Abajo en Español !
The day we decide to write a food-blog, we realise that, for each post, we will have to make two major choices: what? and Where? Will it be savory..sweet..a soup, icecream, comfort food…?
And once we have solved that question, the second one comes: where will we present our dish…in the same dish we have used for cooking..or in a special dish for presentation? And we start buying..collecting items (more than a normal person would ever use in a lifetime!), and we have our favorites! Those dishes we love because they are great for cooking..AND taking our food to the table, those that are so well designed that seem to be the perfect jewelry box for our precious “gems”…
Just like that, checking what the French market had to offer, I started using Revol..without thinking of the brand in itself..just looking for porcelain that would be great to cook with, and would look great..The proof of what I say? My old posts here, here, or here….here, here or here too!
What I didn’t know…and this is where blogging becomes a world full of surprises, was that Revol was looking at me too! Yes, Revol, the quintessence of French culinary porcelain! A family-owned company since 1789! French savoir-faire to the service of the professional cook AND the family kitchen! Looking for new horizons, the company is expanding their business to the USA and the rest of America, and I was contacted to see if I wanted to be part of this venture…cooking with the brand that I had adopted before they adopted me!
My answer was “yes” because it was a genuine partnership! Because I thought Revol was good quality and excellent design before I could ever dream of being their recipe developer and photographer! A natural thing…
Just like a girl with lots of new toys to play with (and probably happier) I decided to share with you my first recipe..in this gorgeous tagine dish! The recipe today will be a fish tagine…as an alternative to the traditional lamb tagine…but the dish can be used for a vegetable one..or whatever you want! It is true that a tagine dish immediately transports us to Morocco, a world of spices…mysterious Eastern culture! but the same dish can be used for whatever requires long hours in a warm oven…braised meats, vegetables “confit”, etc…
And then, the magic trick ! Capturing our “audience” in awe, when we lift the lid, and “voilà” smoky vapour unveils a cloud of scents…Cooking has also a part of theatrical drama!
Enjoy!
Importante Anuncio! Cocinando con ®Revol. Hoy: Tagine de Pescado
El dia que decidimos comenzar a escribir un blog de cocina, nos damos cuenta que, para cada entrada, debemos hacer dos elecciones mayores: el que? y el donde? Sera salado, dulce..una sopa, helado, comida de todos los dias…? Una vez resuelto esto, viene la segunda cuestion: donde vamos a presentar nuestra comida..en el mismo plato donde lo cocinamos…o un plato especial de presentacion? Y ahi empezamos a comprar…coleccionar cosas (muchas mas de las que un ser humano normal tendria en toda su vida!), y tenemos nuestros favoritos! Esos platos que amamos porque son buenisimos para cocinar Y llevar nuestra comida a la mesa…aquellos que ademas estan tan bien diseñados que parecen ser una cajita perfecta para nuestras “joyas”….
Asi, viendo lo que el maercado francés me ofrecia, empecé a usar Revol.…sin pensar en la marca…solo buscando cosas lindas y buenas en porcelana culinaria…La prueba de lo que digo? Todas estas entradas ya viejas de mi blog y de Menu Malbec aca, aca,aca, aca, aca y aqui también!
Lo que no sabia...y esto confirma que escribir un blog trae muchas sorpresas, es que Revol me estaba mirando a mi también! Si, Revol, la quintesencia de la porcelana culinaria francesa! Una empresa familiar desde 1789! El savoir-faire francés puesto al servicio de los chefs profesionales y de la cocina familiar! Buscando nuevos horizontes, la empresa expandio su negocio en los Estados Unidos y el resto de America, y me contactaron para ver si yo queria ser parte de esta aventura…cocinando con la marca que yo habia adoptado antes de que ellos me adoptaran a mi!
Mi respuesta fue “Si” porque era una asociacion genuina! Yo habia sucumbido ante el excelente diseño y calidad de Revol antes de soñar que algun dia podria ser su desarrolladora de recetas y fotografa!
Fue algo natural…
Como una nena con un monton de juguetes nuevos para jugar (y probablemente mas feliz), decidi compartir con ustedes mi primera receta…en este lindisimo plato de tagine. La receta de hoy sera una tagine de pescado..como una alternativa a la tradicional tagine de cordero…pero el plato se puede usar para hacer una vegetariana..o lo que quieran! Es verdad que la tagine nos transporta inmediatamente a Marruecos? a un mundo de especies…y una cultura misteriosa! pero el mismo plato se puede usar para todo lo que requiere una coccion lenta y a fuego suave…carnes braseadas, verduras “confit”, etc...
Y después el truco de magia! Sorprender a la audiencia, cuando levantamos la tapa, y sale el vaporcito desplegando las mas perfumadas esencias….Si, cocinar tiene también su parte teatral!
Que lo disfruten!

To make this Fish Tagine, you will need:
(serves 4)
*fillets of a white firm type of fish (tilapia, or other) 4/6 *medium onions, chopped finely, 2 *tomatoes, 3 *potatoes (firm, medium size), 5 *preserved lemon, 1/2 *fish stock (in powder), 1tbsp *saffron threads, one pinch *olive oil, 5tbsp *sugar, one pinch *salt & pepper, to taste
Peel the tomatoes, making a small cross with a knife on the bottom, and dipping them for a minute in boiling water. Refresh in cold water. Skin them using a knife. Seed them.Slice them in small cubes. Peel the potatoes and cut them in not so slim slices. Chop finely the preserved lemon. Pre-warm your oven 180°C. Use your tagine dish to sauté the onions in the olive oil (on the stove) medium heat. Then add the tomatoes and the lemon. Then add the potatoes,cover with the fish stock previously dissolved in 300ml of water (and where you have stirred in the saffron threads too). Season with the sugar, salt & pepper. Cook for 15′. Then arrange the fish fillet in the same dish. Cover with lid and take it to the oven for 20′.
Para hacer esta tagine de pescado, se necesitan:
*filetes de un pescado blanco firme, 4/6 (segun tamaño) *cebollas medianas, finamente picadas, 2 *tomates, 3 *papas (medianas, de textura firme), 5 *limon “confit” (buscar en epicerias marroquies), 1/2 *caldo de pescado (en polvo), 1 cuch sop *hilos de azafran, una pizca *azucar, una pizca *sal y pimienta a gusto.
Pelar los tomates, haciendo una cruz con un cuchillito, en el extremo de abajo,y luego sumergiéndolos en agua hirviendo, no mas de un minuto. Refrescar en agua fria y pelar y sacar las semillas. Cortarlos en cubitos. Pelar las papas en rondajas no demasiado finas. Picar fino el limon.Usar el plato de tagine o uno que sirva para cocina y horno, para saltear las cebollas en el aceite (no muy caliente-temperatura media) La idea es ablandarlas, no dorar! Agregar los tomates, cubrir con el caldo previamente disuelto en 300ml da agua, y donde pusimos las hebras de azafran también. Condiementar con el azucar, sal y pimienta a gusto. Cocinar 15′. Luego pasar a horno (180°C) y cocinar tapado por 20′ mas.



































Pues sí, sin duda es precioso el tagine!
Da gans de cocinar, no?
A wonderful fish tagine! It looks really delicious.
Cheers,
Rosa
Thank you Rosa!
So exciting!!!! Very happy for you Cristina, can’t wait to see what you develop for them. Position well deserved.
Thanks Lindsey!
It looks so good…and I can almost smell it too! It would make a great lunch, not too heavy but very fragrant and filling. And, with a glass of rosé wine. Mmm….
Congratulations too! Like Lindsey, I look forward to what you develop for Revol. Well done!!!
Thanks Tania! Yes, fish tagines are good to start eating healthy and light in the spring…
Wonderful, Cristina! You chose them before they chose you!
Love the looks of the vegetable tagine.
This is the reason why I accepted the partnership…
Thanks!
I want this in my life – all of it. The tangine is both light and hearty perfect for spring and your new “friend” in the kitchen is a happy wonder.
It really is! Thank you, Claudia.
Me encantan las tagines – la vajilla, y el plato en sí. Me encantaría comprarme una y probar recetas como éstas!
Felicitaciones por la elección mutua (Revol y vos); la tagine de ellos es divina, y vos tenés unas fotos realmente buenísimas!!
Las dos cosas son lindisimas..una para la vista y la otra…al corazon!
Muchas gracias!
My heartfelt congratulations!! This couldn’t have happened to a more talented blogger/photographer/recipe inventor!! You are an inspiration in and out of the kitchen! BTW- you have me interested in cooking with a tagine. I’ve always been a bit intimidated by the process, and you make it seem so easy!
It IS simple ..You just have to try…
Thank you SO MUCH for your words!
This looks sooooo appetizing!
Thanks Cherine!
Wow yuuuuuuum! Gorgeous pics!!!
Thanks! (I don’t know why the comment had gotten into spam//)
Cristina,what a gorgeous dish,both the food and the container ! Congratulations on your new partnership-you certainly deserve every good thing that comes your way.
Thank you Sandy! Such a long time…..
Cristina! Wow! Look how far you have come ! I am so happy for you.
This is a fantastic door that opens …the sky is the limit as they say!.
The photos of the food today are fantastic! anything changed?
x
I hope this brings new opportunities…
Muchisimas gracias por tu apoyo constante..es TAN gentil de tu parte!
PD: No, nada cambio fotograficamente hablando…
Te felicito por este logro y este voto de confianza que lo tenés bien merecido. Y es como bien decís ellos te buscaron avos cuando vos ya los habías buscado a ellos. No es costumbre la tagine por acá como bien sabrás, de hecho tendremos que esperara a que Revol las traiga a la Argentina y así podremos saborear esta “cazuela” de pescado como Dios manda.
Cariños
Si, Revol tenia todo previsto para lanzar los productos en Argentina ya…..pero nuestra presidenta cerro las importaciones!
Muchisimas gracias por tus palabras!
!Felicidades! Empiezas con buen pie este nuevo decenio, y seguirás rodeada de cariño, amor y esa increible creatividad. Siempre estarán contigo.
Hasta mañana, y apaga ilusionada esas velas.
Curri
Gracias Currita! Buen Viaje!
A fish tagine sounds so good. I’ve usually seen tagines with poultry or vegetables, but never with seafood. I would love to try something like that!
Wooowww!! You have an amazing magazine…
Thanks!
Oh, my! It’s like you read my mind with this post. 1) I have been wanting to make a fish stew and 2) a tagine has been on my to-buy list for so long. I was eyeing one (from another old French brand
) but I really like the look of your Revol. Must see where I can get it here.
Your fish stew has me craving a big serving at barely 8 am in the morning.
Thanks, because that means I did well …!
Congrats, Cris!!! No era para menos, con tus exquisiteses. La tagine se ve espectacular – Y la presentacion te quedo preciosa!
Besotes,
Gracias Aldy!
I have been hinting to my husband that I want one of these and he stares at me as if I am crazy. Don’t you have enough #$%&^ around the house…do I really need it…yes I do and especially this one that is my favorite color “cobalt”….It’s beautiful and the what you prepared is sabroso!
One never has enough, and it is true the beauty of the product makes us feel like cooking..Thanks!
Oh My, I can smell the aromas all the way over here in LA!
LL
Congratulations Christina, Revol is indeed a delightful product and they are lucky to have you
And this gorgeous recipe is a delight every step of the way!
It really is! Thanks!
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I wish you a very lovely week with lots of sun:)
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