Slow Cooker Turkey Tagine – Easy Moroccan-Inspired Slow Cooker Turkey Stew

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Slow Cooker Turkey Tagine - Easy Moroccan Inspired Slow Cooker Turkey StewThis slow cooker turkey tagine recipe.
Is an easy Moroccan-inspired turkey stew.
Just one step, no browning required.
With North African spices and flavours.

This recipe uses a turkey thigh. i.e. the top part of the turkey leg. For a slow cooker recipe using the turkey drumstick. Check out my next post, included below.

Slow Cooker Turkey Tagine – UK Recipe

Ingredients (Serves 6)
  • Turkey thigh, bone-in and skin-on. Approx 1.2 kg.
  • 1 onion, diced or 3 spring onions.
  • Optional: 4-6 dried fruits. Apricots, dates or figs. Or a handful of sultanas.
  • Half a cinnamon stick.
  • 500 ml hot chicken stock.
  • 2 tsp ground cumin.
  • 2 tsp ground ginger.
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric.
  • 2 tb pomegranate molasses. (See recipe notes below, for an alternative).
  • Salt and pepper.
  • 1 tb cornflour mixed with cold water, to a smooth paste.
Slow Cooker Turkey Tagine - Easy Moroccan Inspired Slow Cooker Turkey Stew
Slow Cooker Turkey Tagine – Easy Moroccan Inspired Slow Cooker Turkey Stew
Method
  1. Place the turkey thigh in to the slow cooker pot. Scatter over the onions, dried fruit and cinnamon.
  2. In a jug, make up the hot chicken stock. Add to this all of the remaining ingredients. Mix well. Pour over the turkey leg. Make sure the thigh is immersed in the liquid.
  3. Cook on low for 4.5 hours. Then using tongs, gently turn the thigh over.
  4. Cook for a further 1 hour.
  5. At this point the turkey thigh should be cooked through and pull-apart tender.
  6. Turn the slow cooker off. And leave the turkey thigh to rest for half hour, before shredding. Check the tagine sauce for seasoning.
  7. Serve with steamed couscous or bulgur wheat.
Recipe Notes
  1. Turkey is an excellent low-fat and economical alternative to lamb. Which is especially good if you’re looking for ways to feed a crowd on a budget.
  2. For a more readily available pomegranate molasses alternative. Try 1 tb each of honey and red currant jam/jelly. To recreate the sticky fruity sweet-and-sour-ness of pomegranate molasses.

More Slow Cooker Turkey Recipes UK

For more slow cooker turkey recipes UK. You might also like:
* Slow Cooker Turkey Leg and Lentil Curry.
* Crock pot Turkey Fricassee Recipe Review.
* Slow Cooker Turkey and Pork Sausage Meatballs in Spicy Tomato Sauce.

I made this in a Morphy Richards Accents Sear and Stew 3.5 L Slow Cooker (See my review).

See my latest Morphy Richards Slow Cooker Recipes. With more slow cooker recipe ideas. And US recipes I have adapted or tweaked to UK measurements.