Tagines

Mine had some rather basic recipes, but I bought a book with more in it. Our favourite is Moroccan Meatballs with tomato sauce. I shall find the recipe and upload it to the recipe section for you.

Have uploaded it into the meat section of the recipe section. I shall have a look to find other tested tagine recipes.

I shall try to upload my family's lamb tagine recipe for you. I do a veggie version that uses squash or sweet potato instead of meat.
The point about a tagine is very gentle cooking, and I have seen the pot used on a French hob with an asbestos mat to keep the heat evenly distributed. I have adapted mine for the slow cooker.

nanimoo once you have mastered it you will find that the dishe's you cook in it to be so tendar and flavoursome,but as jackyann said it is a very gentle way of cooking,originated from the Nomad's burying the food in sand and earth with hot coal's and leaving for hour's.

"What's that stuff that looks like rice but isn't?" (DSiL) Always reminds me of tagines.

I have used a tagine for a couple of years now and it does makes lovely "casseroles" - the advantage over an oven cooked casserole is that it stays much more moist with no burnt on edges. You do need to use a "heat diffuser" to use it directly on the hob top. Mine came from Lakeland (the tagine AND the diffuser) and they also stock recipe books for tagine recipes.

www.lakeland.co.uk

Traditionally tagines were Moroccan with all of their spices but you can use any of the usual casserole recipes.
Ariadne - I think you mean couscous, Really useful stuff as it is ready in just a few minutes but does need some extra flavouring added to make it a bit more interesting

If you go straight to this link:

www.lakeland.co.uk/3/in-the-kitchen-cookware-tagines/c03c01c01.r16.1

you'll find a recipe book, various types of tagines and also details of a heat diffuser

Brand new tagine used this evening - by my husband. Delicious, delicate and tender lamb tagine. When I asked about the recipe he said he had down-loaded several from the internet and then just done his best with the ingredients he had........ mmmmm..... more please
The tagine is a Le Creuset and was used on a Neff Induction Hob - no problem...

Yes, that's right. He was trying to indicate his distaste for it. I know what it is!

Thank you everyone for your help. Made a vegetarian one today for tea, hope it turns out ok.