hanout
- garlic
- water
- lamb
Chicken Tagine with Olives and Preserved Lemons
- rock salt
- white wine vinegar
- cinnamon
- cumin
- ginger
- paprika
- turmeric
- cilantro
- chicken
- onion
- saffron
- olife
- chicken liver
- gizzard
- salt
- preserved lemon
- olive oil
- garlic
Moroccan Lamb or Beef Tagine With Eggplant
- cinnamon
- onion
- ginger
- salt
- eggplant
- lamb
- pepper
- turmeric
- olive oil
- parsley
- saffron thread
- garlic
- parsley
- preserved lemon
- tomato
Moroccan Okra, Zucchini and Tomato Tagine Recipe
- vinegar
- lamb
- zucchini
- okra
- ginger
- pepper
- turmeric
- onion
- vegetable
- cilantro
- parsley
- salt
- tomato
- garlic
- saffron thread
Vegetable Tagine
- cardamom powder
- coriander
- cumin powder
- cayenne pepper
- capsicum bell pepper
- garlic
- eggplant
- fennel seeds fennel powder
- almond
- black pepper
- cauliflower
- onion
- cilantro
- clove
- ginger
- paprika
- lemon juice
- salt
- turmeric
- tomato
- 60z green bean
- water
- chickpea
- olive oil
- butternut pumpkin squash
- yogurt
- lemon zest
Moroccan Tagine With Quinces (Safarjal) and Honey
- salt
- cilantro
- cinnamon
- turmeric
- ginger
- black pepper
- saffron thread
- cayenne pepper
- ras el hanout
- cinnamon
- onion
- beef
- honey
- sugar
- quince
- butter
- garlic
- meat broth
- quinces liquid
- olive oil
Chicken Tagine with Green Olives and Preserved Lemon
- couscou
- salt
- chicken stock
- ginger
- cumin seed
- red pepper flake
- hot paprika
- black peppercorn
- cinnamon
- cilantro
- saffron
- onion
- orange
- preserved lemon
- apricot
- couscou
- green olife
- range chicken
- clove
- hot chicken stock
- salt
- parsley
- olive oil
- bay leaf
- green onion
- olive oil
- garlic
- lemon
Chicken Tagine With Olives and Apricots
- couscou
- black pepper
- salt
- coriander
- ginger
- paprika
- onion
- green greek
- apricot
- cilantro
- parsley
- cinnamon
- cumin
- almond
- olive oil
- cayenne pepper
- saffron thread
- honey
- garlic
- lemon
- butter
- chicken quarter
Swordfish Tagine
- lemon
- salt
- green olife
- pimentón
- ño
- parsley
- cilantro
- lemon juice
- garlic
- swordfish steak
- olive oil
- saffron thread
Shrimp-and-Vegetable Tagine with Preserved Lemon
- salt
- saffron thread
- sweet paprika
- ginger
- onion
- bell pepper
- yellow bell pepper
- shrimp
- cumin
- green olife
- lemon
- olive oil
- parsley
- lemon juice
- plum tomato
- cilantro
- garlic
- carrot
- red bliss potato
Chicken Tagine
- chicken stock
- parsley
- garlic
- ginger
- coriander
- cumin
- smoked paprika
- lemon
- onion
- green olife
- chickpea
- apricot
- paprika
- cayenne pepper
- ginger
- olive oil
- bay leaf
- garlic
- chicken thigh
- salt
Chicken and Merguez Tagine
- salt
- merguez sausage
- cumin
- turmeric
- paprika
- onion
- chicken broth
- green olife
- raisin
- almond
- coriander
- ginger
- salt
- preserved lemon
- olive oil
- cayenne pepper
- cinnamon
- chickpea
- chicken
- couscou
- parsley
- carrot
- olive oil
- garlic
- chicken thigh
Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemon and Olives
- couscou
- lemon juice
- salt
- coriander
- cumin
- sweet paprika
- garlic
- preserved lemon peel
- chicken stock
- green olife
- cinnamon
- saffron thread
- olive oil
- clove
- ginger
- red pepper flake
- cilantro
- parsley
- onion
- chicken
Chicken Tagine with Tomato Chutney
- salt
- basmati rice
- olive oil
- black caraway seed
- cayenne pepper
- cinnamon
- ginger
- leek
- zucchini
- red wine vinegar
- sugar
- onion
- black pepper
- turmeric
- chicken broth
- onion
- ginger
- chicken breast
- tomato
- water
- salt
Chicken Tagine
- salt
- chicken bouillon
- lemon
- bell pepper
- onion
- thickly carrot
- thickly celery
- chicken breast
- coriander
- harissa paste
- cauliflower
- couscou
- tomato
- cumin
- olive oil
- bay leaf
- garlic
- water
Root Vegetable and Cauliflower Tagine with Parsley Yogurt
- pepper
- salt
- parsnip
- sweet potato
- cumin
- caraway seed
- onion
- vegetable broth
- green olife
- yogurt
- currant
- bite
- olive oil
- parsley
- chickpea
- saffron thread
- turnip
- red pepper
- coriander
- tomato
- tomato paste
- cinnamon
- garlic
Chicken Tagine with Olives and Citron Confit
- coriander
- confit lemons rind
- salt
- ginger
- green olife
- turmeric
- olive oil
- coriander
- cumin
- onion
- saffron
- garlic
- chicken leg
Chicken Tagine with Couscous
- black pepper
- salt
- tomato
- couscou
- carrot
- celery
- onion
- fig
- chicken thigh
- cumin
- cilantro
- almond
- allspice
- cinnamon
- coriander
- olive oil
- chicken broth
- garlic
- mint
Chicken Tagine with Herbs and Harissa Olives
- bread
- salt
- cilantro
- green olife
- harissa paste
- butter
- ginger
- turmeric
- onion
- parsley
- lemon
- saffron thread
- olive oil
- coriander
- garlic
- mint
- chicken
- pepper
Lamb-and-Apricot Tagine with Almond Couscous
- COUSCOUS
- salt
- couscou
- parsley
- almond
- chicken stock
- pepper
- TAGINE
- salt
- cumin
- ginger
- turmeric
- onion
- cilantro
- parsley
- honey
- chickpea
- red wine
- tomato
- olive oil
- carrot
- cinnamon
- apricot
- chicken stock
- lamb shank
- garlic
- pepper
Kefta Tagine (Lamb Meatball, Olive, and Egg Tagine)
- salt
- unpitted kalamata olife
- saffron thread
- ginger
- parsley
- lamb
- red pepper flake
- bay leaf
- onion
- cumin
- paprika
- olive oil
- tomato
- butter
- garlic
- egg
Chicken, Olive, and Lemon Tagine (Djaj Mqualli)
- salt
- saffron thread
- parsley
- turmeric
- chicken stock
- coriander
- butter
- cilantro
- ginger
- white pepper
- preserved lemon
- onion
- olive oil
- green olife
- chicken leg
Moroccan Lamb Tagine
- couscou
- black pepper
- salt
- saffron
- mint
- cinnamon
- lamb roast
- onion
- coriander
- turmeric
- cardamom
- clove
- nutmeg
- tomato paste
- ginger
- apricot
- olive oil
- garlic
- coriander
- almond sliver
- chicken stock
Spiced Turkey Tagine with Prunes
- salt
- prune
- turkey breast
- cinnamon
- basil
- cumin
- ginger
- onion
- sweet potato
- leek
- carrot
- turmeric
- chickpea
- vegetable stock
- olive oil
- tomato
- date
LAMB, QUINCE, AND OKRA TAGINE
- saffron thread
- salt
- cumin
- hot paprika
- tomato puree
- cinnamon
- ginger
- jalapeño
- okra
- garlic
- lamb shoulder
- butter
- cilantro
- parsley
- sugar
- olive oil
- quince
- onion
Ingredient Breakdown
Insights
Correlated with Lower Ratings
- butter
- apricot
Correlated with Higher Ratings
- ras el hanout
- honey
- paprika
Staple Ingredients
- salt 52%
- onion 49%
- garlic 48%
- olive oil 44%
- ginger 40%
- cinnamon 35%
- turmeric 31%
Common Ingredients
- parsley 27%
- cilantro 26%
- cumin 23%
- saffron thread 22%
- black pepper 20%
- tomato 19%
- cayenne pepper 18%
Usual Ingredients
- lemon 15%
- preserved lemon 14%
- water 14%
- chickpea 13%
- coriander 13%
- carrot 12%
- chicken thigh 12%
- green olife 12%
- almond 11%
- couscou 11%
- apricot 9%
- butter 9%
- chicken 9%
- chicken stock 9%
- paprika 9% See More
- honey 8%
- lemon juice 8%
- ras el hanout 8%
- tomato paste 8%
- chicken broth 7%
- lamb 7%
- pepper 7%
- saffron 7%
- sugar 7%
- 6%
- bell pepper 6%
- potato 6%
- sweet paprika 6%
- bay leaf 5%
- clove 5%
- raisin 5%