Tunisian Olive Tagine – Green Olives in Tomato Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups green olives (pitted)
- 2 tbs. olive oil
- 1/2 medium onion
- 4 cloves garlic
- 2 cups crushed tomatoes
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tbs. sugar
- 1 tbs. sweet paprika
- 1 tsp. black pepper
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. harissa (or substitute with a few chili flakes)
Instructions
- Wash the brine off the green olives.
- Place in a medium pot with cold water and bring to a boil.
- Cook on medium heat for 15-20 minutes, wash in cold water and drain again.
- Sauté thinly chopped onion in olive oil over medium heat.
- Add harissa (or chili flakes) and mix well.
- Add chopped garlic and cook one minute.
- Add crushed tomatoes, sugar, sweet paprika, black pepper and salt.
- Mix well and cook for 5 minutes. Add drained green olives and ½ cup water and mix well.
- Cover the pot and cook on low heat for about 35 minutes, checking and mixing occasionally.
Notes
A Reisterstown resident, Huppit Bartov Miller is an Israeli-American educator, cook and food blogger for Afooda.com.
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