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Tunisian Olive Tagine

Tunisian Olive Tagine – Green Olives in Tomato Sauce

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Course Side
Cuisine African, Moroccan

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.