I’ve noticed them around but always thought tagines lived into the oven. So after extensive googling and googling I discovered that stove top cooking is the method that works best for this unique shaped earthenware pot which has its origins planted firmly in North Africa.

Used for cooking or serving, you’ll see that the tagine pot has a distinctively shaped triangular shape which is formed entirely of a heavy clay, sometimes elaborately painted or glazed and each one uniquely beautiful.

The traditional Moroccan inspired vessel is a brilliant pot for slow-cooking savory stews and vegetable dishes, as the cone-shaped lid traps steam as it cooks and delivers condensed and concentrated liquid back into the pot.  That’s why you only need to add a small amount of liquid when cooking.  It creates a deliciously tender meat or vegetable and its unsophisticated design makes it straightforward to use. (more…)