Tajine el bay is a traditional Tunisian recipe made of ground beef meat, spinach, ricotta and eggs.It looks beautiful and tastes great. let's do it together.here are the directions.
Ingredients:
Meat layer:
-300g ground boeuf meat
-3 eggs
- 1 minced onion
-2 minced garlic cloves
-salt, black pepper
-olive oil
-ground coriander
-grated cheese
spinach layer:
- 2 bunch spinach chopped finely
-1 tbs butter
-2 egg yolks+1 whole egg
-black pepper , ground coriander
- a handful of grated cheese
Ricotta layer:
-250g ricotta
-2 egg whites
-black pepper
-grated cheese
Instructions:
-In a pot on the stove top, put the oil, ground meat, garlic ,onion and the spices and mix .
-cook the meat over medium heat then remove and let it cool.
-Once cooled, add 3 tablespoons of grated cheese and 3 to 4 eggs and mix well
-butter a cake pan and pour the mixture.level the surface with a spoon.
-bake for 10 min in a preheated oven ( 180 degress C/ 360 F) until the surface becomes solid to the touch ,
- In a frying pan, put 1 teaspoon of butter and the spinach and sauté until all liquid has evaporated.
-let the spinach cool then add 2 egg yolks ,1whole egg, grated cheese and spices and mix well
-pour the spinach mixture on top of the meat and bake again for 5-10 min
in a bowl, put the ricotta,grated cheese and 2 egg whites and mix
- pour the ricotta mixture on top of the spinach and bake again for 10 min
-let the cake cool , then cut into diamonds or any shape you like.
-garnish with roasted almond or pistachio
