Friday, 26 September 2025

recipe: guinea fowl tagine

browned guinea fowl coated in chermoula - a north african marinade - cooked tagine style until juicy w/ mixed veg, prunes, salted lemon and dates - packed with flavour serve w/ couscous chermoula
guinea fowl tagine
browned guinea fowl coated in chermoula - a north african marinade - cooked tagine style until juicy w/ mixed veg, prunes, salted lemon and dates - packed with flavour serve w/ couscous chermoula
IngredientsMakes: 2280g (1)
300gchermoula(recipe below)
1050g(1)guinea fowl raw
250gred onions
20golive oil
280gsquash
200gsweet potato
250gcarrots
50golive oil
10gsalted lemons(recipe below)
36gprunes
36gdates
2glemon zest
1gharissa powder
200gchermoula(recipe below)
400gwater
Method

TLDR:
Coat bird in chermoula & leave to marinate for 2 hours minimum.
Cook the veg for 160C / 30min.
Brown off the chermoula marinated bird in frying pan before roasting then add it to the veg.
Coat in more chermoula, and place on top of the veg. Add some stock if needed.
Cover with tin foil roast until probe hits 75C (160C fan / 1h)
Take foil off towards th end. Rest 20mins, eat!!
Great served w/ couscous chermoula.


Full version:
(the microwave is used to speed up the veg roasting process)
Cover the guinea fowl in chermoula and place in the fridge for a couple of hours to marinte.
Peel onions & cut into six wedges each.
Place them in a microwave friendly jug w/ olive oil - microwave 800W / 5mins turning them over half way through.
Place them in a medium hot pan & cook them until they've started to brown. Tossing occasionally.
In the background cook the squash, sweet potato & carrots: Chunky dice them & put them in the microwave jug w/ the olive oil - microwave 800W / 8mins, take them out and toss them twice during the 8mins so the cook evenly and are coated in oil.
Chop the salted lemon & cut the prunes & dates into sixths - the oil from the lemon stops the prunes sticking to your knife!
Once the onions have started to brown add lemon, prunes, dates the softened veg from the microwave.
Add the last of the chermoula, lemon zest and the water and stir to mix into a sauce type afair then pour it all into a small high sided clay baking dish just big enough for the bird.
Dust the veg w/ a touch of harissa powder for a layer of heat & smokiness & cook the veg at 160C / 30min.
Brown the skin of the bird all round until golden.
Take the par roast veg out of the oven & pop the browned off bird on top, drizzle w/ olive oil & season w/ salt flakes.
Place a temperature probe into the thigh then cover with tin foil roast util probe hits 75C.
Or without a probe roast 160C fan / 1hour.
Take the tin foil off for the last 20mins to crisp & brown things off.
Rest for 20mins before serving, the clay & the veg will keep it warm!
Great served w/ couscous chermoula.

chermoula is a north african marinade / dip traditionally for fish or seafood but also used for meat and veg, this version is a nod in the right direction - a very tasty nod!
chermoula
chermoula is a north african marinade / dip traditionally for fish or seafood but also used for meat and veg, this version is a nod in the right direction - a very tasty nod!
IngredientsMakes: 300g
16ggarlic
10gcoriander
28ggalangal paste
40golive oil
60glemon juice
40gsalted lemons(recipe below)
40ghoney
4gcumin seeds
4gsweet paprika
4gturmeric powder
50gred onion
Method
If using fresh galangal skin it, dice it and blend it first, then add the peeled garlic to the blender.
Best to start w/ harder things first for and even texture.
Add everything but the onion and blend then turn out into a jug.
Lastly cut the red onion brunoise and mix all the ingredients together.

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