Right now we’re going to put together a recipe for child tajine, for the entire household, after all!
Child Tagine
Tajine is a Maghrebi dish. It’s a slow-cooked stew, typically with meat, greens, and dried fruits.
Right here, I’ve determined to arrange it with carrots as a result of they’re stuffed with nutritional vitamins, add nice taste, and a pleasant coloration!
I’ve added dried apricots (you possibly can exchange them with prunes, excellent if the infant is a bit constipated…) that take in the broth throughout cooking, sliced almonds (be cautious when serving them to your child—re-crush them to keep away from any choking threat, and at all times supervise), additionally olives to steadiness the candy style of the apricots.
It’s attainable to serve this dish with meat. Select hen thighs that you just’ll brown beforehand and add to the greens throughout cooking!
It’s not a conventional tajine recipe, however you’ll discover Oriental flavors due to the Ras el Hanout spice mix, excellent for warming up your winter evenings!
Right here’s what you’ll want for two adults and a couple of kids:
Elements
- 3 lovely carrots
- 1/2 onion
- About 15 olives
- 10 dried apricots
- A handful of sliced almonds
- A pinch of Ras el Hanout (or cinnamon)
- Olive oil
- Roughly 9 ounces of uncooked couscous
Directions
Begin by heating a superb drizzle of olive oil in a sauté pan / Dutch oven, with the pinch of Ras el Hanout spices (or cinnamon).
Slice the onion and sauté it within the scorching oil.
Peel and lower the carrots into slices.
Minimize the dried apricots in half.
Cooking
Add the carrots, olives, and dried apricots to the sauté pan and canopy with water. Add salt (optionally available), cowl, and let it simmer for 30 to 40 minutes.
Add the sliced almonds and proceed cooking for 10 minutes with out protecting.
For cooking the couscous, it’s quite simple. Place it uncooked in a container with a knob of butter (1 tbsp of olive oil for allergic folks). Boil water (you possibly can add a little bit of vegetable or hen bouillon dice) and pour it over the couscous, a bit greater than protecting it. Rapidly cowl tightly with a lid, a plate… no matter is hermetic. The couscous cooks within the container for about 5 minutes, don’t uncover throughout this time!
Fluff the couscous with a fork, place it in plates, and serve with the tajine on high. It’s prepared!
Bon appétit 🙂
Storage
As soon as your child tagine recipe (and for the entire household ;)) is finished, let it cool at room temperature for about half-hour.
- Fridge: You’ll be able to preserve the tajine within the fridge for a most of two to three days.
- Freezer: If you wish to preserve it longer, you possibly can freeze it. Place the tajine in an acceptable hermetic container for freezing. It may be saved for two months.
Tip: When defrosting, place the tajine within the fridge the day earlier than or gently reheat it within the sauté pan for a delicate and even reheating.
Tagine recipe for child and household (from 10 months) was final modified: 25 April 2024 by
