marrakech Recipes
4 delicious marrakech recipes from around the world
Tangia (Marrakech Slow-Cooked Lamb)
A traditional Marrakech specialty, Tangia is an incredibly simple yet profoundly flavorful slow-cooked lamb dish. Traditionally cooked in the embers of a hammam (public bath) furnace, this recipe adapts it for a home oven, resulting in meltingly tender lamb infused with aromatic spices and preserved lemon.
Tangia Marrakchia
Tangia Marrakchia is an iconic Marrakech dish, often called the 'bachelor's stew' due to its simple preparation and slow-cooking method. Tender lamb shoulder is marinated with preserved lemon, smen (a type of aged Moroccan butter), garlic, cumin, and saffron, then slow-cooked for hours in a distinctive clay urn, traditionally in the embers of a hammam (public bath). The result is incredibly tender, flavorful lamb that falls off the bone.
Tanjia (Marrakesh Style Slow-Cooked Lamb)
A traditional 'bachelor's stew' from Marrakech, this iconic dish features lamb shoulder slow-cooked to melting tenderness in a distinctive clay urn. It's remarkably simple to prepare, relying on the long, slow cooking process to develop deep flavors.
Tanjia Marrakchia
Tanjia Marrakchia is a traditional Moroccan dish from Marrakech, often prepared by men for communal gatherings. It features lamb shoulder slow-cooked to extreme tenderness in a distinctive amphora-shaped clay pot called a 'tanjia'. The long, slow cooking process, traditionally in the embers of a hammam (public bath) furnace, allows the flavors to meld beautifully.