Sig's Shallot,Date and Lamb/Tofu Tagine.
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Ingredients of Sig's Shallot,Date and Lamb/Tofu Tagine
- It’s of making of this with tofu, proceed the same.
- You need of boneless leg or shoulder of lamb,.
- It’s of each ground coriander and ginger.
- It’s of generous pinch of crushed saffron.
- Prepare of olive oil.
- Prepare of shallot.
- You need of garlic crushed.
- It’s of plain flour.
- It’s of vegetable stock.
- Prepare of sun-dried tomato paste.
- Prepare of cinnamon broken in half.
- You need of each fresh,chopped parsley and coriander.
- You need of bay leaf torn in middle.
- Prepare of pitted plumb dates (use fresh if you can or use the best dried one).
- You need of clear runny honey.
- Prepare of each salt and pepper.
Sig's Shallot,Date and Lamb/Tofu Tagine instructions
- Put the lamb or cubed tofu into a large bowl..
- Mix the ground coriander(cilantro),ground ginger,the saffron and 1 tablespoon of the oil,stir into meat or tofu until coated evenly,cover and refrigerate over night.
- Following day,about one hour before cooking bring a saucepan of water to boil.Add the shallots cook for just 2 minutes,run under cold water,Peel but leaving the root ends intact to keep shallot in one piece..
- Heat rest of oil brown the tofu or lamb in batches from all sides in casserole,remove set aside..
- Put the garlic into same tagine or casserole stir for about 1 minute then add all the rest of ingredients except dates,honey,salt and pepper.Stir together heat to simmer.Now cover the casserole and cook for 1 and 1/2 hours add about 180C in preheated oven,check and stir every so often..
- When cooked add the dates, honey,salt and pepper.The remaining liquid should be thick, cook for another 15 minutes (uncovered if to runny).
- You can use crock pot (slow cooker) or any claypot you have,as a good tagine pot can be very expensive..
recipe by Sigrun @cookpad