Hi-

I bought my wife a tagine for Christmas,(cost plus world market) While off on vacation/juryduty, I decided to play with it.

My wife doesn't like curries so much so the challenge is to make meals either South western or traditional American flavored.

first time I used one, two lean center cut boneless pork chops, diced, with 1/2 onion, 1 clove elephant garlic, 1 roasted red pepper, a can of black Beans and a can of diced tomatoes.

no salt- to grinds on the pepper mill, a pinch of fresh dried oregano and a shake of ground cumin.

all in- 2 hours @ 350* in oven and done- tender and flavorful.

next up chicken stew-

a carrot, 1/2 onion, 3 cloves of garlic smashed, 3 red potatoes, diced, two breasts of chicken cut up, a bay leaf, 3 grinds on the pepper mill,a shake of celery seed, and a can of chicken stock.

all in- 2 hours- and again fantastic food!

I have been slowly getting back to real foods- 6 months out and some basic foods still bothered me-

I find this is a great way to make a tasty dinner, easy prep, and everything is tender...

the Tagine is 12 inches round, and makes enough for- four servings- so dinner for two and a lunch for two next day- .

Malyss, try ordering it again. It must have been a fluke. I like my tagine better than the crock pot because you don't have to leave it so long. I think it would be worth a try. As far as seasoning, the ones from World Market are glazed except for the ridge around the bottom of the lid, so they don't have to be seasoned...only ones that are not glazed need seasoning...Kathe

Is the tangine the same thing as a clay pot? I have a clay pot and wonder if it would work as well....I know I have to soak the clay pot for about 15 minutes before using it. but it sounds like it would do the same thing as the tangine.

I am thinking it will be similar, not having had the opportunity to side by side comparison.

Back in the 70's my Granny had a clay pot- it was used for decoration...

tomorrow I do a whole chicken - will use plenty of garlic

I will try using my clay pot this week using one of the pot roast ideas and let you know how it turns out.

Got to, got to, GOT TO pass this onto my Hubby!

Ok Chef... You really got something started here :-) I'm going to have to order me one too!

There's 4 people in my house, is it enough to feed 1 sleever and 3 regular appetites??

RossJL

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meal for 4,it could be tight, so make some rice or Pasta and a salad to go with...

Pookism- what did your hubby say? hopefully got you one by now...

Hi, I haven't been here in awhile, but I had to stop in and say that I purchased my Tagine last weekend. I caught it on sale at the store. So happy to have it and can't wait to start creating.

Another great stew... I used red wine :wub:

my tip of the week-

if it is a bit juicy- at one hour 30 minutes make a slurry and stir in- let it cook the final 30 minutes.

< slurry- a mixture of flour and water- you only need an ounce or so for a tagine.)