Aromatic and juicy Moroccan dish. to be served with couscous/ flatbread/ potatoes. I like to add diced potatoes and thickly sliced courgettes to the dish itself to make it whole.
Recipe posted by munichgirl
CHICKEN TAJINE WITH PRESERVED LEMON AND OLIVES
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Ingredients
Switch to Cup Measures- 2 cloves garlic (peeled and finely chopped)
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 1 pinch of saffron
- 1 pinch of turmeric
- 1 medium chicken (cut up)
- 2 medium onions (chopped)
- 1 handful fresh coriander (chopped)
- 1 handful fresh flatleaf parsley (chopped)
- 1 stick cinnamon sticks (or couple pinches ground cinnamon)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- ½ lemon (juiced)
- 1 preserved lemons (zest)
- 150 grams green olives
Method
- In a large pot, mix the garlic, ginger, cumin, paprika, saffron turmeric with salt and pepper. Rub the chicken pieces in the spice mix.
- Add the onions and herbs, add some water(about 75cl) and the cinnamon stick. Bring to the boil then add the fats. Cover and simmer gently for about 45 mins to cook the meat through.
- If adding veg or potatoes, add them after about 25-30min depending on how soft you want them.
- When the meat is cooked and tender, have a look at the sauce. If you've used potatoes, it will already be thick. If it looks too thin, remove the chicken pieces and the cinnamon stick, and boil the juices until they thicken. Then only add the lemon juice, the chopped lemon rind, the olives and cook for another 10 min.
- Put the chicken pieces back into the sauce to coat them and serve. Enjoy!
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