top 12 recipes of 2012
happy thanksgiving!
roasted spaghetti squash with sausage
butternut squash with pecans and blue cheese
seeded maple granola
lamb tagine with green olives and lemon
Have you ever been to Morocco? Whenever I think about traveling there, I’m reminded of this video that distills 4,000 photos into a gorgeous 2 minute film of two backpackers’ adventures. Seriously, have a watch and you will be transported (and desperate to go!).
When I think of Morocco, there are several foods that spring to mind but none more than tagine (slow-cooked stews braised at low temperatures, resulting in tender meat with aromatic vegetables and sauce).
I don’t think you could fit any more flavour into this particular dish if you tried.
The lamb is meltingly tender and carries with it all the flavors of a spiced, zesty marinade.
The there’s the zingy broth, which is salty from the marinade and olives, sweet from the carrots and onions, and crazy-fragrant from the fresh parsley and cilantro that you can see swimming in the broth in these pictures. It’s killer, friends.
The full recipe is over on the Caravanserai blog.
Category: food and culture, recipe | Tags: gluten-free, lemon love, Moroccan, recipes 2 comments »
August 14th, 2012 at 9:26 pm
Love how fresh and flavourful this looks!
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August 23rd, 2012 at 7:01 am
Amazing recipe! My father is Tunisian so this brings me back to North Afirca. My tip would be looking into adding the Mulukhiyah leaf as well, a “local” spinach-like leaf used a lot in North African cusine. It gives it just this bit extra depth and adds a deep, lovely and very aromatic taste. You can buy the dried leaves many places, and just ground them before using as a spice!
Jonas in Denmark :)
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