Tagarini Recipes

TANGERINE MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients. In a small bowl, combine the yogurt, egg, butter and milk until smooth; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Stir in tangerine and zest. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 400° until a toothpick comes out clean, 18-20 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack

STOVETOP MOROCCAN TAGINE

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook the chicken, onion, and garlic about 15 minutes, until browned.
• Mix the squash, garbanzo beans, carrot, tomatoes with juice, broth, sugar, and lemon juice into the skillet. Season with salt, coriander, and cayenne pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil, and continue cooking 30 minutes, until vegetables are tender.

MOROCCAN CHICKEN TAGINE

Steps:

• Combine the spices in a small bowl and set aside. Zest the lemon. Combine 1 teaspoon of the lemon zest with 1 minced garlic clove; set aside.
• Season both sides of chicken pieces with 2 teaspoons salt and ½ teaspoon pepper. Heat the oil in a large heavy-bottomed Dutch oven or pan over medium-high heat until beginning to smoke. Brown the chicken pieces skin side down in single layer until deep golden, about 5 minutes; using tongs, flip the chicken pieces over and brown the other side, about 4 minutes more. Transfer the chicken to a large plate; when cool enough to handle, peel off the skin and discard. Pour off and discard all but 1 tablespoon of fat from the pan.
• Reduce the heat to medium. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until they have browned at the edges but still retain their shape, 5 to 7 minutes (add a few tablespoons of water now and then if the pan gets too dark). Add the remaining minced garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the spices and flour and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in the broth, honey, remaining lemon zest, and ¼ teaspoon salt, scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon to loosen any browned bits. Add the chicken (with any accumulated juices) back in, reduce the heat to medium-low, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add the carrots, cover, and simmer until the chicken is cooked through and the carrots are tender-crisp, about 10 minutes more.
• Stir in the olives, reserved lemon zest-garlic mixture, cilantro, and 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice; taste the sauce and adjust seasoning with salt, pepper, and more lemon juice, if desired. Serve with couscous.
• Note: Don't fret too much over trimming the chicken thighs. The skin gets removed midway through the cooking process and most of the fat will cook off and get drained. I usually just take kitchen shears and quickly snip off any excess skin or fat. Cracked green olives are olives that have been 'cracked' or split open before curing, allowing the brine or marinade to penetrate. You can find them in your supermarket's olive bar, or substitute any green olive that you like.
• Make-Ahead: After you have completed the step of cooking the carrots, the dish can be refrigerated for up to 2 days. To serve, gently warm on the stove until the chicken is heated through, then proceed to the step where the olives and remaining ingredients are added.

TAGLIARINI

Steps:

• 1. Saute onion, bell pepper and garlic in oil, add beef cook until beef is lightly browned. Add all ingredients except cheese. cook until noodles are done then add cheese, stir until cheese is mixed in. This can also be baked like a casserole.

TAGLIARINI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large dutch oven, over medium heat, cook ground beef, stirring, until meat loses its pink color.
• Drain off fat.
• Stir in Adobo, dry onion, garlic powder, pepper, Italian seasoning & chili powder. Add broth, spaghetti sauce, creamed corn & olives.
• Simmer meat mixture on low heat for about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling, salted water cook noodles until just al dente & drain.
• Combine meat mixture with cooked noodles & pour into an extra large casserole dish (4 quart 10x14").
• Cover with foil & bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees.
• Remove foil & sprinkle cheese over top. Return to oven for an additional 5 minutes to melt cheese.

TAGARINI

Steps:

• Cook noodles and drain.
• Place in large bowl.
• Brown and drain hamburger.
• Add to noodles in the bowl.
• Saute onion and green pepper in a small amount of oil.
• Add the peppers and onions to the bowl.
• Add all the rest of the ingredients to the bowl, except the cheese and bread crumbs. Mix well.
• Place in a large casserole dish and heat at 350 till bubbly.
• Sprinkle with bread crumbs and cheese, continue heating till cheese is melted.
• If you have any leftover to freeze, place in an disposable tin pan and put in a ziploc bag and freeze.
• Add the bread crumbs and cheese at the end of the cooking cycle.