Cooking Tagines – A Healthy And Delicious Way Of Cooking
Feeling bored with the usual barbeque and picnic food? Maybe it’s high time you consider using cooking tagines to come up with something different for a change?
What Is A Tagine Cooking Pot?
A tagine is basically a North African dish which uses a special pot to cook with. So that’s where you get the name of the pot which is normally known as a Morocco tagine. Well, first of all, tagine cooking pots are used for cooking stews. These cooking tagines are usually made of heavy clay. Some pots have been glazed which will give it a nice shiny look while others have not. The tagine cooking pots are made out of 2 parts. The base which is usually circular with low sides and a cover which is cone shaped with a knob at the end. The knob makes it easier for you to lift up the cover when cooking to inspect the dish. The cone shape design means that the hot air will condense once it reaches the top and slides back down to the base so that the dish won’t dry up so fast.
What Can You Cook With It?
There’s plenty of food combinations that you can whip up with cooking tagines. Basically, the dish could be a meat or vegetable stew depending on what you feel like having on that day. Just place the base unit over a fire or stove to heat it up. Make sure you have all your meats, vegetables and spices all ready. Put some oil on the base unit and sear all the meat on it first. This seals the juices in. Remove all your meats and then add in all the vegetables and spices. Once those are cooked, you can add in all the meat that has been seared earlier and place the cover over it. Leave the dish to simmer for some time while you bring out the wine and glasses. Don’t forget some bread which you can use to eat with the stew.
Healthy Cooking
Using these tagine cooking pots is actually a healthy way of cooking as the meat or dish is not burnt. You will also find the meat to be very tender and juicy as the tagine pot basically seals in the juices and flavor of the meat, vegetables and spices resulting in a rich pot of stew that you can just serve your guests with once you lift up the cover. And cooking tagines come in different sizes but you can rest assure that it will be a relaxing meal with friends and families with some wine and desert to polish it off.
Summary
And there you have it. A different way of cooking a nice meal which is both healthy and delicious. You are bound to enjoy a good evening meal with friends and families with it. Happy feasting!
