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Paula Wolfert's books on clay pot cookery and Moroccan cuisine are classics in the field and I've read a few of them, but I'm trying to see if there's a more contemporary resource with lots of photos that could provide some quick inspiration. It's hard to make sense of a lot of the recent publications, at least I can find on Amazon and B&N. There have been a lot of publications in the last ten or fifteen years, and while it's easy to weed out a lot of the self-published stuff and obvious low-quality offerings, I'm not sure what's really good out of the remainder. Maybe I should contact Kitchen Arts and Letters and see what they recommend (and then buy it from them like a person of quality).

 

I have a very nice Japanese tagine that doesn't get enough use, and I'm hoping to remedy that with cold weather and stew/braise season right around the corner.

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7 hours ago, btbyrd said:

Paula Wolfert's books on clay pot cookery and Moroccan cuisine are classics in the field and I've read a few of them, but I'm trying to see if there's a more contemporary resource with lots of photos that could provide some quick inspiration. It's hard to make sense of a lot of the recent publications, at least I can find on Amazon and B&N. There have been a lot of publications in the last ten or fifteen years, and while it's easy to weed out a lot of the self-published stuff and obvious low-quality offerings, I'm not sure what's really good out of the remainder. Maybe I should contact Kitchen Arts and Letters and see what they recommend (and then buy it from them like a person of quality).

 

I have a very nice Japanese tagine that doesn't get enough use, and I'm hoping to remedy that with cold weather and stew/braise season right around the corner.

 

Your Japanese tagine appears to be glazed though?

 

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What tagine cookbooks are people liking these days? 

I’ve found this one pretty good. It’s 4 bucks on kindle and the recipe for kamama chicken is banging.
 

It’s really written with a home cook in mind. She’s not quite the purist that Paula Wolfert was, but lots of the recipes are interesting.  There’s also a Monkfish tagine with apricots, dates & fennel that I’ve made repeatedly 

 

Casablanca: my Moroccan food by Nargisse Benkabbou

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078W64Q4J/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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Yes, not unlike something from Emile Henry. I have never really seen the virtues in unglazed clay cookware, but I see plenty of drawbacks when it comes to cleaning, care, and maintenance. 

I think the only advantage of unglazed is that it makes the food taste better!

 

but on a serious note, that Japanese tagine seems sort  of shallow compared to the Moroccan style. There’s a fair bit of liquid to enclose in a lot of tagine recipes. 

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I have a penchant for Tagines as well as a love of all things Le Creuset. We also have a local Le Creuset outlet store that sells at way below High Street prices. 
When we moved to an induction hob our old ceramic Tagine was no longer viable, so over the years I have picked up four Le Creuset Tagines of varying colours, sizes and depths. They have been used on many evenings when we have friends around for a Moroccan themed evening and have consistently turned out great results.

 

I have several Moroccan/Tagine/Couscous recipe books and will always keep any recipes that appear on line. I’ve found over the years that authors promoting their latest cookbooks give permission for one or two of the headline recipes to be printed in the press, Sunday Supplements being a great source of these. I collect these as and when they arise and have obtained a few good Tagine recipes that way. 
 

These are my babies resting on our Neff 5 ring induction hob. No doubt they will be added to as and when the outlet store has the right product at the right price.

 

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7 hours ago, Tempest63 said:

I have a penchant for Tagines as well as a love of all things Le Creuset. We also have a local Le Creuset outlet store that sells at way below High Street prices. 
When we moved to an induction hob our old ceramic Tagine was no longer viable, so over the years I have picked up four Le Creuset Tagines of varying colours, sizes and depths. They have been used on many evenings when we have friends around for a Moroccan themed evening and have consistently turned out great results.

 

I have several Moroccan/Tagine/Couscous recipe books and will always keep any recipes that appear on line. I’ve found over the years that authors promoting their latest cookbooks give permission for one or two of the headline recipes to be printed in the press, Sunday Supplements being a great source of these. I collect these as and when they arise and have obtained a few good Tagine recipes that way. 
 

These are my babies resting on our Neff 5 ring induction hob. No doubt they will be added to as and when the outlet store has the right product at the right price.

 

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Those are beautiful! I'd love to see them in action, if you don't mind. Show us some of your results, and if you have favorite recipes that you can share by link -- or at least describe -- that would be great too.

 

I think I'd be in serious trouble if I lived near a Le Creuset outlet. The kitchen's already pretty crowded. 😉 

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As mentioned they need a run out. 
I don’t do Moroccan or Middle Eastern as much as I should do so finding a favourite is a bit of struggle.

I picked up a couple of recipes from the press recently and the Kefteh/Kofta Tagine from Paula Wolferts The cooking ofMorocco was a recurring dish so I would give that a thumbs up.

I am planning on trialling a few new recipes, I’ll let you know how I get on.

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Here's my Le Creuset tagine...

 

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I had to order from Europe as the larger 31 cm Le Creuset tagine was not available in North America, nor was either size tagine in Volcanique.  Not to mention the 31 cm tagine in Volcanique.  One simply cannot mix colors of Le Creuset.   @chefmd may disagree.

 

https://www.amazon.fr/Creuset-Tajine-émaillée-céramique-volcanique/dp/B001IKK2FY?th=1

 

 

It's been some years since I've prepared a tagine in the Le Creuset.  I use the Le Creuset for strong seafood flavors such as shrimp that I don't want absorbed by my unglazed clay tagine.

 

 

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Those are beautiful! I'd love to see them in action, if you don't mind. Show us some of your results, and if you have favorite recipes that you can share by link -- or at least describe -- that would be great too.

 

I think I'd be in serious trouble if I lived near a Le Creuset outlet. The kitchen's already pretty crowded. 😉 

I got one of the Tagines out last weekend and made this lovely baby

https://www.africanbites.com/chicken-tagine/

I served it with Israeli couscous with a recipe from the same site, though I used normal couscous instead of the larger variety as I couldn’t find any in the local supermarkets.

https://www.africanbites.com/israeli-couscous/

 

Overall I was quite happy with the result though there was far more liquid left in the tagine than I had expected. When I do it again I will need to take that into consideration. I had no dried apricots at the time so plonked for dried prunes.

 

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3 hours ago, Rickbern said:

FWIW, I really love this cookbook for some great Moroccan dishes. One of the few cookbooks (along with some by Paula Wolfert) that I own in both print and kindle formats. Kindle version is a bargain 

 

Casablanca: My Moroccan Food (eG-friendly Amazon.com link)

 

 

Thanks for this recommendation! I clicked on the link and discovered I'd bought it already -- and I'd forgotten about it. :blush: I'll have to dive back into the book again.

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Thanks for this recommendation! I clicked on the link and discovered I'd bought it already -- and I'd forgotten about it. :blush: I'll have to dive back into the book again.

Try the chicken kamama. I think it’s real exotic and a little different 

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20 hours ago, Rickbern said:

FWIW, I really love this cookbook for some great Moroccan dishes. One of the few cookbooks (along with some by Paula Wolfert) that I own in both print and kindle formats. Kindle version is a bargain 

 

Casablanca: My Moroccan Food (eG-friendly Amazon.com link)

 

 

I was about to click when Amazon reminded me I own a copy.

 

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