Rick Wang's Weblog

I felt like trying a vegetarian tagine today. For this one I used potato, onion, squash, preserved lemon, tomatoes, raisins, spices, salt and olive oil. This is my second attempt using the tagine I received from my sister, as the first one had to be aborted due to burning on the bottom. Sadly, this one burnt on the bottom as well, but finished cooking anyway. The results were rather disappointing, mostly watery except the bottom, where the remainder of the flavor was overpowered by the burnt taste. The one package of raisins did not impart enough sweetness, and the only flavor that survived overall was the preserved lemons. I know it should be possible to make a vegetarian tagine that tastes great, but this isn't it.