Tunisian Tagine

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 eggs
• 1 tomato, deseeded and chopped
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 1 -2 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1 chili pepper, chopped
• 2 -3 potatoes
• 1/2 cup parsley, chopped
• 6 ounces cheese, grated
• 1 1/2 cups ground meat (optional)
• spices, to taste (cumin, tumeric, coriander seeds, harissa, salt and pepper)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 boil 2 eggs for 10 minutes. set aside to cool.
• 2 peel and chop potatoes. fry in olive oil with salt, turmeric and cumin.
• 3 fry onions lightly, then add ground meat , if you are using it, and some salt. let fry for a few minutes, then add harissa to taste and some water. let simmer until most of the liquid is gone. add some of the parsley and let cool.
• 4 prepare the rest of the vegetables.
• 5 peel and chop the boiled eggs.
• 6 mix vegetables, meat, potatoes, boiled eggs and about 4 ounces of the cheese in a bowl. add the six raw eggs, salt, turmeric, cumin and crushed coriander seeds (and more harissa if you wish).
• 7 pour vegetable oil in an oven proof dish and pour mixture into it. place remaining cheese on top.
• 8 bake in 350 f oven (medium heat) for 20-30 minutes.
• 9 cut into pieces and serve.