Moroccan Vegan Tagine Food

MOROCCAN VEGAN TAGINE

Steps:

• Place water and lentils in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until lentils are tender and liquid has been absorbed, about 20 minutes.
• Heat oil in a skillet or tagine over medium-high heat. Saute onions until browned and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, turmeric, coriander, cumin, salt, and pepper. Cook and stir until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Stir in the cooked lentils, potatoes, crushed tomatoes, sweet potatoes, and carrots. Pour in vegetable broth; reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 40 minutes.

VEGAN MOROCCAN-STYLE TAGINE WITH SEITAN

Steps:

• Break seitan apart into pieces. Rub pieces in vegan margarine and then in ras el hanout.
• Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the seasoned seitan and saute until browned and crusty bits form on the bottom of the pan, 5 to 7 minutes. Add onion and saute over medium heat until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook and stir for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Stir in sweet potato, chickpeas, tomatoes, olives, raisins, apricots, cayenne, cumin, coriander, and cinnamon. Pour in enough vegetable broth to cover the mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until sweet potatoes are soft, about 20 minutes.
• Stir in lemon zest and juice. Top with parsley and serve.

MOROCCAN TAGINE

Steps:

• To make the chermoula, whizz paste ingredients in a blender. Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Tip the oil and vegetables into a heatproof casserole and cook on the hob until lightly browned, about 7 mins. You may have to do this in two batches.
• Add the chermoula paste to the casserole, along with the dried fruit. Pour in 400ml water, cover with a lid and cook in the oven for 45 mins. Reduce heat to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4 and cook for another 45 mins. Sprinkle with the mint. Serve on its own or with couscous or crusty bread.

MOROCCAN CHICKEN AND VEGETABLE TAGINE

Steps:

• Heat the broth in a tagine or in a thick-bottomed pot with a lid.
• Add the spices/herbs and seasonings to the broth and whisk to ensure there are no lumps. You can use a real whisk if you want, but I just use a fork.
• Finely dice the onion and place into the seasoned broth. Simmer, covered.
• Finely dice the chillis and add to the simmering onions. Keep the seeds if you like your food hot, otherwise remove the seeds before dicing.
• While this is simmering, dice the zucchini and yellow squash. Then cut the bell peppers into long strips. Set both aside in a bowl.
• Cut chicken breast in half the long way. Take each half and slice along the short axis so that the slices are not more than 1/4" thick. This is easiest to do if the chicken is partially frozen.
• Add the chicken to the simmering onions and chillis, ensuring that the slices are submerged.
• Add the zucchini, yellow squash, and bell peppers. Do not stir. It's ok if they are not submerged, the steam will cook them.
• Re-cover and simmer 45 minutes. Serve over couscous or rice. Alternatively, remove chicken and veggies, increase heat to "high", and reduce the sauce. Add chicken and veggies back, heat throughout, and serve as a stew.