Chermoula tomato and fish tagine

Name: Chermoula tomato and fish tagine
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: olive oil; 700g firm white fish fillets (such as tilapia or halibut); 2 onions thinly sliced; 3cm piece ginger finely chopped; a pinch saffron; ½ skin only preserved lemon rinsed and chopped; 1 tbsp tomato purée; 350ml vegetable stock; 250g small new potatoes cooked; 10 cherry tomatoes; to serve giant couscous and harissa; 1 large bunch coriander plus a few leaves to serve; 2 tsp hot smoked paprika; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground coriander; 2 lemons juiced; 2 cloves garlic

Instructions

Cook:25min

An easy and quick tagine made for sharing. It's full of flavour but doesn't need hours in the pot. Giant couscous and harissa give it texture and heat and the preserved lemon makes it more authentic. Serve to a crowd at a party or as a dinner-party main course.

Updated at: Sat, 10 May 2025 13:11:53 GMT