Moroccan food is pervasive in Israel. Not surprising considering the number of immigrants from Morocco. When you want a traditional Moroccan style Shabbat menu it is not hard to find, but the best dish for Shabbat is the tajine.
A tajine is a slow cooked mixture of meat and/or vegetables with tons of spices. It is perfect for a make ahead Shabbat that can’t over cook.
Start with a light and refreshing salad, simple enough to whet your appetite and save space for the slow cooked tajine.
Lamb Tajine with Dried Fruit and Almonds
You can make tajine out of anything, but there is nothing quite like a braised lamb shank, cooked Moroccan style with dried fruits and spices. Yum.
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You can use the tagine pot as the main pot, you can probably use a bit less liquid, but I don’t know exactly, worst case you can reduce it at the end.
Would you please provide instructions for preparing the Tagine in an actual Moroccan Tagine? I have one and would love to use it.
What a gorgeous menu. I’m coming over next shabbat!!
This menu sounds fantastic! I absolutely adore Kol foods lamb.
What a menu, I’d love to eat at your house! 🙂
Tamar – you are so great at menu planning I find your selections so inspirational!
I can never get enough almonds, though DH disagrees with me. I love the look of the lamb and the torte – I’d be happy with that!
What a beautiful Shabbos meal! That torte is so unique. Right up my alley 🙂
yum!! These all look so good!
The lamb tajine reminds me of a dish my friend’s mother use to make… YUM such sweet memories!
I want to eat that torte right now!
Not too many almonds for me. Love the pilaf and those dates! (I have made those and they are wonderful!)