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Tangia Marrakchia (Marrakech-style Pot-cooked Meat)

Tangia Marrakchia (Marrakech-style Pot-cooked Meat)

A quintessential dish of Marrakech, Tangia is a simple yet incredibly flavorful meat stew, traditionally cooked by men in a special earthenware pot (also called a tangia) in the embers of a public hammam or bakery. It typically uses cheaper cuts of meat like lamb shoulder or shank, cooked for hours with preserved lemon, saffron, cumin, and garlic, and plenty of olive oil and water.

Recipe Details

Prep Time: 15
Cook Time: 180
Servings: 4
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

  • 1.5 kg lamb shoulder or shank, on the bone, cut into large pieces
  • 1 head of garlic, cloves peeled but left whole
  • 2 preserved lemons, peel only, quartered
  • 1 tbsp cumin seeds, lightly crushed
  • 1 tsp saffron threads, crumbled
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 120ml olive oil
  • 300ml water

A quintessential dish of Marrakech, Tangia is a simple yet incredibly flavorful meat stew, traditionally cooked by men in a special earthenware pot (also called a tangia) in the embers of a public hammam or bakery. It typically uses cheaper cuts of meat like lamb shoulder or shank, cooked for hours with preserved lemon, saffron, cumin, and garlic, and plenty of olive oil and water. The result is meltingly tender meat in a fragrant, concentrated broth, perfect for scooping up with bread.

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