INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

TAGINE
FRITTERS
1) TO MAKE THE TAGINE, heat the oil in a large pan, add the onion, garlic,
carrot and ground coriander and cook for 5 minutes over a moderate heat
until just beginning to brown. Add the harissa paste and tomato puree and
cook for a further 2 minutes.
2) Add the sweet potatoes, potatoes and courgettes and stir together. Cook
for 2 minutes before adding the chopped tomatoes, stock and fresh
coriander. Bring to the boil, cover, and simmer gently for 25-30 minutes
until the vegetables tender and the sauce has thickened.
3) Meanwhile, place the couscous in a large bowl and pour over the hot
water. Leave to soak for 10 minutes until all the water has been absorbed
and fluff up with a fork.
4) Place the coriander and garlic in a small blender with the olive oil and
spices and process to a thick puree. Add to the couscous along with the
toasted pine nuts and feta. Season to taste and bind with half the beaten
egg and half the bread crumbs, to form a firm mixture. Shape into 12 small
balls. Dip each into the flour, the remaining egg, then the remaining
breadcrumbs to coat evenly.
5) Heat the oil until a piece of bread turns golden in 60 seconds, and fry
the fritters for 3 minutes until crisp and golden -- you may need to do
this in batches. Drain on paper towels and keep hot while you cook the
remainder.
6) Season the tagine to taste. Center a portion of the tagine on a plate.
Place fritters (about 3 per serving) around the tangine. You may wish to
halve each fritter; keep the halves together on the plate. Garnish with the
fresh cilantro.
42% cff. PER SERVING: 643 Calories, Fiber 6g, Carbohydrate 81g, Fat 30g,
Protein 17g.
Paul Gayler, executive Chef, The Lanesborough Hotel, Hyde Park Corner,
London. Paul draws on flavors from around the world, especially the Orient
and the Mediterranean -- he calls his style 'Eurasian'. Cookbooks:
Virtually Vegetarian (Harper Collins); Great Value Gourmet (Orion Books); A
Passion for Cheese (Kyle, Cathie). And there are two more books this year:
The Ultimate Vegetarian Cookbook (Dorling Kindersley, due out in May 1999)
and A Passion For Vegetables (Kyle Cathie, due in October 1999)
Recipe featured in BBC Good Food magazine, March 1999.
NOTES : TAGINE is a traditional dish made in North Africa.  It refers both
to the food -- a type of meat, fish, vegetable or even fruit stew --and the
traditional earthenware dish with a conical lid in which it is served.
CHARMOULA is a mix of fragrant herbs, spices, garlic and oil, used in
Morocco to marinate fish, but here incorporated into crispy cheese-speckled
fritters to provide a contrasting texture to the tagine. COURGETTES are
zucchini. HARISSA PASTE, a Moroccan chilli paste, may be purchased.
Preparation: 20 minutes; Cooking: 40 minutes; Serves 4. Vegetarian, Entree,
Entertaining, Restaurants.  Units were converted from metric.
Recipe by: Paul Gayler,  Exec Chef, Lanesborough Hotel, London
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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