Tajine Moroccan – the recipe
Tajine Moroccan
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp of oil
- 250 g tofu or cornature cut into pieces
- 3 peeled onions 1 finely chopped and two quartered
- salt to taste
- Ras-el-hanout to taste
- 6 cloves of garlic 4 whole, 2 pressed
- 2 cm peeled and grated ginger
- 4 sliced carrots approx. 2 cm
- 1 aubergine cut into pieces ca. 2 cm
- 12 plums
- 12 pitted olives
- 1 Tbsp of seeds sunflowers/almonds/pine nuts
- 1 handful of raisins
- 4 medium-sized tomatoes
- About 5 dl water
- 0.5 g saffron threads soaked in a little warm water
Instructions
- Heat the oil in the tajine, then add the tofu or cornatur, the finely chopped onions, the salt and the ras-el-hanout and fry until it develops a good flavour.
- Add the vegetables, garlic, ginger, onions cut into 4 pieces, plums, olives, seeds, raisins and mix well.
- Add water and cook over a low heat, covered, for about 45 minutes.
- Add the saffron with warm water and cook for another 10 minutes on low heat.