Mutton Tagine with Prunes Recipe
Flavors of Morocco
Total time: 30 to 60 minutes
Prep. time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 40 minutes in a pressure cooker
Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
For 8 servings
- 1.5 kg (3 lb.) mutton or Lamb shoulder, cut into pieces
- 500 g (18 oz.) prunes, washed and plumped in water
- 100 g (3 1/2 oz.) almonds, blanched and fried
- 2 medium onions
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 2 cinnamon sticks + 1 level tbsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp. ground ginger
- A pinch of ground saffron
- 1/2 teacup of sesame seeds
- 5 tbsp. powdered sugar
- 3/4 glassful oil
- 1 tsp. salt
Method
- Place the cubed meat, salt, oil, spices, one onion and the garlic (both chopped) into a pressure cooker.
- Combine well and allow to sit for a few minutes for the flavors to blend. Cover with water, fasten on the lid and cook for 20 minutes over medium heat.
- Transfer two ladlefuls of the cooking liquid into a saucepan and cook the prunes in it. When they are almost done, add 3 tbsp. sugar and 1 tbsp. cinnamon and let simmer a little longer.
- Add the remaining onion, thinly sliced, to the meat mixture, sprinkle with 2 tbsp. sugar and cook for 15 minutes longer, stirring frequently.
- Meanwhile blanch, fry and drain the almonds and lightly toast the sesame seeds in a dry skillet.
- Arrange the meat and prunes on a serving platter, ladle the sauce over top and garnish with the toasted almonds and sesame seeds.
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