Squid Tagine with Dill & Lemon

Name: Squid Tagine with Dill & Lemon
Cuisine: Egyptian
Ingredients: 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) squid, cleaned and cut lengthwise into 1cm (½in) strips; 25 g (1 oz) dill, coarsely chopped; 3 tbsp olive oil; Juice of 1½ lemons; Sea salt and ground black pepper; Sea salt and ground black pepper

Tagine Sobeit

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Egypt

By Suzanne Zeidy and Rawah Badrawi

Published 2026

About

Squid tagine in Port Said works as both a mezze and a main course. There are many versions of this dish across Egypt’s Mediterranean coast, and most use a tomato base for the tagine. The Port Said version is elegant with only a few light and summery ingredients: fresh dill, olive oil and lemon.

Ingredients

500 g (1 lb 2 oz) squid, cleaned and cut lengthwise into 1cm (½in) strips

Africa
Egypt
Port Said
Fish course
Starter
Pescatarian
Gluten-free
Mediterranean

Method

Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F, Gas 4).

In a medium bowl combine the squid strips, dill, olive oil and the juice of 1 lemon. Season with salt and pepper.

Place the squid in a shallow baking dish, cover and place in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Then uncover and