Moroccan Cuisine
6 recipes to explore
Moroccan Lamb Tagine
Slow-braised lamb shoulder with preserved lemons, green olives, fragrant ras el hanout, and sweet apricots over fluffy couscous.
Chicken Bastilla
Morocco's show-stopping pie of flaky warqa pastry encasing spiced chicken with eggs, toasted almonds, and dusted with powdered sugar and cinnamon. Sweet and savory magic.
Harira — Moroccan Tomato Lentil Soup
The comforting soup that breaks the Ramadan fast: chickpeas, lentils, tender lamb, and tomatoes in a spiced, silky broth thickened with flour and finished with lemon.
Mechoui Slow-Roasted Lamb
A whole leg of lamb rubbed with a cumin-coriander-butter paste and slow-roasted for hours until the meat falls from the bone with barely a touch.
Zaalouk — Smoky Eggplant Salad
A Moroccan cooked salad of charred eggplant and tomatoes with garlic, cumin, and paprika, served at room temperature with crusty bread.
Kefta Mkaouara (Meatball Tagine with Eggs)
Spiced lamb meatballs simmered in a fragrant tomato sauce in a clay tagine, finished with eggs poached directly in the sauce.