🇹🇳 Tunisia cuisine · #7

Tunisian Tajine (Baked Frittata)

Tunisian Tajine (Baked Frittata)
Time60 min
Serves8
Ingredients10

Not a stew like the Moroccan one, but a baked egg cake with chicken or meat, cheese and parsley, cut into squares.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Fry the onion with turmeric and add the chicken.
  2. Whisk the eggs with cheese, breadcrumbs, parsley and salt.
  3. Fold in the chicken and potato.
  4. Pour into a greased tin and bake at 180°C for 30 minutes until set and golden.
  5. Cut into squares and serve warm or cold.
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