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CAULIFLOWER TAGINE

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Fragrant North African spices mingle with cauliflower, vegetables and lemon to create this exotic and easy vegetarian meal. We served this dish and the residents' were delighted - I held back on the spices but not entirely! However, the couscous wasn't as well received; we had to opt for orzo but the residents' would have preferred r i c e! I can't fight "cultural appetites" any longer. :)

Provided by Manami

Categories Stew

Time 48m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 20

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 large sweet onion, halved and cut in strips
4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground ginger
2 slices lemons
2 bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
14 1/2 ounces low sodium vegetable broth
2 lbs cauliflower, cored, cut into 2-inch-long florets
6 carrots, peeled, cut into 2-inch-lengths
29 ounces fire-roasted whole tomatoes, undrained (2 - 14.5 oz cans)
15 ounces chickpeas, drained (1 can)
1/2 cup raisins
1 cinnamon stick
2 medium zucchini, cut into 1-inch chunks
1/4 cup toasted slivered almonds
1/4 cup cilantro leaf
freshly cooked couscous, accompaniment (or orzo or rice for the folks' at Ponce Plaza!)

Steps:

Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat; add onion and sauté 6 minutes, or until soft and translucent.
Stir in garlic, cumin, ginger, lemon slices, bay leaves, salt and pepper and cook, stirring, until fragrant.
Pour in broth; add cauliflower, carrots, tomatoes with their juice, chickpeas, raisins and cinnamon stick.
Bring to a boil, breaking up tomatoes into large chunks with a spoon.
Reduce heat to low, cover pot and simmer 15 minutes, stirring several times.
Add zucchini chunks; cover pot and continue to simmer 10 minutes longer or until tender.
To serve, spoon couscous into serving bowls; top with the cauliflower tagine and juices from pot.
Sprinkle almonds and cilantro over each serving.

DANIEL BOULUD'S CHICKEN TAGINE

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This recipe for an elegant North African stew comes out of the kitchen of Boulud Sud, Daniel Boulud's sophisticated Mediterranean French restaurant in New York. It is a dish steeped in the flavors of North Africa, but also of France. Chicken serves as the protein, bathed in a blend of North African spices - cinnamon and coriander, turmeric, ginger powder and cardamom - combined with tomatoes, saffron and a little stock. Preserved lemons and olives added at the end provide bite. Tagines are often cooked with root vegetables and dried fruits. Boulud, who famously grew up on a farm, in Lyon, uses cauliflower. ''It is maybe a little more French approach to the tagine,'' he said. Blanching the cauliflower and tomatoes before cooking them may cause some cooks to blanch themselves. But the effort is worth it.

Provided by Sam Sifton

Categories dinner, main course

Time 1h15m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 23

Ingredients

3 1/2 tablespoons sweet paprika
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 teaspoons cinnamon
3 tablespoons ground coriander
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 tablespoon ginger powder
1/2 tablespoon ground cardamom
2 1/2 teaspoons ground allspice
8 chicken thighs, approximately 3 pounds
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons spice mix
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
3 Roma tomatoes
1 head cauliflower, cut into bite-size florets
1 large white onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, diced
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
1 pinch saffron
1 tablespoon tomato paste
2 cups chicken stock, homemade or low-sodium
3 tablespoons preserved lemons, approximately 2 lemons, roughly chopped
1 cup green olives, like Castelvetranos
1/2 bunch cilantro, leaves picked and stems discarded.

Steps:

Combine the spices in a dry sauté pan set over low heat, and toast them gently until they release their fragrance, 2 minutes or so. Transfer to a bowl, and allow to cool.
Preheat oven to 350. Season the chicken thighs with the salt, pepper and 2 tablespoons of the spice mix, along with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat, and set a large bowl of ice water to the side. Core the tomatoes, and score an X on their bottoms. Boil the cauliflower florets in the water for 3 minutes, then submerge them in the ice water. Boil the tomatoes for 20 seconds, and chill them in the ice water as well. Remove the cauliflower when it is cold, and pat the florets dry. Peel the skin off the tomatoes, then cut them into quarters lengthwise. Trim away the seeds to make petals.
Heat the remaining olive oil in a large sauté pan set over medium heat, and sear the chicken in batches, starting skin-side down, until the thighs are browned. Remove the chicken to a large Dutch oven or tagine pot. Remove all but two tablespoons of the fat in pan, then return it to the heat, and brown the cauliflower and add to the chicken.
Reduce heat below the pan, and add the onion, garlic, ginger and saffron. Cook, stirring, until the onions are translucent, approximately 5 minutes. Add tomato paste and chicken stock, and simmer until reduced by 1/3.
Pour sauce over the chicken and cauliflower, cover the pot and transfer to oven for 20 minutes. Remove, stir in the tomatoes, preserved lemon and olives, then cover the pot again and cook for an additional 20 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Serve the chicken in the pot, garnished with the cilantro leaves, with couscous. Reserve remaining spice mix for the next batch or another use. It keeps well in a sealed container.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 1036, UnsaturatedFat 52 grams, Carbohydrate 35 grams, Fat 76 grams, Fiber 12 grams, Protein 59 grams, SaturatedFat 18 grams, Sodium 1695 milligrams, Sugar 9 grams, TransFat 0 grams