Seafood tagine of grilled prawns and mussels over saffron couscous

Simmered at the Port of Essaouira

Fish landed at dawn, cooked slowly in clay with saffron, cumin and preserved lemon.

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From the Port Today

Six pieces from the morning catch.
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    Port of Essaouira

    Every boat that ties up at the harbour wall brings the day's catch to our kitchen. Four things we never rush.

    • Landed at dawn
    • Saffron and preserved lemon
    • Slow clay-pot cooking
    • Chilled all the way
    Frozen giant prawns, wild-caught and snap frozen

    Landed at Dawn

    Giant prawns come up with the first nets off the reef and go straight onto ice. Sweet, firm meat that holds its shape in the pot.

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    Word From the Port

    Excellent 4.8 / 5

    • Giant Prawns

      The prawns arrived frozen solid and cooked up sweet and firm. Straight into the tagine with saffron and preserved lemon.

      Amelia R., Verified Buyer

    • Couscous Friday

      Ordered the grouper and the oysters for Friday couscous. Everything was clean, cold and ready to cook straight from the box.

      Youssef B., Verified Buyer

    • Crab Leg Meat

      Whole pieces, no shreds, and the meat held its shape in a hot pan with cumin and garlic. This is the crab I keep reordering.

      Nadia K., Verified Buyer

      Whole frozen grouper ready for the clay pot

      Slow Simmer, Deep Flavour

      Whole grouper goes into the clay pot with tomato, saffron and preserved lemon, then cooks gently until the sauce thickens around the fish.

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      Shop by Table

        Blue and white hand-painted tagine pot on a tiled table

        From the pottery souk

        The Tagine Pot

        Hand-thrown clay pots and the spice blends we cook with at the port, packed together for slow coastal cooking.

        • Essaouira clay tagine

          Ras el hanout and sweet paprika

          $42.00

        • Saffron simmer pot

          Saffron, cumin and preserved lemon

          $58.00

        • Couscous steamer set

          Coriander, ginger and white pepper

          $64.00
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