Spiced pork, apricot and sweet potato tagine

Recipes / Meat

Try this tasty shortcut pork tagine, packed with juicy apricots, tender pork and aromatic herbs and spices.

Recipe «Spiced pork, apricot and sweet potato tagine» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 30 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 1 red onion, halved, thinly sliced, 200g sweet potato, peeled, cut into 2cm pieces, 2 garlic cloves, crushed, 2 tsp finely grated fresh ginger , 1 tbsp chopped coriander root and stem, 1 long fresh red chilli, thinly sliced, 2 tsp ground cumin , 1 tsp ground turmeric, 1/2 tsp fennel seeds, 400g can crushed tomatoes, 250ml water, 125ml leftover pan juices, 100g dried apricots, 350g leftover roast pork, cut into 2cm pieces, 1 tbsp tomato & maple jam , or honey.

Ingredients:

  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 
  • 1 red onion, halved, thinly sliced 
  • 200g sweet potato, peeled, cut into 2cm pieces 
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed 
  • 2 tsp finely grated fresh ginger 
  • 1 tbsp chopped coriander root and stem 
  • 1 long fresh red chilli, thinly sliced 
  • 2 tsp ground cumin 
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric 
  • 1/2 tsp fennel seeds 
  • 400g can crushed tomatoes 
  • 250ml water 
  • 125ml leftover pan juices 
  • 100g dried apricots 
  • 350g leftover roast pork, cut into 2cm pieces 
  • 1 tbsp tomato & maple jam , or honey 
  • 1/2 lemon, juiced 
  • Couscous, to serve 
  • Fresh coriander leaves, to serve 
  • Toasted flaked almonds, to serve 

Instructions

  1. Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium-low heat. Add the onion. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until soft. Stir in the sweet potato for 2 minutes. Add the garlic, ginger, coriander, chilli, cumin, turmeric and fennel and cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until aromatic.
  2. Stir in the tomato, water, pan juices and apricots. Bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, for 15-20 minutes or until potato is tender.
  3. Add the pork and jam or honey. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until warmed through and thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in the lemon juice. Serve with couscous, sprinkled with coriander leaves and toasted almonds.