This Kefta and Egg Tagine is a dish that I cook often. This tagine is delicious and full of flavour. Unfortunately, I do not have a tagine dish at home, so I use a regular pot with a lid; just finish cooking it in the oven if you have one.
Aromatic Kefta and Egg Tagine
I love making this aromatic kefta an egg tagine. This dish is so savoury! If you're feeling adventurous, you should try this yummy recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 tin tomato - peeled
- 1 tablespoon passata or crushed tomatoes (tomato puree with seeds removed)
- 6 medium potatoes
- 5 medium eggs
- 500 grams ground beef (minced beef)
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoons cumin
- 2 tablespoons red chili (red chilli in British English) - ground
- 3 tablespoons cilantro (coriander)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
Instructions
- n a bowl, mix the beef mince, 1 egg, 1/4 chopped onion, 1 crushed garlic clove, 1 tablespoon of cumin, 1 red chilli, 1 fresh coriander and 1 of Raz el hanout. Add salt and pepper and mix well.
- Chop the rest of the onion, and brown it with some olive oil in a large pot. Add 1 tablespoon of Ras El Hanout, 1 of cumin and 1 of red chilli, stir well and the 2nd garlic clove.
- Add the tomato puree and stir. Pour the peeled tomatoes, add some salt and pepper, stir and leave to simmer.
- Peel the potatoes, cut them in half if they are small into 4 pieces if they are big. Add them to the tomatoes. Stir and add water to cover them. Stir, cover with the lid and leave to simmer for 20 minutes.
- Make balls from the mince and add with the potatoes and 1 tablespoon of fresh coriander; leave to simmer for 15 minutes.
- Add the 4 eggs, pouring them gently onto the dish. Cover and allow the tagine to simmer for another 10 minutes.
- Serve with fresh coriander on the top and some bread.
Nutrition
Calories: 698kcalCarbohydrates: 61gProtein: 36gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 2gCholesterol: 293mgSodium: 202mgPotassium: 1887mgFiber: 9gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 486IUVitamin C: 75mgCalcium: 165mgIron: 9mg
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