Tfaia Tagine

Name: Tfaia Tagine
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: For ten people.
Cuisine: Morocco
Ingredients: 4 ½ lb mutton cut into large pieces from the shoulder and cutlets; 1 lb 2 oz almonds browned in butter; 6 hard-boiled eggs; 1 or 2 cloves of garlic; A bunch of coriander; A pinch of saffron pounded with salt; 10 oz smen; 4 ½ lb mutton cut into large pieces from the shoulder and cutlets; ½ teaspoon powdered ginger

Preparation info

For
ten
people.

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
3 hr

Appears in

Traditional Moroccan Cooking

By Zette Guinaudeau-Franc

Published 1995

About

This dish comes, they say, from Andalusia and can be made with mutton, beef or chicken. It is best cooked with smen, but good olive oil or groundnut oil can also be used.

Ingredients

4 ½ lb mutton cut into large pieces from the shoulder and cutlets
½ teaspoon powdered ginger

Africa
Europe
Morocco
Spain
Stew
Gluten-free
Andalusia

Method

Prepare and cook the same way as tagine mqalli. When the eggs are hard-boiled peel them. Dilute a pinch of saffron in a little water and roll the eggs in the liquid, h